The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
TOERECT MEMORIAL
NEAR PETERSBURG
Memory OF Men Of Hartranft's
Division TO Be Honored With
Splendid Memorial.
SIG REAL ESTATE COMPANY
ons Chartered With $4,000
Gapital-Mr. Newcomb Acct \
dentally SHOT.
Sig REAL ESTATE COMPANY
fspecial to The rimes-pispatch.)


PETERSBURG. VA, November %
handsome monument in the form of
an obelisk, fifty.sfx feet in height and
< sixteen feet Mt the base, sirlriounted
by d bronze statue of an American sol
der. Is TO be erected near this city in
memory OF Hartranfts Division, and
Mayor Isaac r. Brown. president of the
Petersburg Battlefield Commission of
Pennsylvania. and Colonel Milton n.
Erilbrik secretary. are in the city with
authority to purchase n site for the
memorial. L. wellington Ruckstuhl,
of New York. sculptor of the. Confed-
crate monument in Baltimore of the
monument to General Wade Hampton,
at Charleston. S. c., and of the eques-
triaf statue OF General Hartranft at
HARRISBURG Pa. has been selected by
the commission as sculptor Of the mon
llInent for the Petersburg battlefield,
and the cont tract has beer awarded to
Jones Brothers, of Boston. When the
dedication ceremonies arc held in tho
spring of 1909 the plan is to. have
present the President of the United
states. the Governors of Pennsylvania
and Virginia, accompanied by their
stats, and great army Of Veterans
of the Civil War, including, Of course,
the survivors of General Hartranfts
Division.
Biz Real Estate Company.
4 big real estate company, the Wat
son Realty Company, incorporated, has
been organized here by well-known bus
mess man. and the certificate Of incor-
poration has been recorded. The cap
ital sstock is to be not SIS than $50. 600
nor more than 100000, and the officers
for the first year are. President. Rob-
ert l.. Watson: Vice Pres ident. George.
W. Watson: Secretary and Treasurer.
r. o. Egerton. Directors Robert l..
Watson, John Watson, George w. Wat |
son. James p. Watson. Annie w. Clai- |
borne, Matte w. Rogers and Lucy w.
Friend. The corporation is authorized
to conduct a very general business In
real. estate. lands or tene1nents, or per.
sona1 property of any kind, including
the erection and maintenance Of saw
mills and factories and the selling of
.hoir products.
Shot While Hunting.
Whilc w. c. Newcomb and w. a. |
Thomas, OF this city. were shooting
cartridges near Wilson'S Depot In
Dinwiddie county. last Wednesday, Mr..
Newcomb was accidentally shot by Mr..
Thomas, a shot from the latter's gun
rebounding from tree and striking
Mr. rSewcomb in the left, eye. The In
,ured men came to Petersburg as soon
as possible. and 1t Is believed that !
the sight of the eye can be saved.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
tracks were blocked for some time to-
tlay5by a collision near the grain ele-
vatOr here between yard engine and
a opal gcsdola. The locomotive and
tender were derailed. Engineer Ed
wards and Fireman Tench who bothi
Jumped, being slightly hurt.
Medical Faculty officers.
The Petersburg Medical Faculty
elected the following officers at It's |
annual meeting at ~. F. Hill Camp |
Hall last night: President. DR.. jill
Boiling Jones; First Vice-Prcsident,
DIR. f. a. Gamble; Corresponding Sec
rotary. DR.. William C. Powell; Secre-
tary and Treasurer. DR.. L. s. EARLY;
Court Medicale, Doctors f. w. Harris, |
T. i. McGill. w. Z. Harwood, J. Il. !
Beckwith and j. D. Osborne: Paperi
Committee. Doctors II. G. Leigh, w p.
Hoy and D. u. Wilcox: Supper Com
r1ittee Doctors s.. A. Hinton, j. gu
don Rernie and W. II. Crockford Z
The faculty celebrated the occaA, s,is!L
with banquet at the Chesterffe1d
Hotel.
Mrs. George L. Burt. of Ivaverly. an
nounces the marriage of her daughter.
Miss Sally Burt TO DR. Leon @.
Vaughan, which, took ..place yesterday
at Mrs. Burt's home in Waverly. DR.. |
Vaughan and his bride left on bridal
tour which will include Niagara and
other points North.
John +. Poland died this morning atI
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