The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
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LARGE BREAKS
In PETERSBURG.
The Continental Tobacco Company
TO Make Cheroots.
WILL EMPLOY FEMALE LABOR.
Mr.. Robert Montague Mchlurdo, OF Cuba. and
Miss Cary Anne Randolph Ruffia Welded
In Tabb Street Church-Argument
Before Appraisers.
WILL EMPLOY FEMALE LABOR.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. 3.-The larg-
est breaks Of the season were held at the
tobacco warehouses to-day and satisfac-
tory prices were received! The dry sea-
son has greatly hiEdcred the farmers in
marketing their crop and the merchants
for several weeks have been feeling the
effects. The rain few days ago enabled
some of the growers TO bring their to-
bacco to Petersburg, Eut the season was
SO very short that not many hundred
weight were brought to the city. If the
season, which began last night, continues
for u few days, at least 100000 to s5oovD
worth of tobacco will be marketed IN
Petersburg before the first of the year.
The Continental Tobacco Company Will
begin the manufacturing of cheroots in
Petersburg, if sufficient labor can be Sc
cured to carry on this branch of their
business in this city. Most of the en-
royes will be females and the fact that
they would probably receive more wages
for making cheroots than they now re-
ceive for their services In other branches
| Of business would cause many o. them to
| take up the work.
M,MURDO-RANDOL
Mr.. Robert Montague McMUrdo. OF
! Cuba, and Miss Cary Anne Randolph Rut-
| fin, of Petersburg, were married at Iapp-
| Street Church at s O'Clock this evening.
| Rev. II. W. Pratt performed the cere-
mony The bridesmaids wore white or
| CANDY, black picture hats and carried
red carnations. They We're Misses sallie
Ruffin. Frances Budd, Julia Budd, FanSe
Dunn, Matilda Lorenzie. Lucy Kent,
Mary Ruftin, Bernice Friend, Mary Pat
teson. Mary Osborne, Lizzie and Essie
Archer. The groomsmen were Messrs.
| Walter Jones. Anderson Chisholm. Jeffer-
/ son Archer. John Ruffin. James jackson.
James Cox. Beverly Randolph. W. Law
renee Smith, Joseph Osborne. Richard
Minor, Thomas Dunn, and Roane Ruftin
4 reception was held after the marriage
at the home of the brides mother. Mrs.
/ w. Roane Ruffin, on Perry Street. Mr..
and Mrs. McMurdo. after visiting Mr. Nc
| Niurdos father in the United States. will
leave for Cuba. their future home.
/ Messrs +. Harvey Plummer and Asa
| D. Rogers have formed co-partnership
| in this city under the firm name of f.
II. PIummer & Co. They will represent
| manufacturers as their agents in Peters
burg.
Robert NcIlwaine Friend. formerly OF
TINS CITY, VINO mas t)teii iDi ESi a. 1ehi -
with the London Assurance Company, or
New York, has accepted Il position with
the Niagara Insurance Company, with
/ headquarters in Atlanta.
ARGUMENT BEFORE APPRAISERS.
Argument before the appraisers in the
condemna ton proceedings of Cook asalns'
the Seaboard Air Line Railway was be-
gun to-day, Judge l.. l., Lewis. of Rich
! on
Mr.. Cook, speaking for two hours. The
case will doubtless be decided tomorrow.
A. p Hill Camp will hold its annual
election Thursday night. Commander
IIarwood is no longer eligible for his
office, having recently been elected lieu
tenant commander of the Grand Army OF
the State.
/ Lilly Jones. the negro girl who COM
p1ained last Wednesday that she had been
robbed in the market square, was sent
to Jail to-day for three months for steal
ing.
4 contract has been awarded to Il.
Eichberg, of this city, for placing hor
water heating apparatus in the ne" ponce
| station.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT.
The Southsde Railway and Develop
ment Company presented communlca-
| ton to the Common COtillCll last eFcliti5,
stating that the company had entered
into traffic arrangements with the Rich
mond and Petersburg Electric Railway
i Company in this city.
! 4 resolution to grant this permission
| will be considered at another meeting.
Mr.. Bland presented a petition, signed
| by many business men III this city. re-
| questinS the Norfolk and Western Rail
! way to have an additional train service
between this city and Lyrchburg for the
| benefit of the farmers along the line.
! Mr.. J. H.. Pettis through his counsel,
| Mr.. W. r. Mckenney, will ask damages
| from the 5outh-Side Railway and Devel-
opment Company for the injuries he sus-
| tanned Sunday afternoon in getting from
| one of the street cars.
Miss Cary Ann Ruflln, Of Petersburg,
and Mr.. Robert McMurder, OF Cuba. will
| be married at Tahb-Street Presbyterian
| Church this afternoon.
/ Captain Emmett RaslarG has just re-
| turned from a successful hunting trip in
| Sussex county. He brought back 100
! partridses.
! Dot the beautiful pet dog Of Miss
Annie Stokes. on Sycamore Street, was
| killed by a street car.