The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-30
CANNON BOOM
AT CRATER
Telephones in Passenger and
Freight Stations.
GOOD WORK OF CHAMBER
Judge w. H. Mann to Conduct y W.
G. A, 3 BILE Classic autif.l Memo.
rial Tab ct to Be Placed in
Old Biandford
(snecisl to The Tines-Dispatch.).

(Special to The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. @.-Each day
brings news from additional visitors VINO
e,nect 10 be in Petersburg on the day of
the Crater reunion. 1t now seems tha'
all the military organizations IN flch-
mond will attend and Gryme's Battery
Of Portsmouth. has also decided to at
tend. and contemplate bringing two OF
their cannons. The Confederate reunion at
Newport News carried to that city many
Of the veterans who were Interested IN
making the arrangements for the Crater
event but they WILL return to this CITY
tonight or tomorrow morning, and VIII
Immediately take up the work ana expect
to have the programme arranged by sat
urday night
CAPTAIN ~ T. Patteson, secretary ana
treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce,
has recently been spending consideraoie
effort to have the railways IN th.s CITY
have telephones at all their passenger
and freight stations. Captain Patteson
has Just received letter from Mr.. W.
8. Becker. of the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company. advising MN thal
thew will put telephones in the agents
Office In this city at once. Captain Pat
teson is also in correspondence with the
Pullman Car Company to arrange TOR
Pullman reservation at Petersburg ana
with the railway companies to get rouno
jtrip tickets to northern cities put on
. sale at Petersburg. AS 1t Is at present.
persons going north from Petersburg nay .
to order their berth at Richmond or wait
until they reach that city or take the
chance of getting a berth. No return
tickets can be purchased any further
north than Washington.
JUDGE MANN's CLASS.
The Bible class at the 7. NJ. c. A. open.
cd this evening and will be conducted
again this year by Judge w. II. Mann. OF
this city. The class grew last year from
Is to 1se members during the season. This
was said to be the largest y. NJ. c. "A.
Bible class in the South, with the eN-
ception of one in Tennessee. The meet
ings will be held every Thursday eve
ming at seven o'clock. and after supper
is served the Bible readings will be con-
Quoted. There is already considerable IN
terest manifested In the class, and from
the attendance tonight it can be in
ferred that the success Of this year Will
be no less than that Of the last season.
Mr.. Charles Bridgers of Petersburg,
and Miss Sue Organ, of Lunenburg coun-
ty. will be married November 25th. Mss
ORGAN is the daughter Of Judge organ.
OF Lunenburg county, and is an attractive
young lady. Mr.. Bridgers is son OF the
late S. S. Bridgers of Petersburg. and is
well known and popular in this city.
Fl eholds responsible position with the
Seward Trunk and Bag Company.
MEMORIAL TABLET.
A beautiful memorial tablet, to be
placed in old Blandford Church. to the
memory Of the heroes of the Revolution.
has been finished by the Walsh Marble
Works in this city. The tablet Is seven
by four feet. and is very handsome
and artistic piece of work. 1t is to be
placed In the wall of the church near
the pulpit. between two windows. ano
Will be unveiled November 10Th with ap-
y propriate exercises. The tablet is erected
by the Frances Bland Randolph Chapter.
daughters of the American Revolution.
z OF Petersburg.
The Petersburg Telephone Exchange
has recently had much trouble on &C
count of telephone messages sent from
the phone at the Old Market. A small
white boy Travers Mabry, was caught
last night sending one Of these messages.
His case was continued by the Mayor
this morning. He will. be sent to the
reformatory. where he has already spent
considerable time.
RICHMOND TEACHERS.
Several Richmond teachers, accom-
panied by many of their pupils, VIII
come to Petersburg Thanksgiving Day
for the purpose OF visiting the battle
fields around this city. They will have
for their guide Mr.. Charles A. Clarke.
Miss Gertrude Coghlan will be seen In
Petersburg. November Sd In "The Sword
of Justice" a beautiful, romantic play.
The special board of the Central State