The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-25
ARRESTED AS
A FIRE|iBUC.
Police Believe Willie Poarch
Responsible for the
Many Fires.
HE VIGOROUS y 7 DENIES !: |. IT. i
Viz IS 81 sis al tn
Site Selected for Proposed indie
pendent Cigar Factory The
Veterans in Conference.
he VIGOROUSLY DENIES IT
Veterans in Conference.
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PETERSBURG, VA. Aug. 24.--C Chief.
Of Police Ragland and Officer Dyson early
this morning arrested q young white mar,
named wife Poaroh. who has been
watched by the police for some time OF,
the suspicion that he was the originator
Of the many incendlary fires that have roc
Gently occurred in Petersburg.
@ Poarch was arrested while on his way
to work and vigorously denied all connec-s
stion with the fires. but failed to give g
satisfactory account OF his whereabouts
and behavior at that time. The police
have strong circumstantial evidence
against the man and believe that ne IL
certainly the right one. e e Rs Il
Poarch was arraigned in the Mayors
Court this morning and his case cortln-S
Sued until tomorrow.
GEO. w. SCOTT.
MI. George w. Scott. who died In Nor
folk this morning as the result Of an ac-A
9cident at Port, Norfolk last night was
former resident Of Petersburg, and has
many friends and relatives in this place..
Mr. T. II ] N. g Ills, the former proprietor
OF WI est Hill Tobacco ehouse, which
was recently destroyed by fire. has rent
ed Centre Warehouse and will open 1t for
business during the coming tobacco sea-
son. u
The theatrical season opened last even
ing most auspiciously at the Academy Of
Music now In the Leath Circuit sof thea
tres, with Mr.. Dan Reagen as local man
ager. iS
80 Nj. chas. ii. Yales Everlasting Devils
Auction was we'll presented to an unusual
.ly good audience. VI AZ En-
The Acad envy has been entirely reno-S
waited and many handsome improvements.
give It aa most at tract tive apr earance.t!
SITE FOR FACTOR
II lis reported that negotiations are In
progress for the urchase of he Blue
Ridge Cotton factory on Canal Street
as the site for the new dependent cigar
stalists,s who, IT. Is 8understood will ope-s
rate the plant on a very extensive scale
is Judge Mullen has returned to NJ ontvale,g
Va. where his famil y 4 are spending the
summer,
Mr. Ohm Delacroix. who for many
years had charge Of; the tional Gem
etery at City Point. Va and was n one
| of the most popula and highly respected.
I!citizens OF Prince g gorge county. is on
IA visit to his friends in Yirg tnla. "
Mr. Delacroix is now In charge Of the
4 National Genet eryj at Florence, s. XII c.
and this Is his first visit to ginia since
1877 .8
III VETERANS Il CONFER. u
@ Qua rtermaster-Ge General David IA. Brown,
sof Richmond, First Brigade, Virginia Dlv75
ision. United Conf ederate Veterans. and!
Capt. ] Taylor alton AZ jutan!tIs: q Of z:
l.E Lee Camp OF Confed erate Veterans. Of
lsRfchmo "a had ia conf ference in Peters
l5burg last night with General Stth Boil
ling and other members OF AZ E. Hill
Camp. Of this city. rela tive to the visit
Of the two camps to the meeting OF the
Grand Camp in Lynchburg during Sep
lStember. Is
There will be an ad1 ourned meettn o.
1.-The Common Council to MORO a ter
priation to the Home for the BIC re- yeI
Gently vetoed by the may or.
Rrz5Ss UNDERsANOT NAME
The authorities OF Laulsburs arc ~ IN
search OF a restd dent, q white man, r.
Belcher who us charged 18th 4 haXins2
unprecedented II D. Pinn oil ssin n q very
sensational rob berry q /. Raleigh s8 = Is
who appears to pave fed the State.
came to Raleigh and signed his name as
Pinnell, stopping at q boarding j ouse,
which he pl,Snd ered 4 The iandl nd had
d warrant issned for Pinnell. whose arr
rest created a great ton III his own
town.SIt is II found not to K be gB elchersf
first ofrense of this kind. and his punish
ment will be very severe. " is thought
HILTON DOLLAR u MILL. 81
William Coleman, OF W hitmire. N 8 Sc C...s
has purchased 600 acres OF land = tli-..
Guiding a mill, near Fayetteville and on
the Atlantic Coast Line 4 ailWay, and
will begin at once the construction OF a.
million dollar cotton mill, Which will be-
operated by alectrho power from Thea
Cape Fear Power Comp ny' sjly plan t "a
5rlYer. f5F 81 s5s8 n S
THE State authorizes the Williamson
q Brown Lumber Company, or Cerro5
5Gordo, Columbus county. TO decrease
/ ats capital stock to $4,000.
The executive committee fHthe State
| Literary and Historical Association is
called to meet here Friday. 1t will pre-
meeting Of the association, to be held
There In October si ],
ANSWER JUDGE CHRISTIAN.
1 The c Smmittee of Confederate Veter-
ans which has prepared the reply to
Judge Chris ttan. s "a tia elk upoE, North
\ carolina' Is claims regarding her troops
4 lpsWar;; was to have met here to-mor-
row to submit Its complete report but
A as seyeral members were unable to be
4 llsere. the meeting is postponed until Sep
A TENDER s. The reply will be published
4 by the STATE fierary and HistoricaN
4 association, WITCH crea TED the commit
tee. Two thousand copies Will be pub
4 lished e "a iii d il 99{5s IS
$500 NJ 5s Fl
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