The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
THE POPULATION
IN PETERSBURG
An Enumeration Thinks the People
Have Decreased,
STONE CUTTERS STRIKE.
The Chesterfield Prisoners Made Good
Their Escapc-Thc Seaboard Air
Line Appoints a Billing
clerk.
STONE CUTTERS STRIKE.

PETERSBURG. VA. June Especial.
One of the enumerators engaged in tax,
ing the census of this city says he believes
Petersburg will show a loss of several
thousand population as compared with
the last census.
He bases his opinion on the fact that
the returns show number of people have
LEFT here during the past five years Many
people, it is true. have come to Petersburg
during that time. but it is believed that
the number who have gone out far ex-
ceeds the number that has come in.
STONE-CUTTERS STRIKE
The stone-cutters employed by the Pc
tersburg Granite Company went out or
strike this morning. The real cause of the
strike cannot be ascertained. The COM
pany nTade a proposition which the men
rejected, and they decided 10 stop work.
The company employs about two hundred
men.
Sheriff Gill, of Chesterfield, after hunt
ing two days for the prisoners who es-
capped from the county jail on Tuesday
night, has concluded that the prisoners
made good their escape from the county.
No trace whatever has been found.
LOST MERCHANT
On May 2Sth telegram from Norfolk
=
buggy and crushed and bloody hat will
have to be solved by the police, and the
solution will likely be the finding of the
body of John w. Perdue'
1t was supposed that Mr.. Perdue had
been murdered on his way home from
Lambert's Point.
Chief-of-Police Ragland. of Petersburg.
believes he has solved the mystery as far
as Mr. Perdue is concerned, as he hs just
learned that on the night of May 18th
Mr.. Perdue was in Petersburg, ana left
that evening saying he was going West.
Mr.. George Arlington. of Portsmouth.
has been appointed billing clerk for the
Seaboard Air Line Railway in Petersburg.
THE VETERANS.
a. p Hill Camp, Confederate Veterans,
held an interesting meeting last night
Mr.. VIM. S. Kelley, of New York, for
rnerly of Petersburg, delighted the men,
bers with appropriate speech.
Rev H. L. Derby related some thrilling
war experiences.
y concert will be given at West-End
Park this evening. by the Southside Rail-
way and Development Company
A moonlight excursion will be given to-
night down the Appomattox river, for the
benefit of the Methodist Female Orphan
age.
1t is said that the case of Thomas NJ
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| Prince George county till the grand jury
term in August.
Mr. A F. Richardson. of this city. who
was married last evening at Dendron, in
! Surry county, returned home today with
| his bride
! The funeral of William Smith. one OF
| Petersburg's most respected citizens, and
! for over a third of a century an engineer
| on the Petersburg Railroad, took place
yesterday from Market-Street Methodist
| Episcopal Church.
A number of his old friends among the
railroad men and engineers on the Allan
| tic Coast Line were present to pay their
| tributes OF respect
MEMORIAL DAY
The Ladies' Memorial Association has
| decided to have regular memorial exercises
| at the cemetery on next Monday. The
| ninth is the regular date. but, as the ninth
| falls on Saturday, it was thought advis-
| able to postpone the exercises till Mon
| day.
DR.. j. W. Rosebro, formerly pastor of
| Tabb-Street Presbyterian church. will de-
| liver the memorial address
! Mr.. Robert P. Rowland and Miss Min
ME P. Shell, of this city, were married in
| Richmond to-day. The license was OBJ
tanned in Petersburg, and their going
| away was simply matter of Choice.