The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
WAN TO REM
IHOiI'E[A1 CHES Err
Senator Eel ato and Brother En-:
thusiastic Over Engagement
Of Central Asylum.
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CHESTER, VA, April ga few days
ago Mr.. Walter Bishop, while working
on the new dwelling Of DR.. S. sD.SDrcwry,
fell from a two-story scaffold and $pain-
fully injured himself. 3s Fortunately no.
bcnes were broken, but Mr.. Bishop could
not be removed at the time, and had to
remain at DR.. DreWry's. DR.. McNair,
who is treating the case, reports him
much improved at this time, and thinks
he will soon be restored again. s.
81 On vest erday two gentlemen from Pee
tersburg were here trying Ito rent the
hotel from S. A. and q. N. Perdue, with
all the Gotta ges, and wanted immediate
possession in order to open for summer
boarders These gentlemen have been.
running the hotel In Petersburg, lately
purchased by the. Atlantic Coast Line:
which will be pulled down at an early
date, and having all the necessary fur
niture and equipments to rum "a house,
they are anxious tosnnovet ins ats onces Mr.
E. n. Perdue is living in the hot el; here at
the present time sand several families
in the cottages, and should the Peters
burg men get possession Of the premises.
the deal will necessisate their removal
from the Village, !as every house. here
at present is occupied.
There is quite an opening here now
for the building Of a good many houses.
as there are constnt dcamndS for
houses and boarding.
Mr.. Thomas LeCato and Senator Geo.
W. gLeCato, from Accomac county, passed
through this place a few days ago to Wis
it the colored asylum at ePtersburg, on
a tour Of inspection, and Mr.. Thomas
LeCato and his daughter, the wife Of
Rev. Mr.. Bosnian, Of Park-Place Church,
Richmond, visited the village yesterday
to see some friends. s
Mr.. Thomas LeCato has been suffering
with the Grippe and came with his
brother, Senator LeCato, in the interest
of his health. Mr.SLeCato gives a glow
ing description Of the colored asylum,
and its management, and says he had
no idea that the State OF Virginia was
doing so much for the negro.
He said that it would pay anybody to
visit and inspect the institution, and that
even the citizens at a distance had no
idea. of what was being done for the ne
gro. He thought it was a living monu-
ment of the Christian civilization and
tho kindness Of the Southern people for
the negro. and was a standing rebuke to
their vilifiers of sthe North.
Senator P. ". Cogbill and wife took a
trip to the Charleston Exposition on Tues
day: and Mr.. c.. w. PEBBLES, agent for
the Atlantic Coost Line at this point,
ana his wife, left for the same destina-
ton on Wednesday morning.
Miss Ida May Hearn leaves the village
to-day to return to Dallas, Texas, her
home, to be present at the great Con-
.lsl! plesS eQl no eIeul uo1uueH elB17psI
Mr.. Ben Homer and wife, of Leader
Post-Of1ce expect to attend the Reunion
at Dallas.
Mr.. John A. Haskins is painting his
store and residence. and other improve
nents will likely follow in the summer
months
MIR. and Mrs. n. D.. sEichelberger will
witness in Memphis, Tenn, to-day the mar
riage Of Miss Morris, Mrs. Eichelberger's
sister, after which they ewill!return home
in a few days. Mr.. EfcheTberger IS to
give Miss Norris away in the ceremony.
The public school closed here yesterday.