The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-11
PRIMARIES HELD
IN PETERSBURG
R. B. Davis and Charles I, Lassiter
Nominated for House.
HALF RATES FOR REUNION,
Railroads Have Agreed TO Make Rate of
One Fare for the Round Trip-Ncgro
Wanted for Murder liz
North Carolina.
Especial Dispatch 10 The Times.l

PETERSBURG, VA. Oct. .1O.-R. Is.
Davis and Charles I. Lassiter, two of the
leading lawyers in Petersburg, were nom
mated by the Democratic voters in the
primary election to-day to represent this
city in the next Legislature. The Dri-
mary passed off quietly and the vote was
not so large as was expected, only about
half of the full primary vote being cast.
The vote was: r. B. Davis, 491; Charles
T. Lassiter, $40; z. w. Smith, AL;
Thomas b. Ivy, All.
Mr.. Davis is one of the ablest lawyers
in the State He served two sessions in
the Legislature, 1S74'7G, and though a
young man, was one of the ablest mem
bers of those sessions Since then he
has devoted his time exclusively to his
large law practice, taking no part in poll
tics. 1t is with considerable sacrifice to
his personal interest that he yielded to
the urgent requests of his friends to be-
come a candidate.
Mr.. Lassiter is a young lawyer of abil-
ity. He was for several years Common
wealth's attorney i'll Petersburg. and his
popularity was again attested to-day
when he led the ticket by scventy-siN
votes A nomination is equivalent to an
election; so Petersburg will have three
lawyers in the next General Assembly
Davis and I4assiter in the House of Dele
gates, and w. &. McLlwaine in the Sen
ate.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Two men were killed and several in
iured by big explosion at the saw mill
of r. Butterworth and Brother, near De-
witt Station on the Seai1oard AIR Line
Railroad, This morning.
The killed are A g. Smith of Sails
bury, Nd and Norman Wright colored.
Among the injured are Norman Smith,
son of a G. Smith. Mr.. Smith was ope-
rating the mill for the Butterworths. and
was under a contract to cut 15,00o,0D feet
of timber for them The mill was valued
at 81 500 and was total wreck.
Augustus Cotton, colored, for nearly
two wears employed as teamster in Pc
tcrsburg, has been arrested on the charge
of murder committed in North Carolina
before he came 10 Petersburg.
Sheriff >. NJ. Jones, of Carthage. n. c..
has telegraphed to --iel of Police Rag
applied for.
Mr.. VIM. Edgar Davis, of North Caro-
line. and Miss Louise knight were mar
RED at Washington-Street NJ. e. Church
at half past five c clock this afternoon.
REUNION RATE.
Al! the railroads in the State will give
reduced rates to Petersburg during the
Confederate reunion in this city from &C.
tober sd to 18th. Tickets will be sold. be-
ginning October 21st with e,al limit. to
October 2Stf. One fare for the round trip
will be the rate. w. II. Fitzgerald COM
municated this news to-day to the Trans
portation Committee of a. p. Hill Campof
Confederate Veterans.
Governor Tyler has written to General
Stith Boiling. accepting the invitation to
be in Petersburg during the reunion Of
the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
in this city.
Charles P. Bigger, commandant Lee
Camp Soldiers Home, has also written
that about 125 veterans from the Home
will be in Petersburg Thursday, the 9th.
The sales of loose tobacco made yester-
day were small.
Mr.. Samuel Peterson, son of the late
Rev. z. NJ. Peterson. died suddenly in
this city Wednesday evening from apo
plexv. Mr.. Peterson was q, young man
of liberal education. He was just "a
years OF age
Miss Matte Moyler. Who spent the
summer in the mountains Of Virginia.
has returned to Petersburg.
The crowds that so from Petersburg to
the Carnival increase each day The
largest crowd Of the week went over yes
tcrday.
Mr.. Z. c. Fowlkes haG his left hand
painfully hurt by being caught in the
machinery at the electric power-house
last nj chit