The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-21
A. C.L.oPENS
NEW DEPOT
Greatly Improved Passenger
Accommodations Here.
THE PYrHAN CARNIVAL
Great Preparations Are Being Made for
the Entertainment to Be Given Dur
Ing the Week Beginning May
4th, IN Petersburg.
fsnec,al 30 The Tines ispatch.)

Especial 30 The Times D1Spatchl
PETER SBuRG, VA, April 20.-The At
lantic Coast Line Railway Company OPEN
ca their new passenger station on WASH
sng,on street this morning. On the lower
floor of this building are three waiting
rooms, ticket office and baggage olnce'
On the second floor Is the agents
pft,ce telegraph office, billing room
and other necessary offices. The ouiid-
ing Is small. but conveniently ar
ranged. and Is quito an Improvement
over tho CORNER accommodations of the
Coast Line In this city. Work Is now 60
Ing on on the freight depot to be built
m Washington Street between Union ana
Sycamore Streets. The Old depot. from
which the offices were moved to-day, Is
rapdly being torn down. This is one OF
the Oldest depots IN this country. The
railroad between this city and Weldon
was among the first railroads In America
The knights of Pythias are busy ar
ranging for the carnival to be given IN
Petersburg for the benefit of their oruer
one week. beginning May attn. Twenty-Five
hundred copies Of the 'NlrGlnian ~
thian," published IN this city, has oeen
issued, the issue being special carnl-
throughout the outlying counties. me
Pythlans have many members interested
with them in their work In behalf or the
carnival, and they hope to realize a neat
sum for the order as a result of these
efforts.
Mr.. Horace Smith. OF Richmond, was
expected in Petersburg to-day to work
among the merchants in the interest or
advertising for the special II. p. a. edl-
10 he DuD-
lished May 9Th A. letter to-day, how
over, says that Mr. Smith will be In Pc
tersburg about Wednesday to begin this
work.
"a young man, whose identity IS not
known. was seen to take deliberate aim,
and fire a pistol ball through the front
window of the residence of Mr.. Joseph
Winn on Guarantee Street The pall
shattered the window glass and imbedded
itself in the ceiling OF the room, in which
Mr.. Vim was seated The ball narrowly
escaped Mr. Winn's little son. who was
sitting near the window when the shot
was fred.
Many people from this city will go to
Richmond tomorrow, that being Peters
burg day at the Confederate Bazaar. In
the afternoon there will be many attrac-
tions arraigned in honor Of the occasion.
A. P. Hill Camp will attend the bazaar
in a body and their fine drum corps Will
4 accompany them. The Knights of Py-
thas and Elks have also been invited,
and many from these orders are expected
to be present The camp will go at
once to the booth. "a Tale of Two Cities"
where they will be received by Mrs. r.
II. Meade, chairman and Mesdames Bart
lett Roper. r. l.. Watson, Rosa HILL
William L. Venable, Edwin Nixon and
others. A welcome will be extended the
camp bv Mr. j. Taylor Ellyson.
The court room has been crowded with
colored people ever since the bcSinpIcg
of the case of the Harrison Street Zap
fist Church. colorcd Mr. Bernard Mann
for the pastor and deacons, spoke three
hours Saturday afternoon. Argument has
been going on all day. Mr.. r.. b. Davis
and Mr.. George Mason represent the fac
tion opposed to the pastor and deacons,
who are represented by Messrs. Hamilton
and Mann and Messrs. Bernard and
Townsend.
During last January the books Of the
church showed membership of about
1900. Many, whose names appear on the
books. have moved away, others have
died, and still others have been expelled.
The records were expunged, and there
nre now about 800 meubers on the roll.
The Methodist SundaySchool Associa-
tion yesterday afternoon met at West
Street Church. The total register in this
city. Ettrick and Matoaca Is 1,S0S, per-
centage of attendance. GS
Mr.. Emmett Haryile, who has been
living in the western part Of the State for
eighteen years, Is visiting his old home
IN this city.
Miss Minnie Stone, OF Norfolk, Is a
guest In the family Of the Rev S. c.
Hatcher. on Liberty Street.
Miss Ella Louise Burgess is visiting
Miss Nettie Sheppard on West Grace
Street, Richmond