The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
PETERSBURG.
strike of EriclIayers CoIOred baptist
Convention.

PETERSBURG, VA, May g. special.
The head officials of the Norfolk and Wcs-
tern Railroad who are ON a tour Of iuspec-
tion over the entire road. are expected to
arrive here from th" West tomorrow morn
ing cn-r0ufc for Norfolk.
n is understood that Nr. John G.. Dunn.
of the firm of Hinton a. Dunn. bankers. has
purchased of Mr.J. H. R0thcrt tine vacant
lNt Cn the burnt dif-ticD ON the corner of
llhD and sycamore streets. The price
paid was NOT learned.
Mr.. A. Hl-eu~toch. whose store Jon the
Iron Front Block. ON sycamore street. was
destroyed by fire last November. expects To-
commence t0 rebuild about The 18th inst.
Hon. Asa 4. NcWhall. mayor Of salem.
Massachusetts. is i'm The city. the guest of
Hon. Hugh Il. smith. To-day NayOr New
BAN. iu company with MIR. smith, visited
the Central Luuatic ASYLUM. and was
kindly shown through the building and
grounds by DR.. DreWry, ore Of the physi-
clans at the asylum. From the asylum
Mayor Ncwhall was taken to the granite
qualricS "a short distance from tine a-y lum.
There was heavy frost i'm this section
last ui1ht. but as far as learned it did no
material damage 70 vegetation.
The Chesterfield Circuit Court commences
ON thc 18th instant. The docket j. unusally
large There are six railroad cases set for
trial. Judge Hancock says DE thinks Tn"
court Will Doe iu session for three weeks at
least.
Immense quantities Of coal are being ship
ped through here from Pocahontas coal
mines 10 LAMBERT Point
one hundred and twenty.three shares Of
stock have been taken in the joint stock
company to Doe organized here for the csiab-
i~hmcut of "a knitting factory in Peters
l.tt..r The lft.L valued % rffN dollars
per share. the capital stock of the COM
panN +, NOT 90 Doe less than fifty thousand
dollars.
The State Baptist Association Of Virginia
(c0l0rDO VIII meet at Bedford ON the l3ih
instant. The representative from the llar-
ri~0u--trcct Baptist hurch are u. j. Butts.
". y. smith. spencer Green and /. =. liam
lin.
Thercproscntatiyc- from Petersburg tot the
Nmey-hfth Annual Council of the Protcs-
hnt Episcopal Church in Virginia are:
From ~. J0hu'- Church Delegate, Il. ..
Egcrton; alternate. ". VI. llahliston. From
Grace Church Delegates. William VI.
Cameron and Dr. j. W. Claiborne; alter
mates. Dr. j. l.. Moyler and samuel +.
Mitchell.
Today the lricklaycrs, in the employ
meut Oi Mc~~rs. Brown and Turner struck
after receiving the following c0mmunlca-
ton from the LNcculNc committee OF inc
hrichlaNcr- I Mon:
To G.. !. Green. Il. l.. Ally. George Cole
man. X. +. Machasy. and all other Union
men working for Brown and Turner:
We have 10 from good authority that your
DO>sc- have said. that after tomorrow. they
Will start the ten hour system. against the
laws of this nion. We think II advisable
and hereby command YOU 90 quit work at
l3 o'clock VI. today. until Brown and Tur-
ner shall meet the Executive Committee of
this nion. j. T.. Calvert, l.. G. Blanken-
ship. George \. Brlster. Executive Com
mitice.
At the time the communication was re-
cc'od the hricklayers were at work on Mr..
Duulop's tobacco factory. Ii is reported
that Mcs~rs Brown a Turner Will adopt
the ten-hour system regardless of thC.l nion.
Lump-m1kcrs al Camer0m'~ tobacco factory,
ON BrOm street, have nOt yet returned TO
work. and as "a consequence work in the
press room OF the factory had to be stopped
TODAY.