The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-25
GREAT SHOWER
OF TERRAPINS
They Were Discovered in Petersburg
After the Rim.
FIFTEEN YEARS A PASTOR.
Rev. Father O'Fcrrel Celebrates His
Anniversary-AIan Charged With
Dcrr4ue.ln. i, ii o e Keeper.
Horse Stolen in Chesterfield
Especial Dispatch TO The Times.)

PETERSBURG, VA, September "a
'Terrapins are believed to have been rained
in Petersburg last Friday. After the heavy
shower, many little ones were seen in
the streets and yards in different parts
of the city Some OF them We're alive and
Mr. King, on Lombard Street, attempted
to raise some of them, but all soon died
They We're "a peculiar species, unlike any
ever seen in Petersburg, and their ap-
pearance can only be accounted for by the
belief that they came down with the rain
Key. Father j. T. D'Ferreil celebrated
his fifteenth anniversary as pastor of ST
Josephs Catholic Church, yesterday. His
sermon yesterday morning referred briefly
to some Of the events Of the past fifteen
gears.
During that time many improvements in
the parish have taken place. y beautiful
new church has been built and the con-
gregat:on greatly Increased.
FAITH #CURIST.
DR. Walter Gilbert faith curist, is
attracting much attention in this city.
Daily meetings are being held at Court
house Avenue and large crowds are usu-
ally there.
Mr. r. Wachsman was thrown from
street car. on Washington Street, to-day
and narrowly escaped being seriously in
iured He was considerably Jared, but
not otherwise hurt.
Among the cases to be tried In Din
widd;e at this term ofisthe court is the
suit OF Il. T.. Cobb against the Seaboard
Air Line Railway. for 10000, for destruc-
ton OF lumber said TO have been set afire
by sparks from a locomotive on the Sea-
board Air Line.
j. P Myers and C. T. Johnson. two white
men, We're arrested in this city yesterday
afternoon by Chief of Police Ragland on
the charge of defrauding Hotel Keeper
]. R. Cobb, OF Waverly, out Of board
bill. Myers and Johnson claim to be from
Ohio johnson. by direction from Myers,
hired horse from Cobb on Saturday with
the view of making a canvass Of Sussex
county, but really, as it followed. to set
away from Wayerly and beat Cobb out
of his board bill. johnson came to this
city. met Myers and tried TO hire negro
to take Cobb's horse back 10 him, but
before he could send the horse back Cobb
came to Petersburg and had them arrested.
They will be kept IN the jail in this city
until the Sussex county authorities come
after them.
FINE HORSE STOLEN.
Mfr. Thomas Seabury. who lives a short
distance from this city in Chesterfield
county. had a fire mare stolen from MN
last night by a negro boy named Chas,
Williams, whom he had employed as sta
blenan. Mr.. Seabury employed Wllllams
about q week ago Williams claliheo. ~
be from North Carolina. He was seeA
in this city last night about o'clock, r.d-
ing the mare Williams also took MI
Seaburv's saddle and bride.
Congressman James Hay and George J.;
Browning. of Rappahannock county, viii
the Bryan, Stevenson and Lasslter
Campaign Club tonight.
The Circuit Court of Dinwiddie county,
Judge B. a Hancock presiding, is in ses-
sion to-day. There are only civil casas
on the docket TO be tried at this term
Of the court.
Messrs Elias Peyser and Sol. Miller, OF
Newport News. are visiting relatives in
the city
The body of the unknown white man
who committed suicide near Rea1ns' Sta
ton. in Dinwiddie. on Saturday, was
buried yesterday. A stake marks the
SPOT. so that in case any inquiries are
made about him the grave may be found.