The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
WATER PIPESTOBE
LAID ON SURFACE
Alter Existing Emergency
Passes, Will Be Removed
by City.
DEATH OF FORMER CITIZEN
Request to Methodist Orphanagc.
Boys Execute Courts
Sentence.
DEATH OF FORMER CITIZEN
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street.

100 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg. Va July 10.
City Engineer Budd WAS engaged in
making survey OF The line OF the
water pipes to be laid from Commerce.
street 10 the locks power house OF the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
i distance OF one and Il uuaftc.' miles.
The pipes. in view OF the existing
emergency. Viii he laid on the sur
face of the ground, and viii be sub
iect to removal after the emergency
passes.
Dcnth of Former Citizen.
T. l.. II. Young. formerly and for
many years a resident of Petersburs
where he was actively engaged in
business. died suddenly yesterday in
the home of his daughter. II Eurke-
vile. Mr. Young was in Petersburg
on Friday and Saturday. and greeted
many OF his friends. and .o-day his
body was shipped through the city to
his home at Dunn, " c.. for burial
Mr.. Young was about eighty one years
old, and is survived by several chill
dren. He was a man of sterling char
acter and Christian rectitude. and was
one OF the charter members of Syca
more Council. Royal Arcanum. of this
city. Mr. Young was a brother in law
OF Assistant Attorney General r e.
Davis.
DEATH In Dinwiddic.
William a. Goodwin. prominent
citizen of Dinwiddie died Saturday
night at his homo. Oak Grove. in tina,
county. after an Illness OF several
months. He was sixty-one years old.
and was the son of DR. John p. Good
wyn, for many years a widely known
practitioner. He married Miss Mary
Strachan. OF this city, and is survived
by three sons. r. S, A. T and w NJ
Goodwin. all OF Dinwiddie. and four
brothers and a sister
Police Patrol System.
some months ago the Councils made
an appropriation and awarded the con-
tract for the installation of police
patrol system In this city SO far no
steps have been taken to install the
system. known as the signal phone.
BeGucs. to Orphans.
The treasurer OF the Petersburg
Methodist Orphanage to-day received
a check for si02 so from the executor
or the estate of the late Eli Kull. the
amount being bequest made by Mr..
Kun TO the orphanage
Injured In Runaway
yesterday afternoon. while A col
ored man named Roger Williams and
female friend were driving out on
Con Road. in Dinwiddle. their horse
, TOOK fright at an automobile and ran
away. Both occupants were thrown
out and considerably bruised The
horse in his continuing flight. collidea
with another automobile. breaking the
buggy to pieces and DANA ging the
auto.
Escaped Convict Arrested.
James Williams negro conviot.
who escaped from the road force nenr
Melville, was captured by the police
OF this city about 3 o'clock SUNDAY
morning and returned to camp. This
was the second time Williams HAD
made his escape.
Not Seeking the Office.
An entirely new Democratic civ
Central Committee of eighteen mem
pers is to be nominated at the primary
election in September The Demo
cratic Committee. before closing the
list OF candidates for other offices last
week. gave notice that persons do.
string membership in the City Central
Committee should also file their no.
tees. One person only responded.
showing that but little interest is felt
In the organization OF the commit
tee.
Homing Pigeon Killed.
H. o. Marks. OF Ettrick. while at
Butterworth's, in Dinwiddie county,
several days ago. took a shot with his
ii'e al some pigeons which were fly
ing by, killing one. The bird was
found TO be a homer. On one leg was
band bearing the letters j. D. on
the other leg was a silver band with
u. 5. 7l9" stamped on IT,
Overcome by Hcnt
Lee Parham. a little son OF Mrs,
Beatrice Parham, was overcome by
heat on Sycamore Street this morning
while delivering bills. He received
prompt attention and fortunately soon
recovered sufficiently TO be removed to
his home
Boys Executed Courts Sentence.
Before Justice Dunstan. in Ettrick.
this morning, some half dozen negro
boys were charged with Sunday bath
ing In forbidden waters. They were
convicted and were ordered 10 he
whipped. The sentence of the court
being that the boys should whip each
other. The sentence was duly exc.
cuted in neighboring barn. and il is
said that the job was we'll and salts
factorily done
Personal and General
Mrs. Robert c Osborne is reported as
seriously i'll at her home on South
Syca more Street.
DR. and Mrs. NJ c. Field will leave
tomorrow for New York. whence they
will sail for a six weeks trim TO Cuba