The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
POMATT0X
DIVERSION.
Preparing for Condemnation
of Necessary Land.
THE STUART MEETINGS
1t Is Believed that They viii Give De-
cided Impetus to the Temperance
Movement In Petersburg-Mon-
ument to Gen. A. p. Hill.
1snnnia1 10 Tho Times.Disratch

\ Especial to The IlmeS-DlSpalSH''
PETERSBURG. VA. May 16.-Unde>
| the direction Of the City Engineer, meas
urements are being made to ascertain
the exact boundaries of the land neces
| sary for the Appomattox diversion pan
| The engineers Will have their work done
| In time to put the information into tht
| hands OF the commissioners that VIII o.
| appointed at the next term OF the Ches
| terrified County Court to condemn the
| land necessary for this Improvement. Il
! Is likely that all the land needed VIII DC
condemned. even that for when tne
owners ask a satisfactory price. lh's
will be done that the title to the properts
may come through tho court. Nothing
can be done definitely In the matter I'll
tho report of the commissioners Is IN
hand or the price to be paid for the
land will figure materially IN the plans
for beginning the work.
THE whiskey shops must co. Is the
refrain to one Of the hymns being re-
hearsed by the choir to be sung during
the Stuart meetings next week. The BOOKS
to be used are furnished by Mr. Stuart
and there are several temperance songs
in the collection.
The largest casting ever made In Pc
tersburg was successfully poured Mt the
Titus foundry yesterday. It was an en-
gine frame for the Camp Lumber Com
pany, OF Dinwidde county. and weighed
1900 pounds.
A monument to General A. P. Hill will
be erected in Dinwiddie county on the
spot where the General fell In battle. The
money is now in hand
, "A committee from A. P. Hill Camp.
composed Of Messrs. George s. Bernard.
Hugh r. Smith. John r. Turner and j.
e. Whiteharn. went to Dinwiddie county
TOR ~ 70 n IL.
who owned the farm on which General
A. p. Fill fell, accompanied the commit
tee. He Is probably the only survivor
who could, with accuracy. point out the
spot.
Two liquor licenses were granted by
Judge Rives in the Prince George Coun-
ty Court yesterday, oneSto H. Sherman.
at City Point, and one to ]. 2. Barrow. at
Barrowsville. In each case petition
signed by majority of the voters in the
precinct accompanied the application.
An Invitation has been extended to sing
ers of all denominations to join the
chorus which will sing at the Stuart
meeting next week.
The Orpheus Male Quartette, assisted
by Miss Frances Leigh Starr as elocu-
ZIONIST, gave a very delightful enter
tainment at the Academy OF Music this
evening.
The Board of Visitors OF the Virginia
Normal and Industrial Institute met in
their semi-annual session yesterday
There were present Captain c. E. Vaw-
ter, director Of the board; DR.. s. c. Nit
chell. Mr.. J. w. southall, Mr.. r.
C. Glass and Mr. John D. Watkins. the
secretary James H. Johnston was re-
elected president, and all the other OFF,
GERS and teachers were also reelected.
Judge W. II. Mann will deliver the ad-
dress at the annual meeting of the Sun
day-school unions Of the Methodist Epls-
copal Church, of this city and vicinity,
which takes place next Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. W. w. Taylor. Of Prince George
county. has announced himself a candi-
date for the Legislature from the district
composed of Prince George and Surry
counties
Robert Vaughan, the negro who killed
another negro In Dinwiddie county sew
eral weeks ago, will BIO tried on the
charge at the term of the County Court,
which begins next Monday. Messrs. John
Watson and P. H. Drewry. of this city,
will defend Vaughan.