Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-29
PETERSBURG
Public Meeting in Interest of the
Fair.
Thicves In fhc Clutches or tho Law
An Alleged Kcntuckium Raids n
school EIouSc-Sw;n Crccn Cotton
Hills.


ed meeting of citizens was held last
hisht IN the interest of the Agricultural
and Industrial Fair to be held here next
october. a letter was read from Hon.
William b. McIlwaine, who was waited
on u few days ago and asked to accept
the presidency of the Fair Association,
in which he expressed his Willingness
to serve provided the capital stock of
$4,000 shall all be subscribed before he
is indicted into Office
Mr.. McIlwaine was unanimously
| elected president of the association.
The committee to recommend the vice
presidents and directors of the associa-
ton was given further time in which
to report
THIEVES IN LIMBO.
negro named John Thomas. alias
Walter Waddy, is under arrest here on
two separate charges of larceny--one
for stealing bicycle last summer
from MIR. Samuel Leibert, which he
carried to Sussex county and sold; the
other for stealing 4 lot of corn. the
property of Justice Munt, of Prince
George county. He had recently been in
MIR. Munts employment, and sterday
was entrusted by that gentleman with
u team and Il load of corn 10 bring
10 this city. He arrived here all right
but, 1T is alleged, sold the corn, APP
propriated the money to his own use,
| and abandoned the team.
! In the Mayors Court this morning n
negro named Monroe Parham was
| charged with highway robbery. commit
| ted several months ago. Lucy Moss, q
! respectable colored woman. was the
| victim. She had just been paid her
| wages, ard was followed some distance,
and then seized, thrown down. and rob-
bed by Parham, while on her way home.
| Earham fled from the city. and several
days ago was located and arrested in
| Norfolk. He was committed for trial in
the Hastings Court.
OLD, BUT NOT WISE.
Charles Parkcs, aged 81 years. n
| white tramp. claiming Kentucky as his
| home, is under arrest here for house
| breaking and robbery. lie broke into
one Of the public school buildings, stole
| several clocks, n number OF books. and
other articles, which he cndeavorcd to
sell to different people in Dinwiddie
county as he trampcd along the road
! He was arrested fourteen miles away,
with most of the property in his pos
session.
SNATCH THIEF.
| Mrs. DIR. w. l.. Devaney. of Wake
| field. was robbed of her purse by n
snatch thief about dusk last evening.
| more strc;e. and when she was opposite
| College avenue negro boy ran out OF
| the avenue, seized her by the arm, and
| twisted the purse out of her hand. and
| before she could give an alarm the boy
jumped over n fence and disappeared
| The purse contained about $40 in money
| and some papers.
BRIEF MENTION.
Mr.. William r. Davis. a popular
| young lawyer Of this city, is quite sick
| with pneumonia.
Mir. Frederick Pitcher qualified yes
terday before Judge ]. NJ. Mullen rs
notary public.
| +. liill Rifles. who has recently received
| his discharge from the army, arrived
here yesterday.
Rev. w. S. Leake. who has been con-
fined to his room for two weeks with
an attack Of the grip is now able to be
out.
There was n large sale of horses and
mules here to-day. and the prices were
satisfactory. one pair of mules brought
$40
Mr.. Henry Seek. n well known citi-
zen OF Prince George county. had the
misfortune To lose ny fire few days
ago. his barn in which was stored {
large quantity of fuel and peanuts How
the fire originated is not known. but il
is Supposed to have been Of inccndiarS
origin.
The new dem of tho Swift Creek cot.
ton mills in Chesterfield county. a Short
distance from Petersburg. has just beer
completed. Mr.. Quinn. of Ashbury
Mass. who recently bought these mills
is having the necessary repairs made e
them. and also TO the dwellings To bC
occupied by the operatives. 1t is OK.
pcctcd 10 have the mill in operation
very shortly.