Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
PETERSBURG.
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Observation-Disclosures
RECOMMENDED.
Especial to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

petersburg, Va, Feb. 1.-THE new
car-shed which is being built on Chap
pell street, near West End Park. for
the Southside Railway and Deyelop-
ment company Is approaching compile
tlon, and Is expected to be ready for
occupancy by the middle of next month.
Workmen from Richmond. who are tn
put on the slate roof, arrived here thia
morning. This building is to be fire.
proof throughout, and will cost about
$4,000.
BREvITIES.
Master Charles Hargrave, son of Mr..
John Hargrave. Commissioner of Rove
nue. of Dinwiddie county, who was SO
dangerously shot a few days ago, men
tlon OF which was made in this cor
reSpondence at the time, is improving.
| owing to the snow storm, the balloon
ascension which was to have been
given at West End Park this afternoon
by Professor Atwell, had to be post
poned until next week.
The Daughters of Liberty of Peters,
burg will give a box and shadow party
at Odd Fellows building Tuesday even.
ing next.
ACCIDENT
An accident occurred at the slaughter
mouse of j. c. Bowman SS Bro, butch
ers, In Blandford. yesterday afternoon
which came near proving serious, The
flue flew out OF the boiler, and Mr.. Paul
Bursher, young man employed at the
slaughter house, was quite painfully
! scalded.
LODGED IN JAIL.
About o'clock this morning Police
Oilcer MCGEE was attacked on Boiling
brook street by two strangers named
Pete Conway and Fred Hamilton. 1t
| appears that they had been drinking
| ana were disturbing the peace by their
noisy demonstrations and were ordered
by the officer to keep quiet The men
refused to obey, and were taken into
| custody The officer had gone but a
short distance with the two men when
they refused to go further, and made
| an attack on the officer Hamilton
! struck the officer in the temple, and
the blow staggered him, and then the
two prisoners ran off. Officer MCGEE
pursued Hamilton through one or two
alleys, firing at him two or three shots,
neither of which, however, took effect
Hamilton was finally captured on
Courthouse avenue in sight of the jail.
| Conway was subsequently found in an
! alley near Short Market street hid be-
tween two large boxes. The two men
were before the Mayor this morning.
Conway was given 80 days in Jail and
| Hamilton 60 days.
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED
J Dr. VIM. i. Drewry. superintendent
of the Central State Hospital. is in re-
ccipt of the report of the sub commit
tee of the committee of the Legisla-
turc which recently visited and in
spected the Central State Hospital in
Dinwiddie county. near Petersburg
The committee, after speaking of the
satisfactory condition in which they
| found the hospital. says that the fell
lowing appropriations will be needed
for the hospital for this and the next
fiscal. year: For additional accommo-
datons for patients, SIS. 0O0 for proper
fire protection and water storage,
$4,000 for permanent Improvement and
cold storage. $40 GOO; for support and
maintenance. sl7O.00O Total. s2Gs. 900.
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Cashon, OF this
city, celebrated the first anniversary
of their marriage at their residence. on
the corner of West and Rome streets
last night. The occasion was a most
i delightful one to all in attendance