The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-05
POINTER AND! PIG
HUNT TOGETHER.
Fine Pup and Smart Shoat Stand
Birds in Sussex.
The. NEWS OF PETERSBURG
Liquor Men Protest Against Ordinance
FIXING Hours for Closing-Mr.
Goodman Endorsed-Per
sonal Notes.
THE NEWS OF PETERSBURG

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)


PETERSBURG, VA, Nov "A five
months-old pointer puppy and a pig
not quite SO cd hunt partridges together
in Sussex county The precocous pup
belongs to Mr. Ernest Grigg, of Peters
burg, and the ambt Gus pig to Mr.
George Crowdcr,s of Sussex county. The
friendship of this pair has been nesed
abroad throughout the county and their
hunting expeditions are exciting wonder
ment The pig. not so we'll adapted by
nature to this sport. watches his puppy
friend TO learn. and with precision
mi,nics every move. The pup, as young
as he is, will hunt, stand and retrieve
like a veteran The pig, which is al
ways with the pup. even in his sleeping
hours, follows in the hunt, runs and
stops as the puppy does and in every
way is careful to mimic the acts Of his
companion.
LIQUOR DEALERS PROTEST.
When the ordinance requiring ali bar
rooms to close at midnight and remain
closed until O'Clock in the morning was
called up in the Common Council yester-
1 t!ay afternoon. a communication signed
by the liquor dealers OF the city protest.
ing against the ordinance was read by
the president The ordinance was refer
red back 4 to the Finance Committee fer
the third time.
Tic rsqre st from the Petersburg Iron
Works TO be relieved from the paEmcnt
OF Wharfage on the Government lightship
BUILT by the company In this city until It
r,n Ia taken away was reported ad
yersely by the Finance Committee. The
matter was aga.n referred the Eli
nance Committee.
MI. GOODMAN ENDORSED.
Mr. T.. S. Goodman, of Richmond. was
last night endorsed for a traffic men-
Der of#thes Corporation Commission at q
joint meeting of the Chamber of Con-
merce. Young Mems Business Association
and Post c. Travellers Protective Asso-
cation held in tbs city. The endorse
ment was made with the distinct under
standing that Petersburg shall have the
privilege Of endorsing a Petersburg man
for another place on the commission II
they see fit to do so. Mr.. Bartlett Roper.
chairman of the meeting. appolnted#the
follow ng# gentlemen a committee TO VISIT
Richmond and present the resolutions 10
Governor Montague. Simon Seward, for
the Young Mems Business Association; ~.
A. Hartley Tor the Chamber of Cons
,rierce and T. S. Deckwith for the IraT-
ciers. Protective Association.
Tfeswil Of the late David Dunlop was
admitted 10 probate in the Corporation
Court in this city late yesterday after
noon. His son David Dunlop. qualified
as executor and his widow, Mrs Moiiie
Daplpp, as executrx. neither being re-
G,iired to give bond. Mr. Dunlop be-
Iaoueat lled TO his son his entire mannfac-
turing business. factories. brands. stock
and one-third interest in the factory
I.cwled by Mr.. Dunlop and his brother
IN l1vncnbl,rg. ana a cash capital of
$50, con, The rest of the estate, valued
/ al 50 era 0nn including real and personal
property, was beGueathed to his widow
and his for ,itre DAUGHTERS
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. T. r. Fraser caught a. carrier
pigeon at his house on East Street =
band on the pigeons les contained r
2l0Sl' 2
Mr.. W. C. Flynn is still critically i'll
at his homo on Tabb Street. in tbs city,
There is very little Improvement in
the condition OF Mrs. w III Cooper,
who Is exceedingly i'll at her home
Mr. r. w. Fittz. a well known Young
man of Petersburg, who for several
wears, has been in the employ ofTthe
Norfolk and Western Railway, Went to
Wilmington. n G., Saturday night TO
stand an examination required of loco
motive engineers on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad . Mr. Fittz answered
every question correctly, making one
hundred per cent. on his examination.
which was very rigid one. He was
assigned Immediately to duty at Rocky
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