The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
ANNUAL MEETING OF
p B. M. ASSOCIATION.
One OF Pctcrsburg's Oldest and
Best Institutions Elects Officers
and Enjoys Banquet.
Ex-coNvlCT AGAIN in TROUBLE
Notion OF Council AND Board Of
Il A1dern1er-Death OF Pastor Of
. Ettrick Baptist Church,

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3he Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics
Association, one of the Oldest and mos;
valued institutions in this city, at Its
annual meeting tonight reelected TIL.
Following officers: President Captain
Hugh r. Smith: Vice President. VIII
liam u. Poole; Secretary and Treasurer
William II. Baxter Directors, Charles
~. Williamson. Robert L. Campbell, An
drew j. Clements, james y. Branch, DIR.
Thomas j. Burgess. Robert l.. Erunct
and o. W. MnttoS. w. a. Perdue. a
well-known Petcrsbur. contractor, was
elected member
The association was established in
1925. Incorporated in 1895. aud In its
s Zig building. CT Sycamore and Tabb
Etreets, was a valuable library of more
than 10000 volumes, which is constant
lS being enlarged 1t has now fifty
five members.
After the meeting tonight the nsso-
ciation gave q banquet Mt Masonic Hall.
Vacancies Filled.
A joint meeting OF the Council and
Board of Aldermen this evening filled
three vacancies on the Board OF Public
School Commissioners by the follnw-
ing elections: First District. j. Morton
Townsend; Second District Chester
Sheppard; Third District. Thomas B..
Ivey.
Councilman Il. II. Patterson was
elected chairman OF the Fire Commit
tee.
The Board of Aldermen at its regu-
lar meeting concutred In all measures
passed by the Council at it's last meet
ms. including an appropriation OF
of,688. for completing street roadway
Improvements and number of smaller
appropriations for various other public
improvements.
After reconsideration of It's former
vote refusing to concur in the Councils
S1.io0 appropriation for water
main to the almshouse, the Board con-
hrlned the measure.
City Attorney George Mason's opin-
Jon that the proposed contract between
xlle city and some shipbuilders OF VIII
mington, Del, for the lease of Swans
island, III the Appomattox River, could
not be legally made, was laid on the
table, and Mr. Mason was instructed
10 submit an opinion as to the clty's
right TO sell the island.
The first opinion, which was sub
n1itted TO the Council at its last meet
ing. stated that a lease of the property
gould not be made by private contract,
but must be advertised.
The Board of Governors of the Cham.
Der of Commerce al the annual meet
ing tonight decided to invite the men,
bers of the Retail Merchants Associa-
tion and the Petersburg business public
generally TO attend the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce TO be held
tomorrow night.
William Smith. a negro, who has
served two terms in the State pent-
lentiary, and is now wanted by the
Warwick county authorities on The
charge of numbering q woman In that
roInty last June. has been captured
here and taken back TO Warwick. Smith
formerly lived here, and the arrest WAS
made Saturday night by Chief of Po-
lice Ragland, Detective Herlan and
Officers Collier and Evans at the home
IF the negro's aunt, on Carter Street,
"a few hours after his arrival in the
city. He was taken to Warwick county
yesterday by Chief Of Police Morris,
of Bloodneld.
Taken Back to Washington.
Jefferson L. Mccoy, the young negro.
who. as previously reported in The
& Times Dispatcr. was captured by Po-
lice Officer Gallon about go o'clock
Friday night and Slightly wounded BY
q pistol shot while attempting to TIL,
away from the officer at the Dunlop
Street station OF the Seaboard Ali,
Zine Railroad, WAS taken back 20
washington, D. c., last night by de-
tective. who stated that Mccoy ha,.
broken into house there and stolen
forty spoons, thus explaining The his
tory of the thirty-nine silver spoons
which were.Lfound. on his person at
The time Of tis- capture here. Captain
Ragland notified Mayor Sylvester, ru-
perntendent OF the Washington police
and detective was promptly sent for
The prisoner.
Arrangements are being made 70,
extensive improvements to the farm
nm the Woodpecker Road in Chester
field county, formerly belonging to Mrs
Imogen Lawrence, and recently pur-
chased through Pyle & Co., of tris city
by Messrs. j. W. Dethen and A. VI
Dethen, OF Toledo, O., who lave ar
rived here and will reside on thei,
newly acquired property. j. W. rsmon
FORMERLY Of New York now OF Cuba
+ has also arrived to take charge of {
Farm on the intcrurban car line il
chesterfeld
In the Mayors Court this morning
4 John Whcelhouse. Il young white man