The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
Mix INSPECTOR
FOR PETERSBURG
Ordinance Pending Which Pro-
vides for Such Precaution and
Office OF Inspector.
INFANT sMoTHERs TO DEATH
Mother Found 1t Later Wedgcd
Between Mattress and
Wall.
INFANT sM0THERs TO DEATH
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

PETERSBURG, VA. August s.--An
ordinance is pending in the Common
Council having for its purpose an In
spectlon Of milk and food in this
city, which will necessitate the crea-
ton OF the office of inspector.
Two members of tho Common
Council resigned yesterday, and their
successors were Immediately elected.
| C. r. Eaner, who had served for
number of years ut member OF the
body from the Fifth Ward resigned.
and is succeeded by p. II. Wells.
| William Budd, a member from the
| Second Ward is succeeded by DIR. l..
| S. Robinson.
One of the most active organized
bodies in this city, and one that is
doing much good Is the Civic League.
| whose officers and members are all
ladies of prominence. The league Is
looking after the cleanliness of the
city, and consequently after the COM
/ munity's health 1t has already oc-
! complished a great deal and the
ladies do not hesitate to go in force
before the Councils and ask for aid
In their work. They generally get
what they want.
Invited to Send Delegates
4 The city of Petersburg Is a mem
Der of the League of American N1u-
inequalities, and as such has been In
4 vited to send representatives to the
annual convention of the league, to
be held at the jamestown Exposition
September 1920. The president of
the Common Council has been au-
thorized to appoint a delegation OF
!, Ave to attend the convention, but as
each delegate will have to pay his
own expenses, there will be no rush
Of applicants for appointment.
The city Will pay out $4,000 this
month of the money appropriated for
that purpose for laying sewers and
paving roadways and sidewalks.
Infant Smotherrd to Death.
Stanley Lodge, the six months -old
: son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ. Moore
: in Ettricli, met death In "a peculiar
! manner this morning. Mrs Moore
3 left her child asleep in bed while she
went to prepare breakfast, Some time
later she returned to look after the
: child, and was horritied to find that
: he had rolled off the bed, was caught
4 between the mattress and the wall
III and was dead. No cries had beer
Il heard from the little fellow
The Petersburg Baseball Club
which has been playing at KeniL
III worth Park under the managemen
of i. r. Gates, has been reorganized
with Mr.. Sidney Gill as manager. and
will hereafter play on the grounds
Of the Riverside Club, which have
4 been kindly rendered them. AS re
organized, the club is stronger thar
ever, and will do Some fine work,
IL Misses Marguerite and jennie
i Simon, OF Allentown, Pa, are visit
ing their aunt Mrs. u. M. Dalton, o.
I Liberty Street.
I Misses Nellie.. Hanrahan NELL
I Collins, and Julia Francis and Mrs
James T, Collins left to-day for
4 months stay at Alton. Va. =
Police Officers Sick.
The police corps is Just now con
siderably weakened by the siclSncs
Of several OF tho officers and prl
III Yates,
Mrs j. II. Powers gave delight
full lawn supper at Ferndale Par
M last night in honor OF guests, anon
n whom We're the Misses Skahan, o
m Salisbury. n. c.; Miss Marsuerit
'obst and Mary llaves, of Richmond
II Messrs w. v. lett. OF Atlanta Ga
~ John lsaugh, Of Richmond; Mrs. Sily
| der Miss Helen Snyder, ara Mis-
l Nellie Powers, OF this tity.