The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02

Young Richmond nj q n Girls '-ill'ls AT
l35 sA58 rested In Petersburg
THE lTYBUYlNG IN BONDS l.'':'
No 8teamer Now Operating Between 't' =
Pstersburg and James River Points ne.
Trouble IL Harrison. Street h
Colorsd Church.

NJ (Hpecial to The Times DispAtoh.) a9
SPDT1IRBBURG,6 vA.,y May A. !. 81 Maud
Clark and Bessio Paooy. tho young girls
who ran away from their homo In Rich
rnor,d, wore taken In charge BY tho police
In this city this afternoon. The girls ere
efourteeng and flfteen years Of q 80, respec
lively. They ran away from their homo
last Saturday, and may have been In Pc
ftersb.lrg since thnt time. Tho father OF
tho pncoy girl, who canc to- Petersburg
today ana caused the arrest. enys thar
! several young girls IN hls neighbor hood
have recently run away from home $
$5t The city OF Petersburg purchased the
$1eo. 900 OF eight per cent, city bonds fall
Ing duo to day. The new four per cent.
day at the average price OF sos, 69.. u anu
the sinking fund Of the oity purchased
more than 500. 900 OF the Issue.
RS Petersburg realized about $1,000 from
premiums on the sale Of bonds to-day.
During ten years the city has reduced
s her annual Vi interest on bonds about
S15, COO The 8 per cent, Issue retired to-.
day Is the last OF her per cent. bonds.
There are d few bonds bearing per
cent, and all tho rest bear from to .
per cent. d, Ks & L. "a
"a Churches In Petersburg will now have
Ito pay for all the wa ter they take after
June LIST. Thiswas decided BY the Council
this evening. Tabb Street Church Is the
only church that uses water for pumping
Its organ. Tho matter came up on ac-5
count OF the waste Of water. and IT wa
the Idea Of the committee making the
report that churches and other religious
and charitable Institutions be allowed o
certain, number OF gallons and charged
for all used In excess. Through care
tlcssness one church alone consumed
2oO, 900 gallons. Their attorney decided
that water could not be given by the
city through the Council s action. af
36 The O market Ks question was again re-
ferred to committee. The proposition Of
many Is to abandon the old market Mt
the foot Of Old Street and use only Cen
trail market 4 on Halifax Street. Others
think that both markets should be dis,
posed OF. If I. sSy ;y. 5 sSS
{. Mr.. ]. \. W. III Phillips several weeks $50
removed the steamer Mccall, which has
been running between Petersburg and
Norfolk, and has now taken fro ., the
line the steamer Lakemofe.' This leaves
Petersburg without any connection wit h
the James River counties. The conditions
will not long exist. however. as the mer-
chants In Petersburg will doubtless take
up the matter, and run g boa themselves
$if some Individual or company docs not
enter tho field n Jfs s9;igs s}3a I'm
III Harrison street Baptist Church. colored.
has not yet altogether Quleted down. II
was reported yesterday that suit would
be brought for SANDER against the former
pastor. r ev. Ellis ats. who was turned
out Monday night by q vote OF the mem-
bers Tho member accused by the pas
tor with stealing said to-dny that he
had not definitely determined what he
would do in the matter, .ff Sl5l "a;
Report Of Chief Of Police for the month
of April shows atotal Of 1876 arrests So
OF which were for violation OF city ordi-.
4nances. 55 i3 & :3S555 u sg b. 53.s ~
17ifty-four deeds were admitted to re.
cord in the clerks Office during tho month
and fifteen marriage licenses were Issued.
eight n to white and seven to colored
couples, f5i 4 jiYi5
The entertainment given at the sAcnde-
my OF Music last night by local rnlent
for the benefit OF old Blandtord Church
idoubly successful, i.5 s5i1 III 4, n, 6
The Corporation Court will adjourn to-
morrow for the term.
A license has been isaud by the clerk
in this city tor the marriage OF Mr.. John
Richard Carr and Miss Mary Jane Ca.
} banisA. III 4 3 S5 4. i.8 "a II rs
The meeting OF the auxiliaries OF the
Petersburg District Will be held at Wash
ington Street Church in this city next
Tuesday Miss Cofrey, Of Lynchburg.
who has Just returned from China will
attend the session. ~ q q
The Jackson Coal and Coke Company
"A handsome dividend was declared ut the
meeting OF the stockholders yesterday.
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