The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-01
Committed for Five Days to
Await Action of Raleigh
Authorities.
ADDRESS BY ]. G. W00LLEY
Removing Old High School
Building for New Y. M. c. A.
Other Petersburg News.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
8 Bollinghrook Sereet.
(PhOne 1857,

(Phone 1889.
Petersburg. Va, January 81.
Carl Whit, the young man arrested
in this city several days ago for having
i'm his possession and attempting to
pass a check belonging TO D. WINE
Anderson. of Richmond was this
morning committed for FIVE days 70
await the action of the Raleigh, n. O.,
authorities. where he is wanted, ~ Is
said for the larceny of watch ana
Raleigh was to-day notified by CHER
Ragland to send for him.
Raxing Old Structure.
Tho old High School building on
Union Street is being rapidly RACED
70 make room for the new home Tor
the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton. 20 be erected this year at a
cost OF $500 In the meantime sub
scriptions 10 building fund are being
rapidly paid in fun or in part. though
not due until tomorrow.
Heavily Fined.
In the Police Court this morning
Abe Hamburg, stranger was nneu
s.O0 for violating the law in peddlng
without a license. He was charged with
selling and offering TO sell jewelry
He took an appeal TO the Hastings
Court and gave bond for his appear
ance.
William Hill. negro. was fined $50
for buying stolen goods. knowing
them to have been stolen. Hin had
four or FIVE pairs of shoes IN his pos
session, alleged 10 be part OF a lot
recently stolen from Coast Line
car at Swift Creek. in Chesterneld
County.
Addressed Large Audience.
John O. Woollev. former Prohi-
bition candidate for the Presidency.
addressed a crowded assent lage last
night in the First Baptist church
Every seat was occupied and standing
room was at premium. Inc ADDRESS
was practically repetition of the one
delivered on the previous night and was
pleasing and instructive, giving no
offense 70 those who differed from ms
views. 1t was free of the dry statistics
usually heard in temperance addresses.
but dealt in detail with nearly every
phase of the liquor business HIS
argument was to show that the use of
liquor is not safe. and thar II decreases
efficiency in every walk of life
st. Paul's Club.
The young men interested in 81
Paul's Episcopal Church met recently
and organized The st. Pauis CLUB
The object is 10 draw the men OF the
church together informally. TO report
upon and discuss matters OF common
interest. With this view the first or d
series of smokers will be given next
Monday night in the parish house
Big Missionary Rally.
The Missionary Societies of all the
Methodist Churches in the city are
arranging for big rally TO be held in
Washington Street Chruch on the even
ing Of February IL, at which prominent
speakers will be present. Several of the
State officers will be invited to attend.
and an interesting session is expected.
General News.
The interesting revival which has
been in progress for two weeks at the
West End Baptist Church, under con-
duct of the psator. Rev. A r. Love.
will close on Sunday night. There have
been between fifty and sixty profess
sions
Mrs Susan H. Bridgewater. aged
eighty-three years. died at her home in
NIatoaca on Wednesday and the fun
eral took place to-day. She is sur
vived by one son. j. L. Bridgewater.
Charles s. Young. OF this city. left
this week TO make his home in Florence.
s. c, where he will engage in the hotel
business His family Will follow later.
Miss Emma Hunt. for several years
the teacher Of French and German in the
High School. has resigned that position
and left yesterday TO continue her
studies and take her degree in Spanish
and German in Columbia University,
New York.
The overhead bridge built by the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Ches-
ter was completed to-day and the force
will be transferred to Garysburg to
do bridgework there.
The meeting held this afternoon at
Bohemian Hall IN Prince George Coun-
". III the interest Of the improvement of
the Jerusalem Plank Road. was we'll
attended. and the result gratifying.
The State Highway Commissioner
Secretary Martin. Of the Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce. and represen-
tatives of the county were present.
Body Not Recovered.
Up TO this evening the body of the
negro who was drowned in the harbor
just below POcahontas yesterday has
not been recovered. In the meantime
no one knows how the man got into the
water or who he was. and no one
has been reported as missing.