The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
DAY OF MANY
COMMANDMENTS.
Closing Exercises Of the Southern
Female College.
H0NORS THAT WERE CONFERRED
4 Full List OF the Graduates I'm the
Various Branches Taught-Com-
mcnccmeut Exercises at other
Placcs-Gencral News Items

PETERSBURG. VA. June 7.-Special-
The closing exercises OF the Southern
Female College took place tonight Ia
the presence or very large and appte-
clative audience with the annual coa-
cert which was much enjoyed. The list
OF h0nors OF the college was as follows
Full graduates "a. D. degree Misses
Etta Virginia Jones. Annie Pickrell Nc
Ka1ney and Mary Vaughan Moyler all
OF Petersburg
Graduates in Latin-Miss Ethel Eliza
beth Gil.
Graduates in French-Miss Bessie c.
Chamberlayue and Miss Ethel Elizabeth
GIL
Graduate IN English History-Nliss An
nabol Jenkins Powell.
Graduates IN Natural Sciences-Miss
Rosa NJ Stone and Miss Inez Spencer
Vaughan
Graduate IN Mathematics-Miss Ethel
Elizabeth Gil.
Modanists-English and Hisiory-Miss
Annabcu Jenkins Powell.
Latin-Miss Bessie c. Chamberlayns.
Niathematics-Miss Annie Pickrch Nc
Konney.
M0yler.
Natural sclence-Miss Inez Spencer
Vaughan
French-Aiiss Bessie G. Chamberlayne.
Piano Alusic-Niss Henrietta County.
Singing-Miss Lula Cora Kali.
Art Department-Alis Mary Ledbetter.
Elocudon-Aiiss Leroy Pryor Friend.
Writing-Auss Emily Bartlett Roper
intermediate Department-Miss Blanche
Gertrude Muchod.
Preparatory Department-Miss Archie
Graham Friend.
Primary Department-Miss Mary j.
Quicke.
a prominent business man Of this city
has received letter from the agent Of
the Hamilton Woollen Company. OF
Amesbury, Mass. in reference 20 the la
Dor law in Virginia. which limits mills
20 ten hours operation. The writer IN
hts letter says your very kind letter OF
the 18th IS az hand and contents carefully
noted. j have also received cOmmunica-
lions from other parties I'm your section
relative 90 the Swift Creek MIL pro-
perty as that property can be bought so
low I consider the laws of the State
which limits mills 10 ten hours opera
ton Of more serious consequence than
the value OF the present machinery IN
the mill I cannot believe that 70 would
be advantageous TO leave New England
where teu-hour law exists, and go 10
state like Virginia. where the condi-
tl0us are no better. 1 have been looking
Tor q Southern mill interest for some
time past bat think my interest Will be
better served by going further South,
where the labor laws are more favorable.
cotton and labor more plentiful and
lower"
NJ IT Wevrcs. who owns a fine farm
in Chesterfield county. on the Hickory
road. has made the finest hay crop ever
seen around Petersburg. On four and
half acres Of highly improved land the
crop IS estimated by experts at from
twenty 90 twenty-five tons Some Of the
grass measured five and half feet high
The County Court of Prince George will
open on next Thursday There are no
cases on the criminal docket. The Board
OF Supervisors of the county will inspect
the county jail with "a view to having
something done 90 improve the sanitary
conditions OF the building
SUPERVISOR RESIGNS.
Mr.. John j. Wilcox some days ago filed
with Judge Rives, OF Prince George Coun-
~ Court. his resignation as a member
OF the Board of Supervisors of the coun-
~ from Brandon district. Judge Rlves
has accepted the resignation of Mr.. VIII
cox and will probably mn the vacancy
some time within the next ten days
The applicants for the vacant Office are
Messrs. w. b. Baird and George r.
Hatch.
In the County Court of Sussex William
Cole was acquitted OF the charge Of COM
hitting "a criminal assault on Eva Wycle
The parties are both colored The trial
lasted two days. and the testimony was
very conflicting.
The Epworth League Conference will he
held in Norfolk ON the 2Srd 10 2Jth Of this
month. In connection with the conference
there will be a grand concert given for
The benefit OF the conference on June
25th The programme for the concert has
been so arranged as 90 give place on
81 for one star singer from the four
principal cities of the State. The COM
mittce appointed from each of the eight
leagues Of the union I'm Petersburg end
vicinity 10 select singer for the concert
has selected Miss Mary II. Peterson, OF
this city.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Miss Annie Hoy. OF this city. Is on a
visit 20 Mrs. Robert Tacker, Of Black
stone.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Laetitla Pyle, daughter OF Mr.. G.. II.
Pyle. OF this city. and Rev. Robert 'Ner-
ner Bagweu. The ceremony will take
place at the residence OF the brides ia
Their. No 40 High street on Thursday
evening June 10Th. at 1880 o'clock.
Mass was celebrated at st. JOseph's
Catholic church this morning at $50
o'clock and at 9 O'Clock solemn high mass
was celebrated by Rev J. r. OFarrcll. as
sisted by Rev. u. j. Wilson, Of Norfolk
and Rev Riley Of Richmond, as deacon
and sub-deacOn. After mass the devotion
OF forty hours, which began Sunday, was
brought 20 q close by a procession OF
the Blessed Sacrament. in which the
school children took part. Bishop Van
de Nvver then administered the sacra-
ment OF confirmation 20 a class OF thir-
ty-nve. most of whom were children. The
pishop was assisted by Rcvs. OFarreh,
Wilson and Smith
The FIRST locomotive for the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina Company arriv-
"a here this morning over the Atlantic
coast line. II IS named de Witt Smith"
~. lncnrnnilNe win be used In hauling