The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-08
PETERSBURG
INDUSTRIES
Manufactures Worth Twelve
Million a Year.
UNCOUPLED MOVING TRAIN
Boy Arrested Who Had Knives Stolen
from Abernathy's Store, IN Rruns-
wick, but Was Turned Loose.
Street. Car Mon Indifferent.
UNCOUPLED MOVING TRAIN
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PETERSBURG, VA, August Prob
ably no city Of It's size In the South has
more varied and more important manu-
factories than Petersburg. There are
now three hundred manufactures In this
city, engaged in the manufacture Of to-
bacco. trunks, cotton goods. fertilizers
fruit boxes and other wood products
-four, peanuts, snuff, rugs. hats and vari-
amounts to about sl2.0Oo,000, and of this
about 100000 is paid out each year to
$500 employees.
Sixty million feet Of lumber is handled
in the city every year. about 10000
feet Of which is used for manufacturing
and other purposes in this city. OF this
amount about half Is used by one trunk
factory, which covers several blocks, with
six acres Of floor space
Five large cotton factories manufacture
many million yards of staple and fancy
goods each year. seventy-hve per cent.
Of the manufactured tobacco exported
from the United States Is manufactured
In Petersburg.
Sam White and Nat White. colored, two
brothers, are under arrest In this city on
the charge OF uncoupling a moving train
OH tho Norfolk and Western Railroad. The
negroes deny the charge claiming they
were on the platform OF the train when 1t
became uncoupled. The case will be tried
Monday.
RAZOR AND KNIVES.
A white boy, claiming Newport News
as his home. was arrested In Petersburg
several days ago on suspicion. The boy
had a razor and half a dozen pocket
knives in his possession, which 1t is sus-
pected he stole from the store Of Mr.
Charles Leonard, In this city Nothing
could be proved against the boy, and he
was allowed to go home. 1t now appears
that the.soung man was In company with
young, .Abernathy, who was shot several
days ago in Brunswick county by his
uncle, and who Is now at the Home for
the Sick in this city for treatment.
Mr.. Abernathy has identified the knives
as those taken from his store. having
purch ased the same from Mr.. Charles
Leonard. 1t was In a quarrel over the
knives that had been taken from Mr..
Abernathy's store that young Alternately
was shot The Newport News authorities
have been requested to arrest the boy.
STRIKE OVER
The striking street car men were to hold
a meeting this afternoon, but no one has
leaders Of the Petersburg men was seen
this afternoon. he did not know whether
any meeting had been held, as he did not
so for the reason that nearly all the
men have either returned TO work with
the company or accepted positions else
where. The strike Is over in Petersburg,
and people are riding now as they did
before the men went out.
Mr., George Cameron, Jr., was elected
president of the Country Club last night
To succeed Mr.. Charles Watson, who rd-
signed Mr.. W. l.. Venable was elected
Vice-president.
Privilege cards Will be granted to ladies'
for s. per year instead OF for $3.50 as
heretofore
PETERSBURG GRAYS.
The Petersburg Grays expect to be mus
tered in the last Of this month, The com
pany will have about eighty men when
they are mustered in,
Miss Bessie Mattox has returned to
Petersburg from visit to Danvllle.
Miss Bessie Alsop OF Richmond Is VS.
iting friends in this city.
Mr. J. e. Moore has returned from Buff
falo Lithia and Mecklenburg Springs
somewhat improved In health,
Mrs, Charles r. Walsh and daughter
are visiting relatives and friends at Pin
ner's Point and Virginia Beach.
Miss Inez Campbell. formerly OF this
city, but now of Wilmington, Del, Is a
guest in The home OF Mr., George H.
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