The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-13
GOVERNOR OFFERS
REWARD FOR BISHOP
Petersburg Hears That Charlotte
Sentiment is Favorable to Him.
A VERY FINE HOLIDAY TRADE
Desperate Manchester Negro Lunatic
Continues to Give Trouble, But is
Finally Landed in the Asylum at
Petersburg-Personals.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. p.-Gover-
nor Aycock. of North Carolina, has o.
fered q reward of four hundred dollars
for the arrest OF Arthur l.. Bishop.
charged with the murder OF James VII
son, of Charlotte, n. c. a letter was re-
ceiveG IN Petersburg to-day by relatives
Of Bishop from a Petersburg man no"
living in Charlotte, n. c., in which the
writer says the sentiment IN Charlotte
is rather favorable to Bishop, many eN-
pressing the belief that he was justl-
fable in shooting Wilson y TREND OF
the Bishop family has left for Charlotte,
\. c., to Investigate the whole affair
John Gordon, desperate negro una
tic. was brought to the Central State
IJospital from Manchester to-day Cor
dor, has a mania. for assault. Yesterday
evening he attacked Sergeant Saunders
Of Manchester. This morning when the
hospital attendants brought Gordon 10
Petersburg, he kicked Captain Moore, an
officer at the station. He Is now SAFE
~ lodged at the hospital.
Mr.. Fred. e. Hal, the champion eS
hibition pool-player Of the world, vas III
Petersburg yesterday afternoon. lie WIZ
be in Petersburg Monday and give an
exhibition at the Petersburg ClCp'
HOLIDAY TRADE.
and the prospects for a successful season.
with the merchants are eSceedlhslS
fright. The moderate weather OF the fan
j.; responsible for the SLOW trading that
In; been done up to this time. The To-
bacco sales have been exceedingly large
this season and the farmers have rapidly
brought in their peanuts Inc secuoN
s ir Il thriving condition and indications
are that the holiday sales will be equal
70 those OF any year, if not in excess
Many merchants have already decorated
their windows for the season and stocked
TIER stores with Christmas goods.
Contract for hauling the mail in Peters
r;,r:s has been awarded to Captain "
S McCauce. Two new mail wagons vii!
be placed in service. The letter boxes
auC; package boxes throughout the CITY
are to be repaintd
Epworth League of N-ashinston-Stree
Methodist Church. viii hold public ser
vices tonight in the iecture-room. 4
special musical programme has been ar
ranged for the evening.
The ladies Of the Parsonage Society Of
EIigl-street Methodist Church served
dinner to-day between i ara O'Clock.
SUBURBAN CARS.
After the 1st Of January cars or the
suburban lines TO FerndaIe Park will
Tot leave the city for the park after
haIf-past o'clock on week days The
last car will leave F'ernGale Park for Pc
tersburs at ! o'clock, On Sunday nights
the last car will leave Petersburg at 10
o'clock and Ferndale Park at half-past
10 O'Clock
Petersburg distributed considerable
fuel to the poor during the recent cold
spell. and much suffering was prevented.
The Council has appropriated $1,000 for
the purchase OF fuel for the poor Of the
city and arrangements Will be made at
once with the railroad companies to
bring in supplies.
At the regular meeting OF Monroe
Lodge of Odd-Fellows the following Of
TIGERS were elected for tire ensuing term:
Noble Grand. G.. L. Throckmorton; Vice
Grand. c. c. Cashon; Financial Score
tary, George P. Badger; Recording Sec
rotary. James Hancock; Treasurer. Jas
3. Blanks: Chaplain. J. 3. Brown.
RECRUITING OFFICE
Ensign Hanrahan, OF the United States
Navy. viii open a recruiting Office at
the Custonl-House December 18th. TO re-
main open until December Goth, for the
enlistment Of young men in the navy.
Mr.. Nathan Lehman. a we'll known
merchant. died at his home in Hender
son, n Y, yesterday The body will
reach Petersburg Sunday morning and
will be buried in the Rod OF Sholom
Cemetery.
Mr.. Lehman was at one time q resident
of Petersburg.
The Epworth League OF Market Street
Church will hold a public meeting TO-
night.
The body of Mrs. Ann Rebecca Per
linson was brought to this city from
Richmond yesterday afternoon and was
buried in Blandford Cemetery.
Ny C. A. Jordan. general manager oi
the American Cigar Manufactory. has
returned from North Carolina, where he
went to attend the funeral OF his moth
or