The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-17

SHORT MONEY MEN
IN PETERSBURG
Believed to be Those Wanted for
Swindling in Richmond.
MONDAY TOBACCO SALES
Waller Joyncr Likely 10 Be Tried in Reh>
mcnl and Norfolk After He Has
Served His Term in
Petersburg.
MON DAY TOBACCO SALES
special Disratca 10 Tho Timcs.y

PETERSBURG. VA, Dec. 10. Z.
Shields and A. Rhcinhardt. the men ar
rested in Petersburg last Monday charged
with being Short-moncy changers, are be-
lcvcd 10 be the men wanted in Richmond
Tor swindling MIR Rover, n merchant of
HAT city, last Monday. The men We're
arrested soon after they arrived in Pc
tersburE, and amcng the articles takeE
from them were two boxes OF tacks which
hcth Of the men testified they had plT-
chased in Richmond. Shields and Rheln-
hardt We're put under Il $500 bond 10Y SIX
months. Shields furnished his bohd or
Saturday and has left the city. Rheih-
hardt is still in jail
Walter Joyner who has been working
The Pullman car porter scheme, Tor which
he is serving a. siN-monthS sentence IN
tho city Jail is believed to be the Negro
who obtained money under false pTetenseS
bCtn in Richmond and in Norfolk. Joyne:
would engage a negro for the Pullman
ca! service and collect twelve or fifteen
dollars to buy the uniform. In this way
he has duped many negroes. The authori-
lies in Richmond and Norfolk are anx-
Gus to have the negro, and he will be
Funed over TO them as soon as he has
served his sentence in Petersburg.
FUTURE WEDDINGS.
Invitations have been received in Pc
torsburg to the marriage Of Mr.. d Arcy
Wentworth Roper and Miss Elizabeth
Holmes Powell. which will take place III
Cleveland Ohio. at o'clock on the even
Ing the last day in this year, at the home
Of Or. Hunter Holmes Powell, in that
city
Mr.. and Mrs John Cooke, of Prince
George county, have amour red the en-
Eagement Of their daughter Miss Nellie
Cooke to Mr. Alexander DOMAIN Hamil.
ION a young lawyer Of tits city, son Of
MIR. Alexander Hamilton. The wedding
viii take place in April
Mrs. Morton Riddle has announced the
engagement Of her daughter, Miss Eliza
ftoth Calender Riddle. to Mr.. John Cot
ton. Of North Carolina. The marriage
VIII take place January 31st
CLOSE OF THE MISSION.
The non-Catholic mission. which has
bee. in progress two weeks at ST. Josephs
Catholic Church closed last night with
lIvan, on The Catholic Church and the
Sincere Religious Enquirer" Father Sui
livan will leave tomorrow for Boston.
Tobacco was sold at the warehouses in
petersburg to-day. This is the first time
there have been breaks on Monday for
many years.
Miss Mary Atkinson has just returned
7rom Suffolk She viii leave tomorrow
Jor Danville, to attend a house party Civ
or by Miss Irene Graves, of that city.
Mr., and Mrs. Raymond Mancher of
Grand Rapids. Mich, spent Saturday even
3ng and Sunday morning in this city.
Miss Mary Paul Roper left this morn
ing for Cleveland Ohio. She viii return
- Petersburg early in January.
Mr.. George Z. Scott is critically Ill at
Ills home on Halifax Street
ANTI-SALoON LEAGUE.
Rev c. II. Crawford, Secretary Of the
Saloon League of Virginia, me. the
ministers of Petersburg tIas afternoon
nj the y NJ c. A. Hall in reference to
abe formation oil a League in Petersburg
j was decided to hold a mass-meetinG
Of the citizens next Sunday, the time ana
place to be decided late. All the minis
tlrs in the city were present.
After This meeting a Ministers Union
was organized. and Rev. O. 5. Bunting
chosen president The otEer officers will
he appointed at another met ting. rms
sinion has no connection with the Anti
Saloon League.
captain J. c. Birdsong suffered a
stroke Of apopexy last night, and is
critically i'll today.
J. S. Harris. fireman on the Norfolk
md Western Railroad had both hands
1adlv burned mis- morning.