Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-23
Wood ct ais. Circuit Court Of CuIpe-
per county. Appeal and supersedeas.


Rahm VS.. Kierner G. Sons. Argued
by James w. Gordon for appellees and
Pickrell for appellant. and submitted.
City of Richmond VS.. Leaker. Argued
by III. r. Pollard for appellant and con-
tinued until tomorrow.
Bull VS.. Engelking. Dismissed.
PERSONNEL OF CONVENTION.
The personnel of the coming Consti-
tutional Convention is beginning TO at
tract great deal of attention among
the State officers.
Adjutant General Male says Mr.
John S. Barbour seems to be the choice
of the people OF Culpeper, and will
most likely be chosen for the honor.
Judge John b. Dew has been solicit
ed by his people to be a candidate, but
has declined to entertain the PROPOSE
ton Tor a moment, and says he thinks
Hon. ClaSEett B. Jones will be returned
from King and Queen.
Librarian w. w. Scott will stand for
the honor from Orange. while Secre-
tary Lawless is being urged to accept
the nomination from Portsmouth. He
has not yet given any intimation of
his Intentions on the subject.
1t may be safely stated that the
names of some of the State officers will
appear on the rolls of the convention.
TEACHERS LEAGUE.
The Teachers League of Accomac
county will hold their last fall meeting
at Chincoteague Island on Thursday
and Friday. November 18th and Goth.
Dr. Southall, Superintendent of Public
instruction. has been cordially invited
to be present. but finds that on account
Of previous engagement he will be
unable to do so. Captain Frank =.
Brent Will probably go over upon n
very cordial invitation which has also
been extended to him.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY.
Superintendent Southall is in receipt
OF letter from Miss Susan b. An
thony, who is not only at the head OF
the National American Woman Suf-
rage Association, but who is an au-
thoress of renown, stating that she is
going to write n history on the general
progress of women for the past twenty
years, and asking II there is any dis
examination between the privileges of
the boys and girls in the high schools
and other free schools of Virginia.
Captain Brent has answered that if
there is any discrimination 1t is in ia
vor of the girls. women doing five
cighths of the teaching in the public
schools of the State.
He also wrote that there was n
strong sentiment in the State In favor
of the higher education of women. and
THAT in few years their advantages
In this line would be equal to those OF
men.
Captain Brent added that the School
Board has recently recognized the wo-
man as the head of the family. and
that this decision had been affirmed by
the United States District Court. sit
ting at Richmond.
The Board of Education will have n
meeting some time shortly to elect a
school superintendent for the county of
Highland, vice Mr.. B. II. Hansel, de-
cea Sed.
MIR. WILLIAMS WEEDS.
Mr.. Edmund Randolph Williams. son
of Mr.. John L. Williams and brother
of President John Shelton Williams, of
the Seaboard Air Line, and of Mr.. r.
Lancaster Williams, of the Norfolk
Street Railway system. was married at
$50 o'clock this evening 10 Miss Maud
Lathrop Stokes. daughter OF MIR
Charles Pickett Stokes. OF this city.
The ceremony was performed at ST.
Paufs Church, which was beautifully
decorated.
The bride. who entered on the arm
of her uncle, Mr.. Thomas d. Stokes.
was attircd in a gown of ivory satin
Duchess trimmed with old point lace.
Her veil was caught with q diamond
crest. and she carried bouquet of
orchids and lilies OF the valley. Her
maid of honor was her sister, Miss
IouHS otOkeS, WHO wore II
gown of pink tule. and carried
Madame Testant roses.
The bridesmaids were Misses Eleanor
Bosher, Julia Harris. Margaret Branch.
Elizabeth Cameron. Florence Talbot.
Maria Williams Elsie McVitty. of
Philadelphia; Mary Blackford Mar
shall. OF Washington: Anne Jackson,
of Baltimore. and Margaret Pickett
Stokes of Virginia.
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lace over Duchess satin, and carried
pink chrysanthemums.
The best man was DR.. Ennion G..
Williams. brother of the groom, and
the ushers were Messrs. alexander W.
Weddell. Jonathan Bryan, Berkeley
Noting. Lewis G. Williams. Paul Pet
tit. Christopher Randolph, George Glib
son and DIR. Robert L. Williams.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
a. r. Kinsolving, of Brooklyn.
A reception was held at the home of
the brides mother after the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left for their
bridal tour in n private car, going to
Virginia Hot Springs.
Among the guests at tho wedding
We're Rev. and Mrs. a. II. I<insolvnE
Brooklyn: MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Shoe
maker, Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Field
ing. Lewis Marshall and Miss Mar
shall, of Washington; Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Byackford and Mr.. and
Mrs. William S. Backford. of Balti-
more; Mr.. c. Otey Gwatkins. New
York; Mr.. T. Il. Ciwatkins, Norfolk:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Nlttcndorf. BaIti-
more: Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Whitridge,
MIR. and Mrs. Il. Edward McVitty,
Philadelphia Mr.. Frank Guptill Bos-
ton: Mr. George d. Robinson. Wash
ington; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Head.
Lynchburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Holling. Miss Josephine Cooke. of Nor
folk.
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