The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13
Local Option Question May
Come up in Petersburg.
THE STUART MEETINGS
Their Probable Effect Upon Temper.
ance Sentiment in the City-West
Hill Warehouse is Being Ar
ranged for the Services.
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PETERSBURG, VA, May 12-There
Is a feeling Of unrest among some keep
ers Of bar-rooms In Petersburg lest the
local option storm should strike the
Cockade City, and she, too. go dry"
An undercurrent of favorable sentiment
has been at work In Petersburg for some
time, and the fact that tho Stuart meet
ings are at hand Just at n time when the
whiskey question is being so much dis
cussed gives much anxiety to those en-
gagged in the business. What may take
place In the next month or two cannot
DO foretold.
The committees are pushing their work
making ready for the Stuart meetings,
which will begin next Sunday evening.
West Hill Warehouse is being arranged
for the meetings. The room Will doubt
less seat $500 people. and fully 1000 can
occupy the open space between the pill
lars and the platform. BY the preacher
passing UP and down the platform, which
will seat about 200 people, those seated
behind the row OF pillars will be able
to see him. Tho committee had hoped
to get the large room at Virginia Ware
house.
Rev. John w. Eure will conduct the
singing, and the choir will probabl NUM-
Der two hundred voices They had their
first practice tonight.
The Covenanters, Of Tabb Street Pres
byterlln Church, will give pleasant
party and hunt at the home of Judge
w. II. Mann, on Market Street, next
Friday afternoon, from half-past to Z
o'clock. Many young people will enjoy
the occasion.
Mrs. L. w. spooner, who has been Ill
for several weeks with acute bronchi-
tbs, Is now great deal better.
Mr.. w. j. Jarratt has been quite sick
for several days at his home, on Mar
shall Street. He was better to-day.
Mr.. r. L. Baldwin and Miss Martha
were married at Calvary Episcopal
Church, In that county. this afternoon.
Mr.. George w. Stevens. a we'll known
brakeman in this city, fell from a freight
car on the Atlantic Coast Line to-day
and was painfully injured.
Mr.. Clarence A. Belch and Miss Lula
Belle Staples, of Prince George. county,
will be married May Goth.
Mr.. James II. Rainey, a popular young
man in this city, who has recently held
the position of collector for the Peters.
burg Telephone Company, has resigned
to accept the position as clerk to Mr..
Charles e. Borst, of the Atlantic Coast
Line.
/. The Petersburg Orpheus Quartette, as
sisted by Miss Frances Leigh Starr as
elocutionist, will give an entertainment
at Young Mems Christian Association
Hall Friday evening.
The First Ebenezer Baptist Church,
colored was organized Monday night,
May 18th, at the Young Mems Christian
Association, colored in this city, with
a membership of 24o. The organization
Of this church grew out of the recent
oublo at Harrison Street (colored)
Baptist Church. the pastor of which.
Rev. Ellis Watts. was voted out by
majority Of tho members.
Howard Chandler, son Of Mr.. A. Il.
Chandler, and Wyatt Tucker OF Din
wlddie county two small boys. are miss
ing from their homes. and nothing can
be heard of them. The boys left Peters
burg Sunday afternoon. and 1t IS
thought that they are with the carnival
shows which showed In this city last
week. The carnival people have been
wired to look out for tho boys.
The remains of Mrs. T.. A. Preot, who
died In New Orleans several years ago.
arrived In this city late last evening,
and were Inferred In the family square
In Blandford Cemetery.
The Confederate veterans, VINO are
delegates to the Confederate reunion at
New Orleans, will leave for that city
next Saturday night.
s Messrs. Robert Cabaniss, T. II. Heath
and II. p. Stratton. the committee. have
Issued invitations to a banquet to be
given at Library Hall Thursday eve
ming, under the auspices Of the Peters
burg Chamber of Commerce business
session Will precede the banquet. The
following addresses will be delivered:
General Stlth Boiling, '"robacco.'8 Cap
tain Garter r. Bishop. Needs of River
and Harbor." Mr. Bartlett Roper. JOB
bling Business Of Petersburg" Mr.. Au-
gustus Wright, petersburg MS a Manu-
featuring Center" Hon. William y,
Cameron. Material Advancement OF Pc
tersburg."