The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21
TALKING POLITICS
ON THE SOUT \
MIR. S. y. Gillian Long Re
J, publican Treasurer Of Dinwid-
die, Will Have Opposition.
PRINCE GEORGE DEMOCRATS
Barbecue at Burrowsville Is Nd
dressed by State Senator
Hobbs.
;necia, 10 .rhe Times dispatch

Especial to 0Tha Times -Dlhpatch.l
PETERSBURG. NA., July 2o.--Spe-
cial Agent c. Il. White Of the South
ern Railway, having presented reaui-
sition papers from Governor Glenn. OF
North Carolina, for M, IS. Snter ana
Joseph Gregory, who have served slH
months terms in the Petersburg jail
for breaking into room nt Mrs. Al
lens boarding house on East Tabb
Street left for North Carolina last
night with his prisoners, who are
charged with breaking into the baggage
station at Milton. n. G., Snter and
Gregory escaped from Jail here last
February. and Gregory was sentenced
by Mayor Jones only few days ago
to six months iii Jail for that oSense.
Gregory says that his home lis in Nor
folk county; Suter is from North Caro-
lima.
S. ". Gillian. treasurer of Dinwiddie
county, who was in Petersburg to-day.
is an Independent candidate for re-
election, and will be opposed at the
regular election by John Hargrove. a.
commissioner of revenue of the coun-,
ty. commemorative Attorney I5pesi
Is opposed by Albert Powell Sheriff
Galushg is opposed by Harry Hart
We'll. The candidates for the House of
Delegates from Dinwiddie are r f..
Clark and w l.. Peebies. Prince
George county Democrats held a big
barbecue a Burrowsville to-day, and
speeches were made By State Senator
A. r. Hobbs and others. Senator Hobbs
has no opposition for the Democratic
nomination to the Senate, but there
is warm contest for the nomination
to the House of Delegates between DR..
William B. Daniel OF Prince George,
and L. B. Barham. of Surry. The pri i
+ a nj ar 1Gf
nanIs's Burglar Alarm.
big commotion was caused on Syca-
more Street about II o'clock last nigh,
by the sounding; Of the burglar alarm
in the Apponlattox Trust Company's
bank. Police Officers Wingfeld and
Eanes responded at once, and a, crowd
soon gathered in front Of the building.
which was carefully searched without
revealing any burglars. Crossing OF
electric wires is supposed to have
started the burglar alarm.
Naomi Lodge. No. 80. knights of Py-
thias. Of this city.ywill be visited next
John Hallowell Dockerson, Grand Vice
Chancellor r. H. Mann and the head
officers Of the ID. o. X. Is.
For Breaking Car Seal.
In the Mayors Court this morning
Hugh Bruner. white, and Henry Jones
colored. were held for the Dinwiddit
county authorities on the charge Of
breaking the seal o; a Srahcard All
Line Railway box car at Burgess, II
Dinwiddie county.
Charles AZ Walsh. OF the Walsh Mar
Bile Work, OF this city, has received al
!, order for a handsome monument which
is TO be erected 10 the memory of tn
Confederates of Albemarle county.
Another large instalment of Greel
laborers has been brought to Peters
burg to work on street improvements
which are being conducted by Gun
tractor Murphy, OF Port Huron. Mich
feY. G. B. Richards, of the Chris
tan Church, who has been assistin,
At a meeting In Roanoke for the pas
len days. has returned to Petersburg
end will be at his church Tomorrow.
Death of Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. John II. Thompson. Jr. died a
81 II o'clock this morning at the residenc
4 pf his uncle, Mr.. &c. G. Alley, on Unto
Street. Mr.. Thompson was In hi
t@enty-first year, and waF student a
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, fror
which he was to graduate next yeai
He4was a son of Mr.. John II. Thompson
OF Norfolk, formerly of this city TIL
roung man became Ill with typhoi
fever about two weeks ago, and unit
last night there was much. hope 10
his recovery.