The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-04
c. A. R. VETERAN
Stars HILL CAMP
Colonel Grim, OF Philadelphia,
Makes Excellent Address in
Petersburg.
EXPENSIVE TO BEAT WIVES
Mayor Jones Announces That
Fines for This Class Of Offense
Are Heavily Increased.
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PETERSBURG. VA, January IA. p.
Hill Camp OF Confederate Veterans had
as guests Mt their meeting at tho hall
Tonight Colonel John l.. Grim, of Phila-
delphia, and Colonel Daniel Nagle and
Robert A. Reid. OF Pottsville. president
and secretary OF the Survivors hsso-
cl.ation Of tho orty-eighth Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteers. Colonel Nagle and Mr..
Reid made addresses, in which they in
vited the camp to participate in III.
ceremonies at the unwilling OF the monu-
ment to be erected near Fort Malone
In memory OF Colonel George w. Gotten,
OF their regiment. for which purpose
they are now here. Colonel Grim made
stirring speech on the comradeship OF
Northern and Southern veterans ana the
great power of national unity.
At the business session the camp APP
pointed General Stith Boiling to be chief
marshal OF the parade on General Lees
birthday, January 18th, and appointed 4
committee to confer with the Ladies'
Memorial Association about the services
at ST. Pauls Church. Another commit
tee was appointed 20 make preparations
for the camps banquet tina. night.
The funds for tho proposed monument
to be erected near Fort Malone, In
Prince George county, In memory of
Colonel GOWeU, OF the fOTLy-elSNtl
Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers,
were raised by the Survivors Associa-
ton of that regiment and citizens OF
schuylkill county. Pa. Upwards of 81 900
in nickels was subscribed by school
children Of the county on the last ami
versary of washngtons birthday. The
monument will bear the following in
scription: Colonel George W. Gowen,
killed in action in front OF Fort Malone,
April I'd, 1865. aged twenty-five years
Erected by the surviving comrades,
school children and citizens of schuyl-
kill county, and dedicated to the memory
Of the dead of the Forty eighth Regi-
ment OF Pennsylvania Volunteers.
IN MEMoRIAN.
Here, amid the shot and shell,
Valiant soldiers fought and fell;
Here they struggled In their might,
Each for what he thought was right"
Colonel Daniel Nagle and Mr., Robert
A. Reid OF Pottsville, Pa, the president
and secretary of the Survivors Asso-
citation of the Forty-eghth PennsyI-
vania, who are now here preparing for
the erection and unwilling of the monu-
ment, will also give an order for the
placing of granite marker at the
Crater
Expensive to Beat Women.
MAYOR Jones this morning put into eff
feet his announcement. made yesterday,
that I'm his court men convicted of beat,
ing women would be punished with great
er severity during the coming year. OF
the two men brought before him on that
charge to-day, one was fined sl00 and
sent to jail for six months the other,
whose case was less aggravated was
fined s25 and required to give 500 bond
for good behavior for six months
Southside Council, Royal Arcanum. has
decided to discontinue the payment of
sick benefits from the beginning Of this
year.
Rev. Mr.. Culberson. pastor OF the Third
Christian Church. Richmond, will adj
dress a rally service at Washington Street
Christian Church, in Petersburg. to-mor-
row evening. program. including rect
tatons and vocal and instrumental music.
has also been arranged.
Heaters for the city street cars, which
have been ordered by the Virginia Pas
senger and Power Company, are ex-
pected daily, and will be placed in posi-
ton as soon as they arrive.
Business Men Meet.
A big public meeting of citizens is to
be held at A. P. Hill Camp Hall to-
Petersburg Business and Credit Asso-
citation and Investment Corporation. the
joint bodies now being organized to sue
coed the Chamber OF Commerce, which
was dissolved November 18th last. when
the first steps We're taken towards form
ing the new association. Forty or more
names of we'll known business houses and
citizens in many walks of life have been
signed to the subscription agreement. and
the plan is to begin business as soon as
fifty subscribers to stock are secured. A
committee, consisting of 7. +. Heath,
chairman: M. C. Jackson. Charles Hall
Davis Augustus Wright and w. Z, Poole,
arc in charge of the work of organza-
ton. The general commercial and in
dustrial interests of the city are to be
cided and developed in every way post
BILE by the Business and Credit Associa-
ton. each member OF which will own
at least one thousand dollars worth of
stock in the Investment Corporation. the
funds of which are to be invested by