The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-01
MAKE A PARK Of
THE BAT TLEF |ELDS.
The Movement Renewed With
Much Life By Petersburg
Veterans.
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION
Special to The Tlmes-pIspa,eh.)

especial 10 The TlfneS-Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA, January 3D.
Work for the establishment of national
battlefield park around Petersburg be.
gins to take more active and definite
fern. and prospects are improving. The
matter will soon be brought before this
Board OF Aldermen and Council for off.
cial recognition and assistance. and res.
iutions OF endorsement are to be adopted
by many Confederate organizations
throughout the South.
Among the first and most important
preparations Will be the work for the
passage OF joint resolution by Con-
gress, authorizing the President to ap-
point o commission. TO be composed OF
United States engineer. n Union veteran.
AID a Confederate veteran, who shall
come to Petersburg. ascertain all the
faotc about the project. and make re-
ptrt.
Captain Carter r. Bishop. cashier OF
the National Bank. has long been a
worker for the proposed park, and q
conference OF other friends OF the plan
was held to-day at the bank.
Among those present were George
Cameron. sr.. II. r. Davis. r. p. Barham.
n. It. Patteson, George Mason, a. Rosen-
stock. T. S. Beckwith. Carter r. Bishop.
and Colonel Archibald Oracle, of New
York son of General Oracle. OF Ala
bama. who distinguished himself in tho
defense Of Petersburg. and was killed
i near this city during the siege.
Colonel Oracle has been in Washing
ton for some time coming to Petersburg
yesterday for the particular purpose OF
getting information about the battlefield
park. He is a guest of Mr. George
Cameron. Sr.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
will lecture here some time during Feb
runry before George A, Thompson Coun-
Gil OF the Daughters of Liberty. taking
as his subject The American Navy"
Maurice A. Finn is the purchaser OF
the buildings at Sycamore and Lombard
streets. the recent sale of which to w.
II. Taley for some other party, started
many stories OF the prospective build
ing OF hotels, theatres. restaurants and
other new enterprises on the site of the
present buildings, which were formerly
owned by Robert Harrison and J. X.
Jones. Mr.. Finn has not announced what
he proposes to do with the property. He
Is member of the firm of Parkinson
and Finn. we'll known contractors here.
a negro with smallpox was found walk
ing the streets this morning, and imme-
diatey taken to the pest-house. He was
from Chesterfield county, and was found
at the corner OF washington and Union
Streets, apparently entirely ignorant OF
! what was the matter with him.
The charter of II. S. Beckwitl s. Co..
incorporated has been recorded in the
Office of the clerk of the courts. This Is
large and well known book and sta
tionery Fir mwhich has been in business
here for many years. The officers are:
President T. Stanley Beckwith; Treas
urcr. II. T.. Beckwth; Secretary. NJ. *.
Cary. The maximum capital allowed Is
twenty-five thousand dollars: minimum.
ten thousand
! p. L. Wilcox. a local stockbroker, has
leased half of the offices at present occu-
pied by the Western Union telegraph
Company and will soon move In.
Mr.. r. r. Meade has accepted posi-
| ton with the Stockdell-Myers Hardware
| Company.