Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-12
CITY or PETERSBURG.
DWELLING HOUSE or CAREY COT
no, BURNED IN PRINCE GEORGE.
OLD BLANDF0RD WINDOWS.
Dead OF Each Southern
state to Be Honorel by Tiem-Co1-
orci CI,ild:s Terrible Dcnti,-HoE
Cholera. in the scuthsidc.i

PETERSBURG. VA, December IL
tspecial)-The dwelling house OF Carss
Cotton (coloreD. in Prince George t a c9an-
and all the furniture and family effects
were lost. Cotton lived on the Middle
road about seven miles from Petersoars'
and had no Insurance on his properly;
The fire is believed to@haye been caused
accidentally by the children VINO mad
been left in the house while the Old toiks
were away.
on Harding; street. lost one of her little
children yesterday by fire AS SO often
happens among the negroes, the Children
had been left alone in the house. Inc
little one fell in the fire and death re-
sulicd-nore from Inhalation than from
external burns.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL WIN
Ir, making a report to the Daughters Of
the Coriederacy of this city Of the pro.
ceedings Of the recent convention OF OF
Size attended as a delegate. Mrs. r. T.
Meade, president OF the Grand Division
of Virginia, spoke OF the interest aroused
in the movement to induce each OF !ile
dow in old R!andford church IN memory
of it's Confederate dead buried III our
cemetery.
This matter. to which the Daughters
Of Virginia are directing their atten
ton. excited general interest: ana the
delegates said they. would bring It Pc
fore the chapters throughout the South.
Soldiers of every one OF the Confederate
STATES are buried in Blandford Cemetery.
Missouri has the money for its W1ndo"
already in hand, and Georgia is ready to
The famous Washington Artillery. OF
New Orleans, has Il special square n
Blandford Cemetery. where It's dead re-
poses, and the company has asked lnG
privilege Of erecting a special memorial
window in their memory.
Virginia is expected to erect the ntst
window. after which the other states
will quickly follow.
It is reported that within the past &c"
weeks large numbers OF hogs IN Soutt-
ampton and adjoining counties nave H'eu
OF what is supposed to be cholera Many
heavily in consequence
At the regular meeting OF Monroe
Lodge of Odd-Fellows. the following %. o..
Noble Grand. G. l.. Throckmorton; - vice
Grand c. c. Cashon; Financial 1Secre-
tary, George 2. Badger: Recording Sec
rotary James Hancock; Treasurer James
B. Blanks Chaplain. j. B. Brown
Henry. the 5-year-oId son of DR.. Joseph
| NJ Burke, a prominent physician OF ms
city. died of scaret-fever ms mo .l.rtaf
The bov was a sweet and beautiful child
4 WORTHY DEACON DEl.D-
Deacon Spencer Greer m an na+e ase9 '1 He
was !. very prominent and influential
| leader of his race. and for many years
| had been an officer and member OF the
| First (colored) Baptist church ON f1dr-
| risou street. His influence among ms
| people was always exerted for good
| Many years ago, in the days OF rec":l-
| struction, Green was a mempef OF tiie
City School Board and q n!aglstrate.
Mr.. II. l.. Gill, who died Yesterday IN
Norfolk was a native OF PETERSBURG.
and widely known here, lie was d
| brother Of Mr. Robert Gill, ciotlniss
| merchant of this city, and CT EnS:neei
| George Gill. His remains were brousne
| TO Peters burg for internient TINS aits--
| noon. Dt,o.
Parkinson, who died in Richmond, were
brought here this afternoon Tor inter
ment in Blandford Cemetery:
! Mr.. p. S. Rives, for some time past
| EMPLOYED in the Office Of the Singer sew
| ing-Machinc Company, has been promo,
| ted 10 the position OF manager - lilc
! connany's office in Charlotte. n. G.
| wood to the poor during tn: recent coid
| spell. and thereby prevented much SUI
| feIinc. The Council recently appro,,
| Driateti s1OCo for the purchase OF WOOD
| for the rccr Of the city, and arrange
| Y1ents are being made to set the railroad
companies to bring in supplies.
! The police yesterday arrested l"o Ae-
eroes from North Carolina Tor tfespa5a-
| ing upon property in Dinwiddle. COUNT:
. md FIR insoleuce to the lady OF one OF
/ Irs ho11ses they visited. Their names
ara Henry stevens and William COOK,
/ and they will be tried in Dinwiddle
No information has yet beef ItcciVJt'
| as to the Whereabouts OF Arthur ~.
! Bishop. of this city, wanted at Chariotte,
Of II,