The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-20
BODY FOUND
. FROZEN !. 81 mic .,.|:
Eggleston Clncathanl, Aged Me-
gro, Believed 70 Have Been
Murdered.
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LETTER FROM JOHN ADAMS
Thinks War With France Would
Not be sucl, aiBad Thing.
Buildings Inspected.
LETTER FROM JOHN ADAMS

Buildings Inspected.
Especial to The Times -Dspatch.)
4 PETERSBURG. VA, Jan. 1e--The
body OF Eggleston Cheatham. an aged
negro. was this afternoon found In the
1co at the new city reservoir at Will
cox Dam. The discovery was made BY
Robert Alley, who was skating on tho
lake. Keeper Bulivant was notified and
the body was cut o.lt Of the ice, by
which 1t was surrounded. cheatham was
d woodchoppcr and was In the habit
Of going into tho woods near tho reser-
yolr for wood. A hole In tho mans head
vas found, and tends to the belief that
tho mar, was murdered and his body
thrown into tho water. An Inquest VIII
b.. held tomorrow. The reservoir IN
which the body was found is not being.
Used at this time by the city.
LETTER FROM9JOHNs ADAMS.
IN looking over old records To-day,
City Auditor q. 3. Gill found tho fol-
lowing letter signed personally BY Pres
id.nt John Adams in answer to an ad-
dress presented to him by tho city OF
Petersburg:
',To the Citizens Of the Town OF Pc
tcrsburg: 81
.Gentlemen, II. thank you for the adj
dress. thank you for your most zeal
ous Appreciation Of the measures call
culated FOR the preservation Of peace
and the restoration OF harmony with the
French republic. War Is not to be re-
sorted to, but In pursuit Of Justice and IN
cases OF necessity. "A war with France,
e 49, l,r, "a {,,Ap acnr ~ MIGHT ~
from fond and blind affections, which no
nation ought ever to feel towards others,
MS our experience In more than one In
stance ahundnntly testifies. I thank you
for your full declaration that with one
voice, and with united hearts and hands,
you will rally round the constituted
9s15li John ADAMS.
"Philadelphia, June 6, ,119S. !" 5i's
POCAHONTAS$ COUNCIL.
Pocahonas Council. NO.. s. Degree OF
Pocahontas, last night installed the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. b. L. Adams. p,
r.; Pocahontas, Miss Ruth Talbot;
Winonah, Miss Mamie Leigh; Powhatall,
] w. Brown: *. of r., Mrs G. Q. Ed
wards; K. Of W., l.. F.. Birdsong:
scouts Misses Lottte Eancs and Mamie
Edwards; runners, Miss Florrie Aldridge,
and Miss Agnes Dahlenc; councillors,
Misses Farley Cumbia and Bette YER
lines; warriors, Mrs. l.. B. Hargrave.
Mrs. j. H. Haryill Mrs. J. +. Dean and
Miss Bernice Cumbla.
The committee appointed to make an
inspection of the public buildings ain
Petersburg has completed its work and
made report to the mayor. Tho Acad-
cmy OF Music, the ~ NJ. "a. A.. Rams
deli Block and Library Hall were In
| objected, and all were considered safe.
! Slight alterations, however. are suggest
tD1Nw1DD1E COURT.
With the passing of Dinwiddie Coun-
t. Court yesterday, Hon. George s. Ber-
nard, at the request of the bar and CIT
liens, paid the ulogy to tho expiring
court, complimenting ittas one of the
honored institutions OF the past The
Judges in the order OF their election We're
James Bosseau, Joseph S. Budd, r. II.
Jones. r. c. Shell, B. J.. Epes and ]. z
Harris recently appointed to fill out
the uneXpired term,
William A. Bond. who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Is
| "a pldly recovering.
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH,
William Curlee d blacksmith, employ
Cd by the Camp Manufacturing Com
PAW was in the city Saturday to DC
examined for life insurance. His meas
urements recorded By the examining phy.
slcian were as follows: Height, ieet
I a 1-9 inches chest measure, 40 inches;
weight, eD pounds; no fot. all mus
| cles. =. (,
f;lazler Encampment OF Odd Fellows
will nav an official visit to Nelson En-
cau,pu1ent OF Richmond tomorrow night
William Smith, alias Turner Thorn, q
negro arrested in this city. turns ous
| to DO wanted at Greenville. n. c., whore
he broke jail some time since. He "a
being held for the North Carolina au-
thpritis.
Miss Mary Sue Wh!tmore, Of Chat
,,nn, after a visit to d the family oil
James y. Branch. left to-day for Wi.
| llamston, N c., to visit her brother
Fired Whitmore
Local theatre goers are pleased to learn
! that "Tho Ruuaways" will be presented
at the Petersburg Academy THURSDAY
night Of this week The advance sale OF
| seats has been very large,
4 54 !.