Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
CHESTERFIELD PLANT
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Fire Believed to Have Been Started
by Tramps Seeking Shelter
| for Night.
loss is MORE THAN $4,000
Committees Are Appointed to Confer
With Various Historical Associa-
tons in Regard to Proposed Free
tion OF Battle Abbey in Petersburg.
Especial to The Tlmes-DIspatch.l

PETERSBURG. Va, January 10
The rock crusher and sawmill plants on
the farm Of a. b. Cook, in Chesterfield
County, few miles from Petersburg.
were destroyed by fire late Friday night
and all the machinery. including engine
ana boiler was practically ruined. The
loss Is probably more than $4,000, with
but little insurance Mr.. Cook was un-
aware or tho fire until aroused and told
or IT by Rev. j. $. Gresham, who dis
covered 1t while on the l0:40 Richmond
and Petersburg electric car. The build
ings were then so far burned that moth
ing could be done to save anything Mr.
Cook Is not disposed to believe that
tho fire was the work of malice, but
rather that II was accidentally started
! by tramps. who were taking shelter
there for the night. Mr. Cook has ex-
| tenslvc granite beds on his farm and
has been engaged for years In furnish
ing crushed stone for the market
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
TO CONFER on BATTLE ABBEY
In pursuance OF the resolution adopt
ed at tho recent meeting of the Sons Of
Veterans relative to the erection OF
memorial hall on Battle Abbey. Com
mander II. G. Southall has appointed
committees to confer with the several
historical organizations IN the city on
the subject. Each committee is COM
| posed of a single representative with
special duty. Senator +. II. Drewry Will
confer with a. =. Hill Camp of Con-
. federatc Veterans: Prof. A. *. Davis
with the Daughters of the Confederacy:
s. j. Rogers with the Ladies' Memorial
Association: David a. Lyn. Jr.. with the
Junior Memorial Association; Lee r.
Gouldcr with tho Daughters OF the
American Revolutions Samuel w. Zim-
mer with the Daughters OF the War Of
1872. The movement for an historic
memorial building is meeting with gen
eral favor and will soon take definite
form.
Miss Anne Marshall died last night at
the home of her niece, Mrs. r. G. Bowen.
on East Tabb Street. She was In her
eightysecond year and was born at
Rose Hill. LuncnburS County. Her par
ents were Colonel and Mrs. John Mar
shall and she was the niece of Colonel
Tyree Bacon. The body will be taken
tomorrow TO Blackstone for burial.
William II. Lanoon. only son of j.
w. Laffoon. died last night at the homo
OF his father, on Gillian Street, aged
twcnty-four years.
Luther X. Davis. aged thirty years,
died yesterday afternoon at his home
on West High Street. He is survived by
his wife.
Rev. and Mrs. Walker r. Whitney
of Philadelphia, announce the marriage
of their daughter. Bertha Minerva, to
John Edward TONNES. IT. lieutenant
United States Army, on Thursday, jan
| uary Z, at Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Townes will be. at home at Columbus
Barracks. Ohio, after January %. Lieu
tenant Townes Is the son OF Mr. and
Mrs John L. Townes. OF this city. and
has host Of warm friends here.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
| WILL MEET TONIGHT
The Board of Aldermen will holds it's
| monthly meeting tomorrow night to
| pass upon measures sent up from the
Council-mostly Of departmental mat
, tcrs. The Council adopted an ordi-
nance increasing the salary of Judge j.
NJ. Mullen from $4,000 to $500. which
will be concurred I'm by the board.
The grocery store Of Parham &
| Washington. colored, on Federal Street
was broken into last night and robbed
of quantity OF provisions-meat flour,
sugar. etc. Entrance was effected by
/ forcing a side door.
| The police were informed this after
| noon Of a difficulty between two ne
groes on the City Point Railroad. about
! halfway between the city and the
! point. in which one was badly, If not
| fatally stabbed. No details or names
were given. except that the wounded
negro was found lying on the side of
the railroad. The matter was reported
to the Prince George authorities.
| Announcement was made of the mar
| riage yesterday in Washington of Mrs
Grace A. Worth. of this city, and James
| ]. Smith, of Richmond.