The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-05
RAILROAD WORK
WILL BE PUSHED
TIE R., P, & c. Have Large Forces
All Along Their Line.
VETERANS TO TRAVEL IN STYLE.
A. r. I'M Camp Have Chartered Three
Coaches and sleeper for Their
Charleston Trip-Dr. ClaibOrnc's
Condition II Worse.

PETERSBURG. VA. May Especial
Judge J. NJ Mullen. OF the huaungs
court to-day granted a charter to the
Petersburg Beneficial Association col
ored Organization Of this place. The
charter provides that the association shall
have the right 10 carry on tho grocery
business AMI buy and sell real estate Tor
mutual profit. II IL 80 desires
a. l.. HM Camp Of Confederate Note-
rams held largely attended meeting To-
night and made all final arrangements
FOR their trip 90 Charleston. 5. {. The
camp will leave here Tuesday night az
\ clock on the regular South bound
passenger train and have chartered three
special coaches and a sleeper. 1hey ex-
poet 10 carry about one hundred men,
Including the drum corps.
The Young Ladies Missionary Society
q the Washington-s VI. r. church,
surprised the pastor Rev. George w.
yVray. this afternoon by presenting him
with a certificate OF life membership IN
,he society Mr. Wray expressed his
high appreciation Of this token Of esteem
o. the Jart OF the young anes.
THB STREET CAR LINE.
Rails sixty feet IN length 20 be used In
the construction Of tho new street cleo
iric railway on old street. were being
distributed on that thoroughfare this al
ternoon.
A Young man. member Of tho late \.
p. HIN Rifles. Company *. Fourth Vir-
ginia Regiment who was arrested here
a few DAYS ago on tho charge Of bctray-
Ing n voung woman Of Savannah, Ga,
under n promise OF marriage. was taken
% that place to-day by an officer who
came here for him. 70 is stated that the
accused viii marry tho young woman and
thus avoid prosecution.
PUSHING THE WORK.
General j. s. Negley. vice-presldent ana
General J. s Ncgley, vice-presdent ana
general manager of the Richmond, Pc
fersburg and Carolina Railroad Conn any
was in the city to-day lie said that the
completion OF the railroad is being rapid
fv pushed with a large force of men,
horses and mules. General Negley said
that there viii be engaged on the work
during this month. five or six hundred
horses and mules with machinery. Ihere
are already three hundred mules being
used along the line Of tho road. The
RIGHTS of way for the road have been
nearly all obtained and designs are being
prepared for the stations TO be establish
ed along the line.
General Negley stated that no saw no
reason why tho entire road should not
be completed by the first of December
next The bridges. said General Neg ey'
have all been contracted FOR and are
NOW heing manufactured. One viii be
erected across the App0mattON river 10
Petersburg. Just below Campbells bridge
General Negley stated that when the
road is apparently line connecting
Richmond with the Seaboard Air Line at
Ridrcvyav Y c. its importance is far
greater than this conception.
This afternoon Mt I % clock General
Nealev accompanied by Mr. william r.
NcKennoy. general counsel for the rail-
road COMPANY. Mrs McKenncy and
Mrs william Wight the latter Of Bait
more. The Times correspondent and sew
o~nf others. left here on q special train
for De witt. station on the railroad.
twenty miles from Petersburg. There
WAS considerable activity 10 be seen at
the large saw min Of Stueart & FISHER
" pc witt. whore are employed about
sfty hands. This firm has a most val
uahlo plant. Tho mill turns out about
5000 feet or lumber daily.
DIR. CLAIBORNE WORSE.
Tho condition OF DIT John Herbert
Claiborne e. not 30 favorable to-day.
Yesterday afternoon an abscess was re-
moved from the lungs of a little daughter
% Rev W q. Roegs. pastor of Wesley
NJ f church. The operation was re-
formed AZ the Home for the Sick by Or.
Osborne
Mr. James w Hawkins Of this city
who is an applicant for the position of
local railroad agent I'm this CITY has re-
turned home from WASHINGTON. whittier
he went some days ago TO see about se-
curing the place. Mr.. Hawkins saw the
First Assistant Postmaster General in re-
gard 20 The matter and he promised 10
look into 70.
The work on the new banking house
being erected ON the corner If Syca-
moro md Tahb streets for the Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Company
Is being pushed ahead. The building viii
be a very handsome one.