The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-12
HORSE AND BUGGY
STOLEN BY WOMAN
Found Abandoned Sunday at
Disputanta Thief Not
Captured.
DEATH OF AGED CITIZEN
Livery Stable Proprietor Stabbed
by Ncgro-Othcr Petersburg
News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
8 Boiling brook street.
tTclephone 1850
Petersburg, Va. March II

petersburg, Va. March II.
Tho horse and buggy stolen Friday
night from e. NJ. Sherck, Bohemian
farmer of DlnwIddlc county, near Bur-
cess Station, was found Sunday even
ing at Disputnnta, where the tenn was
abandoned. Strange to Say the thief
| is wonan-a neyress who wus EN-
ployed on the farm. The woman goti
away from Disputanta before II wasl
discovered the horse ard buggy hadi
been stolen.
Death of Old Citizen.
William Bowlcs. an old and we'll
known citizen, died yesterday at the
Petersburg Hospital, following sur
gical operation. He was a Confederate
soldier and was adjutant of the Nine
teenth Tennessee Regiment. lie was
never married and ls survived by four
brothcrs--R. NJ, OF Petersburg John,
| OF Richmond; Frank. of Texas. and
James Bowles. of Hot Springs, Ark.
Also by three sisters-MrE. "a V. Blan
ton. of Richmond; Mrs. Joseph Stephen.
son. of Philadelphia. and Mrs. Barde de
Ladon. of Chattanooga, Tenn, and many
| relatives in Petersburg. Richmond and
elsewhere. Dir. Bowies was in his
seventy-fourth year
| Died I'm Norfolk.
John Marbury. wholesale mercha mt
| In Norfolk, who died yesterday at his
! home In Norfolk. wAs a native of
Petersburg. though he had not lived
| here for many years. He was the son
I of the late l. A. Marbury. for years a
| by his wife and a daughter. and by a
sister. Mrs. James NJ MoIlwainc, OF
Petersburg.
Death of Worth. CoIored aInn.
Edward Clarke colored. died ycstcr-
day at his home on Att Airy Street He
was once OF the best known men OF his
race In Petersburg. and had the re-
spect of the white as well a s the color
cd people OF the city.
| Cut ny Negro.
Edward Randall, negro. got into
| trouble to-day with G. A. Fittz, pro-
pr!@tor OF the Magnolia Livery stables.
on Lombard Street, and drawing a
knife made iungc at Mr.. Fittz. The
latter In warding of the attempted
stabbinE was severely cut In the hand.
the wound being several inches in
! length. Randall Ned, but the police
have warrant for his arrest.
sudden Denth of H.aIiau.
herman Prestignoma, an Italian.
thiity-four years old. who tame TO
| petersburg about two months ago, died
suddenly in his room on Halifax
street last evening. He had been com
planning for several days but II was
not thought that his condition was at
all serious. The body was buried to
day in st. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
the Rev. Father oFartall conducting
the services.
school CompIimcnted.
The Crater School, in Prince George
county. OF which Miss Webb is the
teacher. was awarded tha certificate
for the best onc-room exhibit at tho
recent session OF the Fourth Congress
sional District Teachers Association,
| held at Empor!a. The crater School isl
! one OF the youngest in the county, but
| one OF the most progressive.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mr.. and Mrs Walker, of Charles
| City county. have announced the ,u
Sagement of Their daughter Virgo mia
Page. to Hugh vest. of Prince GGnrsa
county, the marriage TO take place this
spring.
The remains OF C. II. VIM. a f,rme.
| cmploye OF the Chesapeake aad Dnic
Hallway, We're buried onSunduv from
Tabernacle Church ia Dinwiddic coun-
", Mr. Vim died in Roanokc WIS /;
hfty-siN years old, and is survived by !
his wife and six children.
The body Of Otis noody who died :
Of pneumonia in North Carolina. ren.h- /
ed here to-day. and the funeral took |
plsce from the Second Baptist Chu en- |
The deceased was twenty-five Years !
old, was studying for the Baptist min I
istry lie is survived BY two half !
brothers Charles and T. w. Filing !
ton. the latter OF this city
Charles X. Walsh. member of the ;
Council from the Sixth Ward. an
nounces himself candidate for re- i
nomination At the coming municipal {
primary.
George Mount, OF Prince George \
county, has been sick for some days in 4
the home of his brother, in this city /,
a l;,r. -
ing for more rigid log law and |
more rigid enforcement of IT, The law |
as ii now stands is Very Inefficient ana |
its. enforcement is rather a farce than
OTHERWISE.
William Jones. negro. was lined !
$50 in the Police Court ;his morning |
for "tuting" pistol, and he is also
charged with fcloniously cutting an
other colored man.
y telegram has been received from !
the director of the hygienic laboratory, !
Washington where the head of the !
dog which recently bit little Miss |
HoGcrson and Vernon Borst, was cx- |
amino that the dog showed positive |
rabies.
Fifteen convic,s from the pcnitcn- |
tary, two of them white men, were
taken through this city this mornin.
10 Roanoke, To be put on road work |
in tiita section.
The regular meeting of the Baptist
sunday School Association was held
yesterday afternoon with the church
In Matoaca. Reports from the various
schools show an average register for
the past month of 1895; average at
Tendance i,l0l. or So per cent.
City Treasurer \, lillian L. Rainey
announces to his friends and the pub
lie that if the constitutional amend
ment allowing treasurers t succeed
, themselves is adopted as he thinks It |
VIII be, he viii announce his can
iidacy for reelection.
Report ON nond Issue.
AT the meeting of the Board of Al
derm,n Tonight, report was re-
ccived from the Finance Committee on
the resolution providing for an issue
OF 100000 of bonds for specified pub