Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-16
ON THE APP0MATT0X..
NEWS NOTES GATHERED ~ THE
COCkADE CITY.
AN OLD CITIZEN PARALYzED
Death of ~ Confederate Veteran
Went to WnsbingfOn TO Marry
storm EchOcs-funer"Is FoH'Po"e" :
Pcrsonni and General Mention.

PETERSBURG. VA. February To-
! (special)-Captain Thomas Pannili one
Of our best known citizens. and for many
years famed as an auctioneer was par
TALLY paralyzed to-day. lie was DOWN
town during the morning attending l'
| business, a. usual and was stricken WINE
! I'm his buggy Friends Immediately -wen'
| to his assistance. and carried him home
where medical attendance was summoned
| one side Of his body from the hip down
! Is affected, and hopes are entertained
that he win recover. Captain Pannill Is
upwards Of G. years Of age. and has a
number of children, four Of whom live IN
Norfolk.
Mr.. David Andrews. aged 70 years, a
veteran of the war of 1916, died at his
home. near Ellersie. in Chesterfield coun-
lty yesterday lie served CALAMITY
throughout the war I'm the Confederate
army. Mr.. Andrews leaves a widow and
seven chidren-three sons and four
daughters
The February term Of the Hastings
Court begins tomorrow. There are two
felony cases to go before the grand jury
for indictment, and three continued felony
eases on the docket for trial.
Mr. John r. Jones. a, popular young
merchant on west Washington street, and
Miss Minnie b. Jones. daughter Of
the late Clinton Jones. left for Washing
ton to-day. where they are % be married.
The case was not an elOpement the fact
Of the intention of the couple TO be mar
ried in Washington having been known TO
friends Tor some days Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones will 20 North on their bridal trip.
Mr.. Cabeu q. CashOn. u well-known
young business-man and Miss Grace
Ruth Smith, daughter OF Councilman j.
r.. ". smith. will be married tomorrow
night.
The condition of Master Percy Lanier
who was injured by the Cannon Ball
train yesterday. is favorable to-day. 1t
is not believed there are any internal
injuries
Mr. John c. Griffin Jr, has accepted a
position with an Improvement company,
I'm Washington. and will leave for that /
city this week.
The railroad companies are gradually /
getting their tracks 10 order and n /
day or two IL is thought the trains viii .
De INlllillA iNE AAiil ff tiA Ai'tf'A s'''t' ''tt
west from Petersburg. The Norfolk and I
Western was I'm running order yesterday /
our streets are still heavily blocked with /
snow. though the sidewalks We're prompt I
~ cleared Il has been found impossible I
To- find a sufficient force Of laborers 10 /
work i'm cleaning the streets.
The sad duty OF burying the dead has, /
I'm some instances been interiered with /
by the snow. several funerals having been
postponed Underneath the snow in
Blandford Cemetery the ground has been
found so hard frozen 10 a depth OF twelve
inches or more that axes had 10 be used
i'm cutting through.
A fine setter dog. belonging to Mr.. j.
Knox Pannill. which developed symptoms
OF violent hydrophobia, had 90 Dee Killed
bv the police to-day The animal WAS
chained. and had no chance
90 bite any one.
S.. Valentines day was almost com
pletely forgotten here i'm the interest cen
tered in the great snOw-storm.
II Is understood that Mr.. John y. Cooke,
who for some years has 80 ably served 4
,s commemorative Attorney OF Prince
;eorga county. win have opposition at
Inc May election. wel-known young
LAWYER OF the county having announced
himself ca.didate for that position