The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
ERA OF IMPROVEMENT
important Work at Fulton Nearly Com


The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is
nearing the completion OF the extensive
Improvements that have been under the
course OF construction at the Orleans
Street yards for the past three years.
Work has begun on the largest water
tank in the South and one of the largest
ever built The capacity of this tank is
los, 600 gallons. Inc tank itself will be
of wood, resting on a steel frame, upon
a concrete base. Work upon the huge
structure was commenced this week and
will be rushed to completion. The tank
will be situated in the middle of the new
elevated yards and will be supplied with
q, five-inch main. brought from the city
over a. distance of nearly a mile.
One Of the most mouerns equipped build
ings in course of erection around the
city is combination coal, sand and ash
receiver and holder. This building is be-
ing erected by the Chesapeake and Onio
at their Fulton yards
The structure is unique. It is the sec
ond one ever constructed, and most Of
the building will be under ground. The
building itself will be an ordinary frame
structure aoout seyenty-fve feet high,
lined with steel. 1t will be one Of the
most labor and time saving structures
ever erected.
Two men can unload or load car in
half the time, as it formerly required
twenty men to do. Another feature OF
the building is that it stores away the
ashes as fast as they are accumulated
The completion of this building VII give
the Chesapeake and Ohio the finest and
most modern equipped yards south of
Baltimore The work is well under way
and will be rushed to completion The
machine and paint shops are nearly COM
pleted, while the yards are recelVlne
their finishing touches.
Squire John Martin, of Henrico county,
concluded a fine piece Of detective work
Friday night A few nights ago Mr.. Geo.
Kline, one of the foremen for Lane
Brothers and Co., general contractors for
the Chesapeake and Ohio, was robbed of
a considerable amount of clothing. Squire
Martin was notified of the robbery and
went to work upon It,
he visited prayer meeting and at the
c.ose Of it arrested Frank Vroaker,
negro, alias Sam, with shirt upon ms
back that answered the description or
Mr.. Kline's shirt. He was, turned over
to the city police and was given four
months in the pen.
Squire Martin since then has secured
nearly all of the stolen articles from ne
groes to whom they were sold
This morning will be Children's
Dav at Denny-Street M. r. Sunday
school,. This is looked upon as the most
important event of the year in the school.
The school has arranged an excellent
programme which will commence at 1880
o'clock
Rev. w. S. Leake will fill his pulpit at
the usual services to-day at Fulton
Baptist Church. His subject at II "A.
M will be what Do Ye Now to Others?'
At 8 p. M. 'Golath's Sword"
Owing to the Children's Day services
at Denny Street Church there will be no
preaching this morning. The pastor
Rev. J. E. Oyler, will ill his pulpit at
8 P. NJ.
The Ladies Auxiliary Society of Denny
Street NJ. E. Church will meet on to-
morrow afternoon With Mrs. Lee Jor-
dan.
The Lily of the Valley Club will meet
with Miss Mamie Gothwald, NO. 90
Lewis Street, Friday evening at elsht
o'clock.
Rev P. -. Throckmorton, pastor of the
pamunkey Baptist Church, is extremely
i'll at his residence. on Hopkins Street.
The Builders League of Denny-Street
N. r. Church will meet w ednesday al
ternoon with Mrs. Charles Schmidt, OF
Denny Street.
Mrs w. j. BROMLEY and children, who
have been on an extended visit 10 MIS-.
Charles Wells. Of Graham Street, VIII
leave this week for their home, In the
City of Mexico, Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Cartwright, OF
Johnson City, Kansas, are visiting ms
mother Mrs. H. NJ Cartwright, No. 4oO
Nicholson Street
Miss Grace Johns celebrated her pirth-
day on Wednesday night.
Mrs. Robert E. Brown is quite sick at
her residence, on State Street.
Mrs Michael Walsh, who has been
cutie i'll, is improving.
The Creole Social Club will meet on
Tuesday night with the Misses Starhe'
| of Manchester.
The Sunday school class of z. W
Baiterby will give a trolley party 10
| Lakeside on Thursday night
Mrs. John Southwark is quite SICK n
| her residence, on Orleans Street
Mrs. Dudley Chaddick, of Meade"
| Green, is on visit to her mother. Mrs.
| George Perry, of Orleans Street
Miss Nette Seals and aunt, MIS-
Burch, of Church Hill, who have been
| on an extended visit TO South Iarol1:i't.
| have returned home.
! Gun Of Cold Water Circle, Kings Daugh-
| tiers and Sons will meet tomorrow night
| with Miss Addie Harding, No. GA LOUIS
| lana. Street.
| Owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev
| P. E. Throckmorton, Rev MI. Montctie,
| of Richmond College, Will occupy the
| mint at Pamunkey Baptist Church at
both services to-day.
Mr.. James Finnesan, an aged watch
man at the Richmond Guano Company,
| Who was painfully injured few days
ago by heavy sill falling upon him.
| is improving.
The plans for the new Four-Mile Creek
/! Baptist Church will be presented TO inc
| church to examine this week
Nat" the little son OF Mr. ". n.
Whitow, of No 4O6 Denny street VINO ,
was rendered unconscious by a fall "hlle
playins. is getting along nicely
Dr.. Ed. ]. Cussen, a former resident OF
Fulton, who has recently graduateu as
! a veterinary surgeon, has settled at star
ford XIV. in the heart Of the Blue Grass
country. Dr.. Cussen has become very
popular there, and is making naElns record
Arrangements are now being made Tor
tho annual cruise of the Fulton Yacht
club to the Capes of Virginia the cru
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