The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-08
SUNDAY ROBBERS
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Money Box Entered and Only.
Bills Ut Large Denolni,la-
93s ton Taken
NEW POWER PLANT = y READY ''I::1 p
The Machinery Stands Satisfac-
tory Test Cost CT at; a1l al ~
Million.
(speslal q rho Times Digpa tch.)

& s (sperlal 10 Tho Times Dispa tch)
4 p1DTl no A., ugust IA rob y
tcry OF rather nystsri6l,s character o 81
CURED Sunday night ut tho residence q OF
Afr. Weutlnorel on Guarantee ~ tee
street. Mr.. and Mrs WestmorclhInrdtl went vent
10 church, locking up the House On their ;t.i
return they discovered that they had
beer robbed Of sioO, taken from q box In
which II was kept cnnesaled. and tho the
presence Of whlot,.it was supposed was as.
known only to Mr., ana Mrs. Westmore e
land The mystery q bout the case ~
that there was Ila evidence Of my one
having broken into the house, and that
q part Of the money contained In the
box was left there. Only bills 81 larger
were ia ken. Xxx &.
" Mr.. "A. r. Chandler, popular itizeti, [.
residing In tho western section OF e the
city, laHt evening celebrated tie sixtieth}
anniversary OF his birth, In which MS
rood wife ana six children and some Of
Ills thirteen grandchildren Joined. =
large company OF friends paid their re-
sspects. Tho occasion was In all re- re-
spepts an enjoyable one and the cont
5pAny was handsomely entertained " Il
T Miss EVA Frances Schneider and M r
John stewart. both OF d this city, were
the hotel at Halifax, N g. The mar
srIage, 1t is reported, swas the consumnla-5
ton Of an elopcme 335 Miss Nellie Stew
art. sister OF the groo m, ~ was the SON y;
attendant at the wedding Mr.. and M rs.
Stewart will heat home to- their friends
after the 18Th Instant,
Everything Is about ready for p,i tttins5
the big new power plant Qf h the: virginia
Passenger and Power Comp Y IN opera Fl; A,
ton This plant ia located IN DlnWdd de
county, several miles west 5pf tho cit y,Eat
Etl,e eastern terminus OF the canal ,I'wf ictlS
has been built a t d heavy exoens Sc This
cana has been wldeDod and deepenad. So.
as to lurnlstfsa great power 4 I the plant
sAs test Of the nlanhl nery OF the plant WAS
made Yesterday for some hours and With
entire satisfaction. Electric poWer su "
ScIoDt for all lighting, ma nufaeturlng, and n
railway plrIAlses Will be furni win.
enough to spare for * Richmond, ana t.le Nc
running y OF the cars n be tween IL he II two
cities. The cost Of the canal and power
house wan about 500 0OQ,E and ttltsS is but.
q small portionlo OF the amount expeI.ded
and Ia be az pended by thu: Coul y In ttlb
Improvement Of their pro erty here
f4 The horse and buggy stolen In this city
several evenings ago from q colored far r.
MIR Of plnwiddl county, named Johnson,
were recovered we sterday 90 n ~ Hrince
George county, where the thief had e ba ~
Ednned them. The horse was found IN one
field and the buggy IN ano ther. "a watch
and some clothing which had been left
$in8s the buggy were missi 8. "a s3
william ca tes, II Has ed n N urray,'
who was arrested here seyera days ago,'
charged wi tn the theft Of s9fO In Nor
folk, has been indicted In that city. ~
was fully identified hy he man who lost;
the n oney about {2255 OF Whlphl3s was re-
covered here. " "a IR5
10 Good progress y Is being s made In the;
work Of d igging the channel through
sChesterfield county for the diversion 4 OF
the surplus freshet water in the ,g,Appo O.
ma tax Tho big steam d redge which Is
excavating the channel Is now 'No King.
Just below Pocahon as. If N