The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-29
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FOR PET BURG
kI.x and Erl.nger Said TO Be the.
Promoters.
loWWhIER IN THE App M 4 T
!. e.,s.. watch, Identificd by It's Owr-
er-1l,c Coiosed Methodist Cons
fereacs IN sslos-R Robbery
Al. Birtllday Party.
1spec,.1, Dl.patch 70 The rinu.,

fspecia1, Dispatch 20 The Tima)
:. S,ETERSBURG, VA. Nov. 2S.-It is now
~shs inst the chief promoters OF the plan
-, buI,d q new theatre IN Petersburg are
the KIaw and ESlangcr syndicate. of New
york city, Nothing detinite can be known
OF the plans or OF the prospecas 1or new new
aaouse, but The promoters WAL find ina
the people of Petersburg are willing to
attend frst-class performances, but cannot
be counted on for second-class shows.
CoLoRED METHoDISTS.
The a. N. E. Zion Conferences IS IN ses-
sion At Oak Street Church, In 1hss ely.
Bishop Walters presiding
Rev. o. G. jenkins preached the opening
sermon this evening. The Conferences VIII
he In session for several days
LOW WATER.
The water in Apponaftox River IS ios'ei
eAAn it has been for some time
The wife OF D.Arcy Archer. coio.e 20 sase
birthday reception last night. .sAslS .ns
departure of the guests II was discoNetea
shat ono M Them had carried away a SOLD
gold watch and a pocket-hook CONTAINING
So The police have been detained 20 ma
ont The absent minded guest
Major Jno T CoHan.. memoer Oh sthe
House of Delegates. from montgomery
county, was in Petersburg to-day. he Is
an enthusiastic supporter OF Judge Phiesaf
for election to the Supreme Court judge
ship.
The engasemenf of Mr.. Salem Maosha.
of Petersburg and Miss Mande karsa, of
New York, is announced. The marriage
will take place in the spring.
The Virginia German Club viii give its
Friday night. The german will be led by
Mr W. Gordon McCabe, Jr.
A number of Petersburgers viii go TO
Richmond tomorrow to attend the foot
ball game in the afternoon. and the ger
A MATCH IDENTIFIED.
Henry Townsend (coiored) was arrested
last week by Officer Dyson while en-
dearoring to sell a ladies' hand some gold
Swiss watch for So. The watch had the
initials J. II. III. in the back case. Town
send claimed that the watch belonged to
relative of his. He was sent to jail,
ana efforts were made to find the own
er. This morning Mr.. j. Hampton Har-
ris, book-keeper for Green & Nichols,
identified the watch ase his property, and
said that he had lost it about month
ago.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
Robb Rasney to the marriage OF her
daughter, Miss Maggie. to Mr. Richard
Brown. The marriage will take place at
the residence of the bride on Wednesday
evening. December Attn.
STREET DISTRACTIONS.
In the Mayors Court this morning Inc
the case of AIessrs. Saal and EiSenbrun q
Bros. charged with maintaining an oo-
st.sIction on Sycamore Street by allowing
their showcase to remain on the sidewalk
in violation of section 304 Of the city ordl-
nance, were heard.
The evidence proved conclusively that
Messrs. Saal and Eigenbrun & Bros. had
tried TO comply with the ordinance The
reason assigned by the defendants We're
their inability to get expert electricians tt
remove the wires connected with thail
showcase. Superintendent Harvell, of fne
Electric Light Co., was sworn, and testi
fed at length in regard to this point. claim
ing that only an expert could remove ths
same. without subjecting the defendant tt
heavy loss. On this ground, Mayor Pleas
ants continued the case until Decenbe.
5th, superintendent Harvell stating tha1
he would have an expert here, and take
them down on the 5th.