The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-04
WAGES INCREASED
IN PETERSBURG.
Cotton Mil Operatives Get an Add
tionaI Four Per Cent.
NOT Mr.. BROWNS ASSAlLANT.
The Negro Grandson Released 49, Con
tracts Let for Electric Line Mate
riaIs-YaIe Law school Defeats
Richmond College Team.

PETERSBURG. VA, April Especial
Last Saturday evening while Mr.. George
". Pegram and Mrs. r. b. Wilcox ana
Miss Victoria Dodson were driving down
Halifax street in buggy, the vehicle
was overturned and the occupants thrown
out. All were unhurt except Mrs. Wilcox
who had her arm broken.
LADY PARALNZED.
Mrs. Theodore Glazier, wife OF Mr.
Theodore Glaller, 81, was stricken With
paralysis at her residence on Halifax
street. Yesterday. The parts affected are
the head and u portion of the body.
AT Il meeting OK the congregation OF ~.
Paurs Episcopal church to-day tie iol-
loving vestfymen were elected. Messrs.
Iohn Mann. ). j. Hunt, W. +. Piummer,
". II. Cuthbert, r.. T.. Heath. William r.
McKenney. II. NOuenuis. William Worth
r.. X. Beckwith, L. e. Hoy and j. NJ. Null
len
some weeks ago the Eitrick and Ma
toaca Cotton Manufacturing companies
Increased the wages OF their operatives
five per cent. To-day the operatives had
an additional five per cent. added to their
wages.
Rev. J. D. Hart. pastor Of the Second
Raptist church I'm this city, Will assist
Y. T.
BAPTIST church. Manchester, In revival
during the week beginning Sunday, the
I'D of April.
The contracts for the motors, cars and
railway ties for the new electric railway
10 be built In Petersburg have been Ten,
and the contract for the rails was to have
been given out to-day in Baltimore
The Virginia Club gave most delight
I4I to
was lead By Mr.. W. Gordon McCaoe' JF.
MR.. BROWN BETTER.
Mr. Warren Brown. who was 50 danger
ouslv shot at his store at Hebron. Din-
widdie county. a few nights ago 10y an
unknown negro. is improving and ytsieF-
dav was able to take some nourishment
Two officers from Dinwiddie county ar
rived here this morning Tor James
Grandson, negro, who was arrested
here last Friday on suspicion OF pelhs
the marty who shot and robbed MI
Brown OF 81 500 a few nights ago. ne
negro was taken before Mr.. Brown 10
dav. who declared that he was not me
man who shot and robbed him. 6ra"ul-
son WAS thereupon released from CUSTODY.
The Easter offerings al 81. JOB"
Episcopal church yesterday amounted 10
$500 The vestrymen vi this church were
elected to-day.
YALE TEAM WINS
The Yale and Richmond college 30
ball teams arrived here this moLi''Hs'
md this afternoon crossed bats al base
nh park The game was witnessed by
q very small crowd. The features Oh u.'
pame were the playing of Powell pa'
,irg ~ Bagby. Phillips work az VIZ
htse and Gordon's pitching. OF tne
Iege team. and the pitching or Fessere"'
hating of Lane and cunha OF tlo @
team The following is the score Dy '''''
ings: R.H.E.
vaie ............Oo O12OO1o % il
Richmond Colge. o 0 , D - or
patferieg-Fesseden and Cuhha ~
". cordon and BOYD for College team.
Irmpires-Robert Lambert OF
and Chesthern. OF Connecticut 70
m q Y. Robinson. health ofhcer ~
norris that during the month or Mar"
5.Sl4 persons were vaccinated III 49, 20
,nlrg. at a total cost 10 the city Oh slViD..- ,
Junius Parham. a well-kpown negro
tailor here. died very suddenly M, .,,l'
morning in the Jail of pneumonla'
coroner's inquest will be held 'his @4'0'
noon. T.
Miss Sadie I,orton. OF Richmond, J.
visiting the family Of MT John l. ~
lard. on Byrne street Itch.
Miss Grace Metcalf. of Chicago, Is VISIT
ing Miss Daley. at the Imperial Ho'e''
The Republicans OF Chesterfield county
will hold district meetings on the I'm
instant 10 nominate district officers. Inc
county convention to nominate cahui
dates for the different county offices VIII
ne held at the county courthouse on the
18th instant
CONTRACTS.
Tn. Executive Committee Of the CEN
,raI state Hospital will meet at the hos
initial on next Thursday when c"n'raSts
sor supplies for the next three months
will be awarded.
The petersburg Iron Works Company
are having built on the wharf mere Two
- dump scows for the virginia
ss,.,o., Cornpany. These scows VIII be
~ fee, long. 20 feet wide and 10 feet
deep TIE Two will ,ron ' Works ss'u con IODs
80 now considering another con'rac'
s sror nj the same company for another
'a To'asy Is the thirty-fourth anniversary