The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-22
IN PERIL in
PETERSBURG
mr.. e, C. Kent Narrowly Es-
capped Serious Injury.
AGED CITIZEN PARALYZED
Mr.. William Meade III at His Home In
Chesterfield County--Trial Of
Big Damage Suit
Begins.

Especial to The Ttnes.DispaIch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. 22.-Mr. 10.
Z. Kent, president of the Kent Furniture
Company in this city, narrowly escaped
serious injury as the result Of q gas OK.
plosion this morning. Mr.. Kent was su'
perintending the removal Of furniture
from his former home on Marshall Street
to the residence on Market Street. former
" occupied by Mr.. George Seay. lie de-
tected that gas was escaping In one of
tho rooms and mounted step ladder
to get to the Jet. In order to find where
the gas was escaping he lighted a match,
which caused an instant explosion. MT.
Kent was knocked from the ladder, his
hair sinscd, but beyond tho Jar he wac
not injured. Several pictures on tho walls
were damaged, but there was no damage
done to tho room.
THE CRATER VETERANS.
Three hundred members OF tho Seven
ueth Virginia Regiment, one hundred and
twenty-five from the Pickett Buchanan,
Stonewall and Tom Smith Camps. ano
seventy-five survivors OF Nahones Brl'
gade, who participated In the charge
ut the Crater, will reach Petersburg on an
excursion from Norfolk on the morn ng
Of November 9Th, to take part IN the
exercises at the Crater on that day. An
equal number OF visiting military and
veteran organizations from Richmond
will be In Petersburg that day and many
Confederates from adjoining counties.
John Pelham, colored. will have pro-
liminary hearing tomorrow morning pc
fore the Mayor to answer the charge OF
stabbins to death Cornelius Walker col
ored, at the dance hall on New Market
Avenue Monday night There are no ne"
developments In the case. Although therc
were many persons In the hall at the time
of the disturbance, very few actually saw
tho difficulty, and only one witness testi-
fled to seeing Pelham STAB walker
Pelham denies that he stabbed Walker.
MR.. MEADE PARALYZED.
Mr.. William Meade distinguished
citizen OF Chesterfield county. for many
years connected with educational work. lE
iii a, the result OF stroke OF paralysis.
Mr. P. II. Wells. who was placed under
arrest last night on the charge OF shoot
ing and injuring negro Saturday n1sne.
was released to-day. James Allen, the ne.
GRO who was wounded entered Mr.. Wells
store and being drunk. grew ,boisterous
and abusive Allen confessed to-day that
Ia was In fault and the warrant was
withdrawn
The suit of NJ. Levy, the we'll known
furniture dealer in this city. AGAINST Mr.
Paul Williams for $1,000 for alleged as
sa11lt, was begun in the Corporation
Court to-day. 1t Is not probable that the
case will go to tho jury till late to-mor-
row afternoon. Mess:s. Barnard Mann
and George S. Bernard represent INC
plaintiff, and Mr.. w. B. McIlwalne, the
defendant -,
The Daily Quartette, of New York, VIII
give the second number Of the Dyer Star
Co,,rs. ut the Y. NJ c. A. Friday evening.
This ouartette comes highly recommend
ed and there are very few seat3 now
left to be reserved.
BOOMING PETERSBURG.
The Board of Governors OF the Peters
burg Chamber OF Commerce discussed va
rious matters at their meeting last n!gnt'
1t was determined to publish panPhlet
for free distribution. setting forth the al
vantages Petersburg offers to various IN.
dustries. The pamphlet will be issued az
soon az possible, and will probably be
ready by the day Of the Crater celepra-
ton.
Miss Virginia Greever, OF Chilhowie.
va. is visiting Mss Mary Paul Roper, IN
this city. Miss Greever will 80 to New
mort News next week as sponsor-at-lafSe
for the Confederate veterans TO the re.
union in that city. and Miss Roper VIII
be her chief maid OF honor.
Miss Mary Louise Thompson. OF New
York. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Whyte,
on Hinton Street, In this city.
Mr.. John j. Farrell. Of New York. ana
DR.. Powhatan schank, OF Norfolk. were
in the city to-day for the purpose of
having the bodies Of their late uncI, John
White, and their cousin, Walter II.
white, taken from Blandford Cemetery
and shipped to New York for burial IN
Woodlawn Cemetery, beside the body OF
Mrs. John White, who died In New York
August Goth last.