The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-14
MISS LASSITER'S
FUNERAL TO-DAY
Will Take Place at st. PauI's
Episcopal Church To-Day.
FATHER AND SISTER ARRIVE
Two Young Men Arrested on Charge
of Highway Robbery-Sport Taylor
Refuses to Give Name Of the
Woman Who Shot Him,
FATHER AND SISTER ARRIVE.
Especial Dispatch to The nmes.)

Especial Dispatch to The nmes.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Sept 13.-The
funeral OF Miss Virginia Heath Lassiter,
who died in this city yesterday after
noon from injuries received in q runaway
accident Of Washington Street yesterday
morning, will take place from St Pauls
Church in this city tomorrow morning
at half-past nine o'clock, The pall-bear-
crs will be:
Honorary-W. L. yenable. John McGill.
Alexander Hamilton. Carter w. Branch,
Of Richmond; James Dunn. George Cam
eron, Jr, DR.. T. w. Hams. DR.. II. G.
Leigh. DIR. R A Martin and Bernard
Mann
Active-Messrs. w. D. McKenny, w.
Fl. Cuthbert DR.. Joseph D. Osborne, DR..
q. G. Williams. Of Richmond; Otto Nolt-
ing. of Richmond; r. P. Hamilton. S.
w. Arlington and DR.. Meade Mann. OF
Richmond.
DR.. Lassiter and Miss Anna Lassiter,
who were in Boston when the accident
occurred. arrived in Petersburg at ~
o'clock this morning.
Caetain William Lassiter. of the United
States Army, now stationed at Fort RI
ley, Kansas, can hardly reach Peters,
burg by tomorrow morning.
Miss Lassiter was universally beloved
even by those who did not enjoy person
al acquaintance with her. She was high
" cultured and was such noble char
acter that all the gentler graces seem
to have conspired and made her q queen
among women.
HIGHWAYMDN.
Charles Piercy and Bernard Nelson,
two Young white men, are under arrest
in this city charged with robbing Mr..
Richard Bowles last night in an alley
In the Southern part of the city. Mr..
I3ow,es SAYS he cannot swear who robbed
him. The three young men were seen
together Bcwles was robbed Of a watch
and about $40 in money. Six dollars was
found on Piercy's person when he was
arrested, and the watch was found at
Willis Giiiialn's bar-room. Oh Old Street,
where it is said Piercy left it. The young
men will have a hearing before the may
or Monday morning.
Sport Taylor, colored. was shot in the
arm last night by woman on Farmer
Street Taylor says the shooting was &C
cidental and refuses to give the name OF
the woman. He was attended by DR..
Early.
MR.. ELLYSON TO SPEAK.
Mr.. William I1llyson, of Richmond cor
responding secretary of the State Mis-
sion Board of the Baptist General As
soc IN of Virginia, will speak at West
End Baptist Church, in this city. to-mor-
row morning.
Rev. George E. Booker will preach a
special sermon at High Street Church to-
morrow evening to the Councils of Jun
Tor Order United American Mechanics,
of this city.
Sy,a Nf{ Ia oh,
of God" will be the subject of DR..
Church tomorrow morning. At night
it will be what it Costs to be a Manly
Man
REGISTRATION.
There is thus far very little interest
manifested in the registration under the
new Constitution. In First Ward yester
day there We're six white voters and
twenty-sx colored voters, who registered
and in Sixth Ward fifteen white and
twenty colored. There We're white mapori-
ties in the other four wards, however.
MIR. Meade Northington, formerly Of
this city, has had his leg arnputated at
Kenova. w. Va, as a result of a railroad
accident.
Mr.. ]. l. Dean has been appointed
agent for the Rosenegk Brewing Com
pany in this city.
Mr. Thomas H Woody and DR.. L. T.
Fuqua, who have been travelling in Eu-
rope. have returned to Petersburg.
Mr. w. c. Hundley, formerly of Pc
tersburg. now of Hendersonville. N. c.,
is visiting his friends in this city.
ION the Brink" given by local talent.
will be repeated at Ferndale Park Mon
day night