The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-03
FINED FOR RUNNING
A GAMBLING HOUSE
Petersburg Negro Assessed $3.50.
But Men Who Were PLAYING
Are Allowed TO Go.
NEWS FROM PETERSBURG
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PETERSBURG. VA, December -
In The Mayors Court this morning
Hiram Banks. coIorcd. was fined S2no
on tn. charge OF running gampnns
house on Halifax Street In some up
stairs rooms which were raidcd ~
Police Sergeant Stevens and Patrolitlaal'
Avery. Banks took an appeal TO ths
musings Court aud was allowed PAL
In TIL sum OF $500. The charge against
aleven negro men, caught IN lhe r.
sort, was dismissed. and they were re-
leased.
There was 3s5.5I5 pounds OF looss
tobacco sold ut the warehouses in tll.s
city during tho past week, making an
aggre gate for the season of nearly
100000 pounds.
New Pastors in Charge.
Rev. Dr. j. G.. Reed, the new prcstd-
,nr elder of the Petersburg District.
and several 9th Methodist ministers,
assigned to pnstorates in this city hnd
vicinity by the recent session of the
Virginia Conference preached TO thelt.
new congregations Yesterday for the
first time. Dr. Reed preached ut the
High Street Methodist Church. Rev.
j. 4. Bosnian. the newly appointed pas
tor OF Market street Church. preached
10 his congregation and Rev j. Q.
Babcocls, of Wesley Church; Rev. y.
Routten. of West street Church. and
Rev. w. r. A. Haynes, Of Ettrick
Church, all delivered their introduce
tory sermons.
Rev. Father Donahue. OF Baltimore,
preached at st. Josephs Catholic
Church. in this city, yesterday morn
ing, and sp mt the day here as the
& est OF Rev. Father o'Farrell, rector
Of ST Joseph's. Rev. Father Brady. of
Baltimore reached here this morning.
and is u guest of Father O'Farrell.
VIII BE Married To-day.
The marriage of Miss Rosa May
Seward, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Seward, of this city. and Mr..
James Rembert Anthony. Jr., of West
Palm Beach. Fla, will take place to-
morrow evening at the residence OF
the brides parents, In this city.
The following nino young 'men Of
this city, who enlisted in the United
States Army at the recruiting Office
here during the past week. left yester-
day for Fort Slocuin. y. ": j. W. Babb
q. T. Barder. Joe Hardy, William
Hawks. b. y. Monroe. w. II. James,
=. c. Tucker. H. u. Walker and a. l..
& Fillmore. These recruits make total
of twenty-eight who have enlisted in
The army from this city during the
past month
-hirty-two marriage licenses-fifteen
to white and seventeen to colored
couplcs-were issued here during No
ven Der.
The Post-ofiice Department has
granted the REQUEST of the Petersburg
General Stith Boiling. for
an additional letter carrier in this city.
thus increasing rthe number TO eleven.
Dealt of ofrs. Bailey.
Mrs. Indiana Bailey died yesterday
afternoon at half-past A o'clock at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. L. d.
Erockwell. in the village of Matoaca.
near this city. after long continued i'll
health, Mrs. Bailey was seventy one
Years old and had been twice married.
Her first husband was the late John G..
cottreli; her second husband the late
William L Bailey. She is survived by
two daughters and one son. who are
Miss Susanna Cottrell, Mrs. Z. D. Brock
we'll and MIR. Henry l.. Galley