Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-18
PETERSBURG.
Decentralization i'm Bankruptcy
Personal Notes.

Personal Notes.
pETERSBTRG. VA, July 17.-(Spcclll)
Mr.. Charles PEBBLES who was paralyzed
az his home. on Perry street. at an carly
hour Saturday morning. died AZ a tate
hour last night. He passed into state
Of unconsciousncss soon after nc was
stricken. and from this condition he was
never aroused. His brothers and sister
from Norfolk and Portsmouth arrived
here Yesterday, and were present with
other near relatives and friends at the
time OF HIS death
Mr.. PEBBLES was IS years old. and was
the eldest son 81 the late Tcmuel PEBBLES,
for many years one of the leading mer-
chants and citizens Of Petersburg. lie was
n man Of singlarly pure and gentle char
acter. and who had none other than
friends IN the community. who're his use
ful and upright life was spent. lie prIc-
tccd himself what he admired and COM
mendcd in othcrs-love Of truth and Of
an the Christian virtues which cnnoble
character and command respect. AT seve-
RAJ periods subsequent 90 The war Mr..
PEBBLES was connected editorlally with
papers in this city. and his duties were
discharged with signal ability and suc-
cess lie was q great reaGer ard close
Of varied and valuable knowledge. He
married a daughter Of the late John Ke-
van. who survives him. with three sons.
HIS death is greatly iamentcd.
Mrs Bette Ellington, wife Of Mr..
Charles Ellington, died at her home, on
Farmer street, yesterday Of typhoid
fever. Her death was peculiarly sad. she
was only ~ years Of age; had been mar
ried about three months, and vas the dol
Of large circle OF relatives and friends
I who but a short time ago assembled TO
! offer congratulations on her happy mar
rage.
Miss Mamie Collins a charming young
J lady Of this city, daughter Of Mr.. b.
| J. Collins left yesterday for New York.
! to enter Bellevue Hospital as trained
! nurse. 10 which profession she intends 10
devote her life.
! Messrs j. t. DuVal and d. p Moody
/ trading under the name and style II >.
/ r. DuVal & Co.. lumber dealers filed a
petition i'm BANKRUPTCY in the United states
| District Court to-day. A statement OF Ma
/ bilitics and assets could not be obtained
The negro james Smith who was ar
rested here Saturday evening on suspicion
! OF being the man who on the 18th or
March last. shot and robbed AIR. Warren
Brown. a merchant and postmaster at
Hebron. in Dinwiddie county, was taken
before that gentlemen yesterday morning
for Identification The prisoner could not
/ be Identified and was released. He bore
some resemblance 20 the assailant and
robber.
one Of the hands employed in digging
for the foundations Of the street rail-
way a day or two ago unearthed in
Blandford. a foot or two beneath the sur
face. an English coin of the time of
George Ill. and bearing the impress Of
that sovereign on its face. In those days
Blardford was Che principal part Of Pc
tersburg. and was at one time occupied
/ by the British forces.
The regular meeting of the Methodist
Suudav-SchOol Association was held yes
terdav afternoon at the High-Street
| church. The reports Of the several super
intendents show The following statsucs
| Total organizat ton. 1,714; average attend
/ ance. 1923; per cent. OF attendance 49,
money collected, $lO8.S.
| The Hastings Court, which meets on
| Thursday, will have six felony and seVe-
raj misdemeanor cases for trial
MIR. James w. Cole. m old and we'll
| known citizen IS very i'll from the O.
| fects Of a second stroke Of paralysis, sus-
tained last Friday.
| Ex-Governor William f. Cameron and
wife have gone to Virginia Beach 10
J spend two weeks, AFTER WHICH lhey VIII
| leave for Chicago.
Clerk Of the Courts Robert Gillian end
| children are in Bedford City, visiting Mr.
! Samuel NJ. Boiling
Mrs c. A. Jackson, Mrs. n c. Jack
! SON and Miss Frances Ream viii leave
tomorrow for Gordonsvllle, TO spend the
! summer.
! MIR John G. Ford. Of Sylvester, Ga, is
! visiting Petersburg, the first time Since
! April. 1860 Previous TO and at the time
of the evacuation Of the city Mr.. Ford
was provost marshal here.
The "Irilby" excursion train from
| Richmond Sunday morning ran from
| Clopton to Petersburg, a distance OF
| twenty miles. in eighteen minutes.
Mr.. j. +. T. Young, of this city, and
! one Of the few survivors Of Granom' 5
Battery. Confederate States army, IS ii
al the residence of his married daughter,
in Richmond.
Sergeant DOnahue, of the police, went
down 10 Norfolk this morning to bring
back a Young man arrested there on the
charge Of practicing the 'short-change"
game on several of our merchants Few
days ago.