The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Chamber Of Commerce Inter-
ested IN Important Case.
$50 YOUNG GIRLS NEEDED
Gan 30 Secured the Mn lll Be
Located at Newport News-ssnt on
TO Grand Jury Charged With
Setting Fire TO His Store.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. February Ia
Mr.. J. l.. Patton, president OF the ChuIn-
ber Of Com,ueroo, Is advertising for $50
young girls to 30 to work In o SILK
factory about to be located In the city.
Mr.. Patton represents number Of local
business men who are to take large
shares Of stock in O silk mill company.
which will be located here. provided the
labor can be secured. It Is stated that
the question Of labor Is the only thing
which prevents the matter being made
public at once II the labor can be Sc
cured. the mill will be located hero, but
the company wishes to be sure that 1t
can be secured before a final conclu-
sion Is reached.
Tho Liberty Silk Mill Company Of
New York, was to have located q plant
here and local men had subscribed $780,
900 to the company, but the committee
representing the local men learned that
there We're obstacles In the way, and
for that reason the deal was called off.
The committee ut once set to work to
land this other company, the name Of
which 1t will not make public at this
time. and 1t Is believed that 1t has been
success full.
Charles Fayette. the Hampton mer-
chant who was arrested last night on
tho charge Of setting fire to his cloth
Ing store on Queen Street, was sent
to the grand jury this morning by May
or Richardson. He was released
Oh a bond for $500 for his APP
pearance before the grand jury at
the next term of the court. The
nt,t oh {t,ox <n,o
extingulsl,cd the blaze In Fayette's store
about s o'clock last night. a fire trap
made by placing lighted candle In a
box Of old papers and Japanese lanterns,
was discovered. 1t seems as though there
must have been several traps, as the
store caught fire In two places, and tho
third trap had not started off. Fay
cite had $1,000 insurance on his stock.
PRACTICAL LECTURES.
Tho faculty Of the Newport News Acad-
envy, tho feeder" for Richmond Col
here by Banker George B. West, has
arranged to have an interesting series
OF practical lectures to tile students
delivered during the remaining months
OF this term.
There will be one lecture each week,
and number Of prominent business and
Professional men have already accepted
invitations to address the students. The
series was opened this week with a
lecture by Rev. DR.. ], w. Porter, pastor
OF the First Baptist Church. Next
week a dentist will be the speaker, and
a lawyer Will probably speak the tol-
lowing week. An effort will be ma e
To have the lectures as different in their
nature as possible.
The academy has grown ste IDLY since
1t was founded eo'ly last fall, ana it is
believed that it will be a large insti-
tuition after few sessions nave passed
c. r. Whitley, private in Company
c Seventy-first Virginia Regi rent, VIII )
vas reported moro than a year ago as
dead to tn, AG,utant-Gener,! olnce
he! returned to the city. He sur
rrjsed the officers and members of he
company last night by making appli
caticn for his uniform ana equipment
I. seems that~he went to S.. yinccnt's
l!osr:tal In \, ':olk for tire ,..uent. AMI
after leaving thJce went to his old home
.tn racuperate. He was reported to this
commanding officer Of the company as
benz; dead. ana the latter IS reported
him to headquarters.
IN A C4NTICAL CONDITION..
1'tv. George ". Wray, pastor o: Trim.
.lty Methodist Church. this morning re.
ce;yed ad1icrs OF the critical condit;. II
of his fatherin-law. Rev ir. w. g.
=TE',tn. forms:iy presiding elds. OF :te
Portsmouth District COME. ence, aud
Tow pastor OF the Methodist Chur. J.
at penby. in Norfolk coua!y. II,
I;:ayson yad IN. son of Rev. DR.. Eadcr
lift last night to be with his father
ard this morning Rev. and Mrs WraS
went to DENLY.
Estimates have been asked for the new
Cathols' Sisters School. which will be
built on Virginia Avenue. near the cor
'ner of Thirty-fourth Street and nea,
the large St Vincent's Academy, which
is conducted by tho Xaverlan Brothers
The money with which this institution
will be built was given by Mrs, Mar,
r. Ryan, Of New York. 1t will be
up-to-date In every respect and vii
compare favorably with the male acad
envy. 1t is expected that ground vii
be broken In several weeks and the
building will BIO completed by scptem
Der.