The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-10
AN INJUNCTION
IN PETERSBURG
Transfer Agent Must Keep Off Nor
folk and Western Property.
TO MAKE OIL FROM PEANUTS.
A Mandatory for The Purpose to Be Esab-
ushcd at go Early Data Large New
plaaing Mill in Dinwiddie-Bap-
fist Sunday Schools.
TO MAKE OIL FROM PEANUTS.
Especial phra,eh 10 The TImes.a


PETERSBURG. VA. Dec. 9.-Judge 3.
a Hancock has granted an injunction to
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany restraining Captain w. S. Nc
Canoe from entering upon its property in
this city Captain McCance declines to
say what steps he will take in the matter.
Ije is engaged in the transfer business in
Petersburg. and the injunction will ma
terially affect him.
OIL OF PEANUTS.
lnanufactury for the purpose of man.
uiacturng oil from peanuts and cotton
seed will doubtless soon be established IN
Petersburg. Northern capitalists are the
promoters.
Robert e. Leigh is building a large
planning mill at Mckinney Station in Din
widdie county. He has Just purchased
from w. r. McKcnney three million feet
OF standing timber. Mr.. McI\enney has
recently sold five million feet to dealers
in Philadelphia The output OF eleven
sawmills is being shipped from McKen-
ney Station over the Seaboard Air Line
Railway.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The Baptist Sunday-school Association
of Petersburg met at the Second Baptist
Church yesterday. The average percent
age of attendance for all The schools
WAS serenty-two. West-End school lead
ing with seventy-eight per cent.
The engagement of Mr.: Brooks Rogers
and Miss Matte Watson. of Petersburg.
has been announced. The wedding will
take place in February
The Executive Committee of the Cen
trail State Hospital disposed of regular
business to-day.
Misses Emily and Mamie Bond. of Pc
tersburg, left this morning for San An
tonic. Tex. where they Will spend the
winter.
Hundreds of people from Petersburg
went out into Chesterfield county yes
terday 20 see what is being done toward
bringing the electric line into Petersburg.
Many of them saw crowded car from
Richmond, which came TO Swift creek a
distance of about four miles from Pc
tershurg. Talk about an electric line
between the cities has been going on.
Eince electricity became a motive power
Tor cars in the State, and SO often had
It been 'authoritatively'' stated that a
line would be built that people began to
view such statements as idle gossip. Even
when the track was well under way many
still believed it was only the act of spec
ulatorS and that the line would soon fall
into the hands Of one of the railway
lines between the city. Now that cars
can be seen just four miles from Peters
burg and the work between the city and
have given way. The excavation at the
belt line, besides involving considerable
expense viii delay the line and it may
not reach Petersburg for two or three
months. Cars now run within half a
mile of the Swift Creek Bridge. One of
the aI9utments to this bridge rests on
'Deep Rock which for many years has
been the favorite bathing-place. to which
hundreds of bathers from Petersburg
have been each summer. The briage IS 4
splendid steel suspension structure with
song trestle on each end. Just beyond
Fhe bridge is very sharp curve. the
suter side of which is on the edge of
8. hill. 1t is suggestive Of danger, and
Is probably the most dangerous point on
the line between the cities. The line
reaches the turnpike at the old breast
works. about a quarter Of a mile from
the creek. and from that point runs along
the turnpike to the turn at Violet Bank
farm. From there it will run through
private property into the city.
JUNIOR ORDER.
Washington Council No. II, Ju:,tor
Order United American Mechanics, I'M
yelled a tablet at ODD Fellows fall yes
terday afternoon to the memory OF their
dead members Mayor Peasants rre-
sided over the melting, which was largely
ATTENDED, and DR.. Battle and the Rev.
liarte participated in the services. Rev
c. o. Woodward, of Petersburg, delivered
tie address. After the tablet haG ieen
unveiled by Mrs. Elder, of the Daughters
of Liberty, Mr.. Robert Stiles sang. West
Street Church choir furnished tive music
on the occasion. EtSgsft
Rev. Father Sullivan, of New York, q
Paulist priest, is conducting the mission
services at ST. Joseph's"Catholic ChLf CHI
This week. The building last night was
crowded with non-Catholics. who heard
The rnasterful sermon on the subject,
Necessity Of Faith" A question box
has been placed at the door Of the
church. and visitors are requestc3 10
place therein written questions concern
Ing Catholic faith and practise, and the
questions will be answered from the lee
ture platform each evening.