The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-29
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Active BEGINNING Of Large I'm.
provements at Petersburg.
MILLION MORTGAGE FILED
"A Ten. ear. o Id Hobo from Lynchburg
Under Arres,---A Chnaman Who
Was Suspicious Of Conductor
and Wouldn't Change Oars,
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PETERSBURG, VA, August 2s,-The
Lane Construction Company, OF scotts-
vile, Va, began to-day to lay the track
OF tho railroad along the tow bank Of the
Upper Appomattox cana and will proba-
bly, complete the work within ten days,
as most Of the grading has been done.
Az this construction company removes
tho stone In the work Of widening the
canal, It will be loaded on cars and carried
TO the head OF the canal for use In tho
construction Of the large dam. The con-
tract for building the dam has not yet
been awarded.
a conductor on q south bound train
could not convince suspecting emma
man this morning that he was Oh the
wrong train. The Celestial wished TO SO
tn Norfolk, but would not believe the con-
ductor, who told him that he was moving
in the wrong direction. When the train
reached the Washington Street station
Police Officer J. Peyton Steward was
appealed to. The Chinaman was taken
from the train and left later In the day
for Norfolk.
mortgage deed from tho Virginia
Milling Company to the International
Trust Company, Of Boston, Mass. mas
been admitted 10 record In this city 70
secure the Issue OF bonds TO the amount
Z OF 100000. The deed Is on the Matoaca'
Ettrlck. Pocahontas, Blue Ridge Mills
and the Cockade City Mills, and all ,other
property OF the company.
Retail Merchants Association. OF
Petersburg, met In the Young Mems Busi.
ness Association rooms tonight ana
elected delegates to the convention Whlch
meets at Ocean Wow next month. y. >.
Williams, organizer Of the National Retali
4 Grocers Association. addressed the meet
Ing. i.
the charge OF the police In this city.
Officer Hubbard found the little fellow
and took him to the station. lie Is JUST
ten years OF age. and came from Lynch
burg, beating his way to this city on
freight train. The Mayor turned him
over to Mr.. Charles Carr, who kindly
offered to take care OF him until his
parents could be communicated with.
L ,,il a COSTLY WAITING.
Thomas Rookins. the negro. who found
a breastpln lost In this city few days
ago By a woman from Richmond. was,
sent 10 tail for thirty days BY the Mayor
this morning for refusing to give up tho
pin TIL q reward had been offered.
Special Deputy George 3. Jones. OF the
4 Grand Lodge OF Odd-Fellows OF Virginia.
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petersburg to-day, the guest OF Mr. James
3. Blank =,
Nj. Jones has Just. returned from off,
cial visits to lodges OF Odd-Fellows at
Wavcrly, Dendron, Clarksville and Chase
city. The order in these towns Is IN
flourishing condition.
e, Great crowds so out TO Ferndaie Park
each night. A. fair for the benefit OF
several orders In this city has been IN
progress. during tho week. Tonight was
pythian night ~,
The Cummings Stock Company Is stu
great favorte, and large audience
enjoys their plays every night.
LEGISLATIVE CONTEST.
There Is lively interest being mani
tested In the Legislative contest IN refers
burg. Two of the candidates are WorK-
Z ing hard all the time and the other, Mr..
]. H p. Leigh. has gone out OF the city
on business. !,
The Prohibitionsts say they VIII nave
a candidate In the field. They have ap-
proa ched Mr. J. c. Rowell In reference
to becoming the candidate.
Mr., John j. Cooke. who has been the
Commemorative attorney OF Prince
George county for several years, Is again
candidate Mr., Thomas a. Brown, OF
Disputanta, will also be a candidate.
Mrs. A.. D. Lockett is quite SICK IN this
city. 8i3 I. 1.
Z civ, now district agent OF the Massa-
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. at Roanoke, Is Ill with typhoid
fever Or. and Mrs. J. NJ. Pitcher have
gone 10 Roanoke to be with him.
ti4lI. $50