The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
SUNDAY HOURS
FOR PETERSBURG
Post-Office Will Not Be Open
for Delivery of
Mail.
RAILWAY STATION OPENS
Interesting Relic Of War Be
tween the States-Othcr
News.
Timcs-D!spatch Bureau,
leo North Sycamore Street.

3. L.
Postmaster Stith Boiling announces
that after tomorrow the post offlce In
Petersburg will be closed on sundays
as far as delivery OF mails to tho
public at the carriers window is con-
cerned. Owners of private boxes Will
have the privilege of getting their
mails. and all train schedules Will be
carried out rs usual, but the );llcc
will not be opened to the general pub
lie to receive mails from the carriers.
Tic object of tho closing is to give the
carriers and employees Il day or dur
ing the week. The postmaster ac-
ton is approved by the cnt.ro COM
muntty and By the department at
Washington.
New Station Opened.
The new station of tho Virginia
Hallway and Power Company 1T the
corner of Sycamore and BoiiinSbrpoll
streets was opened to the pdhlic to-
day The company last year paid sco,-
enc for tho building, which mas been
converted into the now station, and
spent many thousands OF dollars moro
in reinodeiing and equipping it 70, ita
purposes. On the first door nne bust
ness and private offices have been cs-
tablished, and large public waiting
room has been fitted and furnished
with al convenienccs attached. On
the second floor arc several ONCE
y. NJ. G. y. quarters, lavatory. literary
room, billiard room. shower baths etc
The entire building Is lighted hy cleo
tricity. Further conYcniences for the
travelling pubic are to nc aducd
4 War oIcmcnto.
Clerk of the Courts Robert Gillian
to-day received q letter from w. Q.
Howard. of Eoseboro, n c., mention
Ing q matter of interest. Mr. Howard
who was 4 soldier of the old North
state, SAYS that during tho war he had
on a battlefield near the Wilderness, Z,
New Testament with the name OF
BENJAMIN H. May, Company A. Twelfth
virginia Regiment. written on the ny-
leaf, with the number and names or
the battles In which he had fought
AIR. Howard says he kept the Tesla
ment throughout the balance OF the
war. has IL now and VIII be glad 10
return 1t TO any member OF May's fam
lily II so desired
Benjamin May was Petersburg
soldier the son Of David May. i, dts
tinguished lawyer of this city. lie en-
listed for the war In Co a. w
Virginia Regiment, fought in the bat
tie of the Wilderness May 6, 1864. and
was mortally wounded In tho bal,le
OF Spotsylvania Courthouse on MAY l..
dying several days later. tlc was
one Of four brothers 10 enter the a rms
one of them, DR. David t. May. the
only survivor, now living in Peters.
burg No doubt the mcmento viii be
called for
General News In Brief
Monday Will be the forty-sixth ami
Eersary CT the evacua tlon OF Peters.
burg BY the Army OF Northern vi,
GINA The exciting scenes and events
OF That memorable day will never ia
forgotten b. those who Witnessed
them
All the preSen, ohicials in I,inwid.
die county, with tho exception ot
Judge IS j Epes. The cornmonwoal,l.s
| attorney. are candidates for rc-clec-
ton And the same is tho ease /.
Prince George som. Of them liow
ever. have opposition
Sales of loose tobacco this woej,
were lio950 pounds. at an average al,
- cents per pound sales in Marct
were '.1.oop pounds. ana for The sea
son 70 date. 5.sla.aoJ pounds.
Inc. sreat revival in the Methodist
chnrches OF this city will begin sim
ultaneously in all the ch,lrcnes .,
| that denomination tomorrow Minis.
ters from ether cities will assist IN,
| pastors throughout tho week.
ne congregation Of Blandfortl M. II
Church will Worship tom morrow in
,heir handsome new cdihcc Rev. S. {:
Hatcher, p. D, of Richmond w;,l
- '.tN i''ci "a ana i'rnSlSlnC
Elder j. Is. Joliff at night
! Iha report Of tho Chief Of Pcliro
| SHOWS total OF 1876 arrests in Peters
! burg In March for, all causes, nf p.hicl,
| seVcnty-ninc were for INVESTIGATION ana
iortE-cisht for ordinance violations
Edward Butcher. j., representing III.
seward Trunk aud Bag COMPANY. ,nf,
| to-day for Aberdeen, Miss, to arpcar
| IS witness for tho government r.
! prosecution for fraudulent use of me
; mails
Invitations have been issued IN
nonncinE the marriage on April :, on
| Al y Mason, OF Sussex COUNT aud
MISS Mar; r. Williams. eia,Ishtar =,
AR and Mrs. william. :. Williams =,
Dlsputanta. The ceremony will take
place In Warwick NJ T. Church -
| Prince George - -
| Commissioner Sustained.
| Alter hearing full argument ~ 80
| ceptions 10 Commissioner Charles II
RUNNERS report liking the statu. ~
c!aiins against the Phillips Line. Juduo
Mullen sustained the commissioner
everything exceptions and deciding ,l,at
ne first consideration should DO given
credltofs OF the line who had Furnished
=, supplies. All appeal was noted. ri.
| inc was placed in the hands ~ -
ceiyers. owing about $4,000 for orer.
atinG expenses.