The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-01
WILL WORK HARD
FOR A new HOTEL
The Chamber Of Commerce APP
points First Class Com
mittee.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXERCISES
a Norfolk and Western Engi-
neer Robbed At His
Hotel.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXERCISES
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PETERSBURG. VA, May 31.-The hotel
committee OF tho Chamber Of Commerce,
which Is to provide the cockado City
with one OF the finest hostelries in vir-
ginia, was appointed late this afternoon
by T. s. Beckwith. president Of the Cham
Der, as follows: H. P. Stratton, T. F..
Heath and Edward Eigenbrun. three
prominent business men. The officers of
the Chamber OF Commerce are intensely
interested in tho enterprise and seem
sanguine OF it's SUCCESS
The public schools closed to-day with
very simple exercises At the High School
addresses were delivered BY the Rev. DR..
w. g. Starr and Mr.. Alexander Hamil-
ton, and diplomas were awarded to the
following graduates: Louise F. Banks,
Nolie P. Dillon. Annie May Greene. Annie
3. Pebbles, Grace G. Perkinson, Leslie
w. Stevens, Robert L. Brunei, William
F.. Collins, Irving J. Shepherd, w. Jerome
somfners, Perry r. Savage. The high
school have given 1t high rank here,
and It's diplomas are regarded with no
little respect re Il
A FAITHFUL SCHOLAR.
Miss Grace G. Parkinson, one OF the
High School graduates, finishes her pub
lie school course Of ten years with the
remarkable record OF not day OF abb
sence during that time.
"A pair OF trousers containing q watch,
Norfolk and Western Railroad pass, and
twenty dollars In money was stolen from
w. 8. Settle. Norfolk and Western en-
slneer, while he was asleep in his room
r1x,t In lroE OF O 4 soo r6 r0 h0nEa
on Bollingbrook Street. Later in the day
Police Lieutenant Donahue arrested a
young negro named Charlie Glenn, who
had Just returned on an electric car from
Richmond with a number OF bundles.
Glenn gave his name as Bland, but the
police records placed him, and the stolen
watch was found on him. Rooney Daniel,
colored, was arrested as an accomplice.
State Senator William B. Mcllwaine
was to-day retained to defend James w.
Cooke, the young Petersburger, now in
jail here. charged with robbing W. p.
Browns drug store.
Mr.. McIlwaine said this afternoon that
he had Just been retained and that
friends Of Mr.. Cooke said that they had
evidence which would clear the accused
man. No application for ball has been
made.
DOCTORS TO MEET.
DR.. Joseph Price. the distinguished Phlla-
delphia surgeon. will address the Peters
burg Medical Faculty tomorrow after
noon at the Central State Hospital. DR..
Price subject will be Modern Progress
in Abdominal and Pelvic Work.
Dr.. w. ia F.. !, Drewry. superintendent Of
the hospital, has invited the local medical
faculty to attend the eighth session OF
the southside Virginia Medical Associa-
ton, to be held at the Central State Hos
pital June 9Th, by DR.. Drewry's invita-
ton The association comprises the coun-
ties OF Sussex. surry, Southampton,
Prince George, Brunswick and Greenes-
vile. The programme is an interesting
one. Including addresses by Dr.. ". III
wallace, president OF the organization,
and DR.. Charles NJ. Hazen, Of the Medi-
cal College OF Virginia. DR.. Stuart NC
CURE OF the University College OF Medi-
cine, will conduct an operative cknic
at the hospital in the afternoon. - pehe
evening Dr.. Drewry will entertaA tne
association at dinner.
GRAYS' COMMANDER.
First Lieutenant H. v. Parham. OF the
Petersburg Grays will succeed Captain
A. r. Moody in command Of the COM
pany, Captain Moody having been elected
major OF the Second Battalion, Seventy
second Virginia Regiment.
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