Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-20
CORPORATION COURT.

place.
CORPORATION COURT.
The November term Of the Corporation
Court. Judge Mullen presiding VIII oes'n
tomorrow. There are six felony cases on
The criminal docket-ali of them new ooa
o,o The exception is the case OF WaVer-
,v Harrell. alias ''Toney the kid. VINO
ras indicted some months ago Tor ROBBERY
.larreu avoided arrest until he became
tired of being fugitive. He walked INTO
.be police station few nights ago and
surrendered himself.
Mrs Saunders, mother. Of Messrs. Joseph
and Charles ". Williams two OF our we'll
known citizens, was stricken Win
nsraIysis at her home in Blandford this
morning. and her condition is reported to
be serious
1IlE ELKs' BAZAAR.
The Elks' bazaar. for which elaborate
preparations have been made, will be
opcned in the hall of the Library build
ing, on the oath instant, and will continue
for week. Every Elk in the city is in
terested in the success Of the bazaar, ana
the ladies have taken great interest IN IL
also Many valuable contributions nave
been made by our merchants and by
friends Of the o, der at a distance. which
will be raff1ed. And the ladies Will give
generously of their handiwork and of
their time. A beautiful souvenir book OF
TIE bazaar will be prepared for distrlbu-
ton. This book will contain history OF
the order and photograph pictures Of many
OF its prominent members. The proceeds
OF the. bazaar will go to the fund Tor
building home in Petersburg.
Mr.. T. w. Vaughan, Bank street mer-
chant has received an order from Mr.
g. G. Platt. OF San Francisco, Cal. for six
barrels of Virginia sweet potatoes. Mr.
Plat is a son of the late Rev. DR.. William
II. Plat. for mary years rector Of ST.
Pauls church, in this city. Mr.. Vaughan
will make careful selection OF the best
potatoes to fill the order.
MATRIMONIAL.
Invitations have been issued by MI ana
Mrs. T. D. Hayes to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mamie E. Hayes. to Mr.
Emmett d. Butler, TO take place at the
aiEh-Street NJ z. church. on Wednes-
day evening. November 2Gth
SALE OF A LUMBER PLANT.
The valuable plant Of the Great South
ern Lumber and Mining Company. at De-
Witt, In DInwiddie county, is to be sold at
auction on the % day of December. The
sale is to be made under a deed OF trust
default having been made in the pay
ment OF the debt secured thereby. Be-
sides the big lumber plant. embracing
includes many building lots in the town
OF Dewitt.
A delightful Sc cred musical was given
last night at ST Pauls Episcopal church,
ny a trained choir of over thirty voices,
under the direction of FIR. H NolteniuS.
The music was of a very high order and
beautifully rendered affording great en-
joyment TO all who heard it.
FIFTY-SIX YEAR OLD COAT
MI Samuel J. Hurt, one of Petersbur.,s
most prominent citizens, owns and still
occasionally wears an overcoat which he
1 purchased in Baltimore fifty-siX years ego.
for which he paid si5. 1t is an English
pilot cloth, is still in good condition, and
retains its color.
The Salvation Army will hereafter hold
their night services in store under the
Library building. instead Of in the bar
racks on Hinton street
The work of cleaning and grubbing alons
the line of the upper AppomattoN canal,
for a distance of over four miles, between
the tracks and the river, having been fin
ished. the grading preparatory TO widen
I'M; and deepening the canal is in progress.
The new canal is TO furnish the water
power for the great light and power plant
OF the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company.
The Board of Governors of the Country
Club have decided that no intoxicating
liquors of any kinds shall be allowed on
the clubs grounds Beer and soft drinks
only will be sold there.
In trimming up the trees on Courthouse
square. limb fell upon the roof of the
clerks office, causing considerable dam
age.
The American Cigar Company is employ
ing about 200 white girls in the manufac-
fure of cigars here, and is anxious for 800
more in that dcpartm