The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-09
THE COTTON
ILLMERGER
Blue Ridge and Cockade City
Concerns Consolidate.
YOUNG MAN KILLS NEGRO
Heard Him Trying to Break Into the
Postoffice, and When Negro At
tackled Him He Shot, Kill
ing Man Instantly.
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PETERSBURG VA, August s.-Dceds
transferring the Blue Ridge cotton mills
and the Cockade City mills to the Vir.
ginia Consolidated Milling Company have
been recorded in the clerks office in this
city.
The Virginia Consolidated Milling Com
pany was recently chartered with Au-
gustus Wright president. md Charles
Hall Davis secretary. The company now
owns five mills at Petersburg.
The deed transferring the Blue Ridge
mills contains an inventory Of the prop
erty transferred, which amounts to 49,
bs29l Thel liabilities amount to $ll, A262.
The price paid for the mills Is $4,000. The
price of the Cockade City mills is not
given The asscts of the company are
given at s55,2l1. and the liabilities $780,
06s.ao.
Mr.. Aug. Wright was the owner
OF the Blue Ridge mills, and Mr.. Aug
Wright and R. II. Wallace. owners OF the
Cockadc City mills.
Hugh Ennis. son OF the postmaster at
Reams' staion. in Dinwiddie county, shot
and Killed n negro who had ATTEMPTED
to enter the postonlce this morning.
Young Ennis heard the negro trying 10
break into the office. got UP and loaded
his gun and went into the yard. BY the
time he was out of the door the negro
ran towards him with n heavy timber.
Ennis told him to stop. and as The negro
continued to go towards him he fired.
killing him almost instantly.
The negro was unknown. white horse
was found tied in the woods near by.
and It is thought the negro intended
making his escape on It.
One OF the windows in the store of
James r. Branch. on Bank Street, was
broken last night and two pistols stolen.
None OF the other articles was touched
DIR. PITCHER BUSY.
Rev. DR.. j. NJ Pitcher. OF this city. was
exceedingly busy laat week. and his
work will be very little lighter this week
Last Sunday he preached the sermon
on the occasion of the rededication OF
Timber Ridge Baptist Church. ip Bedford
county. aud raised a subscription nearly
sufficient to pay off the entire indebted
ress OF the church. Monday he preached
at Bedford City. and Tuesday attended
tho Strawberry Association in session at
Difficult Creek Church. Bedford county.
Thursday he attended the Dan River
Association, In Halifax county, and re-
turned 10 Petersburg last night He VIII
preach at Barton Heights Church, Rich
mond. Tomorrow. and next week Will
attend several associations.
-Streetta1ethodist Church will carry
a large excursion to West Point next
Tuesday, August 18th. under the manage
ment OF Mr.. w G. Owen. Mr.. Owen ex-
poets many Richmond and Manchester
people to go with them 10 West Point.
Rev S. C. Hatcher has returned to
Petersburg. after spending his vacation
r.r,l5 C,,tp ,,ri an Pvodtop va
IIe Is in fine health and will begin his
work at once as pastor of Market-Strcet
Church, preaching at both services to-
morrow. His subject at night Will be
Liberty or Death
DR. Starts subject tomorrow night will
be "The Use and Abuse Of Conscience"
r. S. Weeks charged with killing a. j.
Tudor was acquitted in the Sussex Coun
~ Court last nigh.. a clear case OF self
defense was established by Mr.. w. b.
McIlwaine. who defended him. Weeks
formerly lived in Petersburg, and Is we'll
connected in this city.
Young Henry Alternately, who was shot
and dangerously wounded by his uncle
IN Brunswick county last week. is nov
dangerously Ill at the hospital In this
city Peritonits has developed from the
wound in the abdomen.
Mrs. II. Noltenus continues exceedingly
Ill.,
lElSO.NAl.S.
The Phoenix Sunday school class OF II gll
Street Methodist Church will run an ex-
cursion to Ocean View Thursday. Au-
gust eth. This class having grown In
numbers so by the recent contest. that
It has been made necessary for the class
to have fitted up for them room In
the rear of the church, and have also
had Installed fine piano, this ex
cursion is run to pay off this Indebtedness.
The Misses Carter. of this city. accom-
panied by Miss Pearl Oakley and Miss
Julia Daracott, OF Brandon, are attend
ing "housc parry at "Westwood." IN
Hanover county, The country home Of
Messrs. Richard and William Darracott
Miss Helen Gary, of Richmond, is visit
ing friends in the city.
Misses Mary and Ethel Pitcher have
gone to the country on wish to friends.
Mr.. 8. A. Mann. the we'll known bar.
her, is sick with fever at his home, In
Matonca.
Mr.. Mac Mlnetree, of Washington, Is
visiting Mr., George Payne, on Jefferson
Street.
Mrs. James II. Shortt and children left
to-day to spend the rest of the summer
with relatives In Dinwiddio county.