The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-17
PETERSBURG'S
IMPROVEMENTS.
The Williams Syndicate Acquires the
Upper AppOmattOs Company
MARCH TERM HUSTINGS COURl.
Only one Indictment found-Ep'sco-
nal Convention at st. Paurs-Elks
Elect Omcers-Y. NC. Ito
Buy Books.
MARCH TERM HUSTINGS COURT.

PETERSBURG, VA. March l6.-Spec-
Nessrs. Augustus wright and r. IA.
wallace. Of this city, transferred their
controlling interest in the stock Of the
upper Appomattox company TO Messrs.
1obn l.. williams & Sons. of Richmond,
and Messrs. Middendorf, Oliver < CO.,
OF Baltimore.
The electric light plant Of the city also
masses TO the purchasers.
The price paid for the various prop
critics is said 70 be somewhere in the
neighborhood Of half a million dollars or
move.
This transfer ensures the speedy build
ing Of large extension 20 the elec'Ilc
car lines 10 this city and the Development
of the valuable water power or the Appo-
mattOX river here, and contains tue ploin-
ise of great Improvement 10 the cl'S gem
orally.
AR Lancaster Williams. of the firm OF
John J.. Williams d. Sons was in the city
to-day and an company with Mr.. Hay
wood n civil engineer of Baltimore, ana
Nlr charles Hall Davis. OF this place
drove over the route Of the proposed new
street electric railway. IL is understooh
that the road Will bee run west on the
CITY as far ass Battersea and that the
tracks will be laid on most OF the prlnci-
pal streets -,.,.
TO Buy BOOKS.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c.
at its meeting to-day determined 10
buy III lot of new books tor the library or
the association.
Tbe general vaccination I'm the city has
MOT vet besu completed DR. q. " Robin
Son health officer. stated to-day that ne
supro-ed that about 1000 persons hau
been vacciuatod. He thought that there
were about 1000 more who would nave
10 be vaccinatcd.
Mr. w ST. Habliston was IN me CITY
to-day on business.
Tho petersburg Episcopal Convocation
viii convene on April 18th az St
PauI's Episcopal church in this city. ana
will De- in session TWO days. The open-
irr sermon win Boz preached by the Rev
W. B. Cau.r-. oft FafmNiiie.
ursTINGs COURT.
Tho March term of the Hustings Court.
Judge D. 81. Mullen rfr-llin-. opened tlli'
morning. Iro only pre-cIiinrnt Iounu 10y
the grand jury WAS tIai against feleF
Christian. colorcI. for breaking into the
AZ .rf- 'ftrrroon.. session of the
C1rrr li1aror parhlm. colored. will Doe
ried lor highway robbery.
The recent heavy rains nave caused
another rise n AlllIIal.'A '"''' "''"
The water is "fe TOO, clio Ro,
Hcf- w. ,f- NJ N pucitor dole
81 '- ili. b. .'t, d., tT. sfatr Couven-
- p"--i-, y,un. p.0u.e.s Onion
'i'....r...,t..-,i.l. have returned home.
Tb" y A. a. 4. Debating Society viii
eira reception goo their honorary anu
active members pest tuesday night "1
81 a. ..,..r.f,,.ro r.olre 40
..' w. nl ks Eold Ia-t night the
r--'io,,-r'> oqir,rs were elected. Exalted
Ruf.r r. ~. Bowman. Esteemed lead--
ius Nni4ht Dan Reagan, hst inea l'9s"i
kui-ht ". IS. hI.-lei. ~, hey. sec-
Leoiur.e lN.i- H,' 's.,rar
rotary ,I,'".r H. a. Hignrt. Trustee. 4
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ABROAD TALK.
.,.,... .,.if,n-ued meeting of thc Common
,..,..u t,-.tenf 1911. Ntry largely att
...-.J o., patersir-... most reprasau-
.,,.. off.zons q, -e. what action the
,,..,,,,u would take I'm the matter OF