The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-03
GROCERY STORE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Early Morning Blaze Supposed
to Have Caught From
Stove.
FREIGHT RATE REDUCED
Sudden Death of Wcll-Known
Veteran-Other Peters
burg News.
FREIGHT RAJ
TimeB-Dispatch Bureau,
5 BoInns brook Street,
lVelcphOne l4S5l

pto'iSlous Oh ROBERT y. SyOnOr, on
franklin. near Sycamore street, were
bauiy damaged by nre this morning
about / O'Clock. The tire Is supposed
to nave caught from the stove, ana tho
loss Is partly covered by Insurance.
Inc puiialns Was one-story frame
structure. and the department succeed
eu In conlining the names TO 1t, and
saving adjacent property II ON injury.
Alleged Dope Dcnicrs sent On.
Information came TO the police yes
! terday that traffic In cocaine was go
ing on freely III the city An investl-
CATION resulted in the trrcst Of Green
Bfown, negro, and Charles Wilkes a
white resiuent OF Ettrick, al the dis.
pensers of the dope. III the Ponce
Court this morning botn Inen were
sent to the HustinSs Court Brown,
In whose possession quantity OF CO.
caine was found, confessed. and told
where and from whom lie had bought
the drug in Richmond. No cocaine
was found on Wilkes, but brown said
he had bought 1t for himself. It Is ex-
pected that developments may lead to
further arrests,
Freight Hate Reduced.
The conference in Roanoke yester-
day of Secretary Martin. of the Cham
Der of Commerce, with General Freight
Agent Rubin, of the Norfolk and West
ern Hallway. resulted in 90 per cent.
reduction of freight charges on the
transportation of tho output of the
Miller & kirkpatrick quarr.es, in Din.
widdie county. The firm is a new con
Germ In Virginia, and il brought "A
large force of skilled wockncn. The
charges their shipments were So
nigh that they hud decided TO close
down Nhe plant, unless more favorabI.
rates could be obtained. Mr.. Ruhin,
after hearing the facts in the case.
very promptly consented 10 and ord
cred the reduction asked Tor
Sudden Death of n Veteran.
James L. Moore, wcll-known citizen
| and Confederate veteran, died very sud
denly last night about II o'clock in his
home at kenilworth, just west OF the
city. Mr.. Moore was for many years
engaged In mercantile business in tn,
city, but for some time past he hau
been In i'll health. lie seemed better
than usual yesterday. and ate hearty
supper last night lie was stricken
zeal aid could reach him. He is sur
vired by his wife and four sons--L NJ.
II. ii. and L. Is. Moore, OF Petersburg,
and II. ii. Moore. of Dinwiddie.
Veterans and Sons.
\. p. Hill Camp of Confederate Vet
! Grams held it's regular meeting last
night, but no business OF special inter
est was considered.
Tonight a. p. Hill Camp. Sons OF
Veterans, Will meet and arrange details
for the marker to be erected In Din
widdic county to designate the spot
where General y. p Hin was killed
1t is designed TO erect n small marker
on the exact spot of the generals death,
and larger and more imposing one.
suitably inscribed. on the public high
way nearby. indicating the location OF
the smaller one.
The Mnyoraity Campaign.
In June the people OF Petersburg
will elect twelve Councilman, six Alder
men and u Mayor. Some OF the pres
ent members OF the Council. it is uu-
derstood. will not offer for re election.
Mayor George Cameron, Jr.. who was
elected by the Council to serve the un-
expired term of the late Mayor William
NJ Jones, will be a candidate for cleo
ton to The office by the people. Hon
William r. Mckinney has declined the
request OF his friends TO become a can
didatc. President L. Boiling Wilcox,
OF tho Common Council, is considering
| requests of his friends 10 announce his
candidacy for the mayoralty, and IL is
thought he will consent TO do SO.
Proposed Modern Church.
1t is expected that work on the new
Methodist Church, OH West Washing
ton Street, will soon be commenced.
Plans for strictly modern cdihce, one
TO meet all the needs OF an up TO date
church and Sunday school. have been
discussed, the cost to be about $i5,nCU.
The location OF the proposed church Is
In a growing section OF the city, and II
Is designed to incluce the congregation
of the West Street Church.
TO Oppose consolidation.
The proposition TO consolidate the
Petersburg custom house with that
of Richmond Is meeting with strenuous
opposition in this city. The Chamber
of Commerce. the Retail Merchants
Association. the manufacturers OF to-
bacco and others will take part in the
fight against the consolidation.
Cnsc Postponed.
Further consideration of the cXcep-
tons to the report of the commissioner
in the Harrison Street (colorcd) Bup-
list Church case has been continued
over until next Friday. Judge West.
sitting In the Iiustings Court in the
case. has ALREADY passed three days in
hearing argument on the exceptions.
which came from both sides,
Threatened Fire.
The department was called to the
Masonic Hail. on Tabb Street, this
morning by a SIM alarm. y scuttle of
hot ashes had set fire to the floor 81
the y. p. Hin Camp Hall. The numes
were eXtinguishcd without material
damage.
Personal and General.
AdJutant W!gSins and five officers OF
the Richmond Salvation Army attended
and delivered addresses ut speciar
meeting of the Petersburg army to-
night.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Katie Blacker daughter of Mr..
and Mrs e. Blacker. OF this city. to
Max Tobias. Tho wedding will take
place on February 20.
Mrs. Il. IT. Birdsong and her brother.
L. NJ. Chnppeil, both of Prince George
who have been i'll, are reported as i'm
proving
The report of the relief work done !
by the Salvation Army IN Petersburg |
during the month of January shows |
that lSa families were furnished with >
coal and In E......I..l...IL