The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-29
.PETERSBUR|G'S FIGHT
ON THE CATION BILL !. |
Chamber Of Commerce Appoints
Committee to Appear Before |
the Legislature.
TRIBUTE TO supT. BROWN
Especial to Tho Ti,nes -pispatch.1

Especial to Tho Dlspatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, January U.s.
Representing the business interests OF
Petersburg the Chamher OF Commerce
at a special meeting tonight passed
resolution offered by Secretary Ed.
win l.. Quarles providing for tho i'm.
mediate appointment OF COMMITTEES
of three representative citizens to draft
resolutions protesting against tho pas
sage of the Cation bill for the redis.
trfbution OF taxes on railroad rolling
stock and to present the same to the
committee of the Legislature which is
to consider the bill Tomorrow.
Charles Hall Davis, president OF the
Fisher Collier and Edwin L. Quarles;
the latter will act as chairman. Messrs.
Kent and Collier are prominent bus
iness men. and both were present at
to-niEhts meeting.
The bill and its relations to Peters,
burg's interests were discussed at
length. among the speakers being w.
Il. Moore. whose one negative vote iii
the Board OF Aldermen prevented con-
currence with the Councils resolution
to employ w. Il. McTlwaip us Peters,
burg's legal representative before the
Legislature In this matter.
Attempt nj burglary.
Some uncaptured and unknown bur-
g'ar made bold attempt to enter the
West High Street about l o'clock last
night during Mr.. Wells absence on
duty as night Waterman at a neirhbor-
ing factory. Mrs. Wells was awakened
by u noise at one or the windows of
her room. and arose to find the house
breaker in the act of entering. She
called her sons, who were
asleep in the room above and. as they
came to their mothers aid, saw the
to tell whether he was a negro or a
white man.
After the regular drill Of the Peters;
burg Grays Mt the arnory last night,
the company discussed plans for tho
holding of a hazaar. and decided to
give the entertainment in March. Cap
tain Harrison will appoint a committee
of five to make all arrangements.
a new and moro amusing feature of
the row in the negro church on Far
rison Street came out to day when war
rants were Issued for the arrest OF
about dozen members of the congre-
cation on the charge of disturbing
public worship The alleged offenders
ire said to have persisted In singing
during n sermon preached at the
church last Sunday by a colored min
lister from Richmond.
Willie Shelley. q young negro was
sen, on to the Hastings Court by the
Mayor this morning TO answer the
charge of criminal assault on the
seventeen year-old imbecile daughter
of .Armelda Cooper, colored
Tribute to DIR. BrOwM.
The public schools OF the city Will
he closed tomorrow in respect to the
memory OF DIR. Duncan NJ Brown. late
superintendent OF schools, who died
Monday morning at his residence in
this city. The funeral will take place
tomorrow at noon from ST. Johns
Episcopal Church. OF which DR.. Brown
was treasurer Resolutions OF honor
and respect have been adopted by the
cestry OF ST. Johns Church, and by
the board Of public school commits
sioncrs which will attend the funeral.
y beautiful wedding took place at
the home OF MI. and Mrs. j. Fl, Decker
In Carson. Dinwiddie county yesterday
afternoon, when their daughter, Miss
Ina Decker. became the bride of Mr.. |
Toward Apger. of Montpelier, o., on
the thirty-second anniversary of the
marriage of her father and mother.
Tho ceremony was performed By Rev,
". L. Grant in the presence OF large
number OF guests assembled In the