Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-22
ON THE APRON ATTOX
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN I'm.
COCkADE CITY.
The DROWNING OF HR. SHARKS
a Very Popular Mnn-Arr,pc.mo
Tor Bic sunday-SchooI Mc.,,,o
''reet-'nr Trnvei-Tricd 10 r..
cnpe-Other Mention.

PETERSBURG, VA, August a-e..
oiai')-The body OF Mr.. willard O So.
VINO was drowned yesterday af,sr-.'.
"hiie IN bathing at Ocean View ,.
orousht Rome this morning. ana ,t
funeral VIII take place .rom the ,v,..
.ns'oh-S'reet Methodist Episcopal church
tuesday afternoon al 8 o'clock. Tho n.
'e'lisence Of Mr. shankss death ws, -,
s'eat shock TO his many friends D..
was probably, as widely known I'm r.
city as any citizen Of petersbnro. ..,
"'2 very popular For sixteen year.
he had been employed as a clerk IN ,s.
post-ofice. and az the time OF his ls,,.
''eiu the position of general.doll,,-,
clerk His efficiency his uny,r,.,.
courtesy and patience made him "a s,...
favorite with the public. ue ,.as ....
OUT doubi. one OF the best informed ..,
most reliable men IN the postal sera..
ana could az any time DE called ,.
10 discharge the duties OF a,v A
IN the Office He was A. wears OH ..i
leaves four children, his wife ha,fr. .'
coded him 10 tho grave about ON. ,
ago. lie was an active member ofr.
Junior order Of Mechanics. and v.. IT..
rotary OF the local civil Service B0.rI
MI. Shanks went down 10 Ocean lr..,
sunday morning. At the time 40 n,
death he was In company with a yora,
lady OF New Albany, Ind, who IS yi..rr,
IN this city, and who narrowly esclr.l
drowning with him. Mr.. joseph /. ne.
vllle' OF Richmond. and Mr.. Willie B0za
or petersburg, were Instrumental IN save
Ing her life.
a meeting Of the Board Of Managers OF
the Methodist Sunday-Sch0ol Association
was heid sunday afternoon. at which Il
was decided TO hold a great sunday
school mass-meeting on the third Sunday
In November next. an which time tao
Virginia Conference will he in session an
petersburg. The president OF the assoc
citation and the supcrintendonts OF tho
several schools were appointed "a cOm-
mittee to arrange for the mass-meeune
The street-cars were taxed 70 their
utmost capacity yesterday 90 acc0mm0-
date the demand Of the travelling pub.
lie. Thousands Of people visited Bland.
ford Cemetery during the afternoon, and
Il IS estimated that fully 5000 persons
rode in the cars during the day.
The routine Of the Mayors Court ibis
morning was temporarily enlivenei by
'h' attempt tA negro ltifphtI named
James Mosby TO escape. He sprang from
his chair. leaped through an open
window, and scaling walls and fence.
He'd as though for his life. lie was sul-
iequenty captured.
The government has authorized the
paving OF the custom-house yard with
vitrfied brick. and the contract for the
work Will be awarded this week
Mr.. Jacoby. of Wilmington. Del. who
has the contract Tor paving Sycamore
street with vitrihed brick. Is here to-day
TO begin work. The bricks are arriving
and are being distributed along the street
for use.
The police to-day arrested O rough
looking negro from Nav Berne. n. g..
who had threatened 20 brain Captain
John Moore, of the Norfolk and Western
'ailway, with a coupnng-pin. Captain
Moore had ordered the negro from tho
depot platform. because of ugly conduct.
and hence his threats and arrest.