The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-10
MUCH BUILDING
ACTIVITY IN CITY
New Residential and Business
Houses Being Erected
in Petersburg.
DISAPPEARS WITH HORSE
Whereabouts OF Negro NC'
Known-NIeeting OF Bank
Stockholders.
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
Boliinng street
Telephone 1850.

Bollinngbrook street
Telephone 1850.
Petersburg. Va. January ..
Building improvements are in active
progress all over the city. both in the
line of residential and business houses
Among the more important is a block
81 four stores. being erected on sycs-
more near Washington Street. ov"r
which II is in contemplation to erect
a spacious hall. The Watson Realty
Company is building a fine block Of
stores at the corner Of Union and
Washington Streets However. not
withstandlng all the building in the
city last year there f. still great de-
mand for residences at moderate cost
Disappeared With Horse.
About three weeks ago strange
negro hired a saddle horse from g. A.
Fittz. 10 ride four miles in the country.
Since that time Mr. Fittz has heard
nothing from either the negro or tire
horse.
Stock hoi6crs' Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Aner lean Bank and
Trust Company was held yesterday af-
ternoon and the following directors
were elected: william T. McIiwsine,
Edward Eigenbrun. W. !. Eahily,
Charles Lunsford. 7. ". Long. r. T.
Lunsford. !. +. Perkson. ". T. Munt.
William r. Poole. Or. William Pitcher.
Paul Roper. Philip Rogers. ". w. War
ren. n : Seward and q. Q Wright.
The report Of the president showed
the institution to be in highly salts
factory condition. with largely 'n-
creased business and profit account
during the past year. The board OF
directors subsequently met and re
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. william p. Mcrlwaine; vice-presi-
dent. W T. Rahiiy. cashier. Wallace u.
Blanks No change was made in the
clerical force Of the bank.
Annual Meeting and banquet
The annual meeting OF the Cham
Der o, Commerce OF Petersburg Will
be held on Tuesday evening next in
the \ p Hill Camp. After business.
the meeting will adjourn 10 the STRAIT
forG Hotel &c partake OF the annual
ba nquet. which will be an elaborate
AFT air. with number Of addresses 10
adj interest to the occasion TIE
chamber made great progress in its
work last year. and the reports Viii
b. Of interest.
All Smallpox Gone.
The FIVE cases OF smallpox discov-
cred se-eTsl weeks ago in one colored
family In this city have all been dis
charged as cured. the quarantine
r. ised and the house fumigaled- This
family had but recently come 10 Pc
tersburg ard the members had never
been vaccinsted- Owing 10 the watch
fuIness Of the health authorities. the
disease was not communicated TO any
other person.
To BE Taken tn Richmond.
Councilman i. u. Stratton is some
what improved in condition As soon
as lie shows sufncient Improvement it
is contemplated TO take him to hos
pital in Richmond TO b. operated on
Captain RagIand IN.
\ message received to-day stated
that Captain Emmett Ragland. of the
Atlantic Coast Line RAILWAY. Is quite
sick at the home Of Mr. Goodwin. near
Stcney Creek. threatened with pnen-
monia Captain Ragland is popular
conductor on the Coast Line trains De
tween Richmond and Petersburg. and
l. very popular IN both cities He IS
a brother Of Chief OF Police RaCland-
Death of Cicero King
Cicero MEG. King. a weli-knCwn anu
respected citizen. died this morning at
his home on Halifax street. after
long period o. III health. He was a
vestrymaa Of ~. Johns Epshrdlu I'd sn
Church. ana for many years was one
of the managers OF watson McGiils
tobacco factory. He was in his forty
sixth year. and IS survived by his
wife and FIVE sons.
General News Notes
Dinwiddie County is TO build one
story brick Jail Sc by So feet with
suitable plumbing and heating For
some time past and until the new
building is completed Dinwiddie pris-
oners have been and will be confined
ia the Petersburg jail.
Henry Jefferson. negro. arrested
last night on suspicion OF being one
OF the party who some weeks ago as
and robbed David Builifant.
Of Chesterfield. in this city prove
an alibi ia cost this morning and
was discharged