The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-06
PETERSBURG MAYOR
FINES MERCHANTS
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More Than Thirty Have to Pay
Tor Violation of,1'rash Re
ceptablc Ordinance.
CHILD HAS MARROW ESCAPE
III Had Been Locked i'll While
Parents Were Absent.
Three Deaths.
CHILD HAS MARROW ESCAPE
tsperial to The Times Dispatch,


PETERSBURG, Va August DIVER
thirty merchants and business mon OF
the city were dned II, the Mayors
Court this morning for failure to COM
ply with tho provisions Of the ords.
nance relative to the placing of trash
1noSal. The ordinance went into effect
en- the 1st of August, land requires that
all such trash and garbage shall be
iuclosed IN covered receptacles and put
upon tho sidewalk on certain days of
the week. Tic fault With the people
summoned into court was that some
of them had put out their trash In
boxes. some In barrels and Others in
various kinds of receptacles, all un-
covered Many OF those fined had
never read the ordinance, and Were g
norant Of its provisions. The removal
of all trash and garbage Is done by
contract
An accident, Fortunately without in
jury to persons. happened this morning
to the Cannonball train bound for
Richmond, about three miles south OF
Chester. The tender of sthe engine
Jumped the track and caused the de-
railment OF two or three OF the cars.
But little actual damage resulted.
Three Deaths.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Griner, the Oldest
resident OF Ettrick, and a much respect
ed lady, died Sunday.jnornng at her
home In that village of heart trouble.
She was in the eighty.ffth year Of
her age.
Miss Eliza Newsom. an educator OF
long experience, and lady OF culture
and wide family connections in the
city, died at all early hour this morn
ing at her residence on Liberty Street
She is survived by two sisters and
many relatives and friends.
Miss Catherine Marks. the seven
teen-year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
ii. IN. Marks, of Prince George county
died last night of typhoid fever. She
was a sweet, attractive child
Not II Candidate Appeared.
1t is a matter of comment that during
the two recent days appointed by the
superintendent OF schools fog Prince
George county for the examination Of
white applicants for positions as teach
I ers. in the Spublic>schoois OF the county
not a candidate appeared, while on the
dav appointed for examination for col
ored teachers there were thirteen ap
plicants. Fortunately there are {
number of white persons In the county
who hold certificates of proficiency al
| teachers. There are twenty white ant
eighteen colorcd schools in the county
Mr. Epes's Barn Burns.
i Mr.. Frank, Epes,s.a well-known farm
/ or OF Prince George county. lost hi
barn by fire last night, the origin Q
which Is not known. Nj, Epes ais
Ilcst over half a, ton Of sheaf oats, som
4 ten or fifteen barrels of corn, and othe
4 property Of value by the fire. He ha
1 no insurance on the building or con
! tents.
4 Several members OF Petersburg coun
icil, knights Of Columbus will atten
1.-THE. national convention of the orae
at the jamestown Exposition TIL
1 week.
I Protracted meetings are In progres
! this week at several points in til
/ adjacent counties
4 The Mayor this morning discharge
1.-The two coiored women, Matte an
Lula Williams, arrested yesterday
i their home. In Prince George count
on the charge of taking and carryin
away Mr.. T.. D. McFee's purse, cor
tanning $40 in money and bank eel
4 tificate of deposit for $500. Thes
4 women went into McFee's photo gran
4 gallery to have the pictures of the
little children taken, and while thel
1 the purse was found on the Showers
Z The clerk asked them IL it belonge
Z to them, and they said no, but though
Int might have been left by a frier
who came In with them. The purI
q was given them and they carried
home to deliver to the friend, and we
surprised to find 1T was not hers.
intent TO steal the property, whit
was found In their possession, WI
established.
Child Has Narrow Escape.
The house In Jones Street occupi'
by the, family Of William Morton WI
destroyed by fire and his little chill
which had been locked in during Il
, absence of the parents, was narrow
rescued from death. IT was Qul
; badly burned.
The recent primary election In Di
widdie resulted in a tie vote 'betwe
Charles It. Lasslter and John r. boy
candidates for the State Senate. ea
, receiving 24S votes.
A. series of three games OF bnsebf
! will be played this week between t
Petersburg and TimesDispatch team
! beginning Tomorrow. at Kenilwor
i Park. near this city.
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