The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-04
GRAND OFFICERS
VISIT A. P,H|LL CAMP
A Meeting to Organize to Secure
Battlefield Park.
Mr.. HOGE WEEDS MISS EVANS
A CoIored Barber Who Was a Drum
mer for a Petersburg Company
Dies-Proud to Be Called Con-
fedcrate Veteran-Ba se-ball.

Especial Dispatch to The Tines.)

| Especial D1Sp2lCn Inc L HucS.J
/ PETERSBURG, VA, July 5.-A. P.
Hill Camp Of Confederate Veterans met
/ to-day and was visited by the grand Off
/ GERS. Those present were Grand Com
| n.ander Tom Smith, of Suffolk, General
| e NJ. Henry and Colonel Washington
| Taylor, of Norfolk, and Captain Thomas
Elicit and Judge George Christian, Of
| Richmond These gentlemen were the
| isl.t SITS of General Stith Boiling.
| The new Board of Overseers of the
| Poo. met yesterday afternoon and organ
ICED by the election of Mr.. R. W. Col
lier as president, Mr.. John E. Kirkha m
| as secretary and Dr. r. w. Mcllwane
rs physician to the almshouse.
a meeting will be held at the Y NJ. c.
A. on July 10Th in the interest of the
new plan Of establishing a National Bat
tlcfeld Park The meeting will Include
two fifteen minute speeches, q musical
programme and an informal discussion
of the needs of the situatio and the
best steps to be taken.
ROAG-EEANS.
Miss Mary Louise Evans and Mr.. Irwin
p. Hoag, Jr., were married yesterday
morning at the home of the brides moth
e. on Davis Street. Mr.. Benjamin f.
Keeier was best man. and Miss Evelyn
IHyahs sister Of the bride. attended her
as maid of honor. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoag
left for Norfolk. where they will reside
in the future.
The Executive Committee Of the Cen
tral State Hospital composed Of N1essrs.
Julius Strauss. of Richmond; R. B. Cooke,
of Norfolk and Robert Gillian Of this
city. held its regular monthly meeting
to. day The contracts for the supplies
for the quarter were awarded.
J:lrnes H. Norris a. well known and re-
sI.ected coored barber, die dat his resi-
Gence in Pocahontas to-day. lie was
drunler for a Petersburg company during
the Civil War, and was proud to call
himself an ex-Confederate soldier. His
funeral will take place from Gilfield
Rfot;st Church tomorrow afternoon at
I o'clock.
BASEBALL.
There will be two baseball games here
on the Fourth between the Manchester
and Petersburg teams. Clayton and
Q,.arles will occupy the box for Peters
burg. while Fitzpatrick and Hooker will
occupy the same position for the visitors.
DR. Meade Calendar. Of New York, is
in the city, visiting his parents.
Miss Margaret Burnett left this morning
for a visit to Roanoke.
The three local councils Of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics will
visit the Manchester Council on July 18th.
The trip will be made over the Peters
burg and Richmond Electric Line.
ne Sisters Oh CfaTltE Oh 81 Joseph 5
School LETT to-day for Emmettsburg. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Rawle Wadleigh
have returned from an extended tour
in South America.
Mrs. James McClevy and children left
to-day for Radford, Va, where they will
spend the summer.
Professor Hugh Bird, accompanied by
Mrs. Bird and children, are visiting his
parents. on Hinton Street.
The first regiment uniform rank
Knights of Tythias of Virginia will so
into encampment at Ocean View on the
Goth instant. The Petersburg Company
viii carry about thirty men Petersburg
Company is the best equipped In the
State.
a large crowd witnessed the perform
ance at Ferndale Park last night by the
Wells Dramatic Stock Company The
play Prince of LiaTs'-is q clever COM
edy and is handled by a good company.
To Right when a Mans Married" will
be presented.
There will be a display Of fireworks at
Fe'ndale Park on July 18th.
Mr.. Robert c. kilmartin, secretary to
Congressman Lassiter, has returned home
1ron Washington.