The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
PRINCE WILLIAM
CONDUIl'CO| / MPAN'Y''
Has Lease Holding and Will De- d
veIop Indications Of Petroleum
.c0L.W.E. PETERS SUCCESSOR.
The Proposed Telephone Line to Tap
pahannock Seems to Be anAssured b
Success Colored Servants Go
North for the Summer.
Especial Dispatch to The r1mes.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, April e.
The Conduit Company, recently charater-.
ed in Prince William county with an au-
thorized capital Of s5Oo,OOO, with Colonel
Edmund Berkeley as president, is said
to be the only company in the State with
pipe line franchises which can, under it's
charter, carry oil, gas, water. or any
other substance, in any part of the State
to the seaboard. The company has large
leaseholdings in Prince William and Fslu-
Quier counties, and is taking steps to de-
velop petroleum indications, which are
believed by biologists to be valuable
Captain T. McCracken, Of this city,
who has been reelected president of the
Board Of Directors Of the Eastern State
Hospital, at Williamsburg, has been a
member of the board for fifteen years
and a member of the Executive Commit
tee for thirteen years. For ten years he
was ce-president Of the board and has
made fine record as State official.
COL. PETERS SUCCESSOR
Colonel W. 2. Peters, who has filed
the chair Of Latin of the University OF
Virginia for thirty-seven years and will
retire at the end of the present session.
will be succeeded by Professor Thomas
Fitzhug1, son Of Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh,
of this city, who has just completed a
three-years course at the University OF
Berlin
Rev, DR.. J, w. Rosebro, pastor of tho
Presbyterian Church of this city, and DR..
IL M. D. Martin are in Petersburg at
tending the sessions Of the East Hanover
Presbytery as delegates from the church
here.
The committee of tho Business Men,
Association appointed to solicit stock IN
this city to the new telephone hne from
here ito Tappahannock us PROGRESSING
with the work and has been very sue
cessful in securing subscriptions. with
fine amounts already subscribed in Es-
sex and Caroline counties and from other
sources, with the amount obtained mere.
it is believed that the line is assured ana
the work will be commenced as soon as
an organization can be effected, a1ter Tue
committee here completes its work. which
will be in a short time.
COLORED EXODUS.
Colored people in large numbers con-
time to leave this portion OF the state
for Northern points, where thev lisis "
secured employment for the summer
months at prices more remunerative than
they can obtain here. They all return.
however. to spend the winters at their
homes in Virginia. and large portion ~
of that season is idled away by many OF
them.
Mr.. Robert Shepherd, formerly OF this
city, who has been in Europe .1or tne
past five years, has just arrived IN TINS
country, accompanied by ms Wl1e' anu
will visit relatives in this city.
Circuit Judge J. f. Mason has appointed
Major E. S.. Ruggles, Henry v Turner
and Alexander Potts as the board OF
pension commissioners for King George
county.
Mr.. J. G. White has purchased OF
Mr.. John E. Harris the Wheatdale farm
containing 173 acres in Culpeper county
for IS, 0OO
Rev + Murdoch, of Kennett Square,
Pennsylva MIA. who has been called to the
nastorate of the First Baptist Church
ir Winchester, was formerly resident
of King and Queen county.