The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-26
CLAIM OF VICTORY
MADE BY COMPANY
Petersburg Telephone Company
Construc Ruling Of Commission
as i'll Their Favor.
CITIZENS COUNSEL SAY NO.
Think the Matter Has. Yet to Be
Heard OH It's Merits-Busy
Session Of Court.

PETERSBURG, VA. October 25.-
The Corporation Commissions order
that the telephone company apply to
the municipal authorities for roper
authority to erect poles On High Street
and put up an aerial cable for tele-
phone service was received here this
evening by counsel on each side. No
other provision Is contained In the
order. which is construed by counsel
for the company as meaning only VIC
tory for them. a construction by no
means admitted by counsel for the
High Street residents, who do not take
the commissions order as It's decision
of the case. but simply as q preliminary
step to further consideration. The case
was argued before the commission by
William b. Mc1lwaine, president OF the
telephone company and general coun-
sci. and Wilcox & Wilcox, counsel
for John A. Gill and others.
AZ to Timber Deeds.
Brunswick Circuit Court held a busy
term this week. with Judge West pre-
siding. The grand jury reported many
citizens as liable for income tax, and
DEGREES were entered in q great num-
Der of chancery causes.
Henry Wheeler, q white man, was
convicted Of horse stealing and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for Tires
years. John Hardy, a negro, was sent
to the penitentiary for one year for
throwing a stone into a passenger train
on the Southern Railway.
One of the most interesting cases on
the civil docket was the suit Of Wright
and others against the Camp Manufae-
turing Company, consuming several
days in its trial.
The suit involves the validity OF
certain deeds. conveying to the Camp
Company standing timber valued at
over 81, 900, 900. In Brunswick and adj
Joining counties. The timbers are coll
veyed to the company in fee simple.
with the right to remove the same at
any time within ten years, and with
a provision that the grantees may have
further time as they may desire to
remove the timber from the land. pro-
yided. they will pay the grantors s per
cent. Interest on the purchase money.
The plaintiffs contend that the extern
sion clause in the deed cannot be
enforced by a court OF equity. The
case is one Of great Importance, and
of interest to parties owning stand
ing timber. The court took the pa
| pers under consideration. n will
| probably render decision at the next
term.
Brief News Items.
A cottage dwelling nea Ream's
Station. in Dinwiddie county, owned by
j. w. Spiers, and occupied by Il family
OF colored people. was DESTROYED by
fire yesterday morning, entatlins a loss
of about $500. without insurance. The
fire was accidental.
The Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Pitcher will leave
for Southampton county to-day. where
he will visit Hebron and Holly Square
churches, in the interest of the endow-
ment fund to be raised by the Baptist
General Association of Virginia for the
IWoman's College. to BE located in
Richmond. Virginia proposes to raise
| s350,000 Of this fund.
The Richmond College Props and the
Petersburg High School team will play
football this afternoon on the River
| side Club grounds.