The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-09
Appomattox Harbor Frozen
Over and Steamer Unable
to Make Trip.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF BANKS
Chamber OF Commerce Banquet
Will Be Held Tonight.
Other News.
The rimes-D:spatoh Bureau.
Soll:as2rook street
tpho-c 1851.

Rete!Snu!e Va, january $.
The Apponla;lox harboc was trosen
over last night, the .Ge being TWO
inches or more ;hick The steamer
Aurora, OF the Richmond and Peters
burg LINE. was unable to make her
regular trip to-day. and the steamer
from Norfolk VIII hardly come up ;he
oliver tonight. The Old Dominion
James River line has not been inter-
rupted BY the ice.
Annual Meeting Held.
TIE hrst annual meeting of tho ST.
james Episcopal Sunday school, on
Bollingbrook Street. was held yester-
day afternoon. and Notwithstanding
the snow, was largely attended. a
special program OF music and other
features had bcen arranged for the
OCCASION ana interesting and insiruc-
Rive addresses were delivered By Sene-
to-! p. II Drewry and James NJ. Quickc.
Jr. Reports submitted show that the
membership increased over 100 per
cent. during the year. and that the
schoo! is in good financial condition.
All OF the officers Of the Arst year were
unanimously reelected.
Annual Meetings.
The annual meetings OF the stockh old
ers OF the several national banks in
this city will DC held tomorrow for
the election Of directors and officers
snd for the transa ction of other bus!-
ness. The meeting of the stockholders
OF the American Bank and Trust Com
pany VIII be held on Wednesday.
The Petersburg Chamber of Com
me-ce Will hold its annual meeting and
banquet tomorrow night The ban
uuet will be an elaborate affair and a
number Of formal addresses will be dc.
ltvcrcd.
The stockholders of the Petersburg
Investment Corpora ton Will hold their
annual meeting tomorrow, is also the
Petersburg Telephone Company.
Three Sent to Grnud Jury.
Three persons. all co!orcd, were to-
day sent 10 tho January term o; the
Hastings Court for Indictment and
trial Oh feloniOus charges. The negro
girl leather Henderson, for stealing
diamond ring. valued at sljo, III,
property OF Miss Spencer. trained
nurse at tho Petersburg Hospital;
Archie Thomas. negro. for felonious
cutting and woundinE; and William
Robinson. negro, for housebrcaking.
Miss Spcncer's ring Was stolen early
In October. II was recovered Satur,
day, through information Furnished
by pa"nbroker, TO whom IL wa!
offered in pawn.
Archie Thomas ran amuck Satur.
day night, and not only cut anc
wounded one man. but assaulted two
others. On the Two charges OF as.
sault he was given sixty ind thirty
days In Jail
General NcNs.
The South Hill Manufacturing Com.
pany has accepted plans, furnished
by NJ. p Andrews * Co, architects
OF this city, for brick addition tc
their $4,000 mill now being erected
III North Carolina
II is reported that an extensive ad
6!tion and improvements are to be
made to the Appomattox Iron Works
in this city. already q plant OF iarg,
dimensions. Contract for the worn
has been awarded.
The Rev. Geo. L. Green Sunday
School Secretary Of the Virginia Con
ference, accompanied by !. r. Dyer
and Prof w. r. Snnthey. OF this city
vent out to Carson yesterday 70 hold
e. SUNDAY Schbol,.instItute. hut on nc,
count OF the heavy snow the meeting
was postponed until February.
junior choir OF forty voices hn,
been organized at High Stree, N. Il
Church. and last night had charge o
Tic church music for tho first time.