The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-29
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New York Parties Lease Building for
a Factory.
GREATEST MAR <ETlNT HEW0RLD.
BIandford Church Being Repaired to Receive
the Proposed Memorial Winaows-John
Moore, coIored, Anticipates an
Accident In Ills Will,
(special Dispatch to The Times !,

Special Dispatch to The Ti1nrs.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. B-Peters-
burg is to have the only peanut oil manu-
factory in the South. Mr.. Martin Mich
aels, Of New York city, has leased for
three years the warehouse of r. D. Booth,
ON Second Street, recently occupied by
the Virginia Trunk and Bag Company,
and will begin at once the construction Of
his plant. Though Petersburg is now the
peanut market of the world, q new inpe-
tus w4l1 DOUBTLESS be given to the peanut
cultivation in this section. The capacity
Of the plant or any further plans could
not be found out.
BLANDFORD CHURCH.
Old .Blandford Church is being repaired
to receive the memorial windows donated
by the Daughters OF the Confederacy.
Door and window frames will be put in,
the roof replaced and concrete floor
laid. This church is one of the OLD land
marks, and whatever repair may .be made
will be only to preserve the building, ard
will not destroy any of its marks Of
antiquity.
ACCIDENT, ANTICIPATED.
The will of John Moore, tho colored man
who died from injuries received OF the Sea
board Air Line trestle, in this city, was
proven to-day. John %. Watkins quail
fed as administrator. The will was MADE
two years ago. and its main provision is
that what damages may be recovered on
account of any accident to- him be given
to the heirs Of Aminta Cooper of Peters.
burg.
The musical programme rendered at st.
Josephs Catholic Church Christmas Day
will be given again tomorrow morning
at half-past 10 o'clock
Crater Lodge, Knights of tho Mystic
Chain, elected officers last night.
FOR RICHMOND COLLEGE.
DR.. Battle, of the First Baptist Church,
will endeavor tomorrow morning to raise
$500 for the Richmond College fund.- which,
added to the collection taken at this
church last Sunday, will make the total
donation to this fund from the First
Baptist Church, in Petersburg, Sl,5o. The
other Baptist churches have contributed
literally
SOCIETY PEOPLE HURT.
Mr. Robert Martin and Miss Mary
Meade Bernard were hurrying to the
german at Library Hall last night, and
when at Market and Washington Streets
their carriage, driven by Arthur Moody.
collided with an east-bound electric car,
in charge of Motorman Aldridge, and
Conductor Kirkland. The team were
moving rapidly, but the car had slowed
up for the crossing. Mr., Martin and
Miss Bernard were both badly shocked,
and Mr.. Martins side was hurt from
being struck by the headlight on the
car. Miss Bernard was cut on her face,
neck and hands by the glass from the
carriage window. but none of the cuts
are serious. Moody, the driver, is SER
iously injured, the chief wound being a
large cash in the head. One OF the
horses. owned by Mr.. %. w. Mattox, is
severely cut. ssc.zi..si
The schooner Flora and Agnes. of Bal
timore ran into the schooner Mt. Vernon
in Appomattox river this morning, baL-y
damaging it. William II. howard tcol-
oredl owner Of the Mt. Vernon, has re-
ported the collision to the United States
commissioner, but the damages have not
been estimated.