The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13
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First Step in Great Development
at the Canal Locks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The Standing Reports Heard aad Excellent
Addresses Made The Attendance Large.
DR.. Hatcher to Speak to the
Convention To>Night.
Especial dispatch to Tie rlmes.)

Especial Dispatch to Tie Tlmes)
PETERSBURG, VA, March 12.-The
Virginia Passenger and Power Company,
which recently purchased the Richmond
Passenger and Power Company in Rich
1rond and the Southside Railway and
Development Company III Petersburg, has
contracted for machinery to be used in
an additional power plant at the locks,
#,,ear this city. The cost of the plant TO
be erected at this time will be about
$1,000. The building of this plant, now
ever, is only q preliminary step IN the
development of the vast water power At
tie locks. There is a fall of 100 feet at
this place, capable of developing more
than 10000 horse power. The company
cantemplates building an immense plant
ct this point and making other improve
,ncnts that will cost about half a mil
lion dollars.
THE CONVENTION.
The INSTRUMENTATION Sunday-Scnool
Association Of Virginia held two bust.
ness sessions at the First Baptist Church
To- day. There are about one hundred and
forty delegates in attendance, represent
irc Sunday-schools in all denominations
throughout Virginia Among those at
tending this session are many men and
women distinguished in Sunday-school
ork. Thomas N. Jones, of Isle OF wight,
was made chairman Of the Committee ON
Nominations, and Prof. George w. Walk
CT, of Blacksburg, chairman Of the COM
1nttee on Resolutions.
The Executive Committee, the field sec
rotary and the treasurer made their re-
ports. Prof. Geo. w. Walker, of Blacks
iurg, and Mr.. Marion Lawrence, of To-
!edo, Ohio the general secretary of the
international Association, delivered adj
| - H,,<-, ,Sp,{t 10, +
At the afternoon session Rev. w. 5.
Campbell, secretary Of the Virginia Bible
Society, spoke on GLOW to Keep the Bi-
BILE in the Sunday-school." Mr.. p. H.
Shelley, of Lynchburg, Va. delivered an
address on '.rhe Home Department
| Rev. C. S. Gardner, Of Richmond, also
spoke at the afternoon session.
The boy Problem" was the subject
| OF g. discourse by the field secretary, MIR.
+. A. Sprenllle, at the evening session, and
| the closing speech was made by Mr.
| Marion Lawrence on '"The Demands OF
|. the New Century on the Sunday-school.
The sessions are being well attended
| and the meeting in this city will be one
| Of the most successful in the history OF
| The associa ton.
HANDSOME STORE.
| Some of the handsome furnishings to
| he used in the interior of the store on
! Sycamore Street. being remodelled Tor
| MI. U. X. Clements, arrived here to-day.
| This store. when completed, will be one
| Of the handsomest in the city, and MI
Clements expects to have the place ready
| fer his confectionery business by the list
| OF April. .'s.,ti5
Henry Battle, one Of the prisoners who
| attempted to escape from the Chesterfield
| county Jail, recently served a term in
| Petersburg for housebreallinG. On the
| evening he was released he went into
| Chesterfield county and broke into the
! residence of Mr.. C. II. Shortt. Tie was
arrested and placed s in the city jail
| again, and made his escape before morn
| ing. Battle was later arrested in North
Carolina and turned over to the Chester
| field authorities.
Rev DR.. w. e. Hatcher president OF
the trustees of Richmond College, is one
| Of the delegates to the Sunday-schoo
Convention in this city. He is the guest
of Captain N. T. Patteson on Unior
Street. DR.. Hatcher will speak to-mor.
| row night at the First Baptist Church
on "The Pastor and the Sunday-school.'
! CIessrs. ]. E. and D. D. Routh. propri
| etors Of the Southside Manufacturing
| Company. have not yet decided where
they will rebuild their factory. which
| was recently destroyed by fire. The com.
pany will soon occupy temporary quar-,
| ters, awaiting the rebuilding or thel1
plant.
MAN FFlONI MEXICO.
The .'NIan From Mexico" presented al
/ the Academy Of Music last night for the
benefit Of the Eks' building fund, was
enjoyed by .. large audience The pro-
1uction netted the Elss about 500.
Mr. J. r.. Joping, president OF the
| Virginia Sunday-school Association, will
he the guest of Mr.. r. B. Davis at the
| Albemarle Hotel during the meeting OF
| the convention.
Mr. d. NJ. Gee, who has been quite sick
! ut his home or Hinton Street, is greatly
| improved and was able to be out today.