The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
CHARTER in
PETERSBURG
"A Concern to Manufacture
Sash. Blinds and Doors.
A MAsS.MEETlNG CALLED
The Massacre Of Jews In Bessaraba to
Be Condemned-John A. Dix In
dustria School to Close To-
Morrow.
A MAsS-MEETING CALLED
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Especial to The Times-D ispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA, June "A char.
ter has been granted the Petersburg
Builders Supply Company The COM
pany will manufacture sash. blinds.
doors and dressed lumber, as we'll as all
kinds of builders supplies. The capital
stock Of the company will not exceed
$4,000, divided into shares of 500 each.
The principal Office will be In Petersburg
The officers for the first year are Presi-
dent, Robert Cabaniss; Vice President, G.
NJ Brister; Secretary and Treasurer. Il
o. Strailmnn. These officers with 7. +.
Heath and w. E. Poole compose the d.
rectors.
On next Sunday or Sunday week a ma ss
meeting. called BY the Mayor OF the city,
will be held for the purpose of condemn
Ing the massacre Of the Jews at lSishi.
ncff, Russia. The Mayor will address a
letter to tho ministers Of the city with
reference to the matter. and with them
will rest the selection OF the date
The class composed OF Messrs Frank
and Hunter Mann, Robert Buchanan,
James p. Jackson, s. w. Booth. Jr..
David Calendar. Harry Moyler, John
Graves. Grover Rodgers and Jerome
Sommers gave a gymnastlc eNhi-
billion at the Young Mems Christian AS.
ISOLATION hall this evening. The young
and their work was we'll done. The
public attended the exhibition. which
they seemed to enjoy thoroughly.
a TESTIMONY MEETING.
A praise and testimony meeting was
held at High-Street Church tonight and
was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
George u. Booker.
The Retail Clerks Union last night held
well-attended meeting. The union is
y,1o 49,, hot,
efforts so many merchants have agreed
to close their stores at o'clock in the
afternoon
Mr., J. w. White. of Portsmouth, gen
eral Industrial agent OF the seaboard Air
Line Railway formerly the company's
agent In this city, will go to Mobile Ala,
where he Will deliver an address before
the Alabama Commercial Association
June 9Th.
Mr.. Hugh stockdell. who is quite sick
in this city. Is now undergoing treatment
at the Home for the Sick.
The closing exercises of the John A.
Dix Industrial School will take place to-
morrow at midday. A programme OF
music, rec1tations and reading will be
given. The certificates Of promotion will
be. awarded by Professor j. E. Shields.
The members of the Board Of Directors
will deliver addresses on the occasion.
DR.. ]. w. Bryant, of Crewe, was In
Petersburg to-day
Rev. W. D. Best conducted the prayer
meeting service at First Baptist Church
tonight.
Mrs. S. B. Alley, who has been quite
sick, is now much improved.
TORTURE IN PHILIPPINES
There Is an old colored man in Peters
burg who has been retired from the
United States army, after having served
thirty years. He was for fifteen years 2
member OF the Tenth Cavalry and fifteen
years a member of the Ninth Cavalry.
He saw service In the West fighting In
dians; was In the charge at Santiago and
was recently in the Philippines. He says
he has seen many Filipinos shot for re-
fusng to give information to the Amer
lean officers. He has seen many hung
up by their thumbs and still refuse to
talk. After being taken down loaded
gun was pointed in their faces and they
were told they would be killed II they did
not talk. They still refused and would
be killed in their tracks. The old man
approved the killing for the reason that
they were treacherous and would have
killed any American with q bolo IL they
had a chance.