The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26
GEORGIA VETERANS
IN PETERSBURG
Were Given Cordial Welcome by
Members Of A. P. Hill Camp.
PHILLIPS is STILL MISSING
Young Man Who Disappeared With
JewerY Belonging to Another is
Also Short in His Accounts-Ef>
fort to Buy Peanut Factories.
lsnec,a1 ptspatch to The Times.)

PETERSBURG, VA, July 25-Mr. ].
8. Andrews. president of the Petersburg
Union Of Motor1uen and Conductors, IN
a statment published this morning
makes clear the position OF the street
car employees, about which there nave
been some erroneous reports. lie says
LEere is no DISSATISFACTION among LIZ
men in regard 10 the untuper OIL nous
worked or wages recelF ca; mat Lney a.
ven satsneu WIN tnelr cOAulliou a..
present, ple.toed witn tiIe Aiana5e-
lueuL OF the ROAD ana tnat II at any
tlme tne men sn3uid nave grievance
II VIII be made known through the propei
channel. Il!
All OF the councils Of the Junior Order
OF Mechanics and Daughters OF Liberty
IN TINS city and Ettrlck, o. which there
are nalf a dozen or mere, VIII unite III
a grand picnic at DinWlddie Courthouse
on the 9Th of August, and pleasant,
social day is expected by the prothers
and sisters, with an abundance TO eat.
The order here numbers several hum
dred people.
WANTED ELSEWHERE.
The prosecuting attorney Of Loulsburg,
n c., has written to the Chief OF Police
stating that Dixon Y. Conn, who is IN
1all mere LOT Setl1IE5 1l1OA1CS VA O. Ao1 . -
draft. is wanted in Louisburg fea like
offense committed there. Captain Rag
land is requested to see that If the pros
ecution of Conn should fall here, he shall
be held to await requisiuon from
North Carolina.
Mr.. DARCY Adams who sustained
fracture of one and a dislocatlon OF the
other of the small bones CT his left leg,
at the ankle yesterday, is getting along
comfortably to-day, though SUFFERING
much pain.
United States Engineer Quinn, who has
the Appomattox River improvements IN
charge has sent his report to the De-
partment at Washington, asking for
SITS. 900 for the work. The improvements
in contemplation, and for which congress
recently made an appropriation. Will pro-
badly cost over 100000 The money
however, will not all come In bunch.
The police have not yet caught George
Phillips who ran away on Wednesday
with money and jewelry stolen from Mrs
Jessie Lambert, and who is also de-
fnulter to the amount of about 500 in
his accounts with his employer, MI E.
n. Plummer. 1t IS thought the fugitive
has gene West.
The Petersburg baseball team has re-
Gently been considerably strengthened
by the addition of new players and Is
now in correspondence with other clubs
in the State, who wish to cross bats
GIVEN A RECEPTION.
The Seventh Georgia Veterans were
given a splendid reception here to-day
They were taken in charge at the depot
by A. P. Hill Camp of veterans and es-
corted to their hall, which was thrown
open to the visitors as their headquar-
ters The ladies of the party were under
the special charge of the Daughters OF
the Ccnfderacy. The formal welcoming
ceremonies took place in the hall in the
presence OF a large assemolase Inc
Georgians were welcomed to the hall and
its privileges by Comrade Carter R.
Bishop to the freedom of the city by
Mayer Jones and on behalf of the Sons
of Veterans and Daughters by Rev. DR..
Battle.
TO the addresses happy responses were
made by DR.. North, Mr. GOODWIN, Col.
Carmichael and others. "A perfect love-
feast followed. After resting and sat
isfvine the appetite the Georgians went
out to the lines and spent some time in
visiting the historic field of 1s64-'s5. They
LOFT for home this afternoon.
Run,ors are current of an effort being
quietly made to buy up the peanut fac
tories in Petersburg In the interests Of
a syndicate.
county. who went to Richmond several
DAYS ago to ask the Governor for a COM
mutation Of sentence fer George Easter
fco,ored), to be hanged for murder on
the s1th of July. says the Governor has
consented to grant reprteve far thirty
DAYS. in order to consider the matter