The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-22
MANY PETERSBURG.
PEOPLE AT EXPO.
School Children Given Holiday
and Many Manufactures
Close.
CHECK FLASHER INDICTED
st,ndav-scl1ool Of West End Bap
fist Church Elects Officers.
Salvation Workers.
Ispec,o, q ,rbe rimes- Dispatch. i

PETERSBURG, VA. November .1.--
In honor of Petersburg Day at tho
jamestown Exposition, a big crowd,
including Mayor Jones, many members
of the Board OF Aldermen, Common
Council and Chamber of Commerce, and
other prominent citizens left for the
exposition at o'clock this morning.
permission to attend the celebration
was granted to all children who ap-
piled. Several manufactures shut down
for the day, and no session OF the
Mayors Court was held.
Rev. DIr. Edwards Popular.
Great regret is being expressed here
that the Rev. w. II. Edwards, pastor
OF Market Street Methodist Church. has
been removed by the conference to
another field, having been appointed
presiding, elder OF the Eastern Shore
District. During his pastorate III this
dcared himself to people of all denomi-
nations.
Check Flasher.
at the opening Of the November term
of the Hastings Court this morning
w. b. RoebuclS, the check flasher,
who CAME hero from Richmond several
days ago, and, after several successful
performances fled to Norfolk, was in.
dicted on two charges OF forgery, but
the flasher has not yet been arrested.
He succeeded in. getting wc'l-known
young manufacturer here to casl, a
SIS check by representing himself as
the son Of business friend and also
secured q gold watch from Buchanan
Brothers. jewellers. by using another
forged check. Chief of Police lshgland
recovered the watch, which was found
INA Norfolk pawn shop.
Edward Hicks Joe johnson and
Charles Walker, negroes, all, pleaded
| guilty Hicks was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary for larceny.
! johnson received two years for feloni.
lously assaulting Matte Barbee. the
colored woman whom he beat over the
| head with an iron bar at Worths pea
nut factory yesterday morning, while
Walker received two years for house
breaking.
\ In fight at Second and River Streets
last night between the conductor OF an
Electric car and young man named
I.iebert. the latter is charged with
painfully wounding the conductor with
a rock. Liebert and his mother have
been arrested and bailed to appear in
the Mayors Court tomorrow to answer
the charge of assault.
! Sunday-SchoOl.
| The Wcst End Baptist Sunday school
/ elected the following officers Mt Its
Iannual meeting last night: superinten-
ldent. w, NJ. Rucker; Assistant, Il. w.
lKruse; Secretary, r. NJ. Wharton:. Az
lsistant. "A. B. Perkins: Treasurer, ). w
Holt: Musical Director. G. w, Crpwder;
Assistant. W. H. Mackaey; Pianist
4 Miss Blanch Pillow Librarian. James
IJohnson: Assistants. j. C. Wright, w.
7. Marshford. Frank McCulloch; City
Mission Committee. #. c. Crowder and
&c. II. Kruse; Executive Committee. e.
s. Walsh.
Captain and Mrs. Parker. who have
|come to Petersburg to take charge OF
tl;e Salvation Army work, will hold
their welcome meeting in the. Army
Hall next Sunday.
A pretty marriage took place at the
First Baptist Church last evening
when Miss Ellen McN1anaway, daugh-
| ter Of Mrs. Maria J. McAIanaway. OF
this city became the bride OF Rev
/ j. G. Harris, of Brinlkley, Ark.