The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-29
QUARANTINE PEN
FOR PETERSBURG.
Dr.. Ferneyhough and Others
Meet in Connection With
Matter.

Especial Gable to The Times-DIspatch.1
PETERSBURG. VA, April 2s.--An
slaughter houses of Petersburg was
made to-day by Or. j. g. Ferncyhough,
State veterinarian. and Dr.. r. M. Owen,
If Richmond, with Secretary r. J..
auares Of the Wholesale Merchants
and Manufacturers Association OF Pc
tersburg, and Mr. Ed. r. Bowman, with
a view to establishing a regular quar-
antine pen in the city, or making ar
rangements necessary for handling for
Immediate slaughter cattle from the
quarantine sections. Dr. Ferncyhough.
who met Or. owen hero to-day by
appointment, made the following
statement regarding the local appl-
cation of quarantine regulations:
Cattle from quarantined counties
must not be taken to Petersburg, since
the counties OF Prince George and Din
widdie are above the quarantine line.
1t Is absolutely against the law for
any one to drive a COW or any cattle
from the quarantined county OF Ches-
terfield into the counties OF Prince
George or Dinwiddie or the city OF
Petersburg for any purpose"
Bette Ann Smith negro woman.
credited with being the queen of CO.
caine vendors" was sent on to the
grand Jury from the Mayors Court
to-day charged with selling the drug.
Lassiter & Drewry are counsel for the
accused woman, and commonwealth's
Attorney. II. H. Mann Is conducting the
prosecution.
Delegates to City Convention.
AT ward meetings last night Peters.
burg Democrats elected ten delegates
fromseach Of the six wards of the city
to the city convention, to be held. DIT
the Chamber of Commerce Hall to-
pteyt al 81 =.
Democratic State Convention In Roa-
noke June 18th. The following dele
gates were elected last night:
First Ward-J. NJ Saunders. w. T.
Temple. w. S. McCance. w. f. Moore,
DIR. E. L. Robinson, j. j. Nelms, D. Z.
Parkinson. j. w. Wells and c. L.
Bowie.
Second ward-wllliam NJ. Martin,
Robert Gillian. Sr.. p. RI. Drewry A.
r. Moody. James Weddell. George Ma
son. Freeman w. Jones. Benjamin 3.
Jones. George Cameron, Jr.. and a.
W. Gray.
Third ward-w. A. Totty. Charles T.
Lassiter. n. r. Patteson, l.. a. Rosen-
stock. Sidney Fisher. T. f. Heath. *.
w. Harris. Joseph Williams, C. w.
Bland and E. NJ. Clements.
Fourth Ward--J. B. Taliaferro. Or. s..
A. Hinton, r. w. Price ". Fl. Stewart.
Dr. J. NJ. Burke, w. D. Mckinney. J.
B. Evans. C. G. Pleasants. Dr.. j. BOIL
ing Jones and NJ. C. Jackson
Fifth Ward-Isaiah Brockwell. II. C.
Blankenship, ]. G. ouarles, w. Il.
Mulcaha, A. ]. Saunders. J. A. Collier,
c. e. Andrews Peyton Hawkins. En-
nett wIkcrson and c. T. Williamson.
Sixth Ward-W. o. Newsom. c. NJ
Walsh. T. F. Kidd. ]. E. Pulley. r. L.
Chambers. r. r. Chambers, John Me-
Caleb, George Brister. r. s. Chandler
and George F. Newsom
Men well versed in political affairs
In this city express the opinion that
Petersburg will send an uninstruct.d
delegation to Roanoke.
Fnrmer-Clnrkc Wedding.
Miss Mary Susan Clark. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Clarke, and Mr.
BENJAMIN Franklin Farmer. of Belle
meade. n. j.. were married at O'Clock
this evening at the residence of the
brides parents. on Bollingbrook Street
Rev r. ". Barnwell. rector OF St
Pauls Episcopal Church, officiating.
Miss Fannie Leake was maid of honor.
The Bnznar Success.
The Grays' bazaar which opened last
evening at the Petersburg Grays' Ar
mory in Library Hall, and will con-
tinue throughout the week, Is proving
the greatest social feature OF manyt
seasons and is attracting throng oil
visitors that taxes the capacity of the
big hall. which is a scene of continuous
carnival every evening. The many
booths, representative of the great ma
lions of the world. are true bowers of
beauty that present Irresistible evil
dence OF the decorative taste and Skill
of the many ladies who preside over
their attractions. The Swiss booth. one
OF the first to greet the visitor within
the F'airyland is a bower OF fruits and
flowers. where delightful welcome
is extended by Mrs. Leroy Roper and
Mrs. William Budd, who are assisted
by Miss Eichelberger. Miss Estelle Col
Inns. Miss Nan Jones, Miss Margaret
Jarratt. Miss Florence LeMoyne. Miss
Helen Harrison, Miss Alberta Egerton
and Miss Elizabeth Romaine Pegram.
The hostesses are gowned in pic