Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-04
PETERSBURG.
DANGEROUS FUN-STREET RAIL
WAY NSION-vISITORS.
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Petersburg, Va, April 3.-Joseph
Boiling, colored, aged fifteen years. re-
siding In Pocahontas. placed some pow
der on log yesterday and then applied
a match. An explosion followed and
Boiling was horribly burned about the
lace and will in all probability lose one
of his eyes.
Inc dwelling of Mr. Thomas Roberts,
In Prince George county. about six
miles from Petersburg. was destroyed
10y fire yesterday. with most of the
household effects. There was no one
In the house at the time the fire oc-
CURED but several children. The fire
originated from q defective nue. The
loss Will amount to between $500 and
$500.
STREET RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The Southsidc Railway and Devel-
opment Company. by whom the cleo
tric car line here Is operated, arc con-
templatlng extending it's lines and es-
tnbiishing 81 park in some desirable
locality The proposed improvement
VIII cost in the uleighborhood of $780,
WANT TO BORROW.
At the meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil last night the Finance Committee
was authorized to borrow $4,000. or at
be necessary to meet the expenditures
OF the city. There is now balance to
the credit of the city OF about SIG, O00
The Council at it's meeting last night
authorized the Committee on Gas and
Light to enter into n contract with the
Southside Railway and Development
Company for lighting the city with
electricity for three years at a cost of
S5I per year for each arch light of ]. 200
candle power the light TO burn every
night and all night.
BRIEF MENTION.
During the past month the police
made ia arrests.
~ fire occurred last night at the
Romano Fireworks factory. IN Prince
George county, just outside of the cor
poratc limits. The boiler room and
saw room were destroyed. together
with some machinery and material.
How the fire originated is not known.
Six Sondolas of an Enstbound freight
train on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. loaded with coal. were derailed
and wrecked this morning about 3
O'Clock near Tuggle's Tank. short
distance from Farmvile. Just before
the wreck occurred two fiat cars of tbe
same train were wrecked No one was
injured.
The total sales of loose tobacco at the
different warehouses in Petersburg for
the past SIX months. from October LIST.
1899. to April 1st 1900. was 9.273.35O
pounds. The total not gain in 1900 over
1899 was 255, 159 pounds.
UNION VETERANS ARRIVE.
The members OF the wilcox Post
Grand Army of the Republic. of Spring
Held. Mass, arrived here this evening.
ana were met at the depot by members
or A. p. Fill Camp OF Confeder,t to
Veterans and escorted to the Shirley
hotel. where they will be chartered.
Tonight an Informal reception was
held In The parlors OF the Shirley
where the visitors were called on by
a number of our citizens. Tho visitors
accompanied by Judge j. NJ. Mullen. of
the fiustings Court of this city, and
Messrs- Garter r. Bishop, Henry Roper
and Simon Seward, will leave here to-
morrow morning for City Point. where
the party Will take the steamer Poca-
hontas for Jamestown. Old Point and
Newport News, and will return to Pc
tersburg Thursday.