The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
Annual Exercises to Be Held
by Eagles on Feb
ruary 2.
CHURCH TO BE IMPROVED
Work on New Y. M. c. A.
Building Soon Will Begin.
Other Petersburg News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
No. 5 Boiingbrook Street,
Telephone 1885.

Petersburg, Va, January p.
Petersburg Aerie OF Eagles. at the
regular meeting last night. made ar
rangements for the annual service in
memory of the departed members OF
the order, which will be held in the
lodge room on the afternoon or Sunday.
February . The exercises will be OF a
simple character. following the ritual.
and an address. Since the institution
of the aerie nine years ago. nine mem
hers have died Al the conclusion of
the exercises. the officers and members
of the aerie will proceed 20 Blandford
Cemetery and place ivy and myrtle on
the grave Of each departed bro;her-a
very beautiful tributeof remembrance
Church Improvement.
The board OF stewards OF High
Street NJ. r. Church. complying with
the wishes of the congregation. has
authorized and awarded contracts for
important improvements 20 the cnurch'
costing about 1900. steam heating
plant Is to be installed in place OF the
present hot air system, new pews are
TO be put in. the interior is to be re-
painted. and new boiler house is to
he built The contract for the pant
ing has been awarded TO ifaison
Wells: that for the plumbing to Up
ton 4 Wells: that for the pews to
Richmond firm, and that for the boiler
house 10 the Harrison Construction
Company.
Contracts Awarded.
The board OF directors OF the Y. NJ.
c. A has awarded TO George N.
James. OF this city, the contract Tor
pulling down the old High School
building on Union Street. 10 make way
for the erection of the new $4,000
home for the association. The work
will begin at an early day. and Within
a year IL is expected Petersburg VIII
nd
equipped Y. NJ. G. A. buildings IN the
state With the razing OF the High
school building one of the citys land
marks will disappear.
Contracts have been let by the Du
Pont Power Company for the erection
of seventeen cottage dwellings on It's
grounds near City Point, for the &C
commodation of employees of the
dynamite plant. soon TO be established
there The cottages will be up-to-date,
and will cost about 1900 each
Certificate Filed.
The certificate of incorporation OF
the Brown Patents Company. Incor-
poratcd, was filed for record in the
clerks Office here to-day. The pur-
poses OF the corporation are the buying.
selling, manufacturing. printing. pub
fishing of books. papers. circulars, etc
The capital stock is IS. 900 to $4,000, and
the officers are: president, G j. Brown.
OF Chesterfield: vice-presioent, w y
Binse. of Petersburg; secretary, G. b.
Brown, of Chesterfield. treasurer,
George NJ Smith. os Petersburg
Personal Intelligence.
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Tripistt Pat
teson have issued invitations TO the
marriage OF their daughter. Ann Bell.
10 John Henry Van Landingham, Jr.
on Tuesday, the 4th OF February. at
o'clock =. NJ. at st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. Petersburg
VIM. NJ. Martin. secretary OF the
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. is
in washington attending the meeting
Of tho Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Miss Helen Cameron entertained
friends last evening at her home. Mt
Erin Among her guests were sew
eraI from Richmond
w. T. Crinstead. an old Confederate
OF Church Road. Va, attended the
A. =. Hill Camp banquet IN honor OF
General Lee last night
DIR. A. r. Stands. OF washington
haor Waiting relatives IN