The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
OPEN NEW DEPOT
IN PETERSBURG
Passenger Station of Norfolk and
Western Ready for Occu-
pancy
COST OF STRUCTURE
MORE THAN $50, 900
Colonial Style of Architecture
deliberately Furnished Spac-
ious and Thoroughly Mod
ern-Other News of Town.

| Especial to The Richmond Virginil IN. }
PETERSBURG, Aprtt 73.-
The new passenger depot OF the NOT
folk and Western Railway Company
in Petersburg is about completed, ana
the company expects to occupy the
static nfor the first time tonight.
The building, which is one story
high, IS most attractive structure,
and was erected at a cost of more
than $4,000. 1t is of colonial style
of architecture, and Is constructed "a
red pressed brick and terra-cotta- Ii
Is 1se feet long and A feet wide, with
shed the full length of the build
ing and its north side.
1t Is finished in oak. with terraso
floors. 1t has ten rooms. one-story
train shed. "a feet pitch; general
waiting room, women's retiring rooms.
baggage rooms, toilets. etc. The ticket
office Is In the general waiting room.
The building is steam heated and
10 lighted by electricity. The Harri-
son Construction Company were the
contractors.
the revival services at the First
Baptist church. conducted by Rev.
William K. Hatcher, here, have been
brought to a close
Aldermen Meet
The Board of Aldermen held
meeting yesterday afternoon to act on
resolution adopted by the Common
council at its last meeting relative TO
advertising for sale at public auction
twenty OF the twenty-five acres of land
OF the high service reservoir property
owned by the city, reserving the other
tve acres for new service reservoir
Ter the city, the sale TO be made under
sucn restrictions as will protect the
ci.y from Damage from any source
whatsoever. The Walnut Hill cor
poration wishes to acquire this pron.
erty for the purpose of developing il
After much discussion the board con-
CURED In the action of the Council.
Missing Man Located.
William Marlborough, who has been
missing from his home Matt..ts-a-
Chesterfield county for some days, has
been located in North Carolina Moth
ing has yet been heard from r. l..
jackson. who disappeared from his
home in this ity several days ago.
Mrs. John T. Pace, who has been
critically Ill. Is much improved.
Murderer Gets Eighteen Years.
In the Hastings Court yesterday at
ternoon Mahan Mason, a negro. was
convicted of the murder of his wife
and his punishment fixed at eighteen
years in the penttentiary 1t is said
that the jury stood at first six for muir
der in the first degree and six for muir
der in the second degree. A motion
was made by Robert Gillian, the coun-
sci for Mason. to set aside the verdict
on the ground that Ii was contrary
TO the law and evidence. Judge Null |
len stated that he would take the mat
ter under consideration.
The civil docket of the Hastings
Court was called this morning at IL
o'clock and cases set for trial.
NJ. NJ. Davis. OF New York. and his
son. Gordon Davis. who have been here
on a visit, have returned home. Mr. |
Davis, who Is seventy seven years of |
age. was for fifty years one Of the lead |
Ing dry goods merchants of Peters
burg.
Mrs. James q. Blanks.
Mrs James b. Blanks died at her |
residence, on SoutS Sycamore street. |
her husband. she IL survived by one |
son and two daughters.
Given Historic Bond.
Mrs. l.. L. Marks, president of the |
Ladies' Memorial Association of Pc |
tersburg. has received from Major |
Isaac b, Brown, of Cory, Pa, presi- !
dent of the battlefield commission, |
Third Division, Ninth Corps, Army |
of the Potomac. a bond OF the city |
of Petersburg for $1,000 and the cou- |
pcns cut therefrom payable November !
i, 1909, and May /. 1910. Under the |
agreement between the two assocfa- |
tons tho annual interest on the !
bond II to be used for the protection |
and preservation of the monSxnen- |
erected by the State OF Pennsylvania |
at Fort Malone, in Prince George |
and the marker at Fort Stead |
man. In the same county. The rest |
due OF the money to be used by the |
Ladies' Memorial Association In some I
way to commemorate the valor of the
soldiers.