The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-12
When Or dered to Halt q They Fled
and Fired as They Went.
MASONIC OFF c Frs ELECTED.
a Petersburg MansLYing at the Point of
Death in a Cincinnati Hospital on Ac-
count of Exposure While
Wrecked at Sea.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)


PETERSBURG, VA, June 11.-Mr.
James M. Young, private detective of the
Atlantic Coast Line; who is employed by
that company as night Waterman at
AGREE, Dinwiddie county, was attacked
by tramps last night who fired several
shots at him. He heard distress wins
tie short distance off and started to
the place from whence the sound came.
AS he approached the spot, he saw
several men run off. He called halt,
but instead of halting. they fed, firing
at his as he did So. Mr.. Young re-
turned the shot. A negro was arrested
on suspicion, but was released, Mr.. Young
being unable to identify him.
Henry Davis (coiored) charged with
forging the name of his brother, Eddie
Davis, on an order for SIS, given Mr..
w. H. 5Beasley, at Oaks Warehouse, was
terday. His case was continued in the
Mayors Court this morning until the
14th.
Services appropriate to the Hebrew
festival of the feast Of weeks were held
in the synagogue in Petersburg to-day.
FLAG DAY.
The members of the George H. Thomas
Post, No 81. Grand Army Of the Re-
public, will observe June 18th as Flag
Day.
The laying Of granolithic pavement on
Sycamore Street, between Tabb and
Bank Streets, was begun this morning.
At the meeting of Blandford Lodge,
No. g. A. F. and A. NJ. held last night,
officers were elected for the ensuing Ma
sonic year. They are:
Worshipful Master-H. Y. Parham.
Third Warden-J. Y: Branch
Junior Warden-W. F. Stevens.
Treasurer--W. w. Presson.
Secretary-T. j. Gills.
Senior Deacon-Chester Shepherd.
Junior Deacon-N. E. Ritter.
Property Committee-C. e. Williamson,
S. S. Elliott and Y. NJ. Campbell.
FATAL EXPOSURE.
Robert Newton. formerly Of Petersburg,
is lying at the point OF death in the City
Hospital, at Cincinnati, of consumption,
brought on by his exposure while ship
wrecked at sea. Becoming tired of the
home life, Newton left his home in this
city last September. made his way to
Newport News and shipped on board the
Birkhall. a steamer bound for Bremen.
From Bremen the steamer started for
EIsenberg. Sweden, but never reached It's
destination The ship was wrecked at
sea and Newton and a companion. who
made fast to a spar and a plank, drifted
around in the ocean for two nights and
day numbed by the cold and half
starved. When revived he was lying In
a hospital in Copenhagen with both lungs
involved by an attack Of pneumonia.
When Newton had somewhat recovered
from this attack, he With many others
was sem D Do G5Istl5:s? TRACK OK
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany is preparing to build double track
Of its road from Dunlop's Station, about
three miles from Petersburg, to Cen
tralia.
The district meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society was held at
Blandford Methodist Church, in this city,
tonight.
Mrs. E. T. Poleyer, Of Korea. delivered
an Interesting address this afternoon on
the missionary work in China and Ko-
rea-
A game of baseball between the Peters,
burg team and the Richmond College
team will be played at the park on
Washington Street tomorrow afternoon
at balf-past four O'clock.
Misses Price and Avery, of Surry. who
have been attending school at Blackstone,
are in Petersburg for few days.
Mr. Charles H. Shelton. of Norfolk,
is In Petersburg.