The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-09
Report Of Discovery Of the Body
is Not Confirmed.
GOOD TELEPHONE SERVICE
Large Number Of Barges in The Apo
ma,,ox-Daushters Of the Conted-
eracy in Session-The Gitfen
Company in Petersburg.
Dispatch to The Tines,)

Especial Dispatch TO me iiEles''
PETERSBURG. VA. Dec. S.-A re-
port was current in this city ycsteT y
that the body of little Lula Joyn had
been found about q mile from her homo
il, a well. and that the body had been
buried \ teleg4 am from Church + a
says nothing is known there OF the II d
ing OF the body. and re!a ives OF TIE
Jorner family ana friends living il this
city express the belief that the iep IT
IS not ;r:,e The report was b ouSh 10
Petersburg by a lady living in Dinw!dcie
county near Church Road.
Ier. Potter and wfe. OF Buffalo. N
Y. were in Petersburg last wcck and
visited the historic places around ie ers-
burg. Dr. Potter Is one OF the most dis-
1inguished Presbyterian ministers IN
America. He was highly pleased with
his visit ard before leaving look coca
sion to say that he felt sure tie cover :
r1ent could select no more sui abe pla' .
than Petersburg for the establishment
of the Ma iona! Battlefield Pa k.
There are more barGes in .ApporattoX
River being loaded with lumber for Bal
,imore and Philadelphia than have ever
been known to be IN the ilarbor AT this
city They will leave in a few days car
iyfng TO the points several million feet
of lumber.
The Daughters Of the Contcderacy held
:: called meeting at the =. =. Hill Camp
Hall at noon to-day. Mrs. Il. T. Meade.
president Of the Grand Division OF Nir-
,iriia who attended the convention Of the
I-nired Daughters of the ConfcGeraCy re
Gently held in New Orleans. made a re-
Mort OF the convention
GOOD TELEPHONES.
Petersburg a present las one Of the est
telephone systems IN tl4e bnliea Sta,ls.
Ii is the wish OF all subscribers thai tbs
p. Az o.. - l.
dallon OF the lines in this city Al! the
phones paced ii either re licences OF
offices By The Bell Company for tae past
TWO years have been i,ns-listaEce
phones and The sp.chliI co men. OF
the line. toge her with the e..i elcy Of
the force q the central office. has mace
this service the equal Of any in the W.
try. The Bell Company and the MI
Telephone Company. uhicn VS. -rsaA-
izet several years ago to brft4i dow
the monopoly at hat time held by the
t3ell Com any il this city. have rece I
u consolidated their lines III ms citE,
and the companies are now making e.
forts to have the wires connected by I e
first of the year There Will then b hi
one teleph 1nc system il this cit I e
Petersburg Telephone Company. ana tie
managers and officers OF tic Mutt al
Telephone Company Will have charge of
the new company. q ID the &c tral
nee Of the former Mutual Telephone
Company. Tie prices a the time IL
local company was organized was: o.
.lces. SIS: residences 81. wi Il the COM
petition the rates We're educ SO thS
Offices in this ci.y have for seve' al
years been 0ayios *2i and residences
SIS. and for TWO or hree years now h'ih
the office and residence phones plac
by the EEL Company have ieen / ng-
distance telephones. which has p'oved
a great convenience TO many pc s.n in
this city.
-1sha prices that will r,r..T:-i; under to
consolidation viii pe as flows: Offices.
and offices SIS and residences S2t f5r
ionS-distancA phu..-s.
SOLICITING FUNDS
Rev. Elise George, an Armenian. is in
Petersburg soliciting funds with which
To build Christian churches in Tur5ry.
he SAYS he IS the priest of Ca dan
Church. il WAS few -eekS ago that a
priest OF the Cal can C!lGIch in Roum II 4
was IN the city soliciting funds fur this
purpose
The C;iffen stock Company will co re
10 Petersburg THURSDAY evening" % PIE
sent Captain Swift At the Academy cf
Music in this
Mr. ira s. curtis. q weif known young
man. is exceedingly III at hi- hove in
:his city Mr.. Curtis recently hid his
left arm anlputa,eV on account Of u at
tack of tuberculosis. which 1T that tire
affected only that ncn,bc'- II now
feared by his friends hat she disease
has attacked othe. PORTIONS OF his body.
The following Officers Of H!gh-Strce
F.pworth League have been elected for the
ensuing term:
Presideut-Isha Il. Dyer.
First Eice-President-J. r. ShacklefnSl
Second -Pres,aent-Mrs S. w. shy
der.
Third yice-Pres:den,-Aliss Irene Thack-
er.
secre,ary-R. z Gill.
Ireasurer-M!ss Ruth CIary.
Assistant Treasu,er-kobert Tucker.
I.ibralia n-Erl.est Nunially
CrRanist-Mrs ] e Harrison