The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-15
I'lllIl ] HATS
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ssnd 81 Sm,ll Boys and Sup:
posed 10 bs Stolen.
WOOL, AM! limb 3 ER BURNED ] I
on An Average Of ! Bicycle Stolen in
Petersburg Every Two Days-Mr.
Thompson Goes ITO a Mill in s
caroIina-sunda Schools.
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Especial Dispatch to Tho Tines1
pETERSSERG,S "a, Aprils 1i--Fire in
Dinwiddte county Saturday. on the farm
owned ssy Mrs. John Gillian, burned con
siderable quantities OF cord wood. and
did TamaSe TO q largo tract of standing
{ timber. The origin OF tho fire is not
4 KNOWN. About bne hundred cords OF
Z wood. near the Seaboard Air Line be-
longing 10 Mr. &c. Smith, were also
bnincd, having caught from. spark from
an engine on the Seaboard Air Line.
Two hundred members of the local
lodge OF knights of Pytllias attended
worship at Hgh-Sucet Methodist
Church last night, where a special ser
]; mon. was preached by tho pastor. Rev
George Z: Booker. Many people were
turned away for lack OF standing room;
Mr.. NJ. A. Thompson, who for seHerai
years has been in the employ OF the
Cockade City Mills as manager. has re-
{ sisncd and taken charge OF The caro-
lima Milling Company plant at Weldon.
n. c. This IS one of the largest mills IN
The South. having a capacity OF 2Vov
bushels per day.
Fofty-two hats were found On the Nor
5 foIk and Western Railroad near this Cit
yesterday by several boys. who turned
them over 10 the police. 1t is believed
that freight car has been robbed. and
the thieves did not have time TO carry
off all their booty.
s1Ile body Of The late Joseph 3. Mccain.
Who died in Manchester Saturday. was
brought to Petersburg this morning and
buried In Blandford Cemetery.
a bicycle belonging to George 3. Town
send was stolen Saturday morning from
The sidewalk near the Office Of Mac1in &
Sons tobacco factory on Washington
Street This Is an average Of one bicycle
stolen FOR every two days for the past
week.
SUNDAY
The Baptist Su.,dav-school Association.
of Petersburg and Ettricl>. held an an
nua1 meeting at Second Baptist Church
yesterday. The report Of the different
schools shows the West End school aver
age register Ell: average attendance, 245;
percentage of attendance, 81 First
Church. average register. 2Sl; average
attendance. 80; percentage OF attend
ance, So. Second Church. average reg
istcr, l73; average attendance. l52: per-
centage attendance, 81; average OF at
tendance, S.. Ettrici Church. Average
register 80; average attendance 81; per-
centage of attendance, s..
The following officers were elected for
the next term: President, s. a. Jordan.
of West End Church: Niee-Presidcnt.
Hatcher S. Seward, of First BAPTIST
Ehilrch: Recording Secretary: Charles
n, Ellington, Of Second Church: Treas
11rer. Henry Hicks, of Ettrick Church.
Mr. Jordan declined to serve and Mr.. r.
y. J. Spratiey, Of First Church. was elect
ed president.
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary
! OF Or. Battles passionate at the firss
Baptist Church. aud the sermon denver
ed sat the morning service was appro-
pirate to the occasion. During the tiIne
that Dr.. Battle has been pastor OF TINS
church there have been 307 additions 10
the church, 40 of which were by pap
tism. The church roll las. been Increased
fifty during the ten years. There was
contributed for all purposes during thls
time $4,000 The attendance IN the Sun :
day school yesterday was 800.
About 1000 has already been subscribed
for the Improvement of Cox Road, be
tween Petersburg and the Riverside Club
house which is TO be built in Dinwiddie
county. The brick foundation for this
house is nearly completed. The lumber
IS at hand and work will begin at once
ON the building.
The United Daughters Of the Confede-
racy held their quarterly meeting at a
r. Hill Camp Hall to-day.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,, the mnltl-
millionaire. OF Philadelphia, accompa-
MED by Rev. l.. Biddle and MT. G M
S-hurchland. OF that city, arrived here
yesterday morning from City Point, on
Mr.. Van Rensselaers naphtha launch
on their arrival the visitors went to the
John A. Dix Colored Industrial Schooi,
IN Dinwiddie county, where each OF them
delivered addresses before The seventy
one students enrolled there.