The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-05
FIGHTING FOR
HIS EXISTENCE I Il J |:
Slit Of Charles z. Tench.
Against Seaboard
Air Line.
THE Il: DEMAND IS REFUSED
Daughters 81 Confederacy to
Organize Auxiliary Of
Children
THE DEMAND IS REFUSED
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Especial to The es-Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA, April 4-Charles
Il. Tenchsis lighting almost for existence
| in his suit against tho Soabo1rd Air Line,
Tench was discharged end the reason
given was itcompetency He claims that
| If this charge Is true, he Is dcbnrred from
securing a similar position anywhere else,
and hence the suit for $4,000 damages
for injury to character.
Tho suit was called In tho Hastings
Court this morning before Judge Mullen.
An Investigation OF the matter was made
BY the railway authorities and the repre-
sentatives Of sthe order Of Locomotive
Engineers. AS the result of this Invests
cation the company offered to re-employ
the plaintirf,jbut tho Locomotive Engin-
GERS demanded that no be reinstated,
paid lost time, and be given the same
standing that he had before his discharge.
The company declined TO accept I hese
terms of settlement. 4 III
Messrs. William B. Mc1lwaine and R.
II. Mann represent the plaintiff. and
Messrs. II William r. McKenney, OF this
mond, are counsel for the railroad com
pany. 1t Is expected that the trial of
the case will occupy some days. ~
CHILDREN OF CON1FEDERACY.He
The Petersburg Chapter, Daughters Of
the Confederacy, yesterday appointed
Mrs Dr. Nixon and Miss Frances Starr
committee to arrange for the organl-
zation Of a cha pter Of the ''Children Of
the Confederacy.''Ssls an auxiliary to the
Daughters. Ia
On June 3D. n the birthday Of Mr.. Je ffer-
son Davis the chapter will confer crosses
of honor on suchSveterans as shall prop
crly apply for them. s. 4!
The Ladies' Memorial Association or
Petersburg has a issued a circular letter to
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Confederate camps of the South, asking
their aid in the further Improvement OF.
histor Blandford Cemetery wtA,h Is the
battle abbey of 1.-the Confcderacy In this
section. The States OF Virginia and Mis-,
souri, and I the Washing ton! Artillery. OF.
New Orlean have already placed hand
some stained glass windows IN the old
church. 1t is the hope OF the Memo
rial Association that the Confederate vet.
Grams in each Southern State will put
a memorial window in the church to
commemorate the herolsm of their COM
'rades whose graves consecrate the hills
ana plains that tie around this historic
building. The association has Just raised
llere by an ent erta nment s115, which;
Sum will be expended on Blandsord
Church. The church has already been
very handsomely improved with new
speWs. pulpit; galleries, Sc
During last Friday S storm Luke Il OBJ
ertsori, a; negro emp oyed sby Or! Shand.
In Prince George countyFtwas killed by
lightning while cooking 4 hts supper in
his kitchsn! .-e-------- 4 $500 5S
DR. John B. Hallgan, formerly Of this
city. and nafksa prominent physician Of
Brunswick county. and Miss Lola Deane,
Of the same ichun ty J We're married in Al
| eXandria this afternoon.
Anne Eliza Riddle. SIX years old.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Ri ddle,
died yesterday 8 in Savannah Ga, The
burial will be lin Blandford Cemetery to-
morrow morning atk11S O. clock. Mr.. Rid.
die was formerly .afresident OF this city.
and is the engineersaand superintendent
of the Georgia ands.Florida lines Of the
| Atlantic Coast Line system stss
POLITICS.
Politics. local, State and national, are
all warming UP here. The primary for
the nomination off$city officers vii! be
held on tho 10th OF May. The friends
of Senator MARTINI and Governor Mon
taguc are very active III their canvass.
Tho partsans of Willard Swanson and
Mann are actively proclalming the at
fractions OF their Candidates. 1t is hard
to gauge the strength Of any OF these
gentlemen here, but at this writing i
! appears that Swanson Is in the lead for
the governorship and Martin for the SEN
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