The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
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YEARS AGO o.
Monday alHistolT,tc and ar d Memo Nc 10
rable Anniversary IN City.
y SEVENTEEN COMPANIES '.|.l:;
Splendid Record Of Cockade City In Its
I'll staunch Support Of the Confeder.
acy-Local Option Election to
Sc Held in Clarernont.
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Il Especial 10 The Times. Dlspatch) B5
n Ks PETERsBURG, VA, April 1s.--Monday
Y Is the forty.second anniversary OF tine
i leaving OF the Petersburg volunteers for
II Norfolk at the breaking out Of the Civil
Il war. on April 20. 1861, nve infantry COM
panies and one artillery company loft
Petersburg to fight for the Confederacy.
Before the war ended Petersburg FUR
\ nishcd in All seventeen companies.
I.ijA petition signed by citizens OF Clare
4 mont asking for a local option election
viii DO submitted to Judge Rives at the
gApril term of the Prince George County
Court, which convcnes April 2Sti.S a
spirited contest may be looked LOT, as
" Claremont Is said TO be equally divided.
The case OF ]. c. Hardy and others,
trustees Of Park View Church OF Christ.
y against the city OF Petersburg, an appeal
IRON, the local assessment for street I'M
Il provcmerti in front Of the church. on Sytc-
ai1iore Street, has been set for trial IN
@tha Corporation Court next Wednesday,
8aThe Kings Daughters Will hold a
thanksgiving service ut the First Bap-
3ft Istj Church tomorrow afternoon at :
Z o clock, at which time splendid musical
programme will be rendered. Short ad-
y dresses will be made by local pastors.
5 Argument III the Harrison street tcoi-
8ored) Baptist Church muddle VIII pc re-
Hur,e1 in the Corporation Court Monday.
Mr. Horace Smith will be III Petersburg
Monday to see advertisers In the interest
5of the special Il. p A. edition OF inc
&d'imes- Dispatch. to be published May o !
Many merchants have signfied thelr IN
sitenton to Operate with those haVlhs
the matter In charge. Members r O s,, AZ
Press Committee will go with MI. smith q,
" see the merchants Interest in the edi-
zion IL general among the members IN
Petersburg The post In this city mas
about 1870 members, among them many or
tho leading manufacturers and merchants.
IA Robert Belcher, Jr., the little son OF
MI. Robert Bolcher. was Injured sester.
Sin5.the second story Of the bakery occu-
Mod by Mr.. Charles Traylor, on BOILING
brook Street. His left arm was broken.
IIe was taken into tho store and MS
wound dressed.
Mr., Romano Daily, ow1n, ,:5,, Of the In,
$peria Hotel. In this city, Sch Hanged
this property with Mrs. Heifs'la Stew
Springs, In tho Shenandoah Valley. Mrs,
Stewart will probably take possession
! n The hotel in May and Will make extern
siye improvements to the building.
n Tho residence OF Mr.. William 2, Grit-
I'm, on Washington Street. was SOLD pri-
Nntcly tNeStGruay u
~ howard e. Jones, y. D., OF New
york city, will preach at the First Bap-
y Isl Church tomorrow morning at II
& o'clock.
There will be services at st. Andrews
Chanel. on Halifax Street, Sunday after
y noon at quarter. past o'clock.
1.-THE Walls Of City Shaken py INC
a Power of Faith will DO the subject of
q DR.. STAIRS sermon Sunday evening at
>ygashington-Street Methodist Church.
3 This is one Of a series Of sermons to
4 young men.