Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-05
CITY OF PETERSBURG,
NEARLY ALL NEGROES STAYED
AWAY FROM THE POLLS.
WHY THEY ARE D|SGRUNTLED.
Quarterly Conference of Old Bland
ford Church-The Telephone Com
solidntion-omce of Surerinten-
dent of Street Cleaning Created.
WHY THEY ARE DISGRUNTLED.
Quarterly Conference of Old Bland
ford church-The Telephone Com
dent of Street Cleaning Created.

Eel tRSbURG, VA, November a
fSpecial.)-The negroes Of this city gene
rally abstained from going to the polls
to-day, comparatively few of them vot-
ing. The reason for this action is said to
be the failure of the Republicans to put
candidate in the field, their indisposition
to vote for an Independent candidate, and
more than all their unfriendly relation
with the Lily White party which is dis
posed to ignore them.
A circular embracing these facts and
signed by prominent negroes has been
widely distributed during the past few
days, in which the negroes were advised
not TO vote to-day.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
The fourth quaraerly conference Of
Blandford Methodist Episcopal church
was held last night. Presiding Elder R.
Wilson presiding. The meeting was a
gratifying one in all, respects. All of the
obligations of the church for the year
we're reported as having been fully met.
and the church reported to be in excellent
condition. spiritually and financially.
RHE TELEPHONE CONSTELLATION.
1t is expected that the work Of trans
ferring the wires of the Southern Bell and
Mutual Telephone Companies, of this city,
recently consolidated. to one exchange
will be completed by the 18th of Decem-
Der, when the new service will soon fol-
low
The Common Council last evening made
an appropriation of 81 600, with which to
purchase wood for the poor Of the city
during the winter.
An effort was made in the Council to
secure an appropriation for the purchase
of signs 10 mark the names of the citg's
street, but objection being offered, no ac-
ton was taken.
The Finance Committee made an adj
verse report on the petition of the Peters
burg Iron Works Company. asking to be
relieved from the payment Of wharfage
on the government lighthouse ship built
by the company. until it can be taken
away. Several members. while approving
the report in business point of view,
thought the Council should exercise lib
erality in the matter, and the report was
referred back for further considera ton.
TO IMPROVE OLD BLANDrORD
CHURCH.
The Council appropriated the sum of
$3.50 TO plaster the walls OF old Blandford
church. This assistance. is given at the
request Of the Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton. who are making other improve
n,ents preparatory to the erection of me-
mortal tablets and windows in the church.
! The ordinance requiring all barrooms
,, to be closed between the hours Of II mid
night and o'clock a. NJ, was called up,
and communication signed by the liquor
dealers Of the city, protesting against its
passage. was read. The ordinance and
the communication was referred back tc
the Finance Committee for report at the
next Council meeting.
! STREET CLEANING ORDINANCE.
| An ordinance creating the Office of SUI
| perntendent Of Street-CleaninG, to go
| into effect December LIST. was passed. The
| pay OF the new officer is TO be $40 per
annun1. and he is to give bond in the
penalty of $1,000, and the city is to fur
rish him With horse and buggy. There
are already several applicants for the po-
| sition
An error has been made in the an
nouncement in the papers that Mr..
| Thomas -. Jones. one OF the independent
candidates for Congress in this district,
| is q colored man. On the contrary, he is
| white man OF responsibility and infu-
| ence in his section
| Among the citizens of Petersburg drawn
| for jury service at the term of the United
States District Court in Norfolk next
week, are the following: Grand jurors.
-b w. trtSS, SSts''A.itS, H'!N oS-'iA
D. Ragland; petit jurors, D. a. Taylor.
a D. Harding. and w. IA. kevan.
THE ENDORSEMENT OF MR.. GOOD
NAN.
While Mr.. F.. S. Goodman. of Richmond.
WAS unanimously endorsed last night by
the commercial bodies Of Petersburg tor
appointment as the traffic member OF the
Corpol alton Commission, 1t was Win the
understanding that such action should
not preclude the endorsement or a Pe-
tersburg man for another place on the
Commission, should the bodies desire to
do so.
The question OF establishing State or
phanage by the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, which was discussed
in the State Council of that body recently
held in Norfolk, is in the hands OF com
nttee fer report at next years council.
Mr.. +. r. Fraser, residing on East
Tabb street, captured carr.er-piseon,
which had stopped on his premises last
evening. The bird wears band marked:
r., 2loS4.'
Mr. R. ". Fittzs, n well-known young
Petcrsburser, formerly employed by the
Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
stood an examination in Wilmington. n.
c., Yesterday for locomotive engineer on
the Atlantic Coast Line. He came fully
up to the requirements, his examination
showing 100 per cent. and he was imine-
diatciy assigned to duty.
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