The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
NEGROES LOOKING
TO DEPORTATION
Telling Friends Good Bye in Antic-
ipaton.
SELLING OFF PROPERTY.
,,,ic;t Stills Destroyed i'll the Upper
Counties-Thc Noah of Petersonf2ss
Launches His Ark-Neai ESTATE
Sales i'll Prince George
SELLING OFF PROPER Y

pETF,RSBURG. VA, June 16-speeIsIi--
1,a NEGROES in Sussex county are con-
s,da.ab,v stirred over the prospects OF .
c,anpA. in the Constitution Of the state
7, . section of the county. about LhlI'S
miles from Petersburg, there Is dui u, q
nero settlement The settlers nave lu ny
discussed among themselves -, 5,I
nronosed change would mean TO theni' ana
They unanimously agree that II tneie y
. new Constitution they will De sent ps
1-ond +he boundaries OF the State anu
1oesihlv to some Of Americas ne" POS
sessions. lint
Many are making preparat Ton Tor "ii''-
ever change may be brous. IL--t dDrS1
SELLING THEIR EFFECTS.
co,,a are disposing of their personal
effects and real estate, and others Visit
inc. the members of their family TO Do
them a last farewell lest when they are
transferred to other lands they may MOI
meet again Do
one woman, formerly owned by Ft-
tarsb1,ra. family, was here this week.
&c. eeeine, all her friends in Petersburg
she went to North Caroiina Tor Tue
nose of seeing her relatives again before
She sails. No amount of persuasion can
dispel the illusion OF these people.
Deputy Charles Gee. of the United
states internal Revenue Department A''2
lust returned to this city from the GPp9t
counties of the district, where he iouhu
and distroved two large Illicit stills. \
quantity of beer and whisky was con-
tiscated.
NOAH LAUNCHES HIS ARK
Mr. Goodrich, known here as Moan,
launched his boat this afternoon. me
old man is seventy-iIVe years ola att''
has been for several months buSly en-
Moved in building himself boat re
n
his boat is finished, and If he succeed N
reaching the cape before being sWats'pe"
by the waves he will do we'll
FARMS AT AUCTION.
Pannills Sons. auctioneers, sod at theif
Offices in this city to-day for r. d. CIT
liam, commissioner, the following fae's
of land in Prince George county;
Harrison's Grove, so acres, to II a.
Poarch. s225; tract of 203 acres to kuius
Brockwell 1910; tract of % acres, or
sPowelrs Greek, TO E. y. Poarch. s'oo,
two tracts known as Lawrence ana
walls" TOO acres, to f. a. Poareh $, o9";
| '.Mount Pleasant" farm to ". l.. bols-
seau, $500
STORES CLOSE.
The crockery and house-furnishing
stores in this city will close at O'Clock
after June 18th.
The grocers would also close each after
noon at this hour but for the tact thal
two of the leading stores refuse TO do so.
CANVASSER IN TROUBLE.
Mr. Gardener, a canvasser FOR Mutual
Beneficial Association in this city, IS
wanted for alleged misrepresentation OF
the companys funds. II appears that
at various times the agent has collect
ed ten-cent premiums till he has in hand
about $50 TIE matter VII prooably pc
adjusted without legal proceedings being
taken against the agent.
The Petersburg Academy closed for the
session yesterday. The highest honor In
the school. a scholarship in Washington
! and Lee University, was awarded TO Ed
ward Darlington Venabie.
/ Hish-street Methodist church Will give
| an excursion to Virginia Beach ON July
18th. This church is striving to pay
of the balance due on the Improvement
to the building, and the object Of the e4-