The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14
GRANITE FOR
NAVAL ACADEMY
Petersburg Company Has Secured
Another Government Contract.
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL,
The Petition Of Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Hallway for Privileges Will Be
Considersd-Negro from Wash
ington Sent to Jail.
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL.
lspecinl Dispatch. to .ne rlmes.l


PETERSBURG VA, Nov. 1.-THE Pc
tersburg Granite Company, which is COM
pleting q contract with the Government,
mas secured another con>fact for a large
amount Of granite to be used at the An.
napolis Academy. Mr.. Fred Carlin, CT
Brooklyn, chief owner Of the Granite
Company. is now in the city.
A special meeting Of the Common Coun-s
Gil fill be held tomorrow afternoon 1T
half-past four o'clock to consider the Pc
tition of the Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway Company for certain
privileges in Petersburg The ordinance
recently. offered by the Southside Railway
and Development Company, permitting
them to run over most of the streets in
Petersburg, will also be considered.
Mr.. Joseph Venable has been appointed.
agent for the South Atlantic Life Insur-
ance Company in Petersburg.
Mr. Clifton Archibald Hammer of High
Point, N. c., has issued invitations to
the marriage of his daughter, Miss Clara
Louise Hammer, to Mr.. Thomas Y. sgd
nor, of Petersburg. The marriage will
take place at High Point, n. c., Novem-
Der 26th.
Miss Pattie Moon. of Richmond, is vis-,
itngs Miss Mary Paul Roper, in Peters-l.
burg. So
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Cooper have re-.
turned their
It was a clever piece of work that Lieut.
tenan Donah5:s and Officer Dyson did
yesterday morning arresting Frank Will
liams, a negro boy about ninteen years of
age
ENTERED MANY HOMES.
Williams came to Petersburg a few days
ago ragged and penniless. Soon he was
we'll dressed and had no lack Of money.
The fact that many homes in this city
have recently been entered and robbed
caused an investigation, which led to the
arrest of Williams. After considerab BILE
search these officers. about o'clock
yesterday morning, found Williams sleep
ing in a passenger. car of the Atlantic
Coast Line IN this city. He was sent 20
jall for six months. Williams is from
Washington.
DR.. Tracy delivers his impressive lee,
lures to large crowds at the Academy.
each night Music and stereopticon views
add to the interest of his lectures. To-;
night his famous lecture 1.-THE River Of
Death will be delivered and will be illus
trated. Friday night Ten Nights in
Bar-Koom' viii: be given at the Academy
of Music Tomorrow afternoon Il spe-
cial service for ladies only will be held.
Mr. James Y. Branch. OF Petersburg.
has been awarded the contract for plac-.
ing steel cells in the city jail.
The football team from FREDERICKSBURG
College viii play the local team in this
city Friday afternoon.
MR. DADMUN'E RECORD.
No Methodist minister in Petersburg
ever labored more successfully or at
tanned more universal popularity than
the Rev. E. L. Dadmun. who has just
closed his four years pastorate at High.
Street Church. Mr.. DaGmun is a young
man. earnest and energetic, and his stay
in Petersburg has done a great deal in.
encouraging spirit of unity among the
denominations. He is popular with all
denominations.
During his pastorate, high-Street
Church has reduced her building cebt
from more thar 5000 to about 81 1880, and
the church has contributed for all pur-
poses. about $4,000. The membership has
made net gain of more han forty. The
Sunday-school, too, was built up under;
him He is fond of music and skilled
in it, and it was through his training that
music at the church has attracted 50
much attention. and the splendid Epworth
League chorus Of 100 voices has been such
a success The appreciation of the
church has often been manifested by
handsome gifts to ss1Ir.s Dadnlun and his
wife, who renders him such efficient help
in all his work The church and com
munity regret his going, but, under the
laws of the conference, there was no
way to keep hirE longer
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