Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-25
PETERSBURG.
Two Bold Burglnries-The street
Railfsay--Briefs.


PETERSBURG. VA, April 2l-(Spe-
ciaL)-Ihe police Were notified late last
night by Mr. j. Newman, a merchant do
| ing business az the corner Of Sycamore
| and BOllingbrook streets, that he had
| been robbed of "a large sum Of money. Mr..
| Newman and family occupy the floors
/ above the store as residence. While the
! family Were in the pariOr some person
! is supposed 90 have entered the house
| through the street door. which was not
! locked. and. going 90 the rooms on the
I third floor. made q search for Valuables
in the bureau drawers. Mr. Newman
| misses $50 IN money and some valuable
! icWclry. 10 is said there was good deal
more money in the rooms. which the
| thief failed 10 ind IL is thought that the
| thief must have had knowledge OF the
whereabouts OF the money.
Some time during Saturday night the
auction store of Nessrs Pannil 4 Harri-
son. on BOilngDrO0k street. was burgIari-
ously entered. the money drawer broke
open. and <25 iu money ana a negotiable
note for S}} stolen. Two negroes We're ar
rested by the police last night on suspi-
cion of having committed this robbery.
THE NEW STREET RAILWAY.
Mr. Lancaster williams. president Of
the Virginia Traction Company is in the
city to-day. with several gentlemen who
are Interested In the construction of our
new street electric railway. The con-
tract for the construction Of this road,
10 is said. was 90 be given out I'm Balti-
more to-day Contracts for materials
have already been awarded. 4 large num-
Der of the poles 10 be- used have been dis
trlhutcd along ;hc route: the rails are
arriving and the sills are ready for de-
livery. Nr Williams says he is ready 10
20 right ahead with The work, and eX-
poets 10 have cars running on the new
line bv July LIST.
Mr.. George Traylor. while riding on his
bicycle AT Central Park yesterday after
noon. came I'm collision with another
rider. and was knocked down 50 violent
Is that for several minutes he was I'M
able 90 move
DR.. c. V. Robinson. Health officer. had
a narrow escape yesterday while driving
across the Asylum railway line, just out
side the city. In crossing AT a curve he
discovered the engine almost upon him.
and running quite rapidly. To save him
self the Doctor jumped from his buggy.
This frightened the horse, which also
made Jump forward, and saved itself
and the buggy by narrow Craze The
Doctor was somewhat scratched, but not
otherwise hurt by his jump.
Rev DR. Barton. secretary Of the For
eign Missions Board Of the Southern Bap-
list Convention preached 20 a large con-
eregatiOn at the First Baptist church
Yesterday \ collection. amounting 20
nearly 500, was realized for foreign mis-
siOns
II Is reported that about 5000 fraudu-
lentlv stamped cigars manufactured at
the Lancaster tPa) factory, have been
seized i'm this city.
Mr. D. T. Nunnallv, n well-known citi-
zen OF Dinwiddie county residing a short
distance from this city died last night
of pneumonia. He came from Brunswick
county about four years ago, and leaves
a family.
The trains from the South are now car
r--ine TO the northern markets large guam
Titles of early fruits and vegetables.