Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
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THE ELks' SOUVENIR HISTORY.
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Ea PETERSBURG. VA. January ASP.
& g ciai. IA report that coal has been dis
E lowered on farm Ii Chesterfield county
owned by Mr.. George w. Dyer. OF thi
81 city. seems not TO be verified. MI. Dye
\ is a weil-known employee at the Walls
marble yards. In abs city, end is til
81 Owner OF farm about eight miles ives
!. b. Petersburg. and four miles from Ma
Sc toaca- He last year leased this farr
@ for period Ncf some years to q fellow
workman, who devoted It to the cultur
" De sunflowers. Several years ago It wa
e thought that evidences OF coal could b
3 seen, hut Il Is understood that no tnves
s xigattnn was made 10 discover Its pres
II Ance or character. It is believed, how
ever. that coal does exist under tn
\ Esrm and In the vicinity.
SOUVENIR HISTORY.
The Official souvenir history OF Peters
H burg Lodge, No 81, B. P. O. E.. recent
8 b. published, is substantial. handsom
Z little book, and worthy Of preservation
1 lt contains the history OF the lodge sine,
/ Sh organization in 1882. with forty-thre,
i snembers. down to the present time. will
membership OF over 200. composed o.
the best citizens In Petersburg. The
growth OF the lodge has been remarka bic
i and Il Is still growing rapidly. It is one
1f the most Influential and enthusiastic
tains full list Of the members. and the
4 pictures OF the officers and many others
who have been active workers in its be.
hail The establishment in this city IN
the early future Of an "Elks' home"
+ complete In all respects. is the desire OF
every Petersburg Elk. and the lodge is
working persistentiy to that end.
EPISCOPAL VISITS.
Bishop a. M. Randolph VIII visit and
ct nj ef oh TO.
morrow morning. and at the Church of
the Good Shepherd In Blandford, In the
afternoon. He Will preach on each oc-
casion. On Monday he Will confirm a
class at St Johns church. City Point.
The Bishop will return on Sunday. Feb
rllary 9Th, to confirm classes at St Paul
and St Johns churches in this city.
Bishop Van de vyver. OF the. Diocese
OF Richmond. will visit ST. Joseph's Cath
ole church. In this CITY, Sunday, and
preach at the morning service
WORKING FOR THE PRIZE.
The Petersburg Company, Uniform
Rank. Of the Knights OF Pythias. Is
prachcing regularly for the competitive
drill Of the uniform companies Of the
State, which is to take place In Roa-
noke next month on the occasion of the
annual meeting Of the Pythian Grand
Lodge. The Petersburg Company hopes
:
pany. II is certainly splendid COM
pany of men, and admirably disciplined
The entire Virginia brigade Of the Uni
form Rank Is expected to- be at Roanoke
for review and drill.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Ex-Governor William e. Cameron left
this evening for Florida to visit his
married daughter. and will be absent
for some time
- y
Is severely injured by a fall from a house
he was painting, and was partially para
lived in consequence. is very much Inn
proved in condition. and win recover
Judge Timothy Rives. of the county
courts os Prince George and Surry, when
he has finished his present term will
have served twenty-one years on the
bench, and no other Judge in the State
can show better record.
The saloon men Of lnis city. are watch
Ing with keen interest all proposed legis.
1ation on the liquor question They are
opposed to a very high license tax, as
calculated to drive many of them out
OF business. There are about forty-thrae
uquor dealers In Petersburg.
Three separate and distinct surveys
have been mace by the government en-
Eineers or the Appomattox harbor and
river. and the Chesterfield lands, in the
Interest of our diversion scheme, but no
other work has been done.
The County Court Of Surry will be held
next Tuesday. but it is understood that
al important criminal business will go
over to the February term. which is the
regular grand jury term
Sidney Miller. an insane negro. was
taken up by the police to-day. He was
trying to preach to the people on the
street. and was causing some excitement |
Rev. DR.. C. B. Reid, of Korea. a dis
einglished divine Of the Methodist Epis.
copal church. South. will preach at the
Aarket-Street church tomorrow
A great deal of interest is felt In his
congregation and in the general COM
nuntty as 20 DR.. Battles decision. to be
announced Tomorrow in the matter OF
bis call to GREENSBORO, N c.
GOOD NEWS FOR VIRGINIA JUNIORS
Since 1883 the Junior Order OF United |
American Mechanics has been divided |
INTO two factions. known as 'Insurgents'.
Ind Loyalists. The insurgents protest
% against gross abuses in the national
body, and withdrew therefrom. The Loy-
laists remained. BY means of the courts
Inc national body has sought to drive the
insurgents back into the ranks In New
York this month the court decided that
both factions could do business on equal
footing.
To-day Mr. Thomas B. Ivey, State
Council secretary. received from the State
secretary OF New Jersey telegram
stating that the decision handed down
here to-day dismisses all contention OF
he National Council This means thai
ne national body has no claim whatever
q the 5000 members in New Jersey.
lhe virginia Insurgents are jubilant
sYer their success. In two States onlN
las this matter been decided, and the
rational body loses In both instances
a CUTTING AFFRAY, +
During fracas on Ola street tonight
Goode. colored youth, wa.
Jug across the neck by negro named
William Jones. The knife blade barely
Missed the big blood vessels Jones fed.
no was captured after a hot chase The
ronolc arose over d:ssolute woman.
s mere was q Wild runaway on Wash