The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-01
new ERPRISES
FOR PETERSBURG.
Negotiation for Site for a Hote'
and a New Theatre.
THE. PAINTERS FORM A UNION
The Petersburg Hosiery Company to
Build the Only Dye House of its
Kind in This country-Marriage
ofMr. Moore and Miss James.
1s,., n,snatcb 10 The Times

tSpccial Dispatch TO The Tlmes)
PETERSBURG. VA, April 3o.-Ihe
promoters interested in a new hotel ana
n now theatre for Petersburg are ne
.ot,a,tns Ter inc purchase OF tho prop
erty on Washington Street. between
Union Street and St Joseph's Catholic
churcn. This is 'one Of the NEST desir-
able locations in The city. 1t is on the
onnos,te side of Washington Street from
where the Atlantic Coast Line company
will build its passenger station, Is cen
5 fraily located and one of the most eas4iy
a accessible locations in PeteTSburs.
Tue painters Of Petersburg ORGANIZED
q union last night. The officers are: Tres
4dent and Treasurer, g. Welis' secfe.a's'
NJ r. McCo1nleIl; Assistant Secretary,
Thomas Cooke.
BIG DYE HOUSE.
Tho Petersburg Hosiery company VIII
bu1ld n dye house at their mahulactoiS
IN Guarantee STeet. The CONTRACT mas
,,een awarded to Mr.. George tucker. ms
will be the only dye house OIL tniS ,. Mn
IN tha United States. The machi.iety
win all be Of the lates. Pts'eit'
direct from Berlin.
The bf,dy of Mr.. Frank Nichols. who
6iea in Richmond last night, VIII be
brought to Petersburg tomorrow alter
noon and buried in Blandford Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols was brother OF captain
]. A. Nichols, of this city.
WEDDING.
Mr. Thomas Lecnidas Moore ana MISS
Anne Booth James were married at St
Johns Episcopal Church this afternoon
MT l1alf-past two o'clock MI: wafer
J5rewry was best man and 1dlsS Mona
Westbrook, of Sussex county, was 'ilaio
of h nor. Rev. r. a. GOODWIN per
formed the ceremony The usllers were
.san.rs william Hargravc, Fred Cole,
/. .1,,senh Carter and John Robinson. flr.
ND Mrs Moore were given a reception
~ wayerly tonight by Mrs. j. L. West
brook.
Mr. Donnan L. Mann and Miss Bessie
c1,it.ornc Moody left this morning TOR
halifax. n. c., to be married.
= Mr. Emmett w Tucker and Miss Rosa
Lewis were married at nine O'Clock
Tonight at the brides residence on Han
Mrs James S. Childress and wife, of
chris,iansburg, passed through feters-
burg to-day on their bridal trip.
Congressman LassltcF ie'"ii'e
Washington last night
Annomattox Commandery. NO. o.
Tniehts Templar OF Petersburg, VIII ce!-
CITRATE Ascension Day May sth, ps az
tending special services at Market-ofeSe
Church at s O'Clock. and after these SCI
vices .he knights, with their 1rlendS, VIII
return to their hall on IaDp Street WAetc
a. banquet will be held
musical under the auspices OF the
literary departments OF the Ep"oi'n
League of MarketAStreet Church ana
High Street Church by Richmond talent
will be given at 1Iigh-Street Church next
9 n'eln
The talent is as follows: Miss DoZa a
Mitchell soprano; Mrs. Jasper l.. Rowe,
contralto. Miss Rosale Pcttis, Teader;
Miss Essie Phillips. pianist; Master Lee
roy Mountcastlc, meZzo-soprano; f, Rop-
crt Stokes, baritone: Victor Mcneil, Vio-
1irist: w. Reginald Walker, accompanlst.
William lIdmunds (colored), who was
at work taking down the store on BANK
street adjoining c. Leonard's hardware
store. narrowly escaped belns k, ,'s yes
terday afternoon by wall Aaiiiiis oti
him. 1,,,
Tho Southside Manufacturing Company,
.,-hoce, plant was recently destroyed ny
fire in this city, has completed a large
two story frame warehouse on SCUM
Street, which will be occupied un'ii the
company can complete its plant
w p Jayine who was captured by tho
british in the TranSvaal in South Africa
MY. 1901 at the same time MI. Mendaii
miller of Petersburg, was captured, mas
haen liberated on parole on good be-
havior and sent to the camp at Colombo
in India.
Miss Jane Ryland has been elected ma
iron of the Female Orphan Asylum IN
this city, to succeed Miss Eliza White-
All Tho delegates from Petersburg to
4be Confederate Reunion at Dallas, Tex.
have returned to this city
On the Old Dominion field YESTERDAY
afternoon the Washinston-Street base
bail team defeated the High-Street team
by a score of Is to d.