The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
CHANGE OF
The COUNCILS L
The Old Body Will Hold Its
Final Meeting To-
IL night.
B BAD FREIGHT 3! ]: |: I WRECK NJ |l:
Breaking 81 al, Axle 4: Caused the s}13.
Derailment Of Many Loaded
Cars Near VVavcrly.
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PETERsBURG,gSf IA, Aug tst S0.----'T ne
present Common Council OF the city VII s1l!
hold Its final meeting Tomorrow AFTER, ltsl
room, when all unfinished business $ VII y
he transacted, and all other matters
matters requiring Its attention ' y Y
The en,bers-elect OF the new Gov M
eli which comes into power on sep ,ta
her 1st, viii hold another caucus y To- O.
morrow night. when Ulcers VIII ~ W
elected and H committees APPOINTED. y Y
ts thought that the board Of Aidern it y
f,vvl,, also hold another eau Gus iot siinilhr
purposes. # III ,sSs5 II ss.l Fl 1, 55s I;
AL last nights joint ference y g. ~.
RI, Saal ,@of6 the Board I. Aldermen y VIZ
called 10 the chair. nd at the scpara y.
OF the new Council, N r. MI !.
Paterson, president of the Old council IN !,
presided. 81 Messrs, CT w. Bland, .tas RI 81.
Cray and 3 HIT Donnan were appointed
the Committee on Rules Of the q new
81 FREIGHT WRECK. B
The sfreight wreck OH the Noffolk an no !.
Western Railroad last night was g bar
one, and was caused by the &bt eaklnE 8of
an axle, resulting In the ailnient 9 {
iftfteer1 4 or wentypS loaded coal Gondolas,
which blocked the track for scyelr;a a
hours. u The track is clear to-day.
The accident occurred at VI n lton, ~ q
small station between Disputantn and
..taverly. 4 s8
ss5 N negro named Dixon, living on The
farm OF Mr.. liam Reed. In Dlnwitd 1!1i
COUNTY, "a near this city, recent oiCpned
several watermelons In his patch 70.
the benefit OF thieves. who N had RI been
stealing his Melons. u.
COLD STORAGE i1Afi 7 ~
S Several nights ago Dixon III returnea
home from Petersburg very; drn III CON-
Guiding the spree with q large melon.
which he selected from his patch, after
eating which he very soon 4 died ,3s4 having
probably chosen a poisoned me Ion 5sj
M Charles r. Stewart, the Ia eyed 4 muir
SdererS of 81 Miss Annie Boiling. no w be-
Ing tried at ia rratt. IS i, wa Is ia ken back
there at Ii ten o clock this fsmornlng 8, III
charge OF Mr.. ]. G Niayes, I'll the special
cons BILE who brought him to Peters
burg last night. Stewart spent the Enisht
lii, jail here, and the opinion seems to be
general that he was sent here for sat e-
Keeping
itQuite a large crowd was at the Wash.
tingt tom Street depot OF the Atlantic coast
Line to- see the prisoner when he lett
this morning. 81 n a
Dr. RI a.. Martin, heal tn officer Of THE
city. has submitted 81 his re port$ for the
month ending August 18th, showing a
total Of IS dea this, is among The y hltes
and &43 among. the ne groes. which latter
Is "a & high rate OF MOI tality, as theme
gro op,la ton Is nearly as large as the
white. 55 rs 81
The rate OF mortality OF tie whole
popula alton was ~ Isl per l. 600 per annum.
a3a COAL STORAGE PLANT. NJ 81
stock company is being sorganizcd fov
85 It is general, 81 reported Il that a local
stock company IS being organized for
he purpose OF esta blishtng a II large c1ld
storage plant In h Petersburg .s3
@ It isN said that nearlyEall the amount
$cf stock & ecessary to the formation Of
the company has been Ia ken sF8i
b The only cold storage plant In Peters
burg that Of Nelson Morris "a Company,
Sof Chicago was destroyed BY fire several
weeks q go. and has never been q built.
siS here Was san alarm \ OF Y fire q bout
&. cloc this afternoon, aused BY q small
blaze lin the roof OF a house 4 on Gill
Street, near the corner OF Jones, occu.
pied by a colored family. The dana &c
was very slight. b NJ
Mr.. George Cameron Il. has re turned NED
from the Salt Sulp Springs, va. IS