Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-07
ON THE APPOMATT0X.
a RAILWAY FLAcMAS NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH.
be WAS STRUCK BY A FLAT CAR.
Thrown from Gig and F"'"'"s
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PETERSBURG. VA. May e.-lSpeciai'
Mr. Josenh T.. skinner. who for some
years has held the position OF nashi"'
NJ the washington-Street Depot OF the
At,antic-Coas Line. narrowly escaped De-
ing Killed this morning. While nassihs
an approaching trair he failed TO notlce
that some cars were being shifted on
tho adjacent sidc-track. He was struck
bv a oat-car. which was being backed
toward him. and knocked upon the track
The train was. fortunately. moving slow
Nv at the time. but he would have
been run over and killed but for the
prompt. assistance Of n bystander' VINO
dragged him out OF danger Mr.. Skinner
sustained a painful dislocation of his
right shoulder and some bruises. lie was
sent 20 the Home for the Sick, where
his injuries were attended TO, after which,
ne was able TO go 10 his home.
Mr.. John Temple. a resident Of Bland
ford. was thrown from his gig yesterday
afternoon. while endeayoring 10 break
young horse to harness, and was quite
painfully hurt.
>fhe action OF the conference of Mr.. ). {.
Smiths friends. held several days ago,
with closed doors, at Dinwiddie Court
hosse AS has been stated, Mr. smith,
who was a candidate for the Office Oh
County Treasurer, refused 20 submit his
claims 10 the Democratic convention last
sMopday, and withdrew from that Dody,
after making a speech and assigning his
reasons. The convention thereupon nom
mated Dir. John Y. Harris, the in
curnbept, for the office. with united
party, Dinwiddie county is safely Demo-
cratic. and it is not believed that even
with tho detection that may have been
caused by Mr. Smiths withdrawal from
the convention the Democratic ticket can
be beaten. MIR. Harris is one OF the most
popular men In the county, and has made
a most satisfactory officer. His opponent
Is Mr.. S. Y. Gillian Independent kepub-
licanl. who is also very popular. Both
gentlemen are actively canvassing, ana
the contest is going 60 be very warm
and exciting one. II is not believed that
any other candidate on the Democratic
ticket will have material opposition.
Mr.. Robert Gillian, Clerk of the Courts
and MIR. Charles Mann left this morning
for Now York. After spending several
days there they will take a steamer for
NndTltNAtIs =. -, anu dNltHu iNt NDh-
federate reunion.
The Civil Service Board for this city
met this morning at the courthouse, and
examined the candidates-two white and
one colored-for positions in the postal
service. There were two applicants for
CORK and one for letter-carrier. The re-
suit of the examination will not be known
for some time.
The Chesterfield commissioners, appoint
ed 10 view and assess damages for
lands i'm that county wanted by the Rich
mond, Petersburg and Carolina railroad
have been at work for several days.
Mrs. Henry 7. Alley, who was para
iyzed several days ago, is in eX-
tremis this afternoon, and her physicians
think she will hardly survive the night
Mrs. Alley has reached the age of three
score years and ten, and her long life
was spent in this community, where she
always enjoyed the love and respect of
the people. She is the mother of Mr.. c.
G.. Alley, wholesale confectioner of this
city. and Of Messrs. Walter and Henry T.
Alley, prominent insurance-men of New
York, who are now here.
Major Emory. prominent cotton broker
and manufacturer, of Boston. has been
in the city for two or three days
He was a member of the staff of the Fed
eral general Bartlett. and participated
in the memorial BILE battle of the. Crater.
This is his first visit to Petersburg since
the war. Major Emory married a Lous-
ana lady, and for twenty years after
the war was engaged in the cotton bust
ness in New Orleans.