The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
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Governor Swanson Receives "a a
SsS Petition for Pardon ss
ls Floyd obertsoti, x 3 55I
WAS Hls. FIRST / oF | I: \; 7
10 Discus Fllterlt1g Plant To-
ay&Night-- Eagle Band to Go
to al11estoWr1.

Burea NJ. tines ilis RIIip stsss,
ss5 Governor Swanson yesterday received
"a petition from Manchester asking for
the pardon lof Floyd re bertson, Of Man.
chester, who was recently found guilty
of petit larceny The petit TONERS say
51ne the paper that they believe that The,
case calls for cletnency: that the young
man has always borne "a good reputation,
and never before has boon In any trouble.
They say; " moreover, that his health e
bad + and that longer conf inement would
be detrimental to his constitut ion. # rs KS
fa The paper is signed by between fifty
and Rseventy-five Of the most prominent
people OF Manohester all Of whom are
exertlng themselves for the boys pardon
and release from longer conf inement.i
VA The paper ais bears with 1T a signed
petition from Robertson himself, rs fol-
lows I: " a AZ. ,sY
4 On. 81 Claude a. Swanson, Governor II:
OF Virginia: Y n " u W. ;4 5 i5st
sincerely hope that you will give the fi8
N Same Ii " our favorab BILE action |; and i iia
promise, IL given my liberty, to lead 3
better lifes and not get into any Isl
other trouble. ~ This Is my first Of
Tense. III Respectfully lsf9 34
G585 (Slgned) NJ FL OYD5& r OBERTsON.',,
n Young Robertson some time ago, In
company with several Their !, boys, 4, broke
into d car Of 4 the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company. He was caught, and
on being tried was sen ced to- serve 9
term in Jail n /. 4 4s S.s
To Discuss Filtering Plant
The Board of Aldermen will meet to-
night In regular session. NJ jS One of the
most Important questions to come before
the body Is that In connection with ex-
the contractors building the altering plant
for the city. ] z Is aund erstood that the
Roberts Filterlng Company, when they
first sought the contract, offered to- give 4
a five-yearE bond assuring the stability
Of the plant they were to erect. fss5 n.
& This. 50 far, they have failed to do.
The Council has alread Y a greed to give
the ghrm4untilss eptemberA to ale the bond.
but t has not yet been done. AnotWith-
ready we'll under way 81 S
8a is understood that the compa ny now
says that ills having difficulty In finding
a bonding company willing to go 4onit
bond for3Flnore than one year. The city
agreed to pay SIS 900 for the altering plant
when completed. but tBis said that the 4
on a f1ve-year bond from any re-
lila Die EC0mpany3iVOulQgS TeLIlyls IeuuCe4E Lie
price to be paid for the work. s rs IL i.
Eagle Band to- Go to ] James town.
IN a. very Interesting meeting, followed
by a band practice, last'night the Eagle
Band, Of Manchester decid ed to 60 to
Jane stown with the Fairmount Council.
Junior Ord erfUnited American M echanics.
and the May Council, No. 81, Daughters
of Liberty on Labor Day September! Sd.
1.-THE Eagle Band is In a very flourish
ing condition, and from a. small begin.
Ming, Is becoming to be on OF the. lea q NJ
ing bands in this section Of the country
They have played I on several prominent
occasions and are daily coming more and
more into demand. f,3s ssst
Funeral Of MI. T oney. II ss5
The funeral Of Mi. John As Toney, who
died suddenly in his home, Il N Q. l11s Hill
Street, Sunday morning atS s ;15 o clock,
took @ place yesterday afternoon It'd
O'clock ~ The pail bearers were Messrs.
Clifford Mason, H I, "A. Royal. Charlie
Angel, Harvey Sampson, w. R. NJ ann
and u Is L. Rowlett. The services Were
conducted by Rev. Drs.g B Idly and Grid
lin.S Interment was in lakewood Gene
terry i$s ii
McGruder Case Postponed.
The case of Mr. g. A. McGruder.
charged with violation Of the quarantine
laws was called before \ Squire ] ordan
yesterday morning. Mr.. A. @. Boschen,
Of Richmond, appeared for the defendant.
and asked that the case be postponed