The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-04
THE CITY SPREADS
PHONE TENTACLES
Will Soon Be on Speaking Terms
With Suburban Neighbours.
NEW TIE AND LUMBER Comply
A Couple Married by Dr.. Battle at His
Residence-James G. L. Mann's
Sins Are Fast Finding Him Out.
Grocers Make Assignment.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. 3.-The Mu-
tual Telephone Company of Petersburg
will complete its line to Dewitt, in Din
widdie county, by the end of this week
and Petersburg will be in telephone COM
munica ton with this station and the in
tervening stations by Monday. The force
now at work will probably carry the line
on to Mckenney.
1t is the purpose of the Mutual Com
pany to connect with Lawrenceville. The
company now has telephones at many
points around Petersburg The next line
built by them will be to City Point.
A charter of Incorporation was granted
to-day to the Hall Tie and Lumber Com
pany. The capital stock is to be not less
than $1,000 nor more than $4,000 The
officers for the first year are President.
J. w Hall; President, Robert Caba-
Miss; Secretary. C. Brownell.
HEATH-GASEY.
Mr.. Albert R. Heath and Miss Wilhel
nina Casey were happily married last
night by Rev. DR.. Battle at his residence.
Miss Casey is handsome young wo-
man. of Halifax. y. c., and came to Pc
tersburg last evening. Mr.. Heath IS an
employee of the Petersburg Iron Works
in this city Accompanied by a friend the
couple went to the home OF DR.. Battle
late last evening and he performed the
ceremony.
James c. L. Mann. who is wanted in
Petersburg. charged with forging check
in this city. was given six months in Jail
in Norfolk yesterday for obtaining money
under alse pretenses. He was previously
tried and convicted OF larceny and for
gerry and given twelve months. He will
have eighteen months to serve in that
city before he can be placed on trial in
Petersburg.
GROCERS ASSIGN.
Hanks and Kruger, retail grocers in
thscity wentintobankruptcyto Their
liabilities and assets not yet known
Hon Frank C. billiard and wife, of
Sherman. Tex, were the guests OF DR..
Battle in this city Monday evening. ALr.
billiard is cousin of DR.. Battle and this
is the first time they have met for near
~ thirty years. Mr.. billiard is president OF
the Bar Association of Texas and one of
the most distinguished lawyers in the
South.
He stopped in Petersburg on his way
from Saratoga, where he had been at
tending the American Banking Associa-
ton. before which body he delivered IN
address.
The lady mana gers of the Methodist
Female Orphan Asylum in this city gave
the children an outing at Ferndale Park
yesterday afternoon.
HISTORY OF PETERSBURG.
Rev George E. Booker. pastor of High
Street Church, is now engaged in writing
a book about Petersburg and its history
The book will be in the form of a story
treating of incidents that happened III
and around Petersburg during the Civil
War
Mr.. and Mrs James Warwick and
children have returned to Baltimore. after
a pleasant visit to Mrs. Warwick's pa
rents, MI and Mrs. Robert Harrison.
Mrs Alice Bernard. of Richmond. and
her daughter. Mrs. Mann. of Chicago.
were guests of Mrs. John n. Peasants
yesterday.
Mr.. John Edward Green. of this city.
and Miss Esther Collier, OF N1ataoca.
were married in Washington yesterday.
Miss Julia Page, of Richmond, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Sadie Lanier. in
this city.
Mrs. Robert Seay has returned to her
home in Emporia, after visiting friends
in Petersburg.
THE CONFEDERATEs
About eighty members of A. P. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans left
Petersburg to-day for amelia Courthouse
to attend the reunion of Confederate vet
Grams at that place The veterans left
Petersburg for Richmond over the Rich
mond and Petersburg electric railway IN
special cars and took the Southern Rail
way at that city. Several distinguished
speakers delivered addresses on the oc-
caSon.
Bessie May Garrett. the little daughter
of MI. T. r. Garrett, of this city, was
seriously scalded Saturday night by the
overturning of a pot of hot tea.
Mr.. William Uzzell. for the past three
years in the employ of the
Boston Clothing House, in Petersburg.
has accepted a position with the United
States Shipping Company, of Norfolk.
Mrs. A. Bruner. of Lawrenceville. who
has been spending the summer at Bed
ford City, has returned home after
brief visit to the family of Mr.. e. M.
Barksdale.
A picnic will be given at Bolts Springs
in Dinwddie county Saturday week in
honor of Miss Della Wagner. OF Balti-
more. sister of Mrs. c. E. Wells. of Din
widdie.
The Petersburg School of Music. Miss
L.. V. Major. Miss A. E. Jones and Miss
Laura V. Jones. teachers, will begin the
session September 18th,
Rev. George E. Booker will preach
special sermon to the Junior Order
United American Mechanics of Peters
burg the second Sunday in this month.
Misses Saenger, accompanied by their
friend Miss Lucy Dreyfuss. of Shreve-
port. La, who has been visiting Mrs.
Reinach. in this city. have returned
home.
RPJJIIANyT NrENNINc