The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-07
The Grand Army Veteran Who is
Member Of Confederate Camp.
WORKING FOR BATTLE PARK
Rev. George e. Booker breaches on
Moman's Love-T The Mems Inns
proyement Association-No ln-
stitution in Va. for tpileptics
Especial dispatch to The Tirnes.)

sci for New York creditors Of tho com
many time in which to take dispositions
In regard to certain Improvements made
to the company's property in Ettrick.
Messrr. Davis & Davis and Miles S. Mar
tin will represent Mr.. George E. Fisher.
who is asking for the sale Of the prop
rty. Mr.. ". B. McIlwafne and Mr..
Charles T. Lassiter, are counsel for the
New York creditors OF the company.
Mr.. James Anderson, Of Springfield.
Mass. a. prominent Grand Army
veteran is in petersburg. Mr. An
derson enjoys the distinction OF
being the only Federal soldier who
Mr.. Anderson is a contributing member
OF A. P. Hill Camp in this city. He came
to Washington to attend the encampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic in
that city, and also to confer with repre-
sentatives in the interest Of the battle
field park near Petersburg. Mr.. Ander-
son is an earnest worker in the interest
of the park proposed to be established
near this city.
The case of Police Officer Ruffin against
tho city OF Petersburg for $4,000 DANA
yes was continued again to-day by Judge
Hancock. The Judge is now occupied
In Dinwiddie county in cases against the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
for damages said to have been caused by
FIRE resulting from sparks from the en-
gineS.
MR. RUFFIN ORDAINED.
Mr.. Clifton Ruffin. well known young
man Of this city, was ordained to the
ministry at the First Baptist Church yes
terday afternoon. Tho ordination SER
mon was preached by Rev. DR.. Battle: the
charge was delivered by the Rev. ]. r.
Doan. and the Bible was presented to the
young man by Rev. F. w. Moore.
Despite the Indictment weather of last
evening, a large congregation heard Rev.
George &. Booker preach the first OF
his series OF sermons to young ladies.
The subject was 'rNTomans Love-
Mary Stewart. a colored woman. who
was seriously burned at her home. on
Mercury Street. Friday. is dead from
her injuries.
Mr.. w. w. TONNES. Jr.. has accepted a
position with coal company in Char
lestown. w. Va. and will leave for that
city this week.
Rev. L. w. Guyer. Of this city. IS as
sisting Rev. c. II. Green in series OF
meetings in Waverly.
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
The Board OF Directors of the Mems
improvement Association met at the
rooms of the association Friday evening.
The members OF the board were re-elect-s
ed. together with DR.. D. NJ. Brown and
Mr.. r. 0. Egerton. The following are the
directors: Rev. W. A. r. Goodwin, pres
ident; ". W. Gillette. vice-president; Wa
VERY Owen. second vice-rresident; John
W. McCa1eb. treasurer: r. w pichard,
secretary: Fred w. Cole, Waller Hayes,
d. NJ. Brown. r. O. Egerton. John N.
Hawkins was reelected secretary and
janitor of the rooms
THE EPILEPTICS
There Is no institution in Virginia for
enileptcs AT the Central State Hospital.
in Petersburg, there are separate build
inss for the colored epileptics and
this is the only provision in the
State for insane epilepics. the patients
the patients at the hospital in Stanton
and Williamsburg are being cared for
in separate wards.
DR.. W. F. Drewry, 6f> Central State
Hospital. has worked vigorously for the
past seven or eight years to have the
State make provision for an epilepuc
colony. Two years ago he succeeded in
getting through the House Of Delegates
q bill. providing for such a colony. and
there were only four dissenting votes.
The bill did not reach the Senate in time
for attention before adjournmnt. The
sentiment throughout tn State is rapidly
growing IN favor Of the epileptic colony,
ana 1t seems almost certain that the
next Legislature will order It's establish
rnent. DR.. Drewry has bill already
prepared. and 1t will be presented at the
next Legislature. Insane epileptics are
a menace to the other patients. and hos
pitals throughout the States are rapidly
providing separate buildings for this class
Of patients.
GRAND ARMY COMING.
Hundreds of Federal soldiers. In at
tendance upon the national encampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic in
Washington will visit the battle grounds
around Petersburg. A committee from A.
p. Hill Camp OF Confederate Veterans
win give the visitors all the information
they desire concerning Petersburg and
the adjacent batuehelds.
TIID CLAREMONT LIND.
According to Mr.. p. Deveren. the early
building Of the Clarenont and Peters
burg Railroad seems to be certainly.
He has been securing right-of-way and
has been successful all along the route
There are few property owners. however,
whose lands have become suddenly so
valuable that they Will have to be CON
demned.
Joe West, tramp. eighteen years old,
in attempting to board a train on the
Seaboard AIR Line Railway at Chester
to-day, fell under the cars and had his
left foot badly mashed.
THE COAL SITUATION.
The coal dealers and their customers
In Petersburg had built high hopes on the
success Of the conference with the Presi-
dent, and thought that tho people
would get some relief from the
scarcity of COAL. Sudden cold weather
In Petersburg would cause considerable
suffering. The. dealers have used every
effort to get the mining companies to I'LL
orders that have been placed with them
FOR many weeks. One OF the dealers
has just returned from the western part
OF Virginia, where he used every effort
to get a shipment of coal.
NOT ENOUGH CARS.
The companies say tho railroads win
not furnish them with cars otherwise
they could NIL some of the orders. Heavy
shipments Of coal pass through the city,
each day for Norfolk.