The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-23
PRETTY WEDDING IN
PETERSBURG SOCIETY
-----.--- --------4
Marriage Of Miss Rosa Stephen.
son to Mr.. Towlles at Grace
Church Notable Event.
BIG WORK. GOING AHEAD
Good Progress i'll the Matter OF
Divcrting the Channel Of the
AppomattoS.
BIG WORK GOING 4
tsnecial.to The Tlrnes-Dispatch.1

ISDe Cial to Inc lll1es-DlSPutth'I
PETERSBURG. VA, October ss.-
Dnc of the most beautiful OF me many
weddings OF the year in Petersburg so.
riete took place ut Grace Episcopa
I Church ait s o'clock this evening, when
Miss Rosa stephenson, daughter or MIS-
Rosa u. Stephenson. of this CITY, be-
game the bride of MI. William Waver-
ly Tpwnes a well-known young Pc
tersburs business man. The handsome
church presented a beautiful scene
with the auditorium brilliantly lighted
and the spacious recess chancel adorn
ed In perfect taste with palms, FERNS
and autumn leaves. over which mfrlao
candles before the stately memorial
window above the altar cast sott
glow. The bride. wearing an exquisite
gown of white radium silk. trimmed
with Irish point lace. her title vel!
caught with pearls and carrying a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley,
was preceded by her sisters Miss
Elizabeth Stephenson and Miss Wilma
Harrison Stephenson. as maids OF
honor beautifully Eowncd In French
batiste. with lace trimmings and green
satin sashes and carrying white chry-
santhemums. Miss Helen Epes TONNES,
sister of the groom. was flower girl,
and was attired in white organdie. car
d
NUNS. The bride was escorted to the
chancel by her brother. DR.. j. W. Ste
phenson. Rev. DR.. C. Braxton Bryan,
rector of Grace Church. performed the
ceremony. Mr.. Griffin Sandys Townes.
brother Of the groom. was best man,
and the following gentlemen were ush-
ers: Messrs. Henry S. Cato and John
Z. Hutsirpillar. of Charlestown. w.
Va: Robert Is. Brock of Farnville;
Or. William Meade Stith Robert Nc
Kenney Cutiibert, Joseph w. Smith, w.
Meade Stockdell and George w. Wat
son. of this city. The wedding marches
were beautifully rendered by Miss
Mary Carter Tomlin.
Diversion Work Progressing.
The Atlantic Dredging Company,
which has the work of cutting the
new channel for the diversion of the
AppomattoS River. has completed the
new iron bridge for the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad tracks across the chan
mel through Pocahontas. and experts to
begin work on the big dam across the
river as soon as the dredging between
the new bridge and the main channel OF
the river is completed. The dam will
cross the river between Bishops Bridge
and the present Atlantic Coast Line
trestle.
Section Master Killed.
Mr. John II. Hamilton, section
master on the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. was run over and killed yes
terday afternoon by passenger tralr
no. 81. southbound. between Port Wal
thall and Dunlop stations In Chester,
feld county. Mr. Hamilton stepped
from a sidetrack to the main track t
avoid material train on the siding
and as he touched the main track wa:
instantly killed by the flying passen.
ger engine. He was q native OF NORTH
Carolina. was about tilirty-six years
old. and leaves wife and three chill.
dren in this city. where he had beer
residing temporarily penang the com.
pletion of some railroad work. Til.
body was shipped to-day from the j
7. Morris & Son undertaking estab-
lishment. In this city, TO Selma, n. C.
Preacher AdiudEcd Insane.
A young white man. calling himself
Sidney Brown, and claiming Baltimore
as his home, was arrested here las
night while preaching at the corner OF
Sycamore and Bank Streets. and to.
day was adjudged insane by a commits
sion. composed of Justice Butler and
Drs. Burke and Hoy. He, came to re.
1ersburs from Norfolk several day.
:ago.
Rev. A. NJ. Hall a,id Mrs. Hall to-da,
celebrated taeir golden wedding. Al
their childrelYNypre present