The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-12
CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Well known Speakers for the
Banquet on Thursday.
THE PETERSBURG CHINESE
Government Officials Are lnquiring Into
Their Right to Live In This Country.
Two Who Recently Came from
Norfolk Ordered to Leave.
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PETERSBURG, VA, May 1.-THE Pc.
tersburg Chamber of Commerce will give
banquet Thursday evening, which Will
mark the beginning OF the new organized
body. composed of the former Chamber
OF Commerce and tho Young Mems Bus
mess Association, consolidated. Besides
the members Of tho former two bodies
and those. who have Joined since the
OF the city will be invited to the ban
quet. The membership OF the Petersburg
Chamber Is now more than 100. Among
those who will speak on the occasion Will
bs former Governor William e. Cameron.
Carter r. Bishop, Simon Seward and
Bartlett Roper.
The large store on Sycamore Street,
Just vacated by Lunsford Company,
ilntters, who have moved near Sycamore
and Franklin Streets, Is being remodel
ed for Messrs. Burge & Woody, clothiers.
The front windows will be exceedingly
handsome.
A new club Is to be organized In Din
widdie county, according to reports from
that county. The club Will be located near
the courthouse. and the members Will
mako application to the Judge for liquor
license.
United States Deputy Marshal Sam
Bendlt, accompanied by Chinese inter-
prefer. was In Petersburg to-day finding
out whether or not some OF the Chinese
In this city were smuggled Into this coun-
try. Two, who came here recently from
Norfolk, were ordered to leave. There
are only half dozen Chinese In the city.
Tho Old Dominion Pilgrimage party.
which Is now travelling in Virginia, will
reach Petersburg Friday. ana will be
taken to thu interesting points around
the city by Mr.. Charles A. Clarke.
Rev. J. w. Eure. who will conduct the
song service during the Stewart meeting
in Petersburg for ten days. beginning
next Sunday, has requested all the sing
ers who will take part in the services to
meet him at West Hill Warehouse to-
morrow evening at o'clock. Mr.. Eure
Is an accomplished singer. and he expects
to have large and we'll trained choir
to assist him in the revival services.
Mr. J. Z. Harris and Miss Ltbby. NIL
ton, Of Dinwiddle county. ran away to
Halifax. n. c., and were married there
this morning The couple came to Pc
tersburg Saturday evening and left Tor
North Carolina last evening. Opposition
on the part OF the brides parents caused
the couple to run away.
Fannie IIalcom, negro woman. Is IN
charge OF seriously cutting Joe Green.
another negro. The woman maintains
that Green was beating her at her
mothers home and she curt him.
very delightful programme was rem
dered at Market Street Church last eye I
ming by the children OF the Methodist
Orphan Asylum in this city. The church
choir gave several musical selections.
Rev. Ellis Watts, the former pastor OF
Harrison Street (colored) Baptist Church.
preached his farewell sermon In the Col
ored Y. NJ. G. A. rooms in this city last
night The hall wns crowded and all
available standing room was filed.
The Baptist sunday-school Association
OF petersburg. Ettrick and Matoaca met
at Matoaca yesterday. and the church
was well filled.
The Common Council recently passed
an ordinance requiring tax OF twenty
cents on every thousand gallons OF water
furnished 10 the people OF Petersburg by
private corporations. -.
The only private corporation at this
time furnishing water in Petersburg IS
the Petersburg Aqueduct Company. rms
company is operating under a. charter
and the action OF the city may not az.
feot them. They are making no night
against the ordinance. and will not unless
il afrects their business.