The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-09
IMPROVING
APPROXIMATION
Option on Land for&the Purpose
Will Expire To- @
day
BURNED HIS FURNITURE 1 I''l'
Sin,ple-N1indcd Man Insured !
and Set It Afire- Rest, Result,
Penitcntiary.
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PETERSBURG, VA. April s.-dover .'
ment representatives from Wash F 81
have beef, in Petersburg to-day looking ''.ln
in titles and writing deeds preparatory
to taking up the option which expires 70
morrow on the land to be used Tor r'''e
Improvement OF the Appomattox River' <
AR. e. Warren Ritchle, representing the
engineer department; Attorney Whittaker'
Representing Judge Lewis, Of tho depart
mont of Justice, and Mr.. George Mason
The city attorney Of Petersburg, nave
the matter in charge
Tho titles to nl tho property arc clear'
SO that the option will be taken up To-
morrow.
| IN one instance, however. there was
| soma doubt rs TO tho tito to q piece OF
lana On which ar, option was held for go.
,rha attorneys concluded that In this case
Il would be all right to buy the property
and that IL in after years any litigation
should be imminent tho government
could condemn the property at the pur-I
chase price and lose nothing on me
deal.
| 4 PAINFUL thSSILIANA"
Mr., Thomas southall, an cmploye Of
/ tho walsh Marble Works. met with u
painful accident this morning. he was
| engaged IT. setting>t the stone steps at INC
Elks' Home, when ono OF tho large
granite blocks rolled down tho terrace
In the side yard, caught his left arm and
broke 1t. The fractured limb was set
by DR.. r. II. Jones. and Mr.. Southall IS
resting as well as could be expected.
AT a called meeting yesterday OF the
Petersburg Tobacco Association General
stlth Boiling presiding. resolutions were
adopted eulogizing tina late samue! ..
Hurt, Cor long time a useful member
ana officer Of the organization.
In the Greenesvlle Circuit Court yes
terday, Judge J.. f. West presiding. G. i.
Hunt n simple. minded man, verGing on
idiocy, was given two years In the PEN
itentary on the charge OF arson. a few
days after securing ~ $500 insurance
policy on furniture In house In which
he resided but which belonged to the
Hitchcock and Trego Company. the place
was burned. and Hunt demanded his In
surance. His arrest followed, and at the
trial the evidence was conclusive Hon.
a.. p. Barham represented Hunt and At
torney w. NJ. Powell the Com monwcalth.
Y. NJ. C. A. INSTRUCTOR.
Mr.. "A. u. sinsley, OF Germantown.fPa Pa,
who is said to be one of the finest ply
steal instructors In the country. has been
appointed assistant secretary and physi-.
cal director Of the Petersburg Young
Mems Christian Association. and will en-
ter upon the work Sunday.
Mrs Ida Dalton and son. Mr.. Frank
Dalton have returned from two
F&is n EIOrf1a
Miss Margaret Shields, OF Richmond. Is
the guest OF Miss Emily Virginia Townes.
Miss Mary Collins. after visit to
relatives in Petersburg. has returned TO
New York.
Miss Naomi Northington left this morn
Ing to visit in Portsmouth.
Miss Eva Neal of Petersburg Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. y. l. Wilkerson. Of
Richmond.
Miss Mabel Walsh has returned to ia
nlaica, Long Island. after visit TO rela-
t!Ves In Petersburg.
G3 In Sussex county, near Jarratts, ne
gro named James Scarborough, was shot
In ths head above tho eye by q negro,
who made good his escape.
A son Of Mr.. Nat Matthews, residing
near Blackstone. accidentally shot him
self In the leg yesterday, while cunning,
and it Is thought that amputation of the
leg will be necessary