Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-11
VOTERS
HEd1sTRAT1oN UNDER The NEW
Law WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.
THE. WHITES ARE. INTERESTED.
The Number Of voters viii Re Corr
sidcrnbly Reduced-Lost Property.
Recovered-openins OF the Coun-
try Clubhouse To-Day.

PETERSBURG, VA, September TO-
Especial 1.-The registration of voters ur-
der the new law will begin in this city
tomorrow, and the registrars will sit
each day from noon until o'clock; fin
fishing up their work on the 9th. It is
believed that d sufficient interest is felt
among the white people to insure quite
a full registration. There are several
hundred negroes IN the city who are
qualified to vote.
But the new registration win show a
great difference in the number Of names
as compared with the old. On the lat
ter there were largely over 1900 names,
white and colored, but it has been seldom
in late years that anything like that num-
ner of votes has been polled in any cleo
ticn.
LOST PROPERTY RECOVERED.
Some time during the summer, young
lady Of this city, while visiting in Char
lottesville, had the misfortune to lose a
valuable gold watch and chain. Chief
Rasland to-day received a letter form the
chief in Charlottesville stating. that the
watch had been recovered. and that the
chain. which had been traced to North
Carolina, would also Ue AeSOVe1eu dAo
both shipped to the owner.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mr.. Theodore Lowe. superintendent of
the Eastern Division of the Norfolk and
Western railway, has been brought to
his home in this city from Roanoke. where
for many weeks he has been i'll. He was
brought down in a special car. It is
honed that he will soon be fully restored
to health.
Mrs. w. t.. Venabie and her daughter.
Miss Helen, have returned home from
a visit to New York.
It is said that the Imperial Tobacco
Company has appointed purchasing
agents al several of the tobacco centres
in this section, and that the company l
will be large purchaser on the markets
this season.
THE new Werres- Hinton dye plant, near
the canal locks, in Dinwiddie county, will
soon be ready for occupation. ltHls. de.
signed for dyeing silk goods, IN which
special work Mr.. Werres has been en-
gagged for many years.
THE COUNTRY CLUB-HOl Sc.
The opening of the Country Club
House and grounds in Dinwiddie count
Tomorrow wilt be an interesting event
! to the young people Of our city. Inc
afternoon will be devoted to golf ana ten
mis- playing and trap shooting on the "e'l
arranged grounds, and the night to dane
Ing, music, and social festivities =
| Hop Lee, formerly of Petersburg, nov
of Richmond, is in the city to-day, bld
ding his friends goodbye. He is golns
to visit his wife and old friends III China
whom he has not seen for years, ana Tel
! them of the wonders and the liberty 0
| the New World He Will leave the latte
part Of this month, and will be absen
| for year. Gus,
The legal opinionaof the City Attorne:
| that the power of suspension or remoVa
of a police officer, or member OF the Ilr
department, rests exclusively with IN
| Mayor. may be Of interest to other cite
than Petersburg. While the right TO .sus
pend such officer exists now, tnat OF 1. II
1nn,,a1 cannot be exercised until author
ized bv the General Assembly.