The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-09
PETERSBURG.
Brilliant Hebrew wedding-The Lang
ston Club-Murder of a School Boy.


PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. s.-ISpecial. j
The most brilliant event in fashionable He
brew society circles that has taken place
in Petersburg for some time was the mar
riage of Mr.. Myer Saal and Miss Marion T..
MYERS, which was solemnlzed at the syna-
gogue on Union street this afternoon at |
o'clock, in the presence of a large audience.
Rev. |. Kaiser, formerly Of Chicago. ofliciat-
ing. The following young ladies acted as
maids of honor: Miss Mayzel Michel
sacber. Of Richmond; Miss Katie Michel
bacher, of Richmond; Miss Hattie v.
I.oyenstein, of RichmOnd; Miss Florence
L.eibermuth, of Richmond; Miss Mildred
AdelsdOrf, Of Norfolk; Miss Hannah
Cohen, of Petersburg. The following young
gentlemen were ushers: Mr.. Morris L..
MYERS. brother Of the bride, Of Petersburg;
Mr. Isaac Cohen. of Petersburg; Mr.. Louis
ROsenstOck, of Petersburg; MIR. samuel
Bendheim, Of Richmond; Mr.. Morris Adels-
dorf, of Norfolk; Mr.. Harry l.. Wasserman,
Of Baltimore. After the marriage cere-
mony the bridal party left tile church,
which had been decorated with flowers and
palms. in the following order: Bride and
groom, MIR. Morris J.. MYERS with Miss May
zie Michelbacher, Mr. Harry l. Wasserman
with Miss Hattie V. LOyenstean, Mr.. Isaac
Cohen with Miss Florence Liebermuth,
Mr. Samuel Bendheim with Miss Hannah
Cohen. Mr. Louis ROsenstOck with Mise
Mildred AldelsdOrf, Mr.. Morris Adelsdorf
with Miss Katie Michebacher. When the
ceremony at the synagogue was over the
bridal party and invited guests were driven
to the Library Hall. where there was a
grand reception and dinner.
Some days ago, before leaving Crewe on
his last trip as passenger conductor on the
| 80 ri fIhnm a.
j. Lassiter was given handsome sum OF
money. a gift from the engineers of the
eastern division of the road, as testimo-
nial Of their high regard and esteem for him.
4 member of the Republican Congress
-ional Committee of the Fourth district
told The TINES correspondent this morn
ing that the indications are that the com
mittee will not issue call for cOnven-
ion, but will leave the field open to Mr.. j..
f. Epes and Langst0n.
News has been received here Of the death
Of Mr.. Henry Newton, whose family reside
AT No. 100 Lombard street, in this city, who
was fatally injured at Belfield this morn
ing by a heavy piece Of timber falling upon
him.
II is learned that small white boy, whose
name could not be ascertained. was muir
lerer near Wayerly, on the Norfolk and
Western railroad yesterday, and then
thrown into mafl pit. When found his
head and face were wrapped in his coat,
and beside him laid mis- school books and
bucket containing his snack. The supposi-
uOn is that the boy was smOOthered TO death,
and then thrown into the pit.
The body of a dead white man was found
yesterday on the track of the Norfolk and
Western railroad not far from Wayerly.
The body was very much decOmposed. IL
is not known how the man came TO his
death.
DR.. o. =. Hare, one OF our oldest citizens
and druggists, fell at his store on Halifax
street last night, and fractured his hip
bone.
The Court of Appeals has granted a writ
Of error in the case of Elmira V. Marks
administrator against the Petersburg Rail
road Company. The judgment OF the Hus-
tines Court was in favor Of the railroad
company, setting aside the verdict OF the
Jury for damages amounting to S5,IO.
Mr.. Milton Cayce, OF Richmond, repre-
senting the American Tobacco Company,
was in the city to-day and attended the
sales of bright tobacco at the different ware
| houses. He bought several lots OF tobacco
and left orders for more.
About three hundred lots Of bright to-
bacco were sold here today.
Pursuant to a call the Langston Republi-
can Club of the Fourth district of Virginia,
representatives from the various counties III
the district, met today at Langston Hall, Oh
| Union street, and, after organizing, en-
dOrsed Langston for Congress,