The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
Total Losses During Year il
Petersburg Amount to
S2SS,279.
NEW PYTHIAN CASTLE HALL
Interesting Ceremonies of Dedi-
acknowledged Swindler
Identified,
The Dispatch Bureau,
Boilingb.oos street
(Telephone 1850,

Petersburg. Va, January 4,
The annual report Of Chief Farley
Of the Fire Department. just issued
r.ves some interesting Information
concerning the IRE record Of the pas;
year,
There were IL alarms OF fire dur
Ing the year Twenty-Five fires were
extinxu:shed by the use of 54S gallons
of chemical fiuid, with but small loss
The losses during the year by fire
were: on real estate, sli2,fJ6s on stocks
and contents Of buildings, St72,S6S-a
tota! Of SzS5,e9S.
The insurance on this property was.
on real estate. S224,7S5; on stocks ana
contents, S2O7,125-a total Of S4.l,slo'
Tile value of buildings was $3--,'2Vi
value Of contents, s2lS,672--a total OF
sa29.392.
Convention of Managers.
Il. i. Mayer. OF this city, district
manager Woodmen of the World, has
accepted a special invitation to attend
a convention Of State managers ana
prominent organizers of the order
10 convene in Omaha, Neb., next Thurs
dsy, to be in session several days. MI
Mayer Will go TO Norfolk tomorrow
TO iofn = 4. Latham. Of that city
state manager for Virginia They Will
be Joined at Ccnnellsville. w. Va, by
Alexander Foreman, State manager Tor
that State. and the party from the
two yirginians will be completed. be
fore returning home the party viii
visit 4 number OF points in the est.
Parcels Post Popular.
The parco Is post business at the post
efiice is becoming more and moro pOpu-
lar, and shows an increase each day.
Packages Rave been sent to and receiN-
ed from all sections Of the country,
and the system is becoming an i'm
portant branch Of the business of the
Office.
Alleged Swindirr Identified.
W. NJ. Barton. the stranger who re-
Gently swindled the Stratford Hotel in
This city out Of $50 by means Of false
representations. a fake telegram and
fraudulent draft OH the Southern Cot
ton Oil Company. Of Charleston. s C..
has been fully identified in Brooklyn,
y. j. where he is under arrest. Tho
Identification was made by Virgil ST
Cloud. manager of the hotel. who cash
ed the draft for him. Detective Heelan
is now in New York with requisitiol
papers, and will return w>>h the pris-
oner next Thursday. Barton is wanted
by the Charleston authorities for
sw1ndling operations there.
New Pytbian Castle Hall.
The ceremonies incident to the dedi-
cation last night of the new castle
hall of Eureka Lodge. knights of Ply
thias, were of very interesting charac-
ter. and attracted 4 large gathering of
Knights and their ladies and guests.
Many prominent Pythiaus from other
points. including several of the grand
lodge officers, were present Robert
u. Bass acted master of ceremonies
and handsome address OF welcome
was delivered by +. II. Mann. Among
the principal speakers Of the e&eniuG
were Grand Chancellor Is. \. Ruffin.
Charles .. Savllic. past grand chan
cellor. T. W Starke. J. T. Bailey. Of
Richmond, and others. An Interesting
incident. not on the program. was the
presentation OF jeweS to Van T. War
ner. ". l. Enuiss and + II Wright, in
token OF appreciation of their valued
services 10 Pythianism. The presenta-
tons were made by J. ". Starke. OF
Richmond
Transfer of Property.
Among the deeds Of transfer Of real
estate recorded this week, were the
following:
City of Petc-sbur@ to the Young
school building and lot on Union Street.
Arthur II Rosenfeld e. ais. 10 Vim
cent Russo. lot on sycamore street.
$3.50.
There were number of other CON
veyances Of light values
General News Notes.
The Boy scouts Of Petersburg arc
clearing ground. cutting timber and
building a loS cabin on the farm of
T. II Drewry. iu Diuw iG,iie. There
are about forty Boy Scouts in Peters
burg.
In the Police Court this morning
Tom SHELLEY. colo-ti. arrest 4 some
DAYS aEp for cutting Dorsey Archer.
also c0lorrd waS discharged on the
ground Of seIf-d-fense Archer wound
was severe. hut It's infection was held
10 De justifabi-
A rumor reached The city this morn
ing that a coloisd mau named Carte
was killed 81 Prince George County
yesterday Toy being caught uuder q
barn blown down Joy 3D.. wind TN.
runo- COLD not te vcril. 9. and IS rt-
lieveG 20 haVe been coufouudef with
the killing 90 John Carte .n this c.ty
yesterday 10y bein- strueh by iAe t-nl-