Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-03

cost of receipts from all sources for the
month Of December to have been $50 :39s
The bulk Of this was pail in on ac-
count of the second half Of the year
taxes. The City Auditor. reported the
expenditures for the month at S3e,529
large portion OF which was for interest
on city bonds.
Mrs. ". ". Taylor. wife of Mr.. w.
W. Taylor, q prominent citizen OF Bra n. :.
don. died in this city this morning. OF
pneumonia. Mrs. Taylor came here ssv-
eral weeks ago to be with a sick daugh-
ter. The young lady recovered, but the
mother was taken i'll and died The re-
mains were sent down to Brandon Tor
GRIFFIN ORGAN DEAD.
Mr.. Griffin Organ. aged about Il years
son Of Mr. a. NJ. organ. Clerk OF Din
fathers residence. at the county court,
house. of heart-disease. He was taken Ill
only 81 day or two ago. Deceased was
a deputy in the Clerks office, and was
He was very popular in the county, and
Wy sl ELE ieaSt5S OF oFFIcERs.
At the meeting of Naomi Lodge OF
following were elected: Chancellor Com
mander. e. w. Wells; Vice-Chancellor.
II. ". Maekassey; Prsla t1,. B: n. II, key VS.
Master OF Work E. f. Ti tIastsr ~ Esr
chequer. J. r. w. Smith: Master at Arms
w. e. Traylor: Representative to Grand
Lodge, r. II. Mann.
HANDSOME GAvEL.
Deputy Grand-Master Edgar Currier. OF
this city, has presented to Petersburg
Lodge of Odd-Fellows a beautiful gavel.
to be used in the lodge room 1t IS made
OF mountain laurel, cut from LOOKOUT
cl1ief-of-Police Ragland has received
from the Chief of Baltimore pictures.
With descsIpsi9ns Of the two gGTns
under arrest in that city for film fam.
ming or playing the short change
game on people. Chief Rasland is asked
men in Petersburg. They precticed the
.'f1tm-flam'' game here about year ago.
but positive proof could not be obtained
against them. They were put under san
THE OLD POWDER MAGAZINE.
a movement was made in the Council
last evening to abolish the old powder
magazine, as being now DIV OF little use, ana In
ferred for the preparation of an ordi-
nance. The magazine Is a brick build
ing. located on the Chesterfield side of the
Appomattox. some distance from any
dwelling II has long been used for the
storage of powder. owned by our me!-
chants.
The newly elected officers of Petersburg
Lodge OF Odd-Fellows were installed last
night with proper ceremonies. There are
three thriving lodges OF the order in
Petersburg.
Cnlef-Of-POllCe X. r. RaSldHu mas dp-
piled for an increase of mis- salary from
$3.50 to $1,000. It will doubtless be grant
ed
LABOR WANTED.
There is great demand for labor III the
various manufacturing establishments of
the city The American Cigar Company
want 200 girls. in addition to the large
number already employed, and the cot
ton and tobacco factories. foundries. and
mills are looking for more hands.
Past-Grand-Regent G. G. Berry of
Staunton will officially visit Sycamore
Council, Royal Eircanum. next Tuesday
night,
4 telegram received to-day states that
Mr.. Sidney Smith, who is i'll in Wise
county of appendicitis. is somewhat inn
proved, though his condition is still criti-
CAL Mr. Smith is the son of Mrs judith
Smith, principal OF Anderson Public
School. In this city, and has many rela-
tiyes and warm friends here
ARTHUR BISHOP KEEPS CHEERFu VI.
= gentleman of this city, just returned
from Charlotte N. c.. where A. L. Bishop
is confined in Jail for killing Mfr. Thomas
Wilson, says Bishop is well treated and Is
visited by his friends He is in good
spirits ard hopeful. His trial will take
place in February, when he will be de-
Tended by three lawyers.
Rev DIR. II. w. Battle has not yet been
extended a call TO the Baptist church IN
Greensboro, n. G. The ties between him
self and his church and people here are
SO strong that he would probably con-
slider long before seyering them.