The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
BARN SET ON FIRE
BY IN CEND DIARY
James P. Hall, Farmer Of Prince
George, Suffers Heavy
Loss.
TO CONSIDER BOND ISSUE
Council al Next Meeting Viii
Take Up Question of Pub
lie Improvements.
rimes-Dispatch Bureau.
los North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg. Va, October rs
James L. Han, q farmer of Prince
Leorse county. residing a, the old
earysville poBt-ofiice. had the inisfor-
inne early Thursday morning TO lose
lJ- fire his barn, his years feed his
crop OF black peas, some fifteen Or
twenty barrels of old corn and his ag
rlcnltural implements on all of which
he carried no insurance. The fire was
the work OF an incendiary. Early that
morning Mt Hall arose TO get his
teams off with loads OF produce for
petersburg.
In going out he noticed man ap.
parently lodging behind one Of the
outhouses, but took him TO be one OF
MS teamsters. The transfers, how
ever, arrived little later, and after
the teams had been started 10 Peters
burg and Mr.. Hall had again retired.
ne became apprchensive about the man
he had seen. and ne sent out'a colored
boy who was sieeping In the house. 20
sec that everything was right about
the premises The hoy hurried back
with the Information that the barn
was afire. Mr. Hall and the boy has
tened I" the well TO get water to ex-
tinsuish the 6rc. but there they found
that the bucket and the wheel had
been unlocked and thrown In the well
and they were. therefore, helpless
Within the past severai Gears. Il
~ stated. fourteen barns have been
destroyed by what is believed to have
been incendiary fires. entailing large
loss. in the Brandon and Blackwater
Districts OF Prince George
The Proposed bond Issue.
The Council viii have before 1t for
consideration at the November meet
ing the ordinance introduced some time
ago providing for the Issue OF $4,000
= per cent bonds OF the city for
public improvement purposes. Besides
street. sewer and water improvements.
Two new concrete bridges ovor the Ap-
pomatto1 may be included In the con-
templated improvements. One OF these,
u IS proposed. shall take the place of
what is known as tho Bishop Bridge
built by the government a few years
8 go as a part OF the river diversion
work. The other, il Is contaminated
Ehali take the place AZ the present tenn
pora!y wooden structure connecting the
city with Pocahontss. The old Poca.
hontas iron bridge has been condemned
as unsafe. and mas for some time been
closed 10 traffic. The Bishop Bridge
costs about $4,000 or more a year 10
keep in repair, and ii would be riat.
ter Of economy TO build d new and per
manent structure. The two new con.
crete bridges. II Is estimated, woulc
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
Personal and Otherwise.
a license mas been issued from the
clerks of!ice authorizing the marriage
Of Arthur Lee Robinson and Josephine
Mason Robinson. both OF louisville,
Ky. The br!de-to-be is visitL~Y In
this city. The wedding will take place
on November 4 In Petersburg.
The Gas and Light Committee will
meet next week TO consider estimates
of the cost OF illuminating Sycamore
Street, in accordance with the prop
osition 10 make that thoroughfare
night promenade street, or White
WAY" Both the Gas Company and tho
Street Railway Company will furnish
estimates of cost.
The new signal phone police alarm
system was put in use this afternoon
and worked satisfactorily.
The steamer Berkeley. OF the Old
Dominion Line. was foated off the mud