The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-06
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SMASHED WHEEL
TO SInITEREE,NS.
Negro Woman Attacked Bicyclist
With an Axe.
STOLE A HORSE, BURNT A BARN.
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Negro Offered to Sell the stesd Cheap and
Vas Arres,ed-co Condemnation com-
missionsrs Msd: No
Decision.
STOLE A HORSE, BURNT A BARN.
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PETIsRSI5uRE. VA. Ndr. 5.--Messrs.
T. 5. Beckwith. w. w. Donnan, Spencer
Vaughan and w. w. Jones, commits
siomers appointed by Judge Waddill TO
condemn a right OF way through the
property OF Louis E. Spencer. trustee. In
this city, Tor the use OF the Petersburg
and Richmond Electric Railway, met to-
day, but adjourned until tomorrow
without hearing any evidence Davis
cad Davis are counsel for Louis E..
Spencer and r. ii. Mann, for the Rail-
way company.
Edgar Lucy. riding a bicycle along
Jcnes Street. struck against colored glri
and was thrown from his wheel. The
girl abused the young man ana When
he started 10 resent it negro woman,
Laura Stark, attacked him with an axe.
Lucy warded off the force of the blow,
but the blade reached his forehead, cut
ting il lust over the right eye. TIE
negro woman then turned on the bicycle,
breaking the wheels TO pieces. She was
arrested and placed in the station mouse.
OF the twenty physicians, now living
out of the flinefy-two. who assembled in
Richmond. November 3D. 1870. to organize
a medical society in Richmond, two are
from Petersburg, DR.. John Herbert
Claiborne AMI DR.. D. w. Lassiter.
A rumniage sale is being held ut No. 80
Halifax Street. for the benefit OF the
Homo for the Sick
Appomattox Commandery, knights
Templar, vas inspected by Past-Com-
mander Greenwood. of Norfolk
STOLE a HORSE
Charles Noblett, y negro aftcr steal
ing a horse from tie farm OF Mr.. Richard
Eppes at Bermuda Hundred last night,
is supposed to have fired the barn. caus-
ins great destruction.
A negro giving the name of Benjamin
Munford, offered to sell Charles Luncie,
of Chesterfield. a fine horse this morning.
The young man, suspecting the negro OF
theft had him detained tin his Gather
Justice George Lundie. could be informed.
Justice Lundie arrested the negro and
brought him to Petersburg. and soon alter
reaching here. MIR. A. 3. Munford, mana
ger for Mr.. Eppes. appeared at the station
and identified the horse.
Mr.. Munford was awakened this morn
ing about 3 o'clock. and found his barn
in flames. The building. twenty-five tons
CT hay, five hundred bushels OF wheat,
TWO wagons. valuable farming implements
and other proyender were totally destroy
ed. There was no insurance.
Neblett had worked on the farm only
fifteen days. and the supposition is that
after stealing the horse, he set fire to
the barn. Neblett when arrested, said
he was from Blackstone and was taking
Mary Munford, but had forgot the mes
sage
ADDRESSED TRAVELLERS.
Mr.. e. C Burrows. the national bust
ness manager and Mr.. e.. w. Saunders.
the State president of the Travellers
Protective Association, addressed the To-
cal Post in the rooms of the Young Mems
Business Association last night. This
was Mr.. Burrows first visit to Peters,
burg. and he expressed much pleasure
and surprise at the large and va1ieG
manufacturing interests in Petersburg.
The Petersburg Tobacco Association
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. General Stith Boiling: Nice-Presi-
dent. Robert l.. Watson: Secretary and
Treasurer, j. Colin Neal. The Associa-
ton has t!lirty-one members.
C. w. Graves, one of the guards at
the penitentiary. came to Petersburg this
morning. and, after casting his vote
took with him back to Richmond ID. NJ.
Wilkins. the young white man who was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary for stealing money from Mrs. Mary
Marsh.
The John II. Maclin Company will build
O large peanut factory on Madison Street.
The contract was awarded to Mr.. w. J.
BRYANT
MIR. and Mrs. Alexander B. Cooper, of