The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-16
PETERSBURG:
LADY TICKLE K, ::
With All Arrhngei1 Made
4 to Marry lvidower, Secretly
Leaves With Another Man.
THE LICENSE WAS RETURNED e.
Strike Among the Dunlop Tobac-
co Factory Hands Because OF
Change III Schedule ofWork.
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Especial to The -Dispntch)
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 15.-- BECAUSE
OF d reduction Of their wages, about one
hundred and twenty-five colorcd nlp
covers and machine hands this morning
refused to return to work ut tho Dunlop
tobacco factory, creating Il lockout
rather thanSa strike. The new scale Of
prices which took effect this morning -
but little different from tho former scale.
in tho present case tho prices for tho
various kinds Of labor being averaged
rho men who quit claim that their uc-
ton was caused by tho reduction from
G5 cents to 80 cents per hundred for six.
teen ounce and eight ounce plugs; on the
other hand ], tie company clGms that
this clnss Of work Is not much OF all
item, but little OF this variety, being rnan-
ufactured, and that Yhcrcas under tho
former order the nip coyerers had to
employ their own steamers, wrappers
nre now furnished already stcmmcd
Should tho men continue to refuse to Ie-
turn to work, 1t is not unlikely that tho
plant viii be closed until The matter u
satisfactorily adjusted.
* DISAPPOINTED WHOEVER. I
Several days ago a marriage license
was issued In this city authorizing the
marriage OF John II. Prcttyman. ugeu
forty seven, a widower. OF Maryland, 70
a Petersburg lady. Tho prospective groom
went to the home OF his intended bride
and arrangements for the wedding were
perfected. Immediately, however, the
bride-elcct left the house with another.
since which time her whereabouts hays
4 been kept a secret. The disappointed
Marylander returned the license TO the
clerk OF the courts and left the city. "a
At the annual election OF officers OF the
Petersburg Club. the following gentle
men were chosen: II. p. GOODWIN, pres
ident: Charles Watson. vice. president; T..
l.. Shippen. Accretnry;%A. B.5Wood, Etreas-
5urcr; L. r. GOODWIN. James w. Weddcll.
Robert Gillian. N. r.. Patterson, Asa
Rodgers, j. w. Seward, II. T. Hamilton.
Leroy Roper w. p. Arlington, Board
OF Directors.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Last evening at o'clock at the resi-
dencc OF the bride. corner OF Shepherd
md DUNLOP Streets. Miss Evelyn C. Per-
lenson was married to Robert Edward
Hale, the marriage being soemnized by
The Rev. j. r. Doan The bride is tho
attractive daughter OF w. II. Pcrknson.I
and the groom Is q popular young Ship
ping clerk with August Wright Shoe
Company. OF this city.
Tonight before the Crater LODGE
Knights Of Mystic Chain. Dr.. J E. Booth
delivered an interesting lecture on PLY
slology, isthc first, Of a series Of lectures
TO be given before the order.
Beginning Sunday night. the Rev. Ed
ward L. Goodwin. OF Richmond, will hold
n series OF mission services daily at st.
Johns Church.
The sum OF $3.50 has been pledged by
the Y NJ. c.. A. Bible class. conducted
by Judge W. II, Mann, toward the new
gymnasium. which the association hopes
To build.
Miss Willie Eva Davis. youngest
daughter Of II. G. Davis. OF Dinwlddic
county, was married Tuesday to Robert
Hardaway Boisseau. son Of the late r.
II. Boisseau, OF Ford. Va. where they
will reside.
OLD ISSUE DARkEY.
Lewis Griffin, for half century the
faithful servant Of the late DR.. D. w.
Lassister, In this city, died at his honG
in Petersburg to-day. Lewis went
through the war with DIR. Lasslter as
his body servant. and since tho war had
been butler in DR.. Lassiter's home, and
when he became too feeble to dischafg sc
the duties himself he looked after the
other servants. He was a fino servant,
and In his death passes away another
OF that type of Virginia darkey that is
SO rapidly disappearing.