The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02

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Adjourned b At1t1ual Meeting Of
The Virginia Passenger and
Power co. in Petersburg
the RE UBLlCAN COMMITTEE
Bishop Randolph Confirms Class Ga ISIS
Of FifteenThe Ocean-G oit1g
Dredge, Gen. Abbott, Free.
fsnccial Il The TInes.Dispa tch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispateh.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 1.-The nd
journsd meeting OF the Virginia Passen-
ger and Power Company was held this
afternoons at the offices Of tho conpa ny,
In Sycamore Street, the following stock
holders being present: Messrs. Fritz SIT
terding, William Northrop, NJ. NJ. Mar
tin, j. .. Patton, s. W. Huff, L. e.
| Spence, Philip Rogers, Charles Hall Da-
Wis, r. b. Davis, Augustus Wright and
Carter r. Bishop. Various matters Of
Importance to the company were dis
cussed and the following board Of drec-
tors were chosen; Messrs. Fritz sitter
ding. AJ.# B. Patton, william Northrop, OF
Richmond Frank jay Gould Ed win win
Could Alfred skltt. y. Fl. Galef, Guy
Phillips Of New York; Augustus Wright,
| Of Petersburg. II III f}a3
No matters pertaining to the policy Of
| the company were discussed An adjourn
ment was had to March 18th to receive
some reports that wore not completed N
| time for the meeting to-day.
r. III Brooks, tho young man who was
arrested III aRale igll In connection with
I
who was honora bly, acquitted this morn
| ling b. the tinted States commissioner,
| lis a native ofs Prince George county,
where l1o is wed connect cd. s He has for
some time resided in Mort
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
| The Republican Congressional Commit
| tee Of the Fourth District Of Virginia
met In Petersburg Saturday night and Sc
lected Petersburg as the place and March
OIL f,,. RI OF trt
convention to name delegates TO the
National Republican Convention. s III
| & While Nj rs. Mary Farmer residing near
| Stony Creek III Sussex. county, was stands
| ing with her back to the fire Saturday,
her dress became Il fgni ted, If and Il before.
assistance could reach her she had been
horribly burned about her. body. 3
While a t work this morning at tho
bark mia or w. N. Jones and CO., Lee
Hawks, negro. who had been EN- ployed
at the mill a number Of years, dropped
dead OF, heart disease. 5
| WORK OF POLICE.
The report OF the Petersburg chief Of
| police for lSs month OF January shows
d total OF y 49 arrests, I. OF which number
s. were for the violation Of a itys ordi-i
nance E15 for assault and battery and 8
for misdemea nors. AS # s 55 "A
a Friend Of the Family will be given
lat the Petersburg Academy Thursday
night of this week. s5g u. t & b
Bishop a M d randolph. ofathe Southern
Diocese OF Virginia. preached at ST. Paul 5
| Church yesterday morning and confirmed
4 a. class OF fifteen. Al night he Bishop
| visited st. Joints Church and confirmed a
| class of6scventeen.ntn the faternoon he
held a special confirmation service at
| the residence o. a lady who Is very Ill.
who was confirmed IN the faith by tile
Bishop.frO na Sunday. February 18th. Bisll-
| op Randolph will visit Grace Church, in
| Petersburg: ~! n i ~
REV. II. w. PRATTaREsIGNS.
AT a: congrega tlonal meeting OF the Old
| Street Presbyterian Church, the rosgna-
| ton OF the pastor, tho Rev. Harry w.
| Pratt, was ( accepted, in order that he
might accept the call rendered him by
| the Second Presbyterian Church of; Wash
| ington,, D., G.. Mr.. Pratt had been pa tor
| Of Old Street Church three years, and ut
! the Meeting yesterday resolutions OF re-
gret at, his departure were adopted. Ho
will leave Friday for his new field Of
| labor, East Hanover Presbytery having
| In Richmond day dissolved the pastoral
relationship order for him to go to Wash
ington. 81.
The mortuaryt report for the month end
| ing January 26th shows a total death roll
in the city Of fifty-flve. the number Of
|
-four. The rate ofsmortalitys of the whole
population was 1854 per 1000 per annum.
the rate among the whites being 81. col-
ored 31sS per 1000 ncr annllm. Heart
trouble caused six deaths, pneumonia
nine consumption six.
TEII1 & GENERAL, ABBOTT.
The large ocean going steam dredEe
General Abbott. built for tho United States
Government BY the Petersburg Iron
Works Company. Is now at City Point for
n few days, before leaving for Charleston.
s. c.. where It will BIO used! Tho dredge
left Petersburg December 18th, but on
account OF a. lack of water In tho Apo
mattox had been unable to gog further
than sunkcn Island, where n sand bar
impeded Its progress, The vessel draws
moro water than any vessel ever before In
James River, ,al1d In order1to get to City
Point about six miles Of artificial channel
had to he m ade. a ts
Dr.. j. H. Claiborne, a we'll known ply
| sician OF Petersburg, will shortly publish
| a volume entitled "seventy-fiye Years In
| Old Virginia" dealing with men and mat
tiers intertwned with YirgInla's history,
written from his own personal knowledge
and observation. 4, ~ ~ ~ -
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