The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-01
A Resolution III Council Dis
cussed, bit No Action Was
Taken.
CHANGE IN cHAlRM n A I 5 II ? 5
The Authorities Of Surry Looking
Tor Edward Short, Charged
With Murder. N. s5 3Ss
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PETERsBuRa. VA. July s1.- Al \ the Il e
members Of the Board Of Aldermen. and
all but two OF the members Of the Com.
nor, Council were present at the nr = Z
CAUCUS OF the two bodies held ast nisnt
81 tho 1oint standing committees OF the
Council, TO y b elected and enter upon
ONCE on tho 1st OF September Several
Oman res were made In ohairmanships. due
10 the fact that some OF the members
/. Of the present Council will be succeeded
on septenlber LIST by new men chosen
at the spring elect lon BIZ 4is v
Il George Cameron, Jr.. who has managed
the financial affairs Of the city 20 satis.
yfactorily, was renominated as chairman OF
the Finance Committee. T he charmen
~ other committees were named as fol-
lows: On Claims, A D. Hamilton, Streets
%. ". Mattou Public Property, g. r.
swalsh, Cemetery B.. q. strattoni Gas
ana Light. NJ. r. saal; Fire Department,
w. T. Bfulcaha; sWater-W orks, Charles
w. Bland ~ Of1cers' Bonds, NJ Joseph Z.
Carter; Il Ordinances, w. p. Moore; Police
Department, ] !. W. q ellis; Parks, Charles
D. Eanes, Sewers, William Koenis;
Courts of Justice, Robert Gillian, II.
Health, "a. r Il Moody Market 2lsaiah5s
Brockwell; Relief, j. B. Mo- ulloch; Pub
lie improvements, W. !. Jones; q River
DETECTION, G. r. Bishop: Lower Apo
5mattox Board, q. r. Bishop; Purchasing
James II. Gray. The membership OF all
these committees will be named at q
later date. 5f VII i45s t8
Special committees were nominated on
sewers, sidewalks and water mains. - 4
all $of which departments extensive work
is now being done. ,Si Y az s5ls,, sii
SA resolution looking to the. appoint
ottx ~
Petersburg was introduced by Council
man Mulcaha, and discussed without
action being taken a resolution to
tcodify the ordinances OF the city was
adopted and Robert Gillian, Jr., appoint
ed chairman OF the committee to- super
wise the work. 5s s I N iSfc
MURDER IN sURRYt COUNTY sas5
# The authorities Il Of surry H county X are
searching, for, Edward sshortt,S q negro
who is charged with the murder OF an
other negro, named John Holl day, 5 on
Saturday last, near G. e. Wells's saw-mill.
Holiday married Shorts sister. and, e. It
is alleged. cruelty beat her. This an
gered Short, who sought hs brother In
law with a shotgun, and fired at him at
comparatively close range. Y 11he shot tore
Into Holidays face and neck, causing
1T is said, terrible mutila ton, and rcsult-5
Ing in death the same evening p shortt
f1eO A1teriEI SnOOCln&,'3 at ldSLtG dc
counts had not been caught. re
AT a. meeting Of the conference 5of
the Seventh III Day VI Adventists Yesterday
two new churches, loca ted at Lowry4and
Naruna were admitted to membership
President Hot tel spoke Of the gratifying
growth OF the church In Virginia and
elsewhere during ii the past few years.,
each year showing an increase over the
year preceding. not only In membership,
~ no
support OF the work OF the denomlnat ion.
"A new church has been erected In Rich
mond, which Is q now ready for lea
\ MI. ". II E,anes, /, a carpenter. and
well-known citizen. J, Of Ettrick.,8had the
thumb and middle finger Of his right
hand cut off this morning by q rips saw
while at work at the mill OF the Peters,
burg Builders Supply Company
Mr.. James Winston, G igar ma kor, while
attending to some work in the back yard
OF his factory, on Union Street. to-day,
was accidentally thrown. # He sustained
a fracture OF the small bone of one OF
his legs and some Injury to his ankles
District Deputy Preston Belvln, OF Rich
mond, will visit " Petersburg Lodge s or
Elks4 tomorrow night. y The occasion is I
expected to be an Interesting one.
TheBladies5 OF Smith Grove Church, in
Dinwiddie county. will give a lawn party
for the benefit OF the church on Thurs
day at the residence Of Mr.fJ G.. Smith.
Rev J. s. Foster, Sastor OF Tabb
Street Presbyterian Church. accompanied
by his family. left to-day for Georgia on
his vacation. During his absence his
pulpit will be filed by the Rev. DR.
Richard MrIlWnine. liz II a n ,5
Mr. and Mrs. George S, Bernard, Jr.,
left yesterday for Boston.