The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-30
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IN PETERSBURG {.
Or. Battle Described as Dead Game
Sport.
CAN OUT SHOOT cARvEF
A Pctcrsturscr Who Has Been Living
in Costa Isica Returns Home-A
Hostler Severely Kicked by u
horse-Tool for Looking.
Especial dispatch to The Times.)

PETERSBURG, VA, August 29.-Dr
Battle has returned after spending de-
lightful vacation in the mountains OF
Virginia. He spent much of his time in
hunting and fishing. and was much sur
prised one morning to receive Kentucky
paper containing an article describing hinf
as dead game sport. that III addition
to his ability as pulpit orator, he could
out-shoot Or. Carver.
DIR. Battle discovered that the editor OF
the paper was one of the guests at Cold
Sulphur Springs. where he was staying
TRUNK MYSTERY.
Two bundles of clothes and a trunk we'll
filed with books has furnished Captain
Racland with a problem. which, thus far.
he has not solved.
1t was reported at police headquarters
yesterday afternoon that trunk was ly-
ing in the woods near Wr:ght's pince. in
Battersea. Officer Dyson was sent to in
vestigate and found that the trunk con-
tanned books of various kinds-school-
books, histories, novels. etc Only two
of the books contain names. Wentworths
School Algebra has in it the name j.
Arte Usher, Springfield, Ga, May ), 1891
Another book has the same name in 1t,
with Newberry College and Savannah, Ca.
as the address. In this book also the
name of j. Gardner, dealer in secondhand
books. us Broughton Street. Savannah. A
history has on the front pnge the words:
IF you want to find your name, look on
page 20s.' Page 20S says: You are fool
for looking.
Later in the evening Officer Dyson found
two large bundles of clothes near where
the trunk had been found. He carried
them to the station and they contained
wearing apparel for both sexes and a
quantity of bed-clothing- The name Ma
ME Wingard is on some of the pieces, all
of which are newly Numbered
WOMAN AND TWO MEN
A catalogue of Roanoke College and one
of Newberry College are among the DOCKS.
The mysterious find has completely BAT
fed Chief Ragand. He says ne mas no
ideta what it mean. No rooherS mas
been reported 20 him and he has not peen
asked to watch for any runaway couples.
The man who reported the finding or
the trunk says ne saw q woman ard two
men going up the railroad near where the
things were, and they seemed to be eyenS
the place carefully. No one to whom the
matter has been told can offer any eX-
PLANTATION. II may be that contract was
entered into by students OF schools for
opposite sexes. and that the couple are
evadng meeting with their parents on
account of opposition stirred up by the
marriage.
Captain Ragland is waiting anXieusly fos
4 seasona BILE solution of the mystery.
Mr.. c. c.. Peasants has returned TO Pc
tersburs from the Yellow Sulphur Springs
The chief hester for Mr.. Simon Seward
was kicked by Il horse yesterday, and
his collar-bone broken.
Mrs. Joseph Prichard is improving, after
her recent attack of illness
Mr. Isham Dyer and family have gone
to Durham, n. c., to visit Mrs. Dyerss
parents.
Mr. Hubbard Eeild. formerly of Peters
burg. but who for the past nine years tas
been living in Costa Rica, is on a visit to
his family. in this city.
Mr.. George Mason, City Attorney. re-
turned to-day from the Yellow Sulphur
Springs, where ne has been for several
weeks