The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-04
|STREET-CAR LINE
WILL Be EXTENDED
Favorable Action on Application
Taken by Council Com
mittee.
DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE
Killing Frost Reported-Negro
Sent On for Burg
larry.
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Tlmes-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street.

49, oouAb NONCulDtr 5.
At the meeting of the Street Com
mittee last night the question of the
extension of tho street railway track
from the present terminus on Halifax
Street to Hawk Street, and the extern
sion Of the Sycamore Street track to
tho Walnut Hlll viaduct. was under
consideration. r. Ii. Mann. attorney
for the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. and John L. Harrell. the SUI
perintendent. were present in the Inter
est of the company. L. IL. Patterson
ana I .F. Heath were present in the
interest of the Walnut Hill Corporation,
and City Attorney George Mason rep
resented the city, After a good deal
CT discussion an ordinance prepared by
inc City Attorney, granting the privi-
iese OF the proposed extensions. under
certain restrictions, was approved and
VIII be presented to the Council
The extension OF the Halifax Street
line is OF importance to residents OF
that section of the city, and was asked
Tor by the citizens. The extension OF
the sycamore Street line Is asked for
ny the Walnut Hill Corporation. 1t
VIII cross the viaduct over the valley
OF Lieutenant Run and circle through
the residential suburban property of
the corporation, just south of the city.
Inc Niaduct has been completed and
awaits the laying OF the railway tracks
Delegates Named.
Representatives from the Petersburg
District on the various boards of the
Virginia Annual Conference, which
meets in Salisbury, Md, on November
Is. arc as follows:
Board of Finance-Rey. w. H. Atwill
Petersburg; j. Z. Davis, SOUTHAMPTON.
Board OF AIisstons-Rev. George L.
Booker and Walter Sparkling, Peters
burg.
Board of Education-Rev. j. T. Bos-
man and DR.. W. l.. Drowry, Petersburg.
Sunday School Board-Rev. w. +.
Williams. Wakefield. and r. b. Hartley.
Stony Creek
Board OF Church ENtension-Rev. n.
B. Foushee, Waverly, and r. II. OXEN
non. Petersburg.
Epworth League Board-Rev. X. H..
Marks. Lawrenceville; l. II. Dyer,
Petersburg
Bible Board-Rev. w. T. l. Haynes,
Petersburg
Committee Meetings.
The various joint committees OF the
Common Council are holding their
meetings this week. making up their
reports TO be presented to the Council
next Tuesday.
At the meeting of the Gas and Ligh,
Committee last night bids were re-
ceived and opened for the extra light
ing OF Second, Bollingbrook, Sycamore
and a. part of Washington Street, with
the view OF making them illuminated
thoroughfares, Bids for electric light
ing were put in by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. and for light
ing by gas by the Petersburg Gas
Company. The bids covered the whole
or parts of the lighting and e.ried III
sums OF from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
mum. according to the number of lights
required. The committee took no ac-
ton,
Frost and lee.
There was killing frost and a sharp
formation OF ice in this section this
morning. Fortunately there is but
little in the way OF field crops for the
frost to injurc at this time. All of the
tobacco has been cut and housed. and
the peanut vines have been safely
stacked Only late garden vegetables
can be hurt
Birth Record.
The number OF deaths exceeded the
number OF births in this city last month
by twelve The number of deaths was
66-whites. 20; co. bred. Al. There
u,
The deaths among infants ana children
under five years old in October were
25-an unusual mortality.
sent On for Two Burglaries
John Lewis. negro. from where no
onek nows, was this morning commit
ted TO jail for the action OF the grand
jury on two charges of burglary. He
is charged with breaking into aud rob
bling the store of w. t. Newsom IL
Il ali TIL
bling the residence of w. b. Harrison
both on the same night Al the lat
ter place he ate n hearty lunch. Goods
from both places We're found in his pos
session when arrested about o'clock
In tho morning On the same night an
attempt was made TO break open the
safe in the office of the fetcrsbur..
Building Cupply Company. Lowis IS
believed TO have attempted this -.
but the proof could not he .A4s. a a.l
him.
Personal and General
Friends of Judge Walter 4. watson
here are expecting that he will formal
ly announce his candidacy for Con-
gress from the Fourth District to-
morrow. Robert Turnbull. the pres
ent representative. has already can
vassed Il large portion OF the dis
trict in behalf of his reelection
John Pryor Atkinson. a well known
resident of Dinwiddie. and having
many friends in Petersburg ana
throughout the county, died quite
suddenly last evening at his home near
AcKcnncy. lie was In his nifty third
year.
horse htched to tho delivery
wagon of r. l.. Matthews & Son, ran
away to-day at the Coast Line depot.
Garland Matthews. who was driving,
was kicked by the horse and for a
short time was unconscious Fortu-
nateiy he was not seriously hurt
The Petersburg Grays, Captain Ro-
bert Gillian. Jr. won in the sham bat
tie at the Emporia Fair yesterday af-
tcrnoon. The company is now In fine