The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-21
.OLD.CHURCH
PULLED. DOWN.
But No Cornerstone Foundln
Old u)ni0n.Street Building.
THE SWIFT CREEK MILLS.
Tho President Of the Company says
That Work viii Begin Not Later
Than May l.t-some Help at
Ettrick and Nor TO Come.
tsnoc,o, to THO Times. Dispatch.)

fSnorinl TO 1uC
p1rr1RsBU URIC, vA4 March D.-No
corner.stone has been found Of inc ON
1,,,on street Methodist Church, and the
walls have now been pulled down. one
brick. in which small hollow is cut, is
+ho onlv thing found that would suggest
n corner stone, and Mr.. Bartlett Roper
who purchased tho church properly, now
has this In his possession. Mr.. Roper IN
landed turning over to tho Methodist
Church whatever the cornerstone corr
talned. and Is sorry that nothing was
found that could be kept as memorial
OF the old building.
rhe president OF the company which
recently purchased the Swift creek COT
ion mills, in q letter to Petersburg, says
NAT the Swift Creek mills will begin
work not later than May list. Some OF the
help In tho mills at Ettrick will take ro-
sltions In this factory, and other help
viii come from North Carolina.
Only about one-half Of the Confederate
pensioners In Petersburg have appeared
at tho Office OF the clerk Of the court 70
have their papers properly certified. me
law requires that they appear before
March 25th-next Thursday.
DESERTED FROM THE MAINE.
G. II. Gilmore. sailor. who confesses
to having deserted from the United states
battleship Maine while that ship was at
Newport News, was arrested IN Peters
burg by Police officer Peyton Stewart
to-day. He will be held for naval au'
thorlties.
Tho will Of the late Miss Rebecca F.
Whitehead was proved In the Corporation
Court to-day. and Mrs. Nellie Whitchead
Lynch qualified as executrix
The case of the negro. Vaughan,
charged with the murder OF another me-
gro in Dinwiddle county, has been con-
tlnued until the next term OF the County
Court, Mr.. P.6H. Drewry, OF this city,.
represents Vaughan. a&s
Mr.. w. r. Nufcr. of Michigan, one OF
the owners OF the Virginia Lumber and
BOX Company, In this city, Is In Peters
burg on business
"a Considerable activity Is reported IN
real estate in Dinwiddie county. Many
farms have recently been sold IN that
county.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Post c. Travellers Protective Associa-
tion. held q very enthusiastic meeting
at the rooms OF the Young Mems Bush
ness Association. in this city, last eve
ming Messrs. Horace smith. II. .. Wal
thall and G. W. Saunders, OF Richmond,
were guests These gentlemen extended
m Invitation to the members OF Post e
to a social, to be given at the Travellers
Protective Association headquarters IN
Richmond next Friday evening. Reports
OF the officers OF the association showed
1t to be in excellent condition. Tho fol-
lowing officers were elected:
yice-Prcsidcnt. r. E. Lunsford; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, r. W. Prichard ;
Board OF Directors, r. 8. Gill, w. w.
Warren, j. II. Slater. r. W. Collier. r. A.
Hartley, c. C. Alley, o. D. Andrews
Chairmen OF various committees. as
follows; Railroad-H. P. Stratton; Press.
T.. Stanley Beckwith; Hotel-L. P. Rob
ertson; Legislatlve-R. A. Martin, Jr.;
Employment-T.. H. Helneman; slck-C.
r. Leath; Mcmbcrship-W. II. Lunsford;
Physlclan-Dr. II. G. Leigh: Chaplain
Rov. John Ridout.
Delegates to State Convention-Homer
Atkinson, o. D. Andrews, r. A. Martin,
Jr., r. W. Collier, r. Stanley Beckwith,
b. P. Robertson, w. Koenig, R. ~. Luns-
ford, ". T. Baugh, J. ellis. w w.
Hines, II. p. Stratton, G. r, Leath, J. II.
Slater, T 8. Beckwlth and r. w. Prlcli-
ard 7tgf.s ltt-4. 5sis4ts 5fsls5b