The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
DEATH OF CAPT.
THOMAS PANNlLL.
A Public Spirited Citizen Of Peters,
burg Passes Away.
The APPOMATTOX VERY HIGH.
Richmond aud Baltimore Purchasers
OF the Street Railroad Inspect the
Property MIR. Il. l.. Williams In
crcascs Wages of Car Drivers.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. A.-Spcciai.
CAPTAIN Thomas Pannin. who was para
lived A few DAYS ago. died at his resi-
donoe on High street this afternoon. lie
was a son OF the late Colonel william
Pannm. OF this city. and was corn IN
Petersburg March s. 1884. where he had
always resided with the exception OF the
time he served IN The Confederate army
lie had been an auctioneer here since
about lss., and was at one time associat-
ea in the auction business with his
father Captain Pannill was one oil the
best aucIunctrs in this STATE ana was
widely kaown. No man ia Fcierso"fs
was IA better Judge OF the value Oh real
estate here than he.
lie was "A pu0lc-spirited ciuHeh anu u
his enterprise tine city Is indebted Tor
thai norton OF 80 known as Highland leI-
race. ON the breaking out OF the oNh
war CAPTAIN PanuiA organized com
panv here which he commanded ana
which was attached TO ricketts, aiVis-
Ion. He made a brave soiultI.
Captain Pannul married MISS NTblil"
Walfhau. OF Prince George county, VINO
survives him with nine children. Ihey
sre Ncssrs Henry Pannill. J. Knox Pan
Mill the latter OF the firm OF amin
Harrison. auctioncers Of this city X H.
Pannil. general passenger agent OF the
Norfolk and Virginia Beach railroau'
William Pannit, superintendent OF tho
Southern states Telephone company d.
Norfoik. ). W. Pannul. OF the firm OF
Pannul Brothers, real estate dealers OF
that city: c. j. Panull. clerk 10 the COM
nandant at the Norfolk Navy yard; A
= paunnl general agent for the Ger
mania Life Insurance Company, MIS-.
r,eorce ". Pollard of Norfolk. and MISS
= b. Pannill. of this city.
RAILROAD OFFICERS
Mr.. Churchill, chief engineer OF I,tln-
ern Railroad Company anu MaJo; II. =,
DePerry. superintendent OF the Eastern
1ivision Of the same road arrived mere
his morning in special car from
Roanoke ,.,.A o..
asv and l. still rising. Some Of the num-
bey piled on the wharves has been washed
. away % the fresAet.
a prominent miller Of this city stated
to-day that the high water IN the river
was interfering very materially with INC
running Of the mills a large quantity oI
meal IS being shipped from here TO hlch-
mond
Ngvor Peasants received this morning
q letter from e.. ). King general manager
az the New England Newspaper League
explainin- tour Of the League. CONF
bfuation of eleven influential newspaper.
The party will leave Boston in "A SPECIAL
car saturday March 4th. arriving in
pfohfr1nd Va some time the following
Sundav night or Monday morning. 7 he
principal cities OF Virginia viii be nrst
visited after which the party VIII pro-
coed 10 North Carolina. Atlanta. Ca. ana
many points I'm Tennessee. Alabama, FLOR
ida and Mississippi
10 REOPGANIZE GRATS
capt j. a. nichols will go over 10
Richmond I'm "a day or two 60 confer with
Governor Tyler with reference To- having
the Petersburg Grays rc2rganized,
The IudenOmlnatOnalN oou-daN Prayer
Meeting az the y. NJ. a.. a. Han to-day
was conducted by Rev. j. ID. Hart. pastor
of the Second Baptist church. There was
on excellent attendance.
Mr.. Lancaster Williams and Mr.. w VI.
Hahiston. of Richmond. James VI. Hay
wood Of Baltimore. and M. Edwards
were here to-day looking over the prop
erty Of the street railway recently pur-
chased by John l.. Williams q Sons. Of
Richmond, and Middcndort & oliver Of
Baltimore
While here Mr.. Williams increased the
pay Of the car drivers from one dollar
10 one dollar and twenty-five cents per
day.
THE SECOND STREET TRACKS.
Tho sptcla. committee appointed from
the Common Council 10 investigate ;hf
alleged nuisance caused by the Norfolk
~ Western Railroad Company 81 TRACKS,
90 The Second street crossing in this city.
met ln the Council chamber TONIGHT 90
hear evidence for and against Tho said
nuisance.
M VIM e McIlwaine represented
the people OF Chesterfield county. the
complainents and Mr.. Jos. I. Doran. of
Philadelphia. an1 Judge vs.. II Mann. of
Nottoway county. appeared for thn rail-
road company. MAJ H.. l.. Du Barry.
superintendent OF the Eastern dNis De-
90 the Nrrfoir a. Western Railroad Com
pany. and Nr Churchill. OF Roanoke.
engineer OF maintenance 10 wy of tho
company We're present end made their
statements which We're borne out by re-
cords which had been takcn by the COM
panF
The committee took the matter under
consideration. and it is doubtful ii they
will be- able 90 make its re1ort 90 the
council before the April meeting