The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-31
PETERSBURG NEGRO KILLED.
Crushed TO Death by Locomotivo-To
Attend civic Carnival.

PETERSBURG. VA. oct 3o-special.-
Alex Dav's c0lOred, was fatally injured
bv n locomotive this afternoon near the
fee factory OF the Petersburg Crystal Ice
COmranv. Ills left arm was so badly
crushed that II had 20 be amputated, and
some of his ribs were broken. He was
attended by Or. J. T. Booth. Davis died
0f his Injuries shortly after the occur
renee.
ne jumped from n coal train in front
Of an approaching shifting locomotive ana
was struck by the shfier. His back
bone was broken. some OF his ribs over
the hearty fractured and left arm mashed
OF above the elbow.
The Petersburg Grays band was on
gagged tonight 20 play In the civic Car
uival parade IN Richmond tomorrow.
Wavcriy Stewart and Arthur Carr, two
negroes were shot In Dnwidjie county
to-day. but how the shooting occurred
was not learned. ono Of the men was
shot in the back and the A-her iu the leg
The Tobacco Association of Petersburg
held called meeting at eleven o'clock
This morning at the Tobacco Exchange
Co act upon the invitation received from
The Civic Carnival Committee OF Rich
m0nd 90 attend the launching Of the Unit
cd States torpedo boat shubrick IN Rich
mou1 tomorrow The Association voted
90 accept The invitation with thanks
While there WIN De no organized bodies
quite q large number of our citizens will
attend the launching.
M,ssrs j y. Worth & CO. are having
"a large peanut factory erected on Third
street. which. when completed. Will cost
about Eve thousand dollars The build
ing VIII De Ty3s feet and Will be four
stories.
AT meeting Of the congregation Of the
First Baptist church held yesterday the
following We're elected delegates 10 the
General Baptist Association. which meets
I'm Richmond next month: Simon Sc
ward T H. Woody Bartlett Roper. r.
" Collier r. IT, Wallace J. L. White
horne II S. Seward Jno. \. Pitcher r..
W Underwood r S Gil. f. A. Hartley
s S. Elliott. J. r. Maciin r L. JUDI
kns and Eaton Adkins This church
made liberal contributions 10 all the
boards OF the General Association. and
is. therefore entitled 20 the maximum
number OF delegates 20 the Association.
Col. T. w Nichols, Of the Virginia
Military Institute. IS on a visit TO hts
brother Captain J. 4. Nichols. Of Prince
George county
tho deubcration Of the conference here,
win DE the guest Of Mr. Richard
p. Davis, q prominent lawyer Of Peters
burg.
The work OK grading the Richmond end
NJ the Richmond. Petersburg and Caro-
li0a railroad In Chesterfield county. I'm the
vicinity of the Virginia Normal and
Coll giatc Institute IS being prosecuted day
and night I'm order that the work
may Doe done az night several arch electric
lights have been placed where the work
IS in progress. An n The force of mules
ANA teams which have been M work on
the southern end Of the line OF the road
VIII De removed between Petersburg and
Richmond this week. There e. some talk
OF bauostriug the entire road with
l.oEer stone so as 10 make the road bed
capable ~ standing a 50-mile an hour run.
II this is done the ROAD will not be com
p'otel before the fret Of February next
Tho r0ad win be practically completed
10y the middle OF December next The
bridge 10 be placed over tho Moherrln
river has NOT vet arrived The N0tt0w9y
river bridge viii be put mp very shortly