The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
WORK PUSHED On
NEW RAILROAD
Grading From Ridgeway to Peters
burg Will be Finished in October
THE MANCHESTER ORDINANCE
A Prisoner Requests the Judge ofth
Court Co Send Him to the Peni'eh-
tiary Instead of TO Jail so Ih"
He Could Learn Trade.

PETERSBURG. VA, sept. @.-special'-
The Board Of Directors OF the Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina Railroad COM
pany to-day accepted the ordinance passed
NV the CITY Council OF Manchester, giving
the railroad company the right OF way
through that town, and agreeing upon es-
Inmates and payments to contractors
General Negley says that the 'ntire
grading os the road between Petersburg
and Ridgeway. y. c., viii be completed
by the 10th OF October
on TO RICHMOND
4 great deal Of the work. said General
Negley. between Petersburg AM Rich
mond has been done. and the erection
~ bridges and the laying Of track on me
entire line OF the road IS being push. i
with vigor. There are some hVe or SIX
hundred hands al work on the roaa, VII !
an equal number Of teams. II Is eX9e tea
10 have the entire line OF road from
Ridgeway. y. c., 20 Richmond, Va. COM
pleted by the first Of next year
I'm the County Court OF Dinwiddle las'
] Monday. Matthew Gardner a negro was
| convicted of houso-breaking, and his pun
ishment fixed at ninety days IN Jali' WIN
a fine OF g..
A UNIQUE REQUEST.
Gardner has sent the following unique
request to the judge OF the court:
nir. Judge. Your Honor. please change
nv sentence from the county jail to one
year in the penitentary; If you please SIR
| because 1 want TO learn "A trade, 80 as 10
make my living Please oblige me.
(SigneD MATTHEW GARDNER.
Ii is unnecessary 20 say that the judge
! Of the court did not entertain the request
Frank Edwards (cOlored) was convicted
! I'm the County Court OF Dinwiddie yester-
| day Of breaking into the house OF W. H.
| Loving. and stealing therefrom 81 in
| money. and his punishment fixed at nve
years In the tSate penitentiary
YOUTHFUL HOUSE-BREAKER.
Jacob Fitzgerald a small negro boy
was convicted OF house-breaking' ana
was given ninety days in jail with a fine
| Of So
one hundred and fifty hogsheads ofsto-
| bacco purchased here for the Italian Gov
| eminent. We're shipped to-day 10 New
| York for transportation to Italy Two hun
| dred and fifty more hogsheads will be ship
/ ped this week These four hundred hogs
/ head were recently purchased here. max
/ ing I'm an about fifteen hundred hogsheads
! that the Italian Government has bought
| i'm Petersburg.
EXAMINING SURGEON.
! Dr. William Shipper. Of this city re-
ceived to-day notice of his appointment as
medical examining officer Tor Petersburg
of the Forty-eighth United States Nolun-
! teer Infantry. Dr. shipper was for some
/ years surgeon in the United States
| Army.
Lieutenant John Rice (colored) has been
! appointed recruiting officer for Petersburg,
and has opened the recruiting station
| here
Sometime ago the Common Council or
/ dered the putting down OF asphalt on the
roadway OF Tabb street from Union street
| 10 Sycamore street az an experiment.
| The Baker Asphalt Company has the con-
| tract and MT Rock its representative.
arrived here to-day TO see about be-
| ginning the work.
Nlessrs. =. W. Watson and Arthur
| Browning left this morning for the Viz
/ glnla Poltechnic Institute. Cadets Akin
son and Cuthbert will return 20 college
on the Goth instant after a pleasant va
/ cation.