The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-07
Sheriff's Posse Are Securing
Eastern DinWtddie County.
THE GOULD INTERESTS
George Gould Favors the Spending Of
$4,000 on the Canal on the APP
pomattox--Other improve
ments Contemplated,
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ported to nave attempted " aSSttA'lI w
ladies' in that county near Stony Creek,
and a posse Is now said to be searching
for him. From tho report the negro went
to tho home Of Mr.. Il. L. Tench, be-
tween Westhope and Stony Creek, in
Sussex county, during the absence Of
Mr.. Tenoh and attempted to enter the
house Mrs. Tench with her husbands
shotgun threatened to shoot the negro II
he entered the house. He became fright
ened and left. lie then went to the
homo Of one Of Mrs. Tench's neighbors,
and finding the woman alone In the
house, seized her and attempted to as
sault her. SHE fought the negro des-
perately in tho house and In the yard,
and her screams frightened him away
AS soon as the woman could tell the
neighbors of tho attack a posse started
at once in search OF the negro.
It is reported in Petersburg tonight
that the negro had been arrested near
Carson's Station. i'll Dinwiddie county,
but in reply to a special inquiry 1t was
learned from Carson's that this report
was not correct 1t was thought at Car
y
caught. He had been seen near Renm's
and diligent search was being made for
him.
Mr.. George Gould is considerably inter-
csted in the improvements Of the Pass
enger and Power Company in this city,
and favors the spending Of Sl5o 600 on
the canal The work on tho canal and
power house Is now under way, and 1t
will doubtless take considerably more
than $3.50 600 to perfect the contemplated
Improvements.
The question Of q local option law In
@Dinwddie county Is being considerably
agitated by the people in that county
Since the recent election III DarvIll's Dis
trict the people have given the ma tier
considerable attention Those favorable
to the temperance clause maintain that
q large majority Of the people Of the
county favor local option, and that steps
will be taken ut once TO have local OPP
+ tlon in that county.
LUNA JOINER AGAIN.
Very few days pass without some re-
port being heard concerning Luna JOY
ncr, the little girl who IS believed to
have been Kidnapped from her home. IN
Dlnwlddie county, last December. Just
n few days ago 1t was reported that a
child answering Luna's description had
been found in n gypsy camp and that
the gypsies said that they got the child
from near Petersburg. 1t was reported
to-day that the little girl had been found
In New York How these reports orig
mate cannot be discovered, but they
are believed to be mere idle ruHor.
A case Of much Importance to the
city of Petersburg, because It involves
the validity Of a section OF Its license
tax ordinance,is to come up before judge
for
decision. The ordinance imposes IL
cense tax On all wagons hauling milk
and butter through the streets Of the
city for sale and delivery.
Some time ago J. r. Picadot, dairy
man of Chesterfield county, was notified
that lie was running his wagon In Pc
torsburg without having obtained II
cense MS required by this ordinance. lie
paid his license tax under protest ana
subsequently brought suit against the
city for its recovery, alleging the tax
to be illegal. The case was decided IN
Ills favor by the Mayor and the city
tno,r m oppeal to the Circuit Court
Mr. picadot claims that the city can
not lawfully tax county teams delivering
& IA m, products, There are several other
cases Of like character depending upon
tho decision in this case.
RAILROAD WINS.
Indigo Hancock has notified counsel
in tho cause that at tho coming term
of the Circuit Court OF Dlnwiddle, In
the suit of Branch and Cobb vs.. the
Norfolk and Western Railway Company,
TO recover damages caused by fire, he
| will sustain the company's demurrer ia
tho evidence and give judgment for the
| company. The question involved was
! whether or not, in a suit against rail-
| road company for damages caused by
! fires, evidence OF other fires caused by
| its engines at other times and places Is
| admissible. Judge Hancock rules that
i 1t is not.
The Petersburg Savings and Insurance
/ Company has elected the following Of
| hcers:
Alexander Hamilton, president and
I general counsel; Fortescuc Whittle
vice-prcsidcnt Directors, DR.. d. w
! L.assiter, Alexander Hamilton, Fortescue
! Whtttle, Vim. l.. thinner, Robert w.
Collier, W. Gordon McCabc, John *
| Branch, Charles Watson, D. B. Dun.
Top, Fred W, Scott, David Dunlop, Jr
George j. Seay.
| A gramophone and vaudeville concert
| given last evening for the benefit of the
Il. r. Lee Military Concert Band was AZ
/ entire success. The band hall was
lliGu Nllp many fS''NN'" NS''NN '"N oS
| in.
An old man with rather comca
i countonance was sent to jail a few days
! ago as vagrant. He was released
yesterday and celebrated his freedom
with a big drunk. He was arrested
again, and this morning was discharged
by the Mayor, upon promise to leave thu
city
AT GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Joseph b, Dunn, of Suffolk
preached at Grace Church tonight. Mr.
1 Dunn Is q son of Mr.. John Dunn. of this
city where he formerly lived.
/ Mr. Frank Marks. son Of Mr.. II. Il
1 Marks, OF this city, is quite i'll in Cu!
/ pepper county. where he las been Visit
ing, Mrs, Marks left to-day TO attend
her son.
There Is one osteopathic physician, 10
Gated In Petersburg. There are, how,
ever number of Christian Science nd
herents here.
Captain p. c. Hoy, an honored n.er
chant and citizen, has been quite slcl
for some DAYS as the result of n sever,