The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-06
SPIVEY KILLED
BY A N, & W. TRAIN.
Mas Deaf and Probably Did Not
Hear Approach of
Engine.
oTHER PETERSBURG VIEWS.

Especial TO The 'riInes-Dlspntch.l
PETERSBURG, VA. November 81
Mr.. Charles S. Spivey was run ovoi
and killed by q train on the Norfoll
and Western Railroad tracks about
. o'clock this afternoon at "a point
between the f;attersea cotton mills
and the Fleet street crossing. near
F.ttrick. Mr.. Spivey WIS sevonty.flte
years old. and very deaf, and IL IL
thought that while walking along the
railroad tracks he failed TO hear the
approaching train. He was unmarried
n lived with relatives at S25 Batter.
sea Avenue. The body. which was
dragged for some distance and badly
mangicd, was brought to Bndser and
Moore's undertaking parlors in this
city.
+. sllverwise and B. Block, two
young white men, We're fined $40 this
morning for WORKING a rattle game,
and after payment were released from
custody. They had sold several cleo
trio" clocks Tor 50 apiece. which were
TO be ratified. and had given the pur-
chasers the winning number, by which
arrangement the buyer made 81 and
kept the clock. The men were arrested
Yesterday afternoon on the charge of
selling clocks without a license.
.fanes-Giii.
y beautiful. wedding took place st
the First Baptist Church at 10 o'clock
this morning, when Miss Ethel Eliza
beth Gill. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John a. gin. became the bride of M.
Thomas Alfred James, of this city. The.
bride. who was attired in a handsome
~Roing-away gown of blue chiffon
broadcioth, with hat TO match, and
carried lilies of the valley. entered the
church with he. sister. Miss Ida Louise
Gill, maid of iaonor, who wore a beau
tiful dress OF white crepe de chine.
with white picture hat, carrying pink
chrysanthemums. They were met 1t
the altar BY the groom. accompanied
by his brother. ,Mr. Joseph James, OF
Richmond. as best man. The ceremons
was performed by Rev. DIR. w. c. Tay-
ior, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
assisted by Rev. IL. q. James. OF Louisa
county. brother of the groom. The
following gentlemen acted as ushers:
Messrs. John A. Gill. Jr., j. ID. Wat
kins. II, l.. Gill, j, p. Stevenson and
Thomas Eaton Adkins, OF this city,
and Mr.. L. ID. Bruce, of Richmond. Miss
Frances Ethel Cottrell, OF Newport
played the wedding marches
with most attractive skill. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. James left fol
a bridal tour North.
Mr.. II Mrs. John a. gill gave a
handsome reception to the bridal party
evening at their home on High
Street.
Miss Lucy Lee Harrison, daughter of
Mrs, Ella Harrison, was married this
morning to Mr.. Floyd Cleveland Bax-
ter. of this city, at the residence of
hrija'u ,1ntGay ~, NNnSt NTnS hin r-i
ton Street. Rev. A. II. Love performed
the ceremony. Immediately after which
the bridal couple left for a Northern
tour.
Miss Ruby May Hawkins and Mr.. j..
Bristow, both of Dinwiddie
were married to-day at the pnr-l
of the Market Street Methodist
Church, Rev. w. III. Edv. ards performs
ing the ceremony.
Personals and Brief Itcus.
Rev. Father a. L, Grace, c.. NJ. OF
Niagara University, aDa mis- sister, Miss
Mary Grace, of Niagara, n. Y, are
guests in the family OF Dr. j. a. Burke
at his homeson Washington Street.
Mrs. Emma j. Wheclllouse, wife of
Mr.. Richard II. Wheeihouse. died about
Z O'Clock his morning at her residence
on Battersea Avenue after long
continued i'll health. Mrs. Wheelhouse
was sixty years old, and is survived by
her husband, four sons and one .daugh-
ter, who are Messrs. George F.. Charles
H., Richard and Everett W%haeIhouse,
and Mrs. John Knowles.
n Minister'S Union. which is COM
posed of clergymen of nearly all re-
lisious denominations in Petersburg.
elected the following officers yesterday ,
Mt the first regular meeting OF this sea-
son: President, Rev. W. Nice. White. pas
tor Of the Second Presbyterian Church.;
Nice-President Rev. j. b. Winn, pastor
of the Washington Street Methodist
church.: Secretary, Rev. f. w. Moore.
pastor of the second Baptist Church.
The delegates from the Petersburg
chapter to the State convention of the
Daughters of the Confectionery are Mrs.
William +. Drewry. president of the
chapter; Mrs. Robert T. Meade. histo-
rian; Mrs. Bartlett Roper, Mrs. VIII
lam L. Beas!ey. Mrs. A. G.. Nj. Mar
IN, Mrs. j. IL. McClery and Miss Annie
Mann. Mrs. William r. McKenney. or
MS city, is president of the State d.
2ision.
Election day was exceedingly quiet in
his city, and aflight vote was polied.
The Common Council was 10 have
helo its regular monthly meeting this
Afternoon, but because OF absence of a
quorum 1t was postponed.
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