The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

| work, some OF the parties bidding or
two or more different materials, such
1.-THE pnyeinent. The bidders were The
Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company, OF Washington. D. G.: the
Atlantic Bltulithic Company, of Rich
mond: ]. j. Smith g. Company, Inc,
Coleman Construction Company of Pc
teraburg. The committee did not award
the contract, but Will report the bids
to a special meeting Of the Common
Council to be held tomorrow after
moon. with the recommendatio that
granite block or bltulithic be adopted
for the paving.
Il is snderstood that smi; r. & Com
bidders on some OF the materials.
Cases in the Hastings Court.
In the Hastings Court to-day. Rob-
ert Steinnets, the white stranger, who
elected to be tried without jury. for
obtaining money under false .pretcnses.
was sent to 1ail for thirty days. The
of his term here he be turned over to
the West Virginia authorities, where
he is wanted for larceny.
Waverly Manson. negro. was con-
of the seaboard Air Line Railway. and
was given SIX months in jail.
Removal of Post-OTicc.
improvements to the Federal build
ing which have been in progress for the
past eight months have been COM
pleted, and on Thursday the Post-Ofllce
Department, which has been operating
in an old tobacco warehouse during
all that period will be moved back
into the new and enlarged quarters.
The interior OF the building has been
we'll arranged and equipped, with adj
ditional room for handling the mails.
One OF the new things about the de-
partment is the installation of peep
holes" through which the work of the
employees can be secretly watched and
irregularities, If any. can be detected.
Memorial Lcctern.
A handsome brass lectern is to be
installed IN st. Johns Episcopal Church
next Sunday morning. as a memorial
from thercongregation to the late DR..
Duncan NJ Brown. beloved officer
and member of the church, and for
many years the superintendent of tho
sunday school. The ceremony on the
occasion will be simple. Tho lectern
Is a very beautiful piece OF workman
ship Of Its kind. and cost about $500.
miscellaneous News.
There was no public observance Of
anniversary here to-day,
beyond the closing of the Federal
buildings, banks and industrial estab-
Jennie Mason. colored. who was
shot and desperately wounded by her
husband, Abraham Mason. yesterday |
afternoon in quarrel about Insurance
was operated on at the hos
pital. and her condition is fairly good
to-day. The hearing in the case has
been fixed for March 3, to await the re-
suit of the woman's injuries.
While ceremonies appropriate, to
anniversary We're held in |
the public schools to-day. the schools
were not closed as usual. This was
due to the fact that the schools will \
be closed on Friday, to enable the
teachers to attend the meeting of the !
Fourth District Teachers Association. |
Among other very valuable property |
,wned by the city of Petersburg. Is
he farm of zoo or more acres, partly
n the city, on which the almshouse
5 located. The city has been offered |
100000 for this farm as an investment |
or residential purposes, and the offer (
S being considered by the Public !
Property Committee, with the proba-
,ility that 1t will be rejected.