The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-26
P PETERSBURG HOLDS
Tight TO AMERICAN.
Will Not Allow Big Cigar Com.
pany to Go TO Another City.
CHARGED WITH GAMBLING
Distinguished Educator Visits Industrial
schooI-Dr. !. E. Booth Quite Oh
IN. c. "A. inaugurates Series
ofMen's Meetings-Persona.
Special Dispatch to The Times).

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
II PETERSBURG VA, October 25.-The
American Cigar Company will remain IN
Petersburg despite the efforts Of many
towns to secure this enterprise. Buildings
suitable have been offered. and In some
places the citizens have contributed to
funds to erect for the company suita-
BILE buildings for their plant. The Viz
ginia branch will continue to occupy the
old Venable factory in Petersburg. and
large additions will be made to the build
ing. There is sufficient help to be had
in Petersburg. and this is one Of the
most important things the company has
to consider When their plant has been
enlarged, they will employ about 1,50o
hands. Their payroll at present contains
the names of about 500.
CHARGE OF GAMBLING.
Two young men whose names have
not vet been made public, will be sum
moned to appear before Mayor Jones
Monday morning, charged with betting
sums larger than the law permits. and
one OF them will be charged with keep
ing gambling house.
Mr.. Horace Churchman, Of Phi1adel-
psia, associate editor Of the Sabbath
School Of Literature Of the Presbyterian
Church, and vice-president and secretary
of the Board OF Directors OF the John
A. Dix Industrial School. was in the city
yesterday for the purpose Of visiting this
school.
siIas Mosby. (colored) was given eight
years in the penitentiary by Dinwiddie
county jury for criminally assaulting
colored woman.
DR.. j. E. Booth IS quite Ill at his home
on East Tabb Street.
rharo &c, provonenf In the con-
dition OF Mr. w c. Flynn, who has
been sick In this city.
Misses Mamie Lyon and Marion ROD
ertson, of Petersburg. are guests OF MISS
Helen Lii Robertson, in Richmond.
MEMS MEETING.
The Petersburg Young Mems Christian
Association opens its series Of services
for men tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock Professor ". A.. Harris. Of
Richmond College. will make the address.
After this service Bible class will
be organized to meet In the association
parlors.
st. Josepf's new Catholic school house
on Market Street will be dedicated to-
morrow by Bishop Van de Vyver- The
Bishop will preach at ST. Joseph's Church
in the morning. and the school will be
dedicated Immediately after the services.
The building will cost about $1,000, and
is the gift of Mrs. Ryan. of New York.
IN Among the ladies who were present
at the meeting of the Colonial Danes at
lWestover yesterday were Mrs. A. K.
Davis, Mrs E. w. Grigg. and Mrs. Bart
lett Roper. of Petersburg.
BURNED PLANT REOPENED.
The Phoenix Milling Company, whose
plant was recently burned. have re-
opened their plant at the old Williams
mill on Appomattox River.
Tho High School team defeated the
High Street football team In holly
contested game yesterday afternoon by
score of IL to O.
Flue cured tobacco raised by Mr.. B.
G. Vaughan, of Sussex county, was sold
at Moore's Warehouse, in this city. this
week at prices reaching SCI per hundred