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PETERSBURG. VA, December 4, 1890.
Correspondence. AT the annual meet
ing Of the teachers and officers of the
Sunday school of the First Baptist
Church, thefolowingo officers were elect
ed .Superintendent,R r. ~ Dobil; Assistant
Superintendent, X. w. Collier; Secreta-
~, Paul Roper: Treasurer. S. J. Will
iiams: Musical Director, f. b. Hartley,
Librarian. r. j. j. Spratley; Assistant
Librarians. T. b. Maclen and S. j. Will
liams. After the election Of the above
officers an address was delivered by
Rev. Or. Huff. After the address Of
Or. Huff, the congregation and the in
vted guests repaired to the Sunday
school room where they partook OF o
sumptuous supper.
At meeting OF the Democrats voters
of Fifth ward resolution was adopted
requesting Mr. II. f. Munt TO resign
his seat in the Council for that ward.
1t is understood to-day that Mr.. MuDt
says that he was elected to the Council.
and that he proposes TO stay there until
the expiration of his term. Mr.. Munt
thinks that he has acted rs he should III
all this unpleasantness. The compiled
ton in this ward has been the subject
OF much talk to-day.
There was another explosion Of fire
works yesterday at the factory of
Messrs. Mamie & Remaire. No one was
injured, and the damage done was
slight.
Some time during last night the Office
OF Messrs. Kidd & Booth. on Third street,
was broken into through rear window.
The burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to get into an iron safe. Thus
morning when the Office was opened
the floor was covered with matches.
which bad been ignited, and the knob
of the safe broken off and otherwise
dis6gured.
The executive committee Of the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum will hold Its
regular meeting at the asylum build
ing on next Thursday. This committee
is composed Of julius Strauss. Of Rich
mond; G. Y. Nuckles, Of Louisa county.
and Robert Gillian. Of Petersburg.
The Circuit Court Of Petersburg.
Judge B. IL. Hancock presiding. will
open on Thursday next. The sheriff
and his deputies are now buslly engaged
summouing jurors to serve during this
term of court.
The Petersburg German Club will
have a german at the Library Hall. on
neSt Friday night. These germans are
always a source of much enjoyment to
all who attend them.
Toe Petersburg Grays determined 20
have aparade and target practice on the
2sd of February next.
Mr.. II. G. Hardy, president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, was asked by
the TINES correspondent If any effort
would be put forth by the Chamber TO
induce the manufacturers OF Lynn and
Boston, who were burned out by the
recent fire in those cities, to come to
Petersburg and locate. Mr. Hardy. IL
reply, stated that the Chamber Of Com
merce OF Petersburg had, long before
the fires in Boston and Lynn, held
out inducements 80 the capitalists
Of the Northern and New England States
to come to Petersburg, where the best
water-power can be had, but that the
cities of the New England States held
out such catering inducements TO cap
italists that nothing could ever be done
in the way Of getting these capitalists
to come to Petersburg. Mr.. Hardy. in
this CONGESTION, told your correspond
ent Of a small town in one Of the New
England States which had built fac
tory and equipped 1t and given 1t to
manufacturer for a certain term of years
free of cost. Mr.. Augustus Wright, ont
of the largest wholesale shoe dealers
in this city and one of the owners OF
theupper Appomattox canal property.
is ffow in Massachusetts, with view OF
LAYING before the capitalists Of that
State the peculiar advantages TO be had
in Petersburg and vicinity for manu-
featuring purposes.
Mr. August Halbibe, of Richmond.
who for several months past has been
employed at the jewelry store Of ID
Buchanan, in this city, was stricken
with paralysis on Sunday and has not
been able to speak since. lie was taken
TO his home ia Richmond this after
noon.