The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-09
SALES OF TOBACCO
IN PETERSBURG
Hands to Work on Richmond Peters
burg and Carolina Railroad,
SPECIAL SERMON TO VETERANS.
A Collection Taken Up for Mr: Tom
Embark. OF Chesterfield. Who Lost
His DwcIlin. and Contents by
Fire Liberal Donations.

PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. S.--Snecia4.--z
Tho Sunday-school of Prospect Disciple
church, in Dinwiddic county. was reoF-
.anized yesterday morning. Elder 1 iioHi-
as "a Boisscau. of this city, was fe-eiee.-s
ed Superintendent Elder Boisseau mas
been the superintendent OF TINS scslooi
for the past fifteen years.
Tho sales of loose tobacco al ,iic o'it.t
crt warehouses in Pctcrshurs, wi,icn WEI
discontinued for Tic hohaass' VIZ :
stunned tomorrow.
Some forty or more negroes from Nor
folk nassed through Petersburg TINS
morning On route for Manchester, WheIe
,he, 90 TO work on the Richmonc. ie-
,crsburs and Carolina railroad.
SPEC I.L SERMON
Fey. n. w. Ea,tle, D. D., pastor OF the
First Baptist church, preached 4 sieti tl
serrnan las. night before ~ Z 1i!i s-".'ip
of Confederate Veterans Alter me SCI
mon q collection Was taken for ME- l.
Tom Eub8nk, of Chesterheio ooun,.
whose dwelling with contents. was oe
stroyed nv fire last Friday night. ana
Who has been left in very destitute cir
c,,nEtanres About fifty dollars vas
contributed. Tho citizens OF PETERSBURG
arc 1rak:a- very liberal donations OF
clothing. bedding and other necessalies
for Mr.. El,bank and his destitute 1ain',s.
Evangejists Bcver;dge and Bradford are
conducting an interesting series CT meet
ings at Matoaea. Chesterleao eou''ts-
TOUR OF INSPECTION
Mr. p ST John vicc-prcsidcnt OF the
.Seaboard Air Line system. and Nlce-pres-
iden. Of the Richmond. Petersburg ana
Carolina Railroad Company, accompanied
hv Mr.. Vim. r. Mckenney. general coui-
sci. Mr. John Scott assistant 10 Pres
it7ent J. Shelton Williams. and MI r. Is.
Seymour chief engineer. left here III -Nf.
ST Johns private car on tour OF III
spection of the Richmond PETERSBURG
and Carolina road. The party went as
far as the Mebcrrin river. which is about
torty-seven miles from Petersburg. The
road has practically been built from
Petersburg TO RidSeway. \. G. ali re-
manning now 10 he done is the compile
rion of the handsome bridge over the
Mchcrrin river.
sURFACING THE ROAD.
One hundred and fifty white laborers
arrived this morning from New York
and will al once he put 10 work surtacinS
rhe road between Butterworths and Me
61c7-rir river
There are about three hundred men en-
7,loyed grading the road between Peters
burg aud Richmond.
The total shipment of lumber over all
OF the wharves Of Petersburg for the
pas. year were 2S.11a.o13 feet.
Mr. A. W. Davis has purchased va
scaut lot on Franklin street. with a. front
slEe of lag feet. for which he paid $500.
!!pIe will erect three handsome dwellings
-on the loi.
RAILROAD ABSORPTION.
There seems to be good grounds for
the report that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road has absorbed the Norfolk and Nes-
tern and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads.
There have already been some changes
in the Norfolk and Western. and others
are looked for in the near future.
TIE annual meeting OF the Petersburg
Benevolent Mechanic Association was
held -to-night when officers for the en-
suing year We're elected The election of
officers was followed by banquet.