The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-04
Union Street Property Valua.
bic for Wholesale Purposes.
It. r. "A. MEMBERS WARNED
Some One Without Authority Has Been
Collecting, It Was Claimed, for Leg
isIative Work-Oapt. T. Q. Allen
to Address A. P. Hill Camp.
fsncc,o, to. The Times. dispatch,


PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 3-Union-
Street Methodist Church (colorcd). which
was sold last week for $4,000 and resold
again this afternoon on an upset bid,
was bought by Mr.. Bartlett Roper for
s5. o25. rhc only bidders at the sale
this afternoon were stratton and Bragg
and Fl. p. Harrison. who bid for Mr..
Roper. The property IS considered val
liable. on account Of Its abuttins the
property of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway Company. whose tracks cross
Union Street at the side OF the lot. and
It Is suitable for the erection Of ware
house for jobbers or wholesale Dealers
Last Sunday Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Pitcher,
OF Petersburg, established q Sunday
school at IIoldworth. in Dinwiddie coun-
ty, which IS situated on the Seaboard
Air Line Railway between Dinwiddie
Courthouse an Dewitt. Seventy-seyen
persons were enrolled. The officers are
Mr.. j. i. Dowdy, superintendent; n. w.
Lewis, assistant superintendent; II. c.
Parker, secretary. and Mrs. J. s. Moore,
treasurer.
The proprietors OF the Camp lumber
factory. to whose plant Is due the build
Ing Of this village, will build house for
tNe -SCilool ttlfl pusliC
At the meeting Of the Travellers Pro
tective Association last evening Mr.. c.
w. Saunders, Of Richmond. warned the
members against the man who is repre-
senting himself as collecting funds from
members of the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION to be used in legislative work.
This man secured several subscriptions
In Richmond recently, and 1t is thought
that he has probably come to Petersburg
to work this game.
FOR FACTORY GIRLS.
The Sunday School and Bible Board of
tho Baptist General Association. appre-
clatlng the Notwithstanding num-
Der Of girls who come to this city to
work In the factories, have appointed
lady, Miss Mary Lou Williamson, to
look after them. Miss Williamson Will
meet the girls ut the station, assist
them In securing board and in attending
Sunday-school and church, and will be
their friend In need. Miss Williamson
Will distribute Bibles, Testaments and
tracts among the girls. A night school
for girls who work In the factories, will
be established by her and several other
ladies' associated with her.
Hon. Z. G. Allen, OF Mexico Mo-, will
deliver his famous lecture, THE Confed-
crate Soldier in History Monday even
Ing. February 9th at A p. Hill Camp
-''iA's Ni4NpA sliC a1dSplCe5 OL the OduEh-
tiers of the Confederncy. Captain Al
len was gallant soldier in tho Civil
War and is not unknown to the people Of
this city He is brother-in law Of Mr..
r. I. Meade. Of Petersburg.
A SMALL BLAZE.
The alarm OF fire to-day shortly be-
fore II o'clock was caused by a small
blaze at the residence Of Mr.J. D. Bowie
on Commerce Street. Little damage was
] done
a thief entered the hall Of Mr.. w. FL.
Camps residence, on Union Street. last
night and stole an overcoat valued at
forty dollars. The thief was seen, but
there Is no clue to his identity.
Drs. Boiling Jones and John Buchanan
and Messrs. A. D. Hamilton and w. T..
Stevens We're ordained elders at Tabb-
Street Presbyterian Church Sunday.
Buifie Fields. young negro, cut Rosa
Bonner. also colored yesterday produce
Ing painful. but not serious wound. A
warrant was sworn out for Fields, but
he has not yet been arrested
| "a Night at The Circus" will be pre-
scented at the Academy Of Music in this
1 city next Thursday night,