Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-26
MUCH LUMBER PURCHASED
A SUSSEX Man Buys Forty Million
Ecef-petcrsbur.N News,

/ PETERSBURG, VA, August 2j-(Spe-
cial)-Mr J. l.. Shepherd, of Sussex
county, who has for the past fifteen
years been one Of the most successful
| lumber manufacturers I'm Virginia. has
just closed negotiations by which he be-
comes the purchaser OF 100000 feet Of
standing pine and poplar lumber. This
lumber is situated on the line of the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road, I'm DinWiddie and Brunswick coun-
ties. Mr.. Shepherd left to-day for the
scene Of his purchases TO make prepara-
tons for the establishment of his plant,
| ard he will build at once, giving employ
ment TO a large force Of hands.
! Mr.. John McCloud and his five children
left this morning On the western-bOund
train for their home, in Amherst county.
| 1t will be remembered that Mr.. McClOud,
wife, and children arrived in this city
about four weeks ago in destitute cir
! cumstances. and Mrs. McClOud was so
! sick that she was sent TO the Home for
| the Sick by the Atiantic-Coast Line au-
! thOrities for treatment, and Mr.. McClOud
and his five children were quartered at
the almshouse. Mrs. McCioud only lived
about ten days. and was buried by the
railroad, who brought her to this city.
Her husband and his boys worked on
the City Farm during Mrs. McClouds
Illness After her death the city au-
thorities interested themselves, and
through the kindness Of the Norfolk and
Western railroad officials, transportation
was obtained for them and this morn
ing they We're sent home.
TESTING VAULTS.
Workmen have been for the past two
days testing the steel plates to be used
In constructing the vault at the new fire
proof building OF the Petersburg Savings
and Insurance Company, on Sycamore
street.
On yesterday mechanics representing
the Hall Safe Company were employed
for several hours in vain endeavor to
drill an inch hole through one OF the
plates. They succeeded In getting about
a quarter of an inch into the plates, after
wearing out half a dozen drills. Since
early this morning w0rkingmen en-
ployed on the building have been drill
! ing a quarter inch hole in one Of the
plates. After using up ten drills they
! had succeeded in getting within a hair
inch through the plate. If they succeed,
| the plates will, in all probability, be re-
! jected.
The representatives of the Safe Com
pany here say the plates are as hard
and as good as it is possible to make
| them.
t-Omce-Inspector Wilson was in the
city to-day. His business here at this
time is TO inspect the post-oiiice IN Et-
trick. and TO look after a matter tho
nature of which he will not diyulge at
present.
Colonel J. ID. Brady and Hon. W. +.
McRae are in Washington on business.
Mr.. Edgar Rosensuck, u promising
young lawyer, of New York, Is visiting
his father, in this city.
CLEMENCY ASKED FOR PARKS.
a petition in behalf Of young Frank
Parks. OF Chesterfield county, who was
| convicted i'm that county OF swearing
falsely to a marriage ceruncate' ana
sentenced TO Jail for several months, VIII
| be forwarded to Governor Tyler next
week. Pardon is asked for on the ground
that the young man has always been OF
weak mind, and that he was told by inc
lady whom he was about TO marry that
she was of age, which fact was testihed
to by the lady herself at the trial.
The first trolley party ever given IN
this city took place last night for the
benefit of the Home for the Sick, and
so was realized for this institution by
this means.