The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-01

Petersburg Investment Corpora
ton Pays Good Dividend
Its First Year.
OF Mr.. sPoTswool
One OF the Oldest and Most Rep
resentative Citizens-Pr
George Wedding.
Especial to The Tlmos- plspatch.I

lSpecial 10 The TImos- Dispatch.1 ~
PETERSBURG. VA, December 3D.
The board of directors of the Peters
burg Investment Corporation, whicI
is an adjunct of the Chamber o.
Commerce, at meeting to-day de-
clared dividend as OF January list 81
8 per cent. fiat to the stockholders oil
the corporation. This amounts q
about s per cent. par annum, as thu
average time of this collection of thu
stock subscriptions was about April
!, 1907. This is a fine showing, and
needs no other comment than that thu
petersburg Investment Corporation u
fulfilling entirely the hopes OF Its many
stockholders.
Death of Mr.. Spotswood.
The death Monday night OF Mr.. Jo
seph Edwin Spotswood was shock Z
the community, though not altogethc
unexpected. He had been Ill for
long time.
Mr.. Spotswood was one of the oldes
and most honored citizens OF Peters
burg. He was veteran of the Next
can War and the War between th]
States. He served throughout the Wa
of 1876 In the Twelfth Virginia
Regiment, Mahone's Brigade. and mad
a splendid record as a soldier. He wa
the last but one of the two compa
MES of Petersburg volunteers In tn
this city. now venerable in years AM
highly esteemed as a citizen, surviving
Mr.. Spotswood was for many years EN-
gagged in the lumber business In tht
city. and until a few months ago %a
an active and familiar figure on
streets. He was man of high g
tian principle and integrity. and
joyed the confidence and respect o
who knew him. He was seventy-t
years old, and is ,r sTry " by ~,
Spotswood. of Norfolk, and Edw
Spotswood, OF Petersburg. He y
member OF the a. p. Hill Camp of
federate Veterans.
GilIInm-Ruffln.
The wedding of Mr.. James Sk
Gillian and Miss Virginia Ruff
historic old Merchants Hope FL
pal Church. in Prince George co
was one OF the notable social g
Of the winter. A number of fr
OF the young couple attended the
ding.
intimately, and prominently conn y,
section. and old Merchants
Church, in which the marriage
mony was performed. Is one OF
few remaining church edihces q
Colonial days. The bride IS tne
George S Champion Ruftln. of "gd
wood near Tar Bay, on James
Mr.. Gillian is a prominent citize
Prince George.
Brief PetersbuE Items.
Special revival services will be
afternoon and night. beginning To-
row, in the Salvation Army ia
There We're forty-one births in
.tersburg In December. or these
enteen were white and twenty-topF
Mr.. Mortimer Williams. on acc
of his business engagements. has
clined the position OF president OF
Riverside Club, to which he was
Gently elected. ~,
Petersburg Aerie Of Eagles VIII
stall its newly-elected Officers
Tuesday night, and will celebrate
occasion with banquet.
T.. r. Gates, of this city, has
chased the Petersburg baseball =
chise Of the Old Dominion League.
an organization Is to be effected
a firm basis. Already several
players have been signed for thu
season. - -
The residence Of Captain Asa Ros
In Jefferson Street, was entered Sun
evening by sneak thief and anSot
coat and hat stolen from the hally
Tom Davis, a negro, just out OF
Richmond almshouse, was arrested
night In a pawn shop, where he
pawned the coat.