The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22
will take place on Wednesday.
Death of Aged Woman.

Mrs. Annie W. Little, aged eighty
five years, widow of William r. Little,
died Sunday morning at the residence
of her son, George W. Little. near
Matoaca, Chesterfield county. She Is
survived by one sister Mrs. Jams
Tench, of this city. and one brother.
James B. Moore. of Suffolk. the
| funeral tok place this afternoon.
Dwelling Damaged by Fire.
| The two-story frame dwelling on
Federal Street, owned and occupied by
Emanuel Hill, colored, was badly dam
aged by fire last night about o'clock.
| The fire originated in the kitchen.
| Fire was discovered Saturday night
! in a pile of sawdust in the engine
room of the Petersburg veneering fac
| tory at the head of Commerce Street.
! 1t was extinguished without damage
Several barns OF tobacco on the farm
of j. B. Fraser, belonging to him and
! TO one of his tenants in Dinwiddie
| county, were burned last week, entail
| ing considerable loss.
Personal and Otherwise.
| Jacob Cohen, an old and respected
citizen and manufacturer, is quite III
at his residence on Adams Street.
The Rev. f. R. Chenault who has
been acceptably filling the pulpit OF
Washington Street Methodist Church
since last spring. preached his final
| sermon last night before a large con-
gregation. The Rev. George Z. Booker.
the new pastor, is expected here to-
| morrow.
Post &c" r. p. A., of this city. has
| appointed a committee to confer with
| committees from the Chamber of Com
/ r1,ar "a nd an oil Ia ~, ~
! the establishment OF battlefield park
at Petersburg. 1t is believed that this
park, which viii embrace many no.
table battleiields, will be one of the
| certainties of the early future.
Hume West the noted forger, now
/ under arrest in Baltimore. never oper-
/ ated in Petersburg. The police had
been advised of his work elsewhere
and were on the lookout for him.
The Norfolk and Western belt line
] passing around this city, through the
counties of Dinwiddie and Prince
George, from Addison on the west to
Poe on the east, will probably be com
/ pleted early in the new year. 1t is
eight miles in length, Is costly piece
of work, has number of concrete and
steel bridges, and is designed to ac,
commodate the heavy coal and through
freight trains OIL the road.
The Petersburg Hospital.
The large new addition to the Peters.
burg Hospital has been practically com
pleted. and as soon as the heating
plant has been installed, will be opened
/ tor public inspection. The new hui1d.
ing will add largely to the capacity
of the hospital, as we'll as to its con.
veniences. Its cost was upwards o,
$4,000 The annual report of Mrs
Bartlett Roper, ST., president Of the
board OF managers, states that dur.
ing the past Year $50 patients were
treated III the hospital not tncludine
many dispensary cases.
me treasurer's report showing tina
the resources for the year we're All
$40, and the disbursements, S11.1ss Th,
Young Ladies Auxiliary will undertake,
to furnish the new hosnital
Crapshooters Fined.
Sixteen negro crapshootars al, =
gasea ~ paying the game on sun.
aaS, instead or going to church, wer,
eaptured by the police yesterday. an,
~, m the Police Court this morning wer,
nneu 20 each. Most of the player:
frame dwelling on stainbacl
4 street owned and occupied by Geore,
Moore. colored. was partially 1estroveI
py ife about noon to-day.
me lndeN-Appeal will announce edi
torlaily tomorrow morning The an
pearance Saturday afternoon of nar
daily paper the Evening Record nh,
RECORD Will make the third daiI,. o-.s
paper In this city. :