The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-05
CLERKS ARE
ORGANIZING
Branch Union Formed in
Petersburg.
THE PTOMAINE POISONING
MIR. W. L. thinner and Two Members
ofHis Family Were Made II, But
Are Now Well on the Road
Towards Rapid Recovery.
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PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. A local
Retail Clerks Union was organized In
Petersburg tonight and members sutli-
Client to entitle tho branch to charter
were secured. John T. Don Leavy, pres
ident Of the Retail Clerks Association
Of Richmond, made a short address, and
John o. Harris read the rules. The Of
fcers elected are: President, Thomas II.
Boisseau; Corresponding Secretary. w.
w. Bryant. and Financial Secretary,
Garland Holt.
All the officers are clerks in clothing
stores in this city. This seems to be
the beginning Of q movement emanating
from the Trade and Labor Council more
thoroughly to organize labor in Peters
burg.
w. L. thinner, prominent tobaccon-
list OF this city, and two members Of his
family, w. L. thinner, Jr., and Miss
thinner. were dangerously Ill last night
and to-day from ptomalne poisoning.
Their physician worked vigorously from
midnight till late this morning when
the patients showed signs Of improve
ment. Their condition tonight is de-
cidedly better, and they are thought now
to be out Of danger.
The poisoning was due to their eating
beef tongue, brine cured Cor supper
last night Miss thinner was the first
to be taken Ill. About midnight her ia
Their was suffering from the same
symptoms, and there was considerable
excitement when young Mr.. thinner
came home i'll also. The patients are
by no means well. but are well on the
road towards rapid recovery.
LARGE WAREHOUSE
Mr.. Bartlett Roper will build large
two-story warehouse on the lot purchased
yesterday. on which now stands the old
est Methodist Church In the State. The
warehouse will cost between $4,000 and
5000, and when 1t has been completed Mr.
Roper will move his Wholesale business
from Sycamore Street to this warehouse,
on Union Street.
1latt Gushing, a sailor. was fined $50
this morning by the Mayor and given
three months Imprisonment in jail for re-
slstlng and assaulting police officers.
Gushing was found drunk at the 4,or-
folk and Western station, and trough
house followed the attempt Of Officer
Magee to arrest him. Officers Stewart
and Wingfleld came In response to Ma
gees distress whistle, and the officers
had to club their man before they could
like MIN 10 the station.
Powhatan Tribe of Red Men will re-
dedicate their hall, on Bank Street, Feb
ruary gath. The hall was recently en-
larged and repaired at considerable cost.
and Is now one Of the handsomest and
most convenient lodge rooms In the
state. Several members Of the Great
Council of Virginia will be present.
AN ANNIVERSARY.
at last nights conclave Of Appropriations
Commandery knights Templar a com
mittee of five, with Eminent Commander
Fl. Y. Parham chairman, was appointed
to make proper arrangements for the
seventy-1fth anniversary, which will oc.
cur May 9th next.
The police of Petersburg have raided
another colored crap joint In this city.
Tom Crittendon was fined $50 for run
ming gambling house, and each OF the
PLAYERS were fined 50 each.
Tho tobacco market opens with larger
receipts this week than at any time
since Christmas, and with a very firm
feeling. 1t Is estimated that over one
half or the crop In this section has been
marketed. 1t is said that the farmers
of the peanut-growlng counties are tax.
ing kindly to the proposition to cult.
vate bright tobacco.
James d. Bowie, in Pearl Street. vestor-
a lire broke out In the residence Of
day afternoon, but the promptness Of
neighpors saved the building from serious
damage. 20
Mr.. Thomas Hurst, Of Vineland. N r.
proprietor of the rug factory recently es.
tabished here, has been In the city for
q DAY or two. He Is so much pleased;
win ms success in Petersburg that he
mas determined to enlarge his plant and
increase It's output. CIV
PETERSBURG A. P. v. A.
Mrs Marie Il. Morrison. of petersh,rr
mas Deen appointed president to organize
prahch OF the Association for the Pres
et'auon of Virginia Antiquities In this
city. Mrs MORRISON has begun her work.
and hopes within short time to have n,
!ollrishlng branch In Petersburg. .
Mrs. Morrison has been elected n, mem
per or tho Old Dominion Pilgrimage Com
nH.ece, Whlch VIII visit Jamestown Is
lhno and the colonial homes of Virginia
May 18th to May 18th. The committee
VIII be In Richmond on May 18th and in
Petersburg on the 18th,
Mr.. Ernest Thompson, whose
looks have entertained so many peoplo
IL this city, Will speak Mt the Y. NJ. C. A,
liall Friday evening on animal Minds
ana Heroes His address Will be illus
trated with pictures made by himself of
from Petersburg went over to Richmond
to hear seatonT Thompson when he do
l.vcred his lecture in that city two years
ago.
Mr.. Bartlett Roper. who for the past
five years has served so efficiently as pres
dent Of the Chamber of Commerce. in
this city has resigned. Iie says this
course is necessary In view Of the fact
that his physical strength Is not such
AS TO permit his doing justice to SO I'M
portant n position.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany has kindly agreed to give free trans
nortation OF wood for the poor OF Peters
burg,
Rev John i, Preston. OF Richmond, will
preach at Tabb-Street Presbyterian Church
N this city next Sunday and will present
tie cause OF foreign missions.
Machinery Is now being placed In the
'ightshIp recently built here by the Pc
tersbuTg Iron Works Company.
~ Night at tho Circus" the big fafce
comedy success, will be, given at tho Acad-
enly in this city tomorrow evening,
Lexington Epworth Leagues.
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