The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-24
ito CELEBRATE
IN PETERSBURG.
Sympathy Of the Cockadc City
Will, the Carolina
Team.
WORK ON DIVERSION SCHEME
WORK ON DIVERSION SCHEME
Big Dredgc at Work Below
Hare's Bend and New Bridge
Opened to the Public.
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Especial to The Times. Dispatch)
PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. 23.--peters-
burg citizens will celebrate Thanksgiving
Day right royalty. The banks and pub
/, lie buildings and many factories and
stores will close for the day.
A big crowd will go over on the morn
Ing trains to the Virginia Carolina foot
ball. game in Richmond and loyal con-
tingcnt Of Virginia alumni will join the
Charlottesville rooters, but the sympathy
Of the majority of local foot ball sports
is always Carolina
There will be big exodus OF sports
cnt prospects the city Will present de-
serted appearance tomorrow morning,
but special services will be held at near
Is all the churches for the benefit OF the
remaining faithful.
Petersburg Lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold Thanksgiving services ut their hall
to- morrow night. when Grand Master
c. w. N1orriss, of Richmond, will pay an
official visit.
Monroe and Appomattox Lodges have
been invited to Join the celebration.
All Methodist congregat tons in tne city
have been invited to take part In q
Thanksgiving service at Washington
Street Church Tomorrow morning, when
Rev. DR.. Starr will preach q Thanksgiv-
Ing sermon. VII
4 Big Thanksgiving german will be
given at Library Hall on Friday night
WORK ON DIVERSION.
Work on the Appomattox River diver
sion scheme is going right ahead. 'The
Atlantic Dredging Company, contractors
for cutting the new channel have started
wSGk with a large dredge on the river
Just below Hare's Bend.
The big new traffic bridge from the
foot OF Second Street across the river to
Pocahontas has been completed and was
stedray Inspected by two government
engineers, Colonel W. A. Jones United
States Division Engineer. and Captain p.
E. Winslow. The bridge is eight hundred
feet long and twenty-five feet wide ana
was built by Lolita & Armstrong. Of Phil
adelphla. i
colored institution in Dinwiddc county,
near this city. will hold a conference OF
farmers at the school on next Saturday.
]. p. Pierce, Instructor In agriculture a.
the Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute. and Mckay Mcneil, formerly
with the Fort Valley Industrial School, al
Fort Valley, Ga. now with the Dix In
stitution. will deliver addresses;
"A circular invitation has pe1ag lssueu
and those who Will attend are expected
"a be prepared to take part In a discussion
OF agricultural questions OF practical I'M
portance to the colorcd farmer for whose
benefit the conference has been called.
"a PREACHERS BRIDE.
Rev. Richard Ferguson. Of saluda, va.
md Mrs. Bette S. Guy Of Petersburg
Va, were quietly married this mo y,
al 1890 at the residence Of Mrs. G. =
Clay. on Brown Street, by Rev. 8. 9
HAT cher, OF Market Street M let
Church. -
Rev. Mr. Ferguson Is a well. known min min
istre OF the Virginia Conference. ane
prea cher in charge OF the Nftddlesex cir.
cult, He has six children-four sons ane
two daughters-who are all grown.
Mrs. Bette s. Guy Is the daughter O
Mr.. Arthur Taylor, OF Chesterfield coun
ty, and has two grown sons, who are II
business In Richmond. Va.
The bride and groom left lmmedlatei'
for Saluda. :.
Rev. George e. Booker.o OF the Eigf
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. wht
was transferred to Charlottesville by tn
Virginia Conference. will leave for MI
new charge during next week.