The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-19
ICENSUS( OF
PETERSBURG J.
Indications TliatStlic Returns
. Will Foot q p#Twciity-a w
five Thousand.
MR.. GOULD COL { . IS COMING ] i g
Indicates That He May Build Il
New Hotel Near Fcr1dalc
Park Hastings Court.
especial ID Tie Times Dispatch,

PETERSBURG, VA, March 1Y..-Thc
census cnumerators arc still at work.
But tho indications arc that the re-
turns will show Petersburg to have q
population8of 5000 at the least. The
last nntional Census conceded The city q
population OF 2i,8l0. III all tho Blk
= wards the number or PRESIDENTS VII show
4 decided sincrease oycratllc figures given
= in the national census,
Al letter received from Gcor rye J. Gould.
principal stockholders Of the gnia Pas
aengcr and Power Company. speaks or
f lhe prospects for substantial prosperity
III Petersburg. MI. Gould Indicates his
Attention or Visiting Pctersburg WITHIN u ~
"a few days with other Gu tnlist y. ana
says That It Is probable that q no. %
be used as d. winter resort, may . 20
erected in Tic nalghborhood Of Fernda aIlt'
Park, where the passenger and Power tto e.
\ Company improvement are being cnrrled
4 or extensively. {s Ss5
wcsL,v Gillian. colorcd, was IN TIC
MAYORS Court this morning and sen n 70
3aii for six months on Inc charge @
Y larceny. Last night n colored fflf ' NJ ~ \
sam 1'iatt, Of Amelia county.y5l%' , elil -
tlccpi at one or I no tobacco t,sa re houses.
$,rhts morning lie awoke to find his Watc ll
gone. & Gillian, who slept nearby was was 2 ar
rested on the charge q stea ing y. ,n 1a
fitnenIcce. Tho watch was rccOYcrcu.
4 Y " ia not believed Z that the failure OF
the sully Company and tho slu1np N col
ION viii affect Petersburg to any Se *.
tent, us there had been but little tracing
In cotton stock on the local !, II y
In the Hustings Court to-day y 90
I1endrIcks, colorcd. was trieS on n ! nc
charge OF felonously assnultlrS Wlliiam
Moody. colored. with n singletrec. ne
men wero employed at q livery Stable
whore the assault occurred. Hendricks
4 MAS found guilty and sentenced 70 Two
years III the penitentiary.
John Pelham. charged with ne ttlulac.
81 Cornelius walker was last nig ~ 1ounu
guilty and given five years N 3 me penn
tertiary. X III @ III .ss2i N :. y,
* st.4 pntrick's Catholic Beneficial Society
held tho annual meeting last night ana
elected officers as follows: President
NJ. M. Finn; yice-prcsldent. James Pear r
: man: treasurer and chaplain. Rev. ). y.
2 Cl,Ferrcl; recording secretary, -.
Bailey. sergeant-at-arms. a. 1oy et,
trustees. III. Francis. 3. p. Akers, ~, y,
J. Rahily: Investigating Commute !, : e.
A BASS. AI. j. Rahtl y. Colilhs o. y.
lowing tho business session. the society =
attended the annual b,snquet at the
4 Chesterfield Hotel. 59t ~.
IS post &. travellers Protective 1Associa I.
ron. last night held It's annual meet
ing and elected the following Officers:
president. IT. s. Bcckwith; wee president.
n e. I.unsford: secretary and trehsure q
4 n W. Pritchnrd board OF directors. r.
s. Gin. j. III. Slater, Z. a. Hartley,.Np.
~. Warren. r. w. Collier, G. ~. Alley,
o.. d. Andrews. Delegates to the state state
Convention, to be held in Iynchburg. !. are e
NV. W. Warren J r. Jolly, Z. a Mar
lin Jr..#L..s r. Robertson. Homer A All
.on O.. n. Andrews. S. II. sii5rtt. y. z =.
patton. j. Fl. Bailey, ". ~ Baugn = =.
Nj. Eimorc, L. II. Helheman' u
4 Slater II. 81. ellis, r. ~. Prttchard and
n s. Beckwith.