The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
THE TIMES -D1spATc RICHMOND TUESDAY
1TQ.UNN'EEFFORTS
FOR C|7Y'5 GOOD.
Retail Merchants Appoint Com
mittce to Cooperate With
/. Other Organizations.
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PETERSBURG, VA, February Dr.
Il At II special meeting or tle ne ei
! Merchapts' Association Tonight. Prcsi-
dent Edward 1igenbrun appointed tnc
following committee to r confer na1nrs T Wrn.
Elective Association. and from ,ne
Chamber Of Commerce., on the sub
! jcct Of plans for increasing the whole-
lsale jobbnE trade OF Petersburg: Z.
] Stanley Beckwitf, Fl. Carter Myers: p.
.jC. Kent, Sidney Roscnstock, X. H. Mat
! teson.
| The three committees will submit
a joint report to general business
meeting at the Chamber OF Commerce
next Thursday night
One plan suggested is that local nier-
chants agree to pay the travelling en-
penses of buyers, assessments being
made in proportion to amount of goods
purchased.
Drcdgc Ont or Commission.
a dredge at work on the new chan
mel of the AppomattoX River was tenn
porarily put out OF commission II few
Ing blown off, causing the dredge to
fill with water. a small dam Is now
being put across the narrow stretch
of water where the dredge is now To-
water will be pumped out, and the
necessary repairs made, after which
the dam will be removed and the
dredge rcfloated.
~ lotul VI GSf,UUU pOuuuS OIL LOOSE
tobacco was sold at the Petersburg
warehouses during the past week. mak-
Jug an aggregate for the season OF
more than 100000 pounds. The high
scale of prices. which has marked this
season. Is being we'll maintained and,
with the recent favorable weather for.
handling, receipts during this week are
expected to be large.
Deaths nnd Funerals.
Mr.. James r. Dalton died about
half,past 10 o'clock last night: at the
Dalton. after a brief Illness. from
grip. Mr.. Dalton was a son of the
late James L. Dalton, formerly Il
prominent merchant of this city. and
was a wel-known and popular young
man.
Police Officer Henry Dolan died this
morning at his residence on Federal
him for active duty for
several months. Mr.. Dolan had been
a member of the police corps for many
years, and made a first-class record,
was about fifty years old, and is sur
vived by his wife and by two BROTH
ers, who arc Messrs. Joseph and John
Dolan, of this city.
crate who. was a member of Company
*, Twelfth Virginia Regiment. Ma
homes Brigade, died this morning at
the almshonse, where he had been IAN
a splendid record as soldier. and
carried in his body a bullet received
at Malvern Hill. He was about sixty
nine years old.
The funeral of Mrs. T. v. Barton, OF
New York. took place here this morn
ing, the services being held in Old
Blandford Church. Mrs. Barton was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Jarvis.
formerly of this city, now of Chat
tanooga. Tenn, both OF whom Were
present at the services.
The funeral OF Mrs. Pattie Hargrove
DOYLE, Wife of Captain w. +. Doyle,
took place this morning from the resi-
denoe in Dinwiddie county. Mrs.
Doyle's death occurred on Friday. She
was seventy-two years old, and Is sur
vived by her husband. and one broth
er, Mr.. w. B. Hargrove. and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. E. A. Boisseau,
Mrs. B. j. Epes and Mrs. D. A. Barnes.
of Dinwiddie; w. F. Doyle, OF Wash
ington, D. c.: NJ. A. Doyle, OF Monterey.
Mexico; D. c. Doyle. of Dixie, Miss:
A. II. Doyle, of Selma, Ala, and ]. C..
Doyle, of Mexico.