Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-02
CITY OF PE'TEI. SBURG,
MARKET THIS WEEK.
PAST SALES REMARKABLE RI Alb E:

Council Of the Catholic knights OF
America-Fatal Fall of Edward
Miuer-Herbcrt Tucker Injured
Mrs. missouri E. Saunders Dead.
PETERSBURG. VA. December 1--lspe-
cia1)-While the sales of tobacco will be
very heavy this week there will not be
the congestion that prevailed last week.
Old tobacco men say they never knew
so much tobacco to brought into town as
came into market last week only a por-
ton of it could be sold. There We're sales
at the warehouse tc-day-an unusuai
thing for Monday, put the Dig opeh'iis'
will begin tomorrow.
The State Council of Catholic knights
Of America met in biennial session IN TINS
CITY Yesterday afternoon. end elected the
following officers for the ensuing two
years: Spiritual Director. Bishop a. ' an
de vyver, Of Richmond; State President.
Jamer W. Long, of Norfolk; state VICE
President, Colonel John w. Murphy. OF
Richmond; State Treasurer. John j.
Quinn, Of Roanoke; Steate Secretary, John
F: Burke of Norfolk. James hayes, OF
Richmond, was electer representative 70
the Supreme Council, which meets IN 81
Louis next May, and James IL baliey'
of Petersburg. alternate. The MEMBER
ship of the order in Virginia Is ABOUT
go
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BOY
Edward Miller. aged about Is years
employed at Zimmerman & Co.'S tobacco
factory met with an accident early TINS
afternoon which will result fatally. the
boy was riding on q dray ioaoeo With
ba skets of tobacco, which was being drlV-
en- to the dry stemmery on Barto" aiieS'
near Tabb street. AS the dray entered the
mouth OF the alley, Miller fell from his
position, his head, as is believed. striking
upon a large rock. The driver did not
see the boy fall and did not see MN
until he reached the platform of the stem
merry few feet away Then ne sa"
the boy lying on the ground; and. going
to his assistance, found him unconscious.
He was taken to the Home for the Slck'
where his skull was found to be crusneu,
and his injuries pronounced fatal.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Herbert Tucker. one of the man
agers at the NJ. Levy furniture store, on
Sycamore street. was seriously ln1ucei
Saturday afternoon by fall through
the elevator hatchway. He had gone TO
che uppe:. floor TO look after some furnt-
ture and, supposns the elevator to be
in PLACE, stepped backward to get On
it. He fell through to the lower floor.
and was taken home unconscious. His
condition is still serious and it is feared
he has sustained internal injuries.
Mrs. Missouri E. Saunders died at her
home in Blandford, Sunday morning,
about s o'clock, aged IS years. She was
stricken with paralysis few days ago.
and this caused her death. Mrs. Saunders
was a much beloved Christian woman.
She was the mother of Joseph T. and
Charles w. Williams, wei-known citizens
OF Petersburg. Her funeral took place at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon from Biandford
Methodist Episcopal church.
WILLIAM 3. BLANkS'S DEATH.
The body of Mr.. William B. Blanks.
| who died very suddenly at his boarding
house in Richmond Sunday morning. was
brought to the home of his parents. in this
| city. last night. for interment in the
family square in Blandford cemetery
The deceased was a widely-known ana
very popular young mana native and,
| until very recently, q resident of Peters
burg Ills sudden death was a great
shock to a host of sincere friends in this
| community. He was member of Peters-
| burg Lodge Of Elks of Petersburg Eoyai
| Arch Chapter of Masons OF Btandford
| Lodge OF Masons. Of AppornattoX Com
nandery of Knights Tetnplar, and OF
| other secret orders in all of which he
| took active interest.
Mr.. Blanks was the son of Mr.. James 3.
| Blanks, of this city. grand SECRETARY OF
| the Royal Arcanum OF Virginia. and be-
| reason of his prominent position at va
| rious times in the great order Masons.
| Odd-Fellows, and Knights Tempiar, is
one of the best-lnown men in the State.
| The warn, sympathy Of the entire comu1u-
nifty and of his friends everywhere, Will
be extended the devoted and srievd pa
rents
NEW WESLEY CHURCH.
The congregation of the Wesley Meth
| odist Episcopal church. CT which Rev. ].
\. Thomas is the pastor. expect to move
| into their handsome new editice. on Fair
| fax street, next Sunday week. During
! the building of the church the conSresa-
lion has been worshipping in the Episcopal
| Mission church. on the same street. The
! new Wesley church stands the site
| of the Old one. but is much more comIno-
| dioUs and conveniently arranged. The
congregation is rapidly growing in mem
bers and influence, and the members have
! shown great activity in building the
| church and maintaining its work.
IMPROVEMENTS in PROSPECT.
| 1t is stated that a good deal of land
| on be:n sides OF the Richmond and Pc
! tersburg Electric railway in Chesterfield
county within distance Of several miles
| Of this city, has been purchased by per-
sons with a view to dividing it into lots
ina building comfortable houses thereon.
| The time is not distant when many people
| doing business in this city will have their
cottage homes on the line of this road.
| Our people arc just now engaged IT.
| the pleasant and patriotic duty OF pay
| ing taxes for the support of the State and
| municipal governments. Petersburgs
| State taxes amount to $4,000, of which
| over one half was paid IN up to Saturday
evening. The city taxes amount TO sev.
| eral times that sum, the second half OF
! which must be paid in by the 10th instant
| tc save penalty and interest.
| WHY JAMES HURLEY WAS SHOT
| james Hurley, Of Staunton. an attache
Of the Carnival Company. who was sho.
| Saturday afternoon by Mrs. w. A. Heath,
! is at the Home for the Sick. undergoing
| treatment. The man was not only guilty
| OF trespass. but CT very unbecomins con-
! duct towards the lady, who. in the alb
sence OF her husband, very properly de-
| Tended herself.
| no fIS of