The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
THE MAY FLAG RAISING.
TIE JR. o. L. A. NJ. TO MAKE IT A
SPLENDID AFFAIR.
R.Incc George Republicans anc Popuiists
70 fuse--Ths City to Issue Bonds.
Other News Notes.

PETERSBURG, March 2.-Spccial.-The
raising OF fags on our public school
buildings rext May by the Junior order
OF United American Mechanics. of this
city. promises TO be splendid affair.
The various rational and State officers
OF the order will be invited, and until they
are heard from there will be no attempt
at arranging a programme. Every coun-
Gil in the State will also be invited. and
should the weather permit. there will be
day Will probably be one OF our ino st
prominent ministers. There VIII De ei t.lt
fags-viz: one l2iaX25 feet. two oXl2 re-
and five 4X6 feet. The large nag VIII ne
placed on Anderson School buildlhg' on
Washington street. The poles WIZ pe ~
galvanized iron, painted whlie' VIZ VIZ,
gilded ball at top the conmltte9 az 80 Ias,1
ing workers in the order ana IS rSceINns
the cordial support OF the neIhDc,I lI,i y,
The order here in Petersburg Is ehJo5i"e
,fhe Republicans and Populists Of Prince
George county held a convention az tne
county courthouse to-day Tor me pun po ',y
OF taking action in reference 10 tIe nV,i,,
nation Of coalition ticket ioi 'o'''''
Mr. r.. G. Scott president Of the Pc
tersburg baseball club, went over 70
Richmond this morning 20 attend the
meeting of the state League.
ISSUE AND SALE or BONDS.
r,a Common Council, at it's meeting
last night. adopted an ordinance SUD
nIttcd az the February meeting by zap
tain s. ". NcnaOle, chairman OF me
Finance Committee. authorizing sii1 iosuc
and sale OF bonds of the city OF Peters
burQ hearing per cent. interest, 10 the
amount Of Sl9i, 800, for the purpose OF
having off a similar amount OF bonds
kuown as the Southside railroad Dohds,
.s'ttrh eau duo August list. The bonds are
10 he payable in forty years.
There rs on exhibition at the book store
of Messrs. r. 5 Beckwi1n q 80" =" Or " CIV
of Edinburgh, Scotland. Tae picture
in handsomely framed, and has been
much admired by all who nave seen IT,
IL was sent to our Weh-kIo"n .oH - q,
man MIR. Alexander Wilson, by frlehds III
Mr.. Samuel stevens. Of the firm OF
Stevens q Jones. insurance aESutis, m
this city. who was taken so,nrwbaf bet
Yesterday afternoon, was somewhat "0'-
Mr.. \. j. Francis. who has been ,N CRIT
ically i'll for some days pas,,, 10 i,od for
improved, and hopes are eh'ei '"'''N"
his recovery.
coCKADE CITY CHAT.
Turing the month of February the clerk
If the court issued fourteen i1dII-d Is
licenses-four 10 white and ten 10 wol1
ored couples During the same Ped
twenty-five deeds were aulill, 49, nf air
Some time last night the stable oi a mii
John s. Clary was broken mo anu
robbed This morning Eddie Hicks ana ad
Nelson blackwell (colored) were arresteu
on suspicion of being the parties WHO
committed the theft. ...,a,;o,,
IS still making efforts to secure stafford
REV. ". c. Starr, ID. D.. pastor OF
NJ. II. church, VIII o.
cupy his pulpit tomorrow. His s y,.iaI
an night will be who Turns the wheel
FORMER Days not Better than These
will be the subject OF Key. II; w; naI
,Ie's sermon at the First Baptist church
"The Prisoner at the Bar will be me
theme of Rev A. j. Fr-stoe's sermon io
MORROW evening Mr.. Fristoe is pastor OF
he second Baptist church.
MIR. Reuben Ragland. whose illness mas
already been announced. Is somewhat I'M
proved to-day.