The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
.GRAYS ITO SPEND
SUNDAY IN CAMP
Petersburg Company Getting ii
Good Shape for National En-
campmcnt Next Month.
TO ERECT APARTMENT HOUSE
Company Formed to Supply Pc
tcrsburg With What Has
Long Been Wanted.
yrspeciol 10 Tie times pIspatch. !

PETERSBURG, VA. June 1s.-The
Petersburg Grays, with Captain Ben
jamin Harrison In command left with
full ranks, In heavy marching order.
at $40 O'Clock this afternoon on the
intcrurban electric line for Chester, to
20 into camp at a point near that
place, until Tomorrow evening. The
company encampcd at the same place
on May 31st for Saturday and Sunday,
and Is preparing to attend the National
/. Encampment at Chicknnnugua, Tenn,
In July. The new, improved Spring.
field rifles were issued to the men at
the regular drill Thursday night in
place of the Krag-o orgensen weapons,
which they have been using. The
Grays are Company G, scventy-Second
Regiment of Infantry, Virginia Vol
untcers.
Has No Opposition.
The withdrawal of Robert Turnbull,
of Lawrenceville. Brunswick county,
from the contest for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from this dis
trlct which was announced in the
s-Dlapatch this morning, leaves
the field clear for Congressman Francis
Rives Lassiter. of this city. 1t is very
unlikely tat Major -.assiter Will have
any opposition. either Republican or
independent, at the general election.
As he IL now the only candidate for
the Democratic nomination. the pri-
mary, which was ordered for June 30th,
VIII not be held, and Major Lassiter,
having complied with the stipulated
requirements. will be neclared the
nominee by the district committee.
To Erect Apartment House.
The erection OF large apartment
house on Sycamore Street. which has
long been much discussed proposition
among business men here, Is materials
izins. a company. composed of we'll
known Petersburg men, has been or
ganized and incorporated, with a max,
!mum capital OF $4,000; minimum,
$4,000. and the following officers:
President. W. L. Poole: vice-President
Richard II. Mann; Secretary, 8. II. Tur-
ner The corporation Is entitled "Thc
Sycamore Apartments"
The Consolidated Swimming Pool,
Incorporated. which was recently or
gunized here to establish q bath house
and swimming pool. accepted its char
ter at stockholders meeting last
night and left the selection OF site
for the pool to the discretion of the
board of directors The officers of the
new corporation are: President, NJ. A.
Finn: Nice-President, w. A. Bond; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, j. A. Johnston.
These officers with Benjamin Harrison
ara L. Il, Pcrclvall. constitute the
board OF directors.
Brief Petersburg Items.
a large audience attended delight
ful musical and dramatic entertainment
given last evening by the Sunbeam
Society OF the First Baptist Church, OF
which Miss Annie Bell Seward Is pres-
dent.
children's Day exercises will be held
tomorrow morning at the First Bap-
fist Church and at the Washington
Street Methodist Church.
Bishop Van de Vyver will administer
tho sacrament of confirmation at st.
.Ioseph's Catholic Church at 5 o'clock
Tomorrow afternoon to class. which
will take their first communion at the
carly mass.