Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-06
NEW-YEAR WEDDINGS.

Several of Manchester's prettiest young
women are to be married early next year,
| Invitations galore Will be issued in jan
uary. and the Indications that the
| ministers will be kept busy from New
Year 9 Eve until late in the month. There
Will be more thar, the usual number OF
holiday marriages. Some of the notable
weddings will take place early next year.
One marriage Of great interest will take
place towards the latter part Of Ibis
month.
Rlmor has it that beautiful telephone
Sirl says that her days in the exchange
arc numbered and that she will wed
next year.
In addition to the numerous weddings
10 take place in Manchester in the near
future. several marriages are to take
place in Chesterfield county during the
coming month.
IN THE MAYORS COURT ROOM.
w J. Dohbins was before Mayor
Maurice yesterday or two charges: one
for lighting in the street and another Tor
violating his building permit in the erec-
ton Of his new hotel at Seventh and Hun
streets
The case Of William Driver and MI
! Dobbins. charged with fighting in the
street. was tried first. Both ackno"i-
edged that il was a street brawl and were
fined $3.50 each.
The case against Mr.. Dobbins for al
Legged violation of his building permit was
dismissed upon the statement OF Clty
Engineer L:psconb. VINO said that re mao
! noticed that Mr. Doobns was using loi
of wooden material and was putting up
building which was not CONSIDERED hte
orcof Mr. Dobbirs had told him. now
ever. that the woodwork would be covered
with steel and sheet-iron AS MI. lou
bins had already gotten above the nrst
stor, with his hotel. Mayor Maurice con-
Guided that it was best TO allo" nm ~
continue the work without further inter
r,,+io, The case was therefore dis
missed.
Thu. case Of Belle Gaskins. cololeu. VIM
i. charged with crea ting disturbance IN
sis Rowe's dance hall has been con-
! tinued until Monday.
STREET-CAR ACCIDENT.
Car No 1876 of the Hull street line. was
damaged by running into the delivery
wagon Of c. L. Council. the Richmond
commission merchant, near Seventh and
Bainbridse street yesterday Ihe
fender of the car was also demolished.
No one was hurt.
DAVIS SEES HIS FRIENDS.
Several Of the friends of Ernest Davis,
the condemned man called to see him
MIN vest erdaE. JAWS o"as apprisen OF
the fact that Governor Montague has not
as yet considered the petition to commute
his sentence TO life imprisonment.
When Sergeant Saunders and Police
man Wright went to the Jail few days
ago to inform Davis Of the court of ap-
peals in refusing him q new trial they
asked him if he desired to have min
lister visit him and he said that he did
not. Davis told the reporter of The
Richmond News. however that he had
been converted about four years ago by
the Rev. Fitzgerald. who conducted re-
rivals in the t.jto c<etts" in Richmond,
Davis will be hang! by sunrise next
Friday morning. The execution will be
witnessed by Drs. +. G. Hill. E. I.
Tucker Deputy-Serseant Herbert Fer
susson and several prominent citizens.
AS the hanging Will be in the Jail yard.
it is thought that many persons Will get
on the roofs OF the nearby houses for
The p,!rnoSa of witnessing it,