The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-06
CIVIC HONOR5
FOR YOUNG MEN
Two Young Citizens OF Peters
burg Elected By Council TO
Positions of Trust
HASN'T BECOME CONSCIOUS
Colored Man Hurt BY seaboard
Train Still Unable to Give
Account of Himself.
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Especial to The Times Dlgpatcli.l
PETERSBURG. VA, March S.--A
Joint meeting of the Board of Alder
men and Council tonight elected Nor
timer Williams. a member of the Boarc
OF Fire Commissioners. to succeed Ben
iamin Harrison. resigned, the vote be
ing Williams IL, r. L. Bowman IA. w
II. Cooper was elected as police com
missioner by reclamation TO succeed
DIR. j. NJ. Pleasants, resigned. The new
commissioners are well known young
business men.
The tramping umbrella member ar.
rested here this morning on suspicion of
being one of the two tradesmen wanted
for feloniously assaultfng and robbing
Edward Mangrum, ct Emporia, was
released this afternoon. proving to have
come here from Norfolk and not to be
either of the men wanted.
Much interest is manifested in pub
lie meeting of all citizens, men AMI
women concerning the prevention ana
cure of tuberculosis, which is to
be held at s o'clock tomorrow even
ing at the hall of the Chamber of Com
merce. Addresses and papers on the
subject Will be read by well-informed
physicians and others who have made 1t
study, and the organization of an
anti Tuberculosis league Is in view.
Card From Judge Watkins.
Judge Asa d. Watkins, of Farm
VILE has published a card stating that
the rumor that he has retired from n
contemplated race for Congress from
the Fourth District in the interest of
any particular candidate is without
foundation, In fact Judge Watkins says
that he has determined at this time not
to announce himself as n candidate,
purely upon the grounds that he does
not consider this an opportune time to
make the race Both gentlemen now
in the field are his personal friends
and Democrats of the highest order,
says the judge. and he hopes and be-
lieves that their canvass for the NOM
iration will in no way initiate against
tho harmony of the party The card
concludes with the words: II do not
mean by this statement to convey the
idea that will not be a candidate 1t
some future day."
Congressman +. r. Lasster, of this
city. and Mr.. Robert Turnbull, of
Lawrenceville, are the two candidates
for the Democratic nomination, who
have as yet announced themselves.
stu Unconscious.
The negro WHO was found in a ditch
beside the Seaboard Air Line Railway
tracks, near the village of Swift Creek,
in Chesterfield county, early yesterday
morning, unconscious and suffering
from several severe cuts on his head
and from exposure, has not yet re-
gained consciousness, although nearly
thrty-siN hours have passed since he
was picked up and brought TO the
Petersburg Hospital. There is little
hope of his recovery. AS published in
The Times Dispath this morning, an
Identification card found on his person
bears the name John a. Smith, an en-
ploye OF the Norfolk and Western Rail
road Company, residing at Roanoke,
and other papers indicate that he was
rejected as a recruit for the United
States Army at Columbus, Ohio, and
was furnished means for transportation
home, but 1t is understood that the
railroad people are satisfied that tho
man was injured while attempting to
steal ride on a freight train or to
jump a passing train, or while lying
on the track, as no railroad ticket or
pass was found on him.
Mr.. Esek Steere died at half-past 6
o'clock last evening at his home in
Dnwiddie county, near this city. Mr..
Steere was seventy-seven years old and
is survived by family. He was for
merly one of the proprietors of the APP
pomatox Iron Works. in this city, and
was an honored business man.
Mrs. Sarah a. Butler, wife of Mr..
J. Samuel Butler. died about half-past
s o'clock last,.evennG at her home in
Ettrtk, Chesterfield county, after an
illness of three months duration. Mrs.
Butler before her marriage was Miss
Sarah Alice Robertson. daughter of
Mrs. Martha Robertson. OF Ettriek. She
was twentyeight years old and is sur
vived by her husband, mother and one
brother, Mr.. George NJ, Robertson, of
Ettrick.