The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-08
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Commemorative Attorney
GoOde Writes to- Mr.. Rahtly
SUIT 81, OVER JlM.CRoW CAR
The Water Power Of the Swift Oreek
Cotton Mills IS Being Developed q
No Oelebration Of Labor Day.
Camerons to Go 70 Europe.

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PETERSBURG, VA, September 1.-THE
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
hnyo secured sufficient land for their pur-
pose, and will begin at onco the construc.
ton Of their large dam. The bids OF the
contractors have beon opened, but tho
contract has not yet been given out. II 10
very probable, however. that 1t will go to
Lane Brothers, who now have the con-
tract for widening tho canal. Tho Dam
will be about fifty feet high instead OF
about seventy feet as at first conte1n-
plated, this change In the plans having
become necessary by reason OF the Ihct
mattox River charged cxorbltant prices
for the land Acres that are assessed Tor
two or three dollars each fer taxation
suddenly became very valuable anu
were considered cheap at two nun.
drey dollars. The Virginia Passenger ana
Power Company finds that n dam OF about
forty or fifty feet will be ample for
their purposes, and VIII oes1n 70 Du' 'l' y
at once.
The colored people in this city Will
hold n meeting within few days to
raise funds with which to defray the ex-
penses Of prosecuting an appeal FOR DOC
Bacon. Mr.. James r. Rahily received q
letter to-day from Commemorative Attor.i
new (iOOue III TclclcHCC " liio SeAtoot s|as
being private letter Mr.. Rahily would
not give out any Of It's contents for pub
llcation.
The case Of Miller against the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company Is prob
ably ono OF the most interesting that ~
set for trial at this term OF the Circuit
Court Miller Is suing the railroad conf
pany for $4,000 because no was forced by
the conductor to sit In tho Jim crow
car while in charge OF n white patient
on his way to the asylum. The company
maintains that it had a right to put him
there under the contract with the State
| made through the Railroad Commission.
Harry II. Bense, of Staunton, ana Judge
| Timothy Rives, Of Prince George county,
re presents tho plaintiff. and George =,
| Bernard, Of Petersburg. and Judge w.
| "a, Mann. OF Nottoway, tho defendant.
PROF. NORTHINGTON SELECTED.
| Professor Hugh Skipwith Northington.
of Alexandria, an M. a. OF the University
| Of Virginia. and formerly assistant pro-
| lessor Of languages in Richmond College.
has been elected to tho chair or
languages at the Southern Female
| College In this city, to succeed
Professor Lewis mberlayne. who goes
| to Pennsylvania to accept similar posi-
ton.
\ Considerable improvements are being
| made Mt the Swift Creek cotton mills. Tho
water-powcr Is being developed, ana 1T IL
| probable that when 1t Is completed the
| l6O horse power engine now In use can
1 lie dispensed with. New machinery is
! being installed for the manufacture o.
! cotton yarns. The company, when me
| improvements HAYS been completed, VIII
| give employment to about 200 operatives.
Their brick plant, with capacity OF 700, oc0
bricks, will soon DO completed.
The ladies Of st. Joseph's Cathoilc
Church will give lawn party In the
| yard during tho week for the benefit OF
| the church.
| Thore was no celebration OF Labor Day
IN petersburg, the holiday being marked
univ by the closing Of banks and Fedora
offlces railroad depots and few mani
| factories.
Mrs. George Cameron, Mr.. George Cam
eron, Jr and his daughter, Helen. VIII
sail this week for Europe
Miss Mary Roper will leave THURSDAY
for Pulaski to attend the house party
given by Colonel McGill In honor OF MISS
Lucy Lee HILL
Mrs Charles Carter and her daughter
Miss Elida Carter, returned to Peters:
burg to-day after q stay OF seVeral "ee Wees
The little son Of Mr.. 8. G. Hatcher is
quite slick at Its fathers homo, on Liberty
Street.
resumed their weekly meetings at the
M C, A. this morning after the summer
The suunday-school Of Market Street
Church will give a picnic at Belwood
In Chesterfield county, tomorrow.
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