The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
PHONE SERVICE
IN PETERSBURG
The Generalization Of the Two
Companies a Convenience.
XMAS WITHOUT ACCIDENTS
tlcrns and Firecrack RS Are in Evidence
but, No Damage is Done-Co'oniai
Ball to Be the S. ciety Event Of
the CHRIS mas II ,hdaYs.
fspecial Dispatch to The Times)


PETERSBURG. VA. December 2s.-The
wires OF the Mutual Telephone Company
and those of the Bell Telephone Company
in this city will be connected with the
Mutual Office by the first of the year If
severe weather does not interfere with
the work OF the linemen The Petersburg
Telephone Company will then have the
only telephone lines in this city, thhe Nj
tual and Bell companies having recently
consolidated. If the new company keeps
the service up to the standard. the con-
solidatiCn will prove great convenient
to subscribers in Petersburg The man
agelnent, clerical force and operatives on
The Mutual Company will have charge of
the new company.
Aoprcpr:ate services We're held at the
Episcopal and Catholic Churches In this
city yesterday The Methodist held a
joint service at High Street Church.
No accidents narred the pleasure Of
Christmas day. The noise makers ushered
in the day. and We're not quiet after it
had come. Fireworks played their part
among the sounds Of discordart horns.
though they were less in evidence than
they usually are at Christmas time. Near
ly every store in the city was closet all
day. and everybody enjoyed the holiday
mas seasons In the history of the city
FOOTBALL GAME.
The Petersburg High School football
team defeated the Norfolk High School
team in this city yesterday in the most
exciting game of the season by a score
Of 10 TO o. It was a game beautifully
-l'"o7 throughout and was thoro" ghlv
enjoyed by a large crowd of spectators
who hraved the rather chilly weather and
the snow.
Ha-vel Gill OF the Petersburg team.
played his usual snappy game ard was
frequently cheered for his fine PLAYING.
He is one Of the plucl-'eet ard best pIav-
ers ever deveIoped in Petersburg and his
nlavins promises to make rim co-snicuo..s
in thhe football circles of thestate. Nor
+o''- waved ho-d 70 win. and acce-t &
de=eat gracefully. Perfect harmony and
good will prevailed throughout the game.
aiding much to the pleasure OF the root
ers. who always look forward with pleas
nse - tie co-F-s OF the Norfolk boys to
the Cockade City.
DeWo'f Hopper. in "Nr P.cEwtck''
WI be seen at the Academy of Music in
is city on the last evening inthi= year
and the occasion Is being an.tcirated
much rloas.ra by the theatrc-g going
COLONIAL BALL.
The society event Of the Christmas
season will be The colonial bail to be
given at Library Hall. in this civ. I'M
der the ausnfcn@ of the Francis Bland
Randolph Chanter. Daughters OF the
American Revolution
The funeral of the late John NJ Ban
lister took place this morning at II
o'clock from ST. Pants Church.
An unoccuriad house on Shepherd
Street, belonging to Mrs. Southall. was
burned about / o'clock iris morning.
lie fire is thought to have been the
work of incendiarv.
Simon Bovd. ince George negro
was fined S. by the Mavor to-day for
fighting on TIE streat. BOYD used i'm
pudent larsuage whif- ravfnr his fine
and was sent To ia'l TO- ten days
PERSONALS
Mr.. Fill Peaslev. formerly of this city.
but now OF Crescent. ". Va. Is spending
the holidays in Petersburg.
Mrs. Cass. of Newport News wifi be
the guest of Mrs, Preston Roper in
Petersburg next week.
Mr. Ambrose Mcneil the eti-gui-h-
ed Scottish orator. viii deliver his ad-
dress. "a L"racv of Honor" at the Y.
NJ c. A Monday night. under the
auspices OF A. P. Hill Camp.
a passenger car on the CITY Point
Railroad caurht fire yeterdav morning
a about O'Clock The fire department
prevented any considerable damage to
the car.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P Hoae. Jr. of Ports
mouth. are spending the holidays in
Petersburg.
The Misses Hol'adav of Portsmouth.
are visiting their sister. Mrs. S. p.
Mitchell. in Petersburg.