The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-26
First Sale Higher Than at
Same Time Last Year.
.lNSPEC POSTAL STATIONS.
Rev, Gee. &. Booker, TO Preach on Faith
less Wives ard Disappointed Hus'
bands The Mayor Too s. Sick
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PETERSBURG, VA. September 2O.---
Tho first OF the new crop Of Spanish pea pea
nuts was sold in Petersburg to-day by
MI. J.. M. Ncwcolnl, TO Williams WI lNn1'l's
Brothers, peanut cleaners. at % cents cents a
Ebushel. This Is 5 cents advance IN tn tho .
bushcl over the price Of the first spaln an, =
peanuts received last season. Il IT IS e est
mated that the crop this year VIII DC
only about thirds OF the average. 4, 3, !,
Mr.. Maury Young has been appo'nteu
general delivery clerk at the postoin.'aci'
4 to succeed Mr.. John Arthur onns t =
who has resigned this post on 70 Q, ae,
cept a position with the Petersburg l, ~ oou
Supply Company, In Pe e TER ty1r,
81 POSTAL 4 INSPECTION.
Postof,,cc Inspector Morgan. OF Wsst
Virginia has been.in Petersburg TOT
two days inspecting tho postal stations
In this city. Yesterday 4he insp ectea FosT
j tai Station 40. / an Washington st l,
and to-day the postofflce and Postal ga ga, Z
ton mo, q, on Oldlstrcet. The inspector
found everything in first class cono!toh'
yIa Frederick Fields and Louis Price. &two
negroes convicted or picking pockets.., ~
this city, were taken to I3chmonu lo,uAy
10 serve a6term In tho State pe ~ tehllat
James Tius was given one year ANU
John Pryor was given eighteen Hlo" '.nla
!. for the same onense, but they were ny.
taken at this time, as their sentence may.
be committed to Imprisonment IN jan.
n Charles Bland, n tcolprcd boy, VINO was
concerned In the crime, will be sent TO inc
Bland has been conVlcc'eu
thirteen times OF petit larceny. Il.
DIED FROM HIS I'M RlEs.
" James Rives, ten coloped man whoeWosSyy
rim oyer BY a circus wagon TUESDAY y
died OF his injuries, and was buried thls
A fternoon. He was a we'll known team
sster. -, ~
$4fA deep cold prevented Mayor ~ ~, -
Jones, OF this city. from acceptlns me ~.
3vitation OF Mayor Riddick. OF = OF y
visit that city and go With me Hiayp y
/ for q fishing trip on the city lakes.
s5E Chief Engineer Farley OF this city, nnu
Mr.. w. ]. & n cwett, Of the Layton Carnl1I
val Company, have returned from New
port News. where the company 10 now
exhibiting. Chief Farley says he reefs
very much gratifled In securing the COM
nany for the flremen's relief fund benc'
Tit. He reports that 1t Is thorough up.
to.date, and that Its company IS con-
scIentious infits endeavor to give N
public clean, wholesome amuse menL Ing
contest for the Queen Of the Carnlv ~
Bts growing IN interest, anu .SoA'o ''Sl1I'S
voting Is being done. 58. 81
EPWORTH LEAGUE Va !.
The ,Ep~orth League Of Market Street
Church will hold rally at the churc ~
next Sunday night. 49,
Mr.. william z. Griffin. OF the urn OF
Grimm and Jackson. real estate brokers,
ma, gone for trip In the northwest
a the interest OF the firm,
There was a meeting Of the young
men who are Interested In football <
the rooms OF the Y, NJ. G. A. to-nlght
al 5s o clock. Fifteen or twenty appll-
cations for positions were handed IN,
and It is thought that Petersburg VII
have the best team It has had for years.
The management has already arranged
for several games in the near Iuture.
All young men are invited to attend TINS
meeting.
Rev. George IT,. Booker, pastor OF
High Street Methodist Church. In re-.
sponsc TO many requests, preached last
Sunday night on tho subject. "Faithless
Husbands and Disappointed Wives" Next
sunday. night he will preach on the sub:
5ect ''Faithless Wives and Disappointed
Husbands. n lrt5d