From the Richmond Dispatch, 9/10/1862, p. 2, c. 5
By E. B. COOK, Auctioneer.
TWO MARBLE-BED BILLIARD TABLES AND FIXTURES AT AUCTION. – On MONDAY, 15th instant, at 10 o'clock, I will sell, at the Billiard Saloon under the St. Charles Hotel,
Two of Phelan's patent Marble-Bed Billiard Tables, with all the fixtures complete.
The purchaser of the tables will have the privilege of renting the Saloon in which the tables now are, at a very small rent.
This is a first-rate opportunity for any person wishing to engage in the above business, as everything is in complete order, and ready for immediate use.
[se 10] E. B. COOK, Auct.