The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
TRADE CHANGES
IN PEI ERSBURG
Mr.. Eanes' Arm Broken BY 9.
Blow from . Revolving Belt
OFFICER SHOOTS FUGITIVE I Il
Two Oilers Escape, ono Of Whom Was
Wounded-They Were Wanted for
Robbing Freight Cars Pipe
Laying Stopped.
OFFICER SHOOTS FUGITIVE
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Especial Dispatch to Tho nnes)
PETERSBURG. VA, April THE Pc
tersburg Dry Goods Company has leased
the store formerly occupied by w Is.
Dyson. next to their store on sycamore
Street. and will connect this oulioine
with It When this work Is completed the
Petersburg Dry Goods Company will have
one OF the largest and most convenient
etorehouses in Petersburg.
Mr.. w. II. Harrison. who has conducted
his carriage business on Bank Street for
many years. has leased the store on the
east side of Sycamore Street. recently
occupied as q. Bowling alley. Mr.. c. Leo
nar6, who pu: chased Mr. Harrison's Prop
erty on Bank Street, will connect It with
his large hardware store on that street
Daniel Bridgeport, the negro who as
sauited Mr.. Mack McKenney in this city
Saturday night, was sent to jal FOR three
months this morning and fined $40.
SENT TO GRAND JURY.
Moses Taylor, who feloniously stabbed
Willis Gillian yesterday morning, has
been sent on to tho Hastings Court for
trial
Mr. c. A. Eanes had his right arm bro
ken at his planning mill in Petersburg yes
terday. A large belt slipped from a rap
Idly revolving pulley and struck him with
such force as TO break the bones
Three negroes in Chesterfield county
this afternoon were suspected by Police
Officer Pond. of Ettrick, as being the
negroes who robbed the freight cars on
the Atlantic Coast Line. The men ran as
inc officer approached and Pond began to
IRE at them. One of the negroes William
1oF1nston, was shot in the tack and cap
Iured- dc was brought to the Petersburg
Jul. Inc wound is not a dangerous one
olncer Pond says he also struck one of
the other men who escaped
Air. A. A. Allen, who has been quite III
Tor several days, was slightly improved
this afternoon.
AQUEDucT COMPANY.
At tho Common Council yesterday ev-
ching Mr.. Seay stated that the Peters
burg Aqueduct Company We're openinssnp
several streets i'll the city for-thes pur-:
lose of laying water pipes and thought
that the issue ought to be met by the
Council at once. as it would be bad policy
I" allow private corporation to lay pipes
when the city has between 100000 and
$4,000 expended in a water system. His
motion that the city attorney should take
steps to prevent the opening of the streets
without the authority of the Council, was
adopted.
LATER MESSAGES.
Mr.. Watkins offered a resolution to the
effect that a committee be appointed to
correspond with the officials Of the West
crn Union Telegraph COMPANY and the
Postal Telegraph Company with view
10 having the offices in this city kept open
later than they now are.
This resolution was adopted and Messrs.
Watkins. Charles Bland and W. n. Jones
were appointed as a committee. In &C
cordafice Will a. :resolution:f Tire president,
Captain y. T. Patteson. has appointed
committee composed OF one councilman
from each Of the six wards to take up
the matter of appointment of the Po-
lice Commissioners by the Council. The
opinion Of the city attorney is that the
courril has the power under the charter
TO appoint commission composed OF clu-
zcns not members of the Council.