The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
.MR. LASS|TER HAS
GUESTS At D|NN[|
Petersburg Senator Entertain,
Members Of Legislature and
Other Friends.
DEAF MUTE DOING WELL
John Fowlkes, Shot Through
misunderstanding, Expected
to Recover.
'EAF MUTE DOING WELL
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Special to THE Times. Dispatch
81. IE.lERSBcRG, VA, February 2s-
senator Charles T. Lassiter entertained
son'o OF tho members OF tho Senate
anu House Of Delegates to meet th1
ose.noI, TIE Lieutenant. Governor and
.ne speaker Of tho House. The gucsti
from Richmond came over on a aneciaj
car on the interurban trolley fro,,
Manchester and comprised yora
pleasant party
Ihose Invited were Goynrnor sw,r.
son, Lieutenant-Governor Ellyson ana
speaker Byrd; Senator's Echols E,nm
Gravatt. Hartman. Hobbs Eeezell
Mann, Rison, Sims. strode Tucker and
Wickham: Delegates Baker Bowman
Brewer, Clarke. Cox, William 3. Daniel
Lewis. s. ii. Love. Lowry. Massie
Noting, j. j. owen. Powell. Rend
sydnor. Thrift Weaver. Wilcox.
Wlngo and Withcrs; Chairman OF ths
Corporation Commission. Judge Robert
prentis: Judges j. NJ. MuNen. j. +.
West, w. A. Watson and Asa Watkinst
Colonel George Cameron Jr, OF thu
Governors staff; Congressman Franci,
x. Lassiter. Drs. w. j.. Drewry and
Ennion q. Williams. and Messrs Alex
ander Hamilton, William B. McIlwaine
Paul Pettitt, Z. w. Bland, r. p. Bar-
ham. Robert Gillian. John d. Watkins,
y. f. Heath. Robert CabanIss. r.. NJ.
Clements. r. i. Parsons. II. II. Sea.
bury, w. d, Mckinney. P. M. Pollard,
a. D. Hamilton. p. IL. Drewry and
George Mason.
Dcnf Mute Doing Well.
John Towlkes OF Richmond, who waa
mistaken for a burglar and shot in thu
chest by w. Spencer Magee, of this
city, while beating on the door OF tina
residence OF Charles A. Bass, in Ches.
terrified county. near this city. Thurs
day night, is getting along very we'll
at the Petersburg Hospital, under tho
care of Dr. w. 2. Hoy. who expects
a speedy recovery, barring any compi-
cations. OF which there Is no evidence
this afternoon. Magcc. who shot
Fowlkes after calling three times to
learn who the unknown midnight Wis
itor was. and receiving no reply, was
arrested here and baiied In the sum
OF $1,000 for his appearance before JUS
tice Dunstan, In Ettrick, on March
10th. The young man is employed az
the store of the c. A. Bass Cigar Com.
pany, in this city. and Is staying at tho
residence OF Mr.. Bass during the iat-
ter's absence In Ashcviilc, y. c.
To Elect Commissioners.
A joint meeting of the Board of Ala
dermen and Common Council will be
held next week to elect "a member of
the Board OF Fire. Commissioners In
place OF Benjamin Harrison. resigned.
and a member Of the Board of Police
Commissioners. in place of Dr. j. NJ.
Peasants, who has resigned.
The Councils action on the temper-
ance recommendations to be presented
to 1t, as contained III the report subs
mltted to a recent temperance masa
meeting at the Academy of Music by
a committee of thirteen citizens, two
from each of the six wards, with Rich
ard B. Davis as chairman is awaited
with great interest.
The most important changes recom-
mended i'll the report arc the limiting
OF the number of saloons In Peters,
burg to hfteenT their confinement 10
the business section OF the city. tho
Increase of the license tax to $1,000,
and the further limitation OF The open
hours from in the morning until 10
at night. Great doubt Is expressed an
to the Councils adoption OF much OF
this plan.
Leaves Straight nnce.
The announcement by Judge Asa D.
Watkins. OF Farmville. that he will
not be candidate for Congress in this
man LassIter and Mr.. Robert Turnbull.
Of Lawrenceville, who have announced
their candidates..
Mr.. w. b. Harrison, OF ST. Louis. who
left Petersburg more thin forty years
ago, has returned to this city after
sevcring his business connections in
St. Louis. Mr.. Harrison reached here
last evening.