The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-28
BIG MILL [.
COMBINE
Virginia Consolidated Milling
Company Takes Them in.
COL. FIELD IN COLLISION
Thrown from His Buggy and Painfully
Hurt-Captain Patteson Elected
Temporary Secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
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PETERSBURH, VA, May 27.--The Vlr-
ginla Consolidated Milling Company. Of
Petersburg, are now owners Of the Ell
trick. Matoaca and P p. Cotton
Mills, near this city. This company was
originally the EmperIa Land and Improves
ment Company, whose capital stock was
recently Increased from $25.0 to 100000.
The name was changed to the Virginia
Consolidated Milling Company yesterday.
when they took over the properties Of the
Matoaca Milling Company. There is one
other cotton mill In Petersburg. the Blue
Ridge This Is owned by the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company, OF which
George j. Gould Is president, and 1t is
likely that this mill, too. will soon be the
property OF the Virginia Consolidated
Milling Company.
COLONEL FIELD HURT.
Colonel e. NJ. Field was thrown from
his buggy in a cnllision late this evening
with q loaded wagon and rendered uncon-
scious and painfully hurt. He was driv-
ing In the car tracks along Water Street
wien one OF Mr.. Stewards loaded weg-
ons turned the coriier. Each team was
In trot and neither vehicle could clear
the tracks In time to prevent a collision.
Colonel Field was thrown to the street,
his ear and nose cut and his legs badly
SCARED. He was taken to his home,
where he was treated by DR.. s. A. Hin
ton.
He soon recovered from the fall. and his
injuries are not serious
PYTHIANg.
Petersburg Company, No. 10, Uniform
Rank. knights of PythiaH, have received
an invitation from Berkeley Company. No
@. to participate In memorial exercises in
that city next Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Jefferson Wallace Of Richmond, will de-
liver the address. Many Pytfllans from
Petersburg will attend.
William Rooney, the negro charged with
passing counterfeit money In Petersburg,
was taken to Richmond to-day by Deputy
Marshal Sam Bendit. He will be tried
in the United States District Court In
Richmond.
Amos Fultz, colored, was discharged by
the Mayor this morhing on the charge of
Interfering with the signals at the Union
Station In this city.
SECRETARY OF CHAMBER.
Captain N. T. Patteson has been elected
temporary secretary and treasurer of the
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. Two
candidates voted for at the special meet
ing held Yesterday evening We're Captain
N. II. Patteson and w. N. Roper. The
votes stood Pntteson, IA; Roper. 10.
The commencement exercises of the
Southern Female College will be held
next Sunday morning. when the bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached by Rev.
], 8. Foster, pastor Of Tabb-Street Pres
byterlan Church,
The largest crowd that has yet attended
the Stuart meetings In this city was pres
ent at the West Hill Warehouse last
night.
Tho Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics
Association expects to award contracts
next Friday night for improvements to
Its building at Sycamore and Tabb Streets.
DREDGING SUSPENDED.
The work OF dredging the Appomattox
River has been temporarily suspended
awaiting the arrival of a dredge from the
w II. french Wrecking Company OF
Norfolk.
DR.. Walter N. Chnn, of westmoreland
county, and Miss Emily Baskerville,
daughter Of Mr.. George y. Baskerville.
of Dinwiddie county. will be married at
tho Church of the Good Shepherd. in that
county, June 18th,
Miss Edna Stegar and Mr., William Dali
ton We're married at the parsonage of
the Second Baptist Church last evening.
Mr.. W. ]. Jarratt. who has been quite
sick for several days, is now much bet
ter