The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
0ANT|-SALOON DAY
IN PETERSBURG
Special Services to Be Held in
Several Churches To-day With
Visiting Speakers.
TWO YOUNG MEN HURT
Were Thrown From Their Buggy
in MISUNDERSTANDING of
Chesterfield.
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PETERSBURG, VA, January 1c-To
morrow will be Anti Saloon Field Day II
Petersburg, and the pulpits of the Meth
odist churches In the city will be nllet
morning and evening by prominent mem
bers of the Anti-Saloon League of vir-
ginia. Other representatives of the
league are expected to visit Petersburf
in the near future and occupy the pull
pits Of other denominations.
Following is list OF the speakers for
Tomorrow and the churches at which
they will speak:
Rev. DR.. Il. a. Bennett at Market
Street in morning Wesley at night.
Rev. j. w. West at High street
Church in morning, Blandford at
night.
Rev. o. j. Rider at West Street
Church in morning. Ettrick at night.
Rev ]. w. Mitchell at Ettrck
Methodist Church in morning, Ettrick
Baptist at night
Mrs. j. Pearson Loose, who was Miss
Jennie Stith Hinton, daughter of former
Judge Drury A. Hinton. of the Virginia
Supreme Court, has been granted an
absolute divorce from her husband by
Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia.
The couple were married in this city
about n year ago. Mrs. Loose VIII at
once resume her maiden name.
The Philadelphia Inquirer OF Tuesday,
January 8. 1907, contains the following
with reference to the divorce:
Mrs. J. Pearson Loose was granted an
absolute divorce yesterday by Court OF
Common Pleas. No. s. on statutory
grounds. Her husband. j. Pearson Loose,
lives at the Hotel Majestic. and Is con-
nected with the National Biscuit Com
,tNa,, 49, l1n f-rD
Club"
Totty-Roberts.
John w. Totty and Miss Virgie M.
Roberts, a popular young couple, were
united in marriage Thursday evening last
at the home OF James T. Ashby. at Swift
Creek. The ceremony was performed by
Rev S. s. Robinson. of Ettrick. The
bridal attendants were N. W. Farley,
with Miss Ollie Ashby. and G. V. Farley,
with Miss Annie Bowles.
The bride Is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. !
Frank Roberts. of Mckinney Va. The |
groom is a valued employe of the Ches-
terrified Manufacturing Company.
Smith-Ashby.
Miss Lizzie Ashby, of wytheville. and
Britt Foster Smith. son of Mr.. w. Irving
Smith. of this city. We're married in
North Carolina several days ago. Mr..
Smith is employed on the Tidewater Rail-
road. letter was received by his pa
rents few days ago telling of the mar
riage.
Young Men Thrown Out.
a pair of horses attached to a buggy |
in which were seated Messrs Claude |
Rogerson and Samuel Taylor ran away |
pn Franklin Street yesterday after
noon, and both men We're thrown from
the buggy. Taylor escaped unhurt, but
Rogerson was painfully hurt about the
head. He was taken to the Home for
the Sick and his injuries attended to.
The horses ran into the store of z. A.
Hartley & Bro.
P. Clifford Hobbs, who for the past
several years has been connected with
the United States Railway Mail Ser
vice, has resigned that position to be-
come storekeeper In the United States
Customs Service In this city.
James Young, popular young cti-
zen. formerly with w. n. Friend e.
Co. has accented a position with the
Underwater Railroad Company.
John T. wasson of Emory and
Henry College. was in Petersburg yes