The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-03
YOUTH. DROWNED
IN PETERSBURG
Had a Fall and Was Unconscious
When He Tumbled in Water.
PICTURE OF GENERAL PICKETT.
presented by Survivors ofhis Division
10 a. 4. Hill Camp--a Little Girl
Sen, by Exprcss-sttuck in
The Eye.
PICTURE OF GENERAL PICKETT.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.1
PETERSBURG. VA. August "a very
pleasant and agreeable surprise was sprung
upon the veterans of a Z. Hill Camp to-
hight. when fine crayon portrait OF Gene
gal George z. Pickett was given 10 the
Ea-rr by the members of P!ckett.s D!vis-
son who are residents of this city, and also
members OF the a z. Hi Camp.
The presentation was made by Captain
John r. Parham who was j coior-bearer IN
pickett's Division. and accepted by COM
mander William E. Harwood on behalf OF
the Camp.
The portrait Is said 10 be perfect one.
Nhe occasion was made a social ahalF-
YOUTH DROWNED.
Martin TatuIn, aged twenty years was
6rowned in The Apponattox RIVER, oppo-
site The six mills. at noon to-day Iaiulh'
who was employe OF the silk mills sot
toui of a window Of the nils, on the Et-
tricks side of the river, for the purpose OIL
catching a piece of lumber floating down
the river. He got on some rocks, Which
form natural foundation for the building,
and losing his balance, fell. He struck on
some rocks and bounded into the river. lie
Ea.,,i at once. His body was recovered
eome time afterward. ana a confused wound
twas found upon his forehead. This leads
TO the slpposition that Young Tatum was
unconscious when he struck the wafer, and
accounts for his sinking 50 soon.
Mr.. S. z. Hall was struck in the eye
BIT Il baseball yesterday afternoon while
pitching en- the Cycle Club team and pain
Gully injured.
THE SCHOOLS.
In mis- annual report. submitted at the
meeting of the School Board last night,
Superintendent Brown states the total
number of school children in the city. ac-
cordins 70 the recent school census, to be
E.6iS, OF which 3,GGF are white, and 4,011
s.oinred. This Is a gain of li0 in the white,
and loss OF lSg in The coiored, as COM
pared with the census taken in 1880
Superintendent Brown says: In The
early part of the last session instruction
In cooking and domestic science was in
1roduce3 il The SCHOOLS Kitchens We're
lifted UP at Anderson Schoo. Cwa!te) and
peabody School tcoloredD. and that while
this instruction WAS made voluntary. the
ltnis OF 100 pupils was reached without
going below the senior grade. and he con-
Eratulated the Board upon their decision
TO continue this experiment during tine
coming session.
GIRL BY EXPIRES.
There arrived here this morning over the
Seaboard Air Line from Charlotte, N O.
"a Itrle girl about four years Old. who had
"a tag attached TO string which was
saround her neck. On the tag was written
Mrs. E. NJ. Nenab.e, Farmvllle, Va. The
reverse side Of the tag contained The infor-
Ina-ion that mole was on the inside of the
childis dress.
FIVE do..ars was left with the agent to
E1ay The childs expenses from Petersburg
to FarInv!lle. When asked for her name
r'ls replied with something tina, sounded
,Sike Willie Indie Enry.' No one seemed
ITO know who she was, but she was evil
saertiy an orphan. or Of exceedingly poor
,Darentage. and a home had been secured
dor her in Farmrile.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lipscomb who died in this
city last night, formerly lived IN Ports
mouth. She was a daughter-in-law Of
Ghief-cf-Police Lipscomb, of Manchester
NJ. Charles Leonard and wife left last
night for Saratoga.