The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
THE CRAYS
CE.LE[:B:RATE
Pctersburg's Crack Company
Banquets il Honor II
Anniversary
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
Proprietor Of Excelsior Works
Has His Hand Badly Crushed
iii Machinery.
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.

Especial 10 Tho Times. Dispatch>
pErIoRSBEJ,G, VA. October S.-Tho
Petersburg Grays held a banquet to-
night iii honor OF the first anniversary OK
their reorganization. They assembled at
their armory lii full dress uniform ana
marched 10 the Wcstovcr Cafe, where
the banquet was held.
The name OF the Grnys Is we'll known
4 In the annals OF vlrgnia's militia, and
they have record OF long and honorable
service. After the Spanish var "a INC
company Has mustered out OF service, and
the Cockade City was for some time
without n military organization.sB But
the Grays reorganizcd year ago and
were mustered into the State service With
three officers and fifty-four3 enlisted men,
which number has nov increased to
sixty-fhrce.
The present commissioned officers are:
2Ashleigh n. Moody, captain; Henry Y.
Parhan, first lieutenant; Benjamin Hnr-
&rlson. second lieutenant. and DR.. William
Z S. Shipper. examining surgeon.
NEW ELECTRIC COMPANY.
It is stated here that Il new electric
light company will be formed In Peters
burg. which Will become bidder for
q the city lighting, a very conslderableScon-
tract, and will also furnish lights and
power for private use. ..
The public would welcome the advcntso OF
such a company, and rejoice in the en-
suing completion. ri n z
Rev. w. McC. White, r. D.. pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church, Will
Tomorrow morning preach a sermon on
the Westminster Assembly as an intro
duction to series OF special sermons on
{ the Westminster Confession OF Faith,
which will begin tomorrow night. s ls
a new cciored church on Halifax Street,
to be known az the First Ebenezer Bap-
\ list Church. will be dedicated to-mor-
row.
z355 HAND MASHED.
Mr. D. 2. Hostrander, OF Pennsylvania.
who recently established an excelsior fac
tory on Battcrsen farm near this city.
was quite seriously injured yesterday by
having his hand caught in some ma
chlncry; which, crushed the bones 80
badly that It Is feared aniput ation will
be necessary.
s Mr.. Hostrander was attended by DR..
RID. sMc1lwainc and taken to the Home
for the Sick. Ell
Accidents OF a similar, but less Sc
arious nature occurred at severs,l factories
here yesterday.
OuIS5
rested here on the charge 4of robbing
the loan oficeSSof T. y. Thompson &
Co. his former employer. was fined SO
In the mayors court this morning. ss
z The caseswas a sad one, ana 4 here were
some mitigating circumstances on which
an earnest p !eaS was made for the ac-
cused young man. Z 6
81 a petition Is being circulated in Prince
George county. asking Governor Mon
tague to commute the sentence Of Henry
n Dickcrson colored, who Is under sem
tcnce OF death for crimina assault on a
negro girl. to Imprisonment for@ife.
Dickerson has been respited twice. and
unless third one is granted, will BIO
hung al Prince George Courthouse on
October 2lst
Work began to-day on the driving OF
piles for the new traffic bridge across
the Appomattox River and bridge build
Ing machinery is now much in evidence
In the vicinity of the Appomattox depot.