The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-19
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o. PETERSBURG |: 4:
Decide on September 18th It'll I. 70 ]
Commence Registration.
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EMPTY HOMES ARE y Il: ROBBED 'I|'I:
EMPTY HOMES ARE ROBBED
Assignment Of a C,o.hing Company
Horse and Buggy Passes Over
Little Giri-hn Old Fisherman
Steals SPECIFIED Trout Cigars
1ansc,,, D,snatch to The Tlmes.)

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PETERSBURG, VA, Aus U.s. lo g..
registration in Petersburg VIII uesh, 81 ~
te,nber 18th The registrars met e,''s 80
1ernoon for the first time ana oe ecile1
mon This date. Mr.. A. r. MoodSs, ~as
chairman of the meeting. ormei Wv. y "
arnor cameron gave them ale" MS 1''"l, =
80. There are still three or lou q
canc,es to be filled. Governor Ssii'e. -, -.
90 also using his best efforts " iaNe e4
6nance committee increase the pay u
the registrars. l.,
1-hieves have been at. work again IN
pa+ersburr in homes left unoccupled4 py
those who have gone from. the CITY "
.nand the summer The residence OF MI
n G. Harrison, on Market street was
robbed some time last week. All the Sill
verYare and two gold watches and other
valuable articles were taken. ms -
the third robbery that occurred iase
week. The manner of the fo5pery5 leau:
the police authorities to believe that inc
work was committed by experts: = mere
are absolutely no clues as TO the ioo '" .
ASSIGNMENT.
The Boston Clothing Company maze
an assignment to-day. to j. Morton ! own w
send and ]. D. Watkins, trustees. me
deed empowers the trustees to- continue
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desire. The stock is to be sold eithtt as
a whole or by RETAIL. and there. are no
nreferred creditors, The liabilities va:e
about $4,000 and the assets estito;lteu al
$1,000. .S2s77l 1,a.ss!!s
Miss Evelyn Wrenn;,.the little da1gh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Wrenr. III
this city, narrowly escaped serious. IN
turtles yesterday afternoon on Sycamore
Street, She alighted from a car 1T LID
erty Street and ran in front OF 4 horse
and buggy. She fell and both horse ana
buggy passed over her, but she was not
in any way injured.
APPROPRIATE STEAL
Joe Arts. an old colored fisherman in
this city, was before the Mayor TITS
morning on suspicion OF having stolen
several boxes Of ..Speckled Trout cigars
made by a Pennsylvania firm. The evt-
dence was conclusive that he stole the
cigars, but the case was continued that
the police might find out where the
cigars were stolen. They are believed to
have been taken from a freight car.
The Rev. DR.. B. F.. Lipscomb, who for
nearly three years has been the pastcr
of Washington Street Methodist Church
in this city, and who was recent; ap-
pointed secretary and treasurer OF RAN
dolph-Macon College, preached his fare
we'll sermon last evening. He will con-
duct the Wednesday evening service. Dr.
Lipsco1nb has been a popular pastor and
preacher in this city, and has cndeared
himself to the public generally as well
as to his congregation. He is 4 man Of
splendid executive ability, and his people
feel confident that no better selection
could have been made for the Office to
which he has been appointed. DR.. Lip
scomb will sever. his connection with
this church Wednesday evening and the
new pastor, Rev. DR.. W. G. Starr. re-
Gently president of Randolph Macon Col
lege. will enter upon his pasto~ate Thurs
day.
William Mackey. cooreG. tho oil and
faithful janitor at the 1ndex-Appeal, was
stricken with paralysis FridaT. Mac.
as he was known to almost everybody.
has been connected with lha !ndex-Ap-
peal for more than twenty years. He is
now quite an old man, and 1t IS feared
this attack may result Seriously.
Mr.. DUNLC? BITTER.
Mr.. David Dunlop, who has been quite
sick with fever at his summer cottage
at Seabrght on the Jersey coast. is now
much better. His sister, Mrs. j. F..
Routh. has gone to Starlight to visit
Mr.. Dunlop and his family.
Miss Ellie Robinson will leave This
week for Newport News to spend a few
days in that city. She will return next
week accompanied By. ker friend, Miss
LOUISE French. Of Newport News who
will Le her guest in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 4. Coke. Jr.. Of
Richmond. are spending the month of
August with Mrs. Coko's parents in Pc
tersburg.
The contract for painting the Pocahon-
tas and Campbell bridges over THO river
at this city has been ava :dcd to Messrs
Nugent & Bro.
The case Of Clarence Payne and Wav-
erly Manson. the two ne:,oes charged
with robbing a colored co,lntrynnn were
continued to-day on account IF the alb
sence of the man who, was robbed
telegram was rec,red to-day am
nouncing tho death in Dau,i!lo nf he
infant son of Mr.. w A Twyn,,ann. for
merly OF Petersburg.
DR.. Battle preached at the First Zap
fist Church in Norfolk yesterday. He
returned to Petersburg this incoming
Mr.. ]. ]. Cooke, who has been quite
Ill, is now much improved.
Mr. 4. II. Seaburv left this morning
for Wa:nesville, n. c.
Mr.. ]. I. Pace left to-day GA North
ern trip.
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