Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-25

A FERTILIZER ACID PLANT.
lew Industry to DC Established by

PETERSBURG. VA. December "a
Especial. iii is stated on reliable In
formation that the Ettrick bottom fac
tory. recently purchased by Mr.. George
g. Fisher. OF New York. for scS.loo. viii
resume operations early in the coming
year. Pending the long litigation in the
courts in the suit of George Z. Fisher
VS.. the Ettrick Manufacturing Company.
the property was placed in the hands OF
o receiver and finally decided 10 be sold
an entirety. II has been closed down
for some weeks. It's reopening will be an
event Of much rejoicing IN the village.
PROPOSED NEW PLANT,
Mr.. Julius Holman. 4 weil-knowT c;u-
gen OF Baltimore, has under consdera-
ton the establishment OF a plant on the
Appomattox river. in Prince George
county. for the manufacture OF acids 10
be used In the making Of fertilizers. and
for other purposes Mr. Hoffman was
here few days ago. and vas much
pleased with the outlook as well as the
location for the business. and ii is under
stood that he has an option on the land
Tor the site of his plant.
DEATH OF a CITIZEN.
Mr. John Munro Banister. a weil-known
citizen. died last night al his home on
Franklin street aged 6S years. His health
had been feeble for a long time. MT.
Banisier was q gentleman of great inte-
gritty OF character and Of Christian recu-
aude. He leaves widow. but no chill
dren He was a brother OF Miss "a
Nolienius. of this city, and OF Rev. Z.
Lewis Banister. Of New York;
VIRGINIA PASSENGk-> AND POWER
COMPANY.
No direct information can be obtained
here to-day Of about the reported sale
OF the Virginia Passenger and Power
Companyts interests in, and adjacent TO,
the cities of Richmond, Petersburg. and
Manchester. but the impression is that
they have passed into the possession OF
Mr. Frank Gould. AT the meeting hello
IN New York. supposedly to perfect this
sale. MIR. Augustus Wright. the vice
president, and Mr. Charles Hall DAVIS,
counsel of the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company. were present, ana lieS
have not vet returned. The matter mas
aroused great deal of interest here.
The company has been engaged ior some
time In making great Improvements 10
its properties in and near Petet IS.
UNDER ONE SERVICE
All Of the telephones of this city will
soon be under one service. Since the
consolidation of the Bell and Mutua!
comma MES, active work has been ID pro-
-ress transferring the wires ana Inahli,s
connection with the one cenlTai oniCe AZ
the Mutual building, and ms "orh IDS
now pearly been completed Ne" con
tracts with subscribers are oeiils tiieue'
to date from the first OF ths gGar.
MISCELLANEOUS MEMS.
ch-;sr-nas services will be held in the
c,o,ho,ic and Episcopal churches to-1nor-
,ou and the music of the day VIII oe
,,,o,a elaborate and beautiful than usual
The churches have been handsomely &C.
corated. -,
g-1e Methodists will unite In joint ser
ces at High-Sreet church.
n consequence of the unusually heaNy
avel the Norfolk and Western halfway
T. e.apany has found ii necessary TO run
IS passenger trains Nos ano IN oou-
Die sctions east and west
The proposed twenty-mile railroad
across Dinwiddie county. from Black
stone to Mckenney Station. on the Sea
board AIRLINE, is regarded OF such I'M
portance that it is believed the Seaboard
Company viii largely aid IN It's construc-
ton. Besides Developing tine timber
and agricultural section the new ROAD
win be an important feeder TO Blacks
stone.
,raere has been greater scarcity OF
II sevs and fresh eggs In this market
.nis season than has before been known
tn yeas. and the prices are high. = cents
for turkeys and Is to so cents for eggs.
delightful Christmas entertainment
will be given at Union church IN Dln-
waddie county on Friday night Iab'eau-
recitations. music. and generous as
+rihution Of the good things Of the
season, will be the order Of the even
Eng.
Ned Day. country negro vas robbed
In this CITY last night OF $40 IN money by
a Richmond nesress, who left town early
this morning. She was arrested in tSich-
unond. and will be brought back Tor trlai.