The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-25
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NEW" GUNS.
Pctcrsburg's New Crack Com.
pany Armed With Krag-
Jorgcnsen Rifles
THE OLD MEDALS REVIVED
The Company Will at Once In.
i stitute Target Practice Union
Thanksgiving Service.
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Il PETDRsBURCi, VA, Nov. A.-The
petersburg Grays, the military company
recent. organized in this city, Captain
a. r. Moody, received to-day from tho
Springfield arsenal sixty United States
magazine (Krag. u orgenson) rifles. model
1893, ana the men will begin TO prac-
.lce at once. Tho company expects to
take part In the parade January 18th.
General r. L. Lees birthday.
The Grays have slxty-fiye men, on roll
and their average attendance since or.
ganization, july 1S, 1903, has been e6 per
cert. The regulations require that every
company in the State shall have more
than fifty.one mcmbers ut all times, and
their average attendance shall not be
less than s. per- cent.
n In addition 10 the inspection BY the as
sistnnt lnspector-general OF Virginia, the
army officer detailed BY the Secretary
of War once a year. vs.
4, Ass MEDALS. K.
The two handsome medals, which were
in possession Of the old company OF
.Grlys, have been turned over to the new
company, and as one o. the medals 4: :.
for the best shot. target practice VIII
be held very soon. The other medal IS
for the best drilled man.
THE members Of Company No. 16, Uri-
form Rank. Knights Of Pythias. Will
compete tomorrow night IN their first
semi-annual drill for the medal to be
awarded to the best drilled man IN the
com any, The medal is u gold one OF
fered BY Mr.EA.S D. Harding, the well
known sjeweler. In this city, and bears
the inscription: Best Drilled Sir Knights,
Petersburg Company, No. l6, ". r., X.
T. Semi-Annual."
d Major Joseph r. Parks, OF Berkeley;
Captain ]. G. Kaufman and Captain ~.
schoenbarker, OF Norfolk, and Lieuten-
ont Breedlove. OF Portsmouth, Will be
tho Judges. 4,
Attei. the drill an oyster supper will
be served tho men at which. 1t Is ex :
pected at least forty of tie forty-five
OF the members OF The company VIII DO
4 THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Misunderstanding services will be held ut
Second BAPTIST Church thursday even-
Ing at 8 o'ciock. The hour has been
changed from II O'clock In the morning.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, OF the First Baptist
Church, will deliver the sermon.
At the meeting Of the Methodist Min.
listers Association yesterday. Tue follow
ing officers were elected: President. Rev.
LIT. Wy .E9t. OldAI o-PAScANSA"ss =
s. c. Hatcher; secretary. Rev. e. p.
Parham; assistant secretary, Rev. J. A.
Thomas.
The funeral OF the late Mrs. L. T. Field
took place this morning at II oic4ock from
Ocram Church. Sutherland. Va. 1nter-
men was made In Blandford Cemetery,
this city, this afternoon at quarter past
2 o clock.
The joint Thanksgiving service OF the
Presbyterian Churches in this city Will
be held at Second Presbyterian Church
at III O. clock. Rev. Fl. W. Pratt, pastor
OF Old-street Presbyterian Church, will
preach the sermon.
3 THREE MARRIAGES..
There will be three marriages In Pc
tcrsburg tomorrow afternoon. They are
those Of Miss Susie A. Buchanan. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. John Mes. Buchanan, to Mr..
Edward :. Russell. OF Washington; Mrs.
Mary e. Butler to- Mr.. Emmett Junius
Hudgins and Miss Rosa Grafton TO Mr..
Edgar Edmonds.
Captain P. C.. Hoy, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis on the day Of the
reunion OF Mahone's Brigade, was able
TO be out to-day.
'.trhe Burgomaster," musical comedy.
will come to the Academy OF Music In
this city tomorrow evening.