Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-05
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PETERSBURG.
Mrs. GIazier, a Highly Respected
Lady, ParaIyzed.
Member of n Terribly Amicted Fnmi-
~ BADLY burned James Grandi~
son Not Identified as Mr.. Browns
AssaiIant Contracts Awarded.

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Petersburg, Va, April AIRS. Theo-
dore Glazicr an aged and highly re-
spected lady, residing near the south
ern end of Halifax street, was stricken
with paralysis Sunday morning, one
side Of her body being affected. She
had retired to bed the night before in
her usual good health. About Z o'clock
yesterday morning, when a member of
the family entered her room, she COM
planned of feeling i'll, and asked that Il
cup of coffee be brought to her. I'M
mediately afterwards she became
spcechless from an attack of paralysis.
AN AFFLICTED FAMILY.
Miss Ida Chance, aged II years, one
OF the three remaining members of the
family i'll which six or seven deaths oc-
Cured so rapidly from pneumonia dur
ing the winter. was badly burned this
morning at her home, on Fleet street.
She was engaged at the time in BATH
ing her chest with spirits of turpen-
tine. when her father, who was stand
ing close by, struck match. The
ilame fron the match Immediately iG-
niied the turpentine, and the young
lady was cnrelopcd in fire She was
very ptlHIuuy anu ScNciely
about the upper portion of the body be-
fore the flames could be smothercd. The
extent of her injuries cannot yet be as
certaiped.
MIR. BROWNS ASsAILANT.
Magistrate Chambers and Constable
Fisher, OF Dinwiddic county. came 10
the city last evening for the purpose of
Identifying the negro, James Grandi-
son. who was arrested and held here on
TIE serious cfIUTEC or siIJ0rtnE ana rJ1=
bling MIR. Warren Brown, at Hebron,
in that county, on Thursday night last.
Grandson very strongly answers the
description of the strange negro who
was seen a Church Road and Ford's
Depot on the day of the crime. and as
given by Mr.. Brown himself When the
two officers first saw the negro in Jail
here they were pretty positive that he
!s the man who Is wanted. but after
wards when he was made to put on
his overcoat and hat. both of which
the negro Gays were borrowed they
We're not SO certain. They said that
Mr.. Brown. and possibly others, could
positively identity the robber, and 1t
was deemed best that Grandson should
be taken up to the scene of the crime
for that purpose. and accordingly he
was taken up there this morning. II
Grandson proves not to be the right
man he will at once he released: if
ONiicl WI Sc nc Will DE returned jail.
BRENITIES.
r Dr. S. W..Budd vas able to ride out
Sunday afternoon.
AIr. w. f.. Gill. of Norfolk, was in
the city yesterday.
ST. Patrick's Catholic Beneficial So
cicty Will give dance Tomorrow night
In the chorus hall of the Academy of
Music.
Master Clifford Hawkins, son of Mr..
George n. Hawkins, who has been crit
ically i'll with pneumonia for the past
seven weeks, is convalescent.
Mrs II. II. Wilcox was thrown from
carriage on Halifax street last Satur-
day and her arm broken. She was at
tended by Or. H. CT. Leigh. anu is get
ting on very we'll.
some weeks ago. the Matoaca ana
Ettrick Cotton Manufacturing Comra-
MES increased the wages of their opcr,
ativcs five per cent. They have now
added to this increase another five per
cent. These two factories give employ
mont 10 about six hundred or seven
hundred hands.
the wharf for the Virginia Dredging
Company They will each be 1870 feet
In length, &c feet wide ana IL feet deep.
and will cost about $4,000. The com
p1ny by whom these scows are being
built expect to have about one hundred
f!eii " Woih on lnem IN 4 rev days.
The contracts for the motors, cars.
and railway ties for the new electric
street railway in our city were giver.
out in Baltimore to-day. The names of
the contractors are not as yet known
here. 1t is expected, as soon as the
construction supplies are received, that
the company will put large force of
hands to work. 1t Is the purpose to
have the road completed and in opera
ton by the first of July.
The Executive Committee of the Cen
trail State Hospital, composed OF
Messrs. Julius Strauss. of Richmond:
Robert Gillian. of Petersburg, and r.
u. Cook, OF Norfolk, will meet at the
hospital on next Thursday for the
transaction OF routine business. AT
this meeting contracts for supplies for
the next three months will be awarded.
AT a meeting OF the congregation of
st. Paul's Church this morning the fol-
lowing gentlemen were reelected YES
trymcn: John Mann, s. ]. Hurt. w.
I. Plummer. w. II. Cuthbert. r. T.
Heath, w r. McKenney, II. Noltenius
William Worth. Il. r. Beckwitb p e,
Hoy. and Judge j., NJ. Mullen. The
other Episcopal Churches will eieft
their vestrymen Tonight