The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-27
The Invitations Which Gen. Stephen Lee
Receives to Visit Petersburg.
VETERANS AND MAYOR uRGE HIM TO COME
The City Council Cuts Down the Pay
OF Municipal Omcers
District A. NJ. L. Conference still
I'm session-siIk Factory Resumss-
Serious 1llness.

monument in the city of Richmond next
Thursday, has been very cordially in
vited by his friend ana former pastor.
Rev. Dr.. H. w. Battle, pastor of the
t'ii'st Baptist Church, 20 visit Peters
burg. In additions to DIR. Battles per-
sonal letter the distinguished Missls-
sipp.an win receive the following COM
gnunioation from "a. P. Hnl Camp of
Confederate Veterans:
Headquarters APP. Hill Camp,
Confederate Veterans,
Gen. Stephen d. Lee. Richmond, Va:
Genoral-I nave the honor to communI-
cate to you the action of A p. Hill
Camp. c. ", of this city, as indicated
by the enclosed preamble and resolutions.
Hop!ng that We may have the distin-
guished pleasure OF seeing you in our
midst, am, General,
Your obedient servant,
CARRIER r. BISHOP,
Adjutant
preamble and resolutions passed by
the amp at ats meeting tonight:
Whereas, information has been re-
ceiVed by this camp that Rev. DR.. II. w.
Battle, pastor OF tho First Baptist
Church, of this city. hos extended TO
Gen. Stephen d. Lee, a personal Invita-
taon to visit our city. and whereas. 1t is
probable that the distinguished Confed-
crate chieftain will accept the Invitation
cordially extended by his friend and
former pastor; therefore,
Resolved. That we, the members of
the a. +. Hell Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, do most heartily and enthusias-
tically express the hope that General
Lee viii, at such time as best suits his
convenience, visit our historic city. look
upon our yet sacred babtledields. and
give TO the old SOLDIERS who Still low
the lost cause and the name OF Lee'
jIhe privilege of extending To him the
hearts sincereSt welcome
Resolved That ha
struoted to inform General Lee of this
action OF the camp and to ask the priv
liege of rendering 60 dlim a p,1bMc recen.
tion in our hall
Mayor Charles L. Collier has addressed
'he following ito General Lee:
Mayors Office,
PETERSBURG, Va, June 26th, 1886
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee:
MY Dear S!r:-Being informed that an
uVftatlon is TO be extended TO YOU nv
your personal friend and former astor
heV. HI. W. Battle, ID. d. to visit our
city, and that 4. T. Hill Camp. Confeda
rate Veterans. OF this city, emph,a sizes
,,.1m Tins inNttpllof by resolutions which you
WIN receive accompanying the social in
V"ation above, l beg most cordially TO
unite IN shid invitation to visit us bv
ADDRESSING you this letter Representing
as pelieve the unanimous sentiment Of
the people that your presence among ne
VIII be a source of gratificsa zion en5
pride to us all "tu
with sentiments of high personal and
historic regard for you.
i am most truly,
CHARLES f. COLLIER
The actioaN of the City Council last
night in reducing the pay of several Of
.he city officers, including that OF Mayor
naa been pretty fully discussed to-day.
some whose salaries were reduced are
very much diSpleaSed while others take
II IN a philosophical manner The totaJ
annum. N Pe
The District Conference of the Peters
burg District y. M. e. Church in Amer
lea met in second days session this
morning at $3.50 o'clock in Union Street
as to the condition of the churches were
received and read.
AT a Gegular convocation. of Naomi
Lodge No. 30; Knights of Pythias. held
ias last night the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: r. ". Gin.
chancellor commander: George III. Brock
we'll. vice chancellor; E. A. Prince. mas
ter OF work; w. w. Andrews, preiate; ].
f. Gentry, keeper of records and shnl:
r. j. Childress. master of finance: J. r.
W. Smith, master of exchequer; r. l..
Belcher. master at arms; C. r. Epps,
inner guard; A. w. Baxter, outer guard
The silk factory of John N. Stearns &,
Co., in this city. which shut down several
merit about 400 people, will begin at once
20 work its full force. The closing of
the factory was due to overpioduction
of goods.
The subject of DR.. Battles sermon
next Sunday night win be "rhe Great
Reunion" lie will derive lessons end
suggestions from the reunion of Confed
crate Veterans in Richmond.
General G. a. Battle, who was a dis
tinguished officer in the Army of North
ern Virginia, told me to-day that he
would attend the reunion In Richmond
next week of the Confe derate Veterans
Mr Robert Gillian, Clerk of the Cour,
has received letter from Governor
O'Ferrall asking for the approximate
number of Confederate soldiers residing
in Petersburg.
Mr.. Gillian estimates that there are
between 4oO and 500 ex-CoTfederate SOL
diers residing in Petersburg"
AS an evidence OF the faiFing off of
personap values in Petersburg under the
recent assessment the books OF ths, Com
missioner OF the Revenue shows that the
returns made by eight of the prominent
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