The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-01
MA T0ACA MILLS
Are E0.RGAI.'Y!.Z E.
MIR, Charles Hall Davis is Elected
President.
SWIFT F' CREEK Fl: MILLS SOLD
A Wedding on Union Street.-The Petersburg
smokestaek Not Stolen. but Put to
Baser Uses, and the Circum-
stances Forgotten.
Especial Dispatch to Tho Times ,

Gently passed into the hands of the South
side Railway and Development Company
which needed the plant in order to per-
feet their plans for developing the water
power of the upper Appomattox canal
The Board of Directors of the new COM
pany are: Charles Hall Davis August
Wright, Robert BabanisS, Philip Rogers,
and Carter r. Bishop.
SWIFT CREEK MILLS SOLD.
The Swift Creek cotton mills, near this
city, We're sold to-day to a manufacturing
firm in Eton Pa. Mr.. NJ. w. Quinn, of
Arnesbury. Mass, is the principal owner
of the mills. He was in Petersburg to-
day to close the deal. The final papers
have not passed, and no further partlcu-
lars could be ascertained.
The>purchaser was secured through Mr..
Charles Clarke. of Petersburg.
RJJFEIN-NICHOLS.
Mr. James Rufin and Miss Lillian Mich
OILS were married this afternoon at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. w. 4.
Nichols. on Union Street Only near rel-
atives and intimate friends of the couple
were present, the wedding being a quiet
one on account of recent bereavement IN
the family of the bride.
Mr.. RufTin is q prominent young man.
and is engaged in the tobacco business.
Miss Nichols is one of the most popular
and attractive young ladies in Petecs-
burg She is exceedingly clever ana mas
Travelled extensively in North and South
America and in Europe.
A FAMOUS SAIOKESTACK-
The smokestack has been found 1t
was not stolen. but had been purchased by
the city an6 has been made use OF for
draining purposes on-.ne Street. An over
sight on the part of the owners as TO
its sale caused the report OF its being
stolen
Mr.. James Y. Branch, of Petersburg.
agent for the Miller Safe Works. of Bal
timore, has been awarded the contract
for the construction of vault IN the
bank at Weverley.
THOSE STEEL CELLS.
The Public Property Committee met
again this morning for the purpose of
awarding the contract for the steel cells
for the new Jail. but as only one bid had
been submitted, the committee decided TO
adjourn The representatives of the steel
cell companies We're notified that. an eX-
tention of time would be allowed IN which
to make bids.
The fourth quarterly conference was
heard last night at West-Street Church,
Rev. r. T. Wilson presiding elder. Re
ports showed the church and Sunday
school to be in excellent condition. The
Sunday-school is possibly the only one in
the conference which has a larger mem
bership than--tle- eaurch. The church
asked for the return Of the present pas
tor Rev. l.. w. Guyer, for another year
which viii .r1dke HIS fourth year.
The fonowing stewards were elected:
Charles Burnett. f. NJ. Parkinson. W. l..
Gee, II. &. Eanes. a. c. Upton. j. 7.
NVllkerson, A. >. Spain and ]. r. Whea-
~ LII w. G.. Owen was reelected SUI
perintendent of the Sunday-school. and
Mr. r. s. Wells chairman of the Board
of Trustees
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Epworth League. of Petersburg.
held a rally at High-Street Church to-
night Rev W. H Atweli delivered the
address of the occasion. Special music
was rendered by the choir, including a
solo by Mr.. y. Z. Traylor and a duet
| by Mr.. an Mrs. E. T. Dadmun
Mr.. T. Jefferson Clark is sick at his
home on Bank Street.
Mr. Thomas NJ. Parrish and Miss Lille
Epperson left this morning for Weldon.
N. c., where they were married.
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.
Mr.. John J. Cooke, the Commonwealth
be candidate for judge of the circuit to
| be composed OF the counties of Prince
| George, Surry, Sussex, Greensville and
! Brunswick.
| James T. Rahily, counsel for D. NJ. Will
kins, submitted motion to Judge Mullen
to- day to set aside the verdict and grant
| his client a new trial. Wilkins was con-
victe0 of stealing money from Mrs. Mary
| Marsh, ana given three years in the pen
| itentiary. The motion to-day was submit
! ted without argument. Judge Mullen re-
fused to set aside the verdict and sen
! fenced the prisoner
LUMBER PILED ON HIM.
Mr.. Cole, Of Chesterfield county
had his leg broken while loading lumber
| in the SeabC;trd Air Line yard this morn
| ing.
Cole was taking lumber from a car anC
| some Of the boards fell crosswise. He go
| down from the car and in attempting
| properly to place the boards, struck The
J lumber on the car and it piled on him
| He sustained no other injuries of conse
| quence.
W.. w. Donnan, T. S. Beckwith, Spencer
| Vaughan, W.. N. Jones and a. Rosen
! stock, c. mmissioners appointed to con
! denim the Spencer property, in this city
/ for the Richmond and Petersburg Elec
| iric Railway Company, will meet at moor
| Monday for this purpose. The property
| to be condemned is on Old Street and was
/ formerly Il part of the Williams estate
1.-THE railway company needs this property
| to build its bridge on. The opinion II
| Petersburg is that the Council will .,ran
| the Richmond and Petersburg Electric
| Company III over the Streets
! in this city as requested by it. The com.
| pany has requested the Council to allow
/ it to run cars across Old Street to Low
! down Low to Market Street. then VI
Bank and Lombard to Third Street
| where it wishes to make loop or Y
! There is atspresent no car-line on any OF
! these streets.
THE Sevengales gave another of theii
| remarkable performances at the Acad-
| envy last night. At the close a young
man. Edward Eismer, of Newark. N j.
was put into hypnotic sleep, and IS now
( sleeping in one OF SAILS windows.
| Miss Mary Roper returned last evening
! from Florence, S. c., where she attended
!! the wedding of her friend. Miss Nettie
Evans.
The revival at the West-Ea'l Baptist
! Church. conducted by Evangelist Gar
land. is being attended by large and in
terested crowds.
News was received here yesterday OF
the death of Mrs. Sallie Archer, widow
| Of Mr.. Alfred Archer. in Pittsburg. Mrs.
Archer was well known in this city,
| where she lived for many years.
Evangelist Garland wi Il preach a spe-
cials sermon at West-End Baptist Church
tomorrow night to men. The subject OF
the sermon will be Bethel in Spite OF