The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-24
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PETERSBURG {. D. ] 6.
Telephone Company Begins Lay y.
ing III Conduits Under2the
Streets.
AN IN ETERNAL {: +: R MYSTERY
Names 81 White and Black Men
Killed 10th Yet Ut-
known. n.
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q. PIE TERsBURG, VA August % IT he
Petersburg III Telephone Company has
begun the laying Q fconduits, in order.
X to place the $wirey along the principal
business streets underground. York to
this end ~ IN progre ss on Washlngto
Street, and conduits will be laid along
sycamore, Bank and Bollingbrook Streets,
taAs soon ns all OF the underground wires
HAYS been placed, the company will oc-
cupy lie now exchange Y on Union Stree
where a large switchboard IS being put
ia position. II The new exchange Will be
ono 5of tho most complete. rs well II as
8ccnmodious and convenlently ARRANGED
buildings OF Its kind in the South. II
WILL. among other things, have Its own
4 power plant. Outside OF the business
Streets the overhead wi res will be run
5in3 cables. gS3
~ Tho Individual losses In Petersburg by
d the failure Of the brokerage firm OF M.
~ Sage, e. CO., Of New York. 81 will 5i be
small. embracing margins on q bout 500
shares Of stock. Trading with the firm
was done through one sesta bllshment$ here
All the losses will DO paid is 81 v
3i S33 Within the past few da vs. two men, one
white ana one colored, 81 have met death,
by accident here about whose Identity
there Is complet Nh mys terry. The most
thorough investigatio has failed to dis N
cover their names or homes. The prob
ability Is that they Will forever remain
unknown. i. S.
81; Row. George Booker. of Charlottesville.
Church, was in tho city to- day visiting
and shaking hands with his many lends.
Judge West, in the Circuit Court Of
3Dinwiddie county, this afternoon. fter
hearing argument Tor a new trial in the
case II OF Tinker Ruf1n, convicted yes
terday OF shooting. and robbingi Mr. War
srcn Brown postmaster at Hebron, with
ia verdict OF eighteen years in the penl-E
Tertiary, set the verdict OF the jury q side
and granted IA new trial. This was done
on the ground OF doubt that the accused
was tho man who committed the felony;
and such doubt existing, the prisoner was
entitled to new trial, It Is hoped that
ibyN the time OF Ruftin's third trial all
doubt in the case may be cleared away.
H e In the Mayors Court this morning
frank Wal er, colored 81 arrested In & n orr
folk, Yves committed for trial at the
September term OF the Hastings Court
orSstealing d horse and buggy. the props
gertyH of lillian j ohnson, colored, o. Din
sWiddie n YarMer.s ohnSon drove 70 4 toWn
two weeks ago on business, and tied his
horse to a post on the street. When he
returned the team was gone. and several
days afterwards was found abandoned in
Prince George. Walker al A said no n was
drunk when re drove on with the team,
and ht1 mo Intention Of stealing 1t.
81 Messrs. Brlster ana Harrison have been
awarded tile contract for building tho
new four-story add tion to the plant Of
the Virginia Trunk and Bag Company..n It
cost Of about Sc, 900 not g including
basement ana concrete foundation.
\ a Mr.. +. ". Green, a well-known farmer
of Dinwiddie, was fined SO and costs
In the Mayors Court this morning on
the charge OF assault committed on EN-
nett aDrcWry, colored,, Of this city The
trouble grew out OF q claim for work
done During the trial OF the case some
excitement occurred between Mr.. Green
md the attorney 55sf for Drewry, which,
however, was quickly nded by the Mayor.