The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-12
A CoIored Man Nearly Blinded by
Coal Oil Explosion.
OPINIONS OF SWANSON'S LETTER
Rev. w. a. Fishburn's Leg Successfully
amputatcd-Court Hecords Of Din
widdic Carried Away During
the War arc Recovered.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)

PETEkSBURG, VA, Jan. 1.--Thomas
Dunlop (colored) narrowly escaped being
blinded to-day by an explosion OF kero-
senc oil.
The shop boy hid filled the stove with
wood and poured quantity Of oil over it.
Dunlop attempted to light the saturated
wood when an explosion occurred. he
was painfully burned about the face
The vacancy accustomed by the resGnsi-
ton of Miss Anna Mark. teacher at Sixth
Ward school. still exists. Miss Ethel
Hall is filling the position temporarily.
LEG AMPUTATED.
Rev w ~ Fishburn, who was shot by
negro poachers in Prince George county
Yesterday was brought to Petersburg and
operated on at the Home for the Sick
iy DR. r d. McIlwainc. His left leg was
amDutated above the knee. His condition
is favorable to-day.
Mr. Robert Gillian is making copies of
the registration books used in the recent
national election for G. Il. Wilson, the
defeated Republican candidate for Con-
gress, who is contesting Major Lassiter,s
seat.
Miss Maggie Hill, who has been visiting
III Petersburg for several weeks, left this
evening for Richmond, where she vii!
stay a few days before going TO her home
in New York city.
THE SWANSON LETTER.
The letter OF Mr.. Swanson. published in
The Times yesterday, furnished topic
for political talk in Petersburg. THO eX
pressed opinion is that the letter will
have little effect upon the candidacy Of
Mr.. Swanson. Prominent men and poll
tictans here see nothing Objectionable III
the letter and consider it only a formal
announcement of the candidacy Of the
writer. They believe that if any effect
results from it it Will be to the interest
of the candidate.
Mr.. Swanson is popular in Petersburg
and throughout the Fourth District whose
interests he has served on many occasions.
He is a warm friend of Major Lassiter
and other prominent Democrats in the
district.
RECORDS RETURNED.
a county court book OF Dinwidde coiln-
~, dated 1889 has been returned to the
supervisors. On The ny-ieaf is written:
Captured from the county courthouse
1860. The book was returned to the Su
pervisors by Mr.. Coopf. Of Ohio, VINO
received SO for it.
The West-End Baptist CHURCH has not
yet decided who vii! be called to succeed
Rev W. S. Leal;e, who recently resigned
to 80 to Richmond. Mr.. Thomas Crowder
is chairman of the committee in charge
of the matter. and he has not had d meet
ing of his associates.
i
and Miss Linda Magee. Of Prince George,
were married at Salem cnurctl, in FRINGE
George, yesterday afternoon.
The enga cement of DR.. j. II. Claiborne,
of New York, and Miss Marie Louise
Claiborne, of New Orleans, is announced
DR.. Claiborne is a son of DR.. John Herbert
Claiborne of Petersburg, and Mss Clai-
borne. his cousin. is daughter of Major
William c. Claiborne, Of New Orleans.
Mayor Peasants is confined 10 his home
with the grip
Miss Matthews, VINO has been visiting
Miss, Willie Eclles for several weeks, re-
turned to her home, in Louisville, Ky,
yesterday.
Mrs. David Dunlop entertained a few OF
her friends at a luncheon yesterday.
James Sullivan was found in an uncon-
scious condition on the Seaboard AIT Line
Railway one mile from Dewitt yester-
day. and was brought to Petersburg to-
day