The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

plan WAS urged az more effective, mora
economical and more satisfactory than
government Under the present plan.
on this communication, however. no
action was taken. The people, how
ever, are beginning to discuss the
question OF some change in municipal
government, and are awaiting with In.
terest the report OF the special com
mittee as to an administrative
board"
Attempted Suicide.
Mrs. Ammo Belcher. an elderly
widow, who lives by herself on Apo
mattox Street, In the western part OF
the oity. attempted to end her life last
evening by swallowing a quantity OF
Paris green She was made Ill, but
her condition was discovered In time
to save her life. DR.. Nixon was calico
In and administered the proper rerns.
Dial agencies. IT Is said that Mrs
A'elcher once before made an attempt
on her life by jumping In tho river.
VIII Probntch.
The VIII OF the late Hugh r. Smith,
commissioner OF the revenue. was ad.
mitted to probate IN the Hastings
Court to-day. The entire estate, con-
ststing OF realty and life insurance, Ia
bedueathed to ths widow of the tes-
tator and his son Is appointed admin
istrator. About 10000 was left In
insurance. .
Matrimonial Notes.
AT the home OF the BRIDES parents.
on Ferndale Avenue, last night, Miss
Lissie King was united In marriage to
Gibson Vaughan, we'll known young
citizen of Battarsea. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. r. Love, OF
the Second Baptist Church, in the pres
an NNP ~ f..sz e
Dolly King, sister OF the bride, was
maid of honor. and William Vaughan
brother of the bridegroom. was best
man.
Last night, at the home of Dr.. Blick.
on Washington Street, Miss Alice Lee
OF Shelton. Neb.. was quietly married
to William d. Traylor. OF this city.
Rev. A. r. Love officiating.
Building improvements.
j. T. Dalton has awarded to e. j
Andrews the contract for the erection
of modern double tenement residence
on Brown Street. at cost of $4,000.
II. w. Hines has awarded to Nichol.
son & Gillespie the contract for a
$1,000 brick residence on Sycamore
Street. NJ. p. Andrews g. Co. are the
architects of these houses Mr.. An.
drews has just returned from Roanoke
Rapids. N. c., whore he inspected and
accepted forty three houses erected
under his plans. and where he has
thirty-eight more to receive.
General News Notes.
The trial of Thomas Whelan on the
charge of the abduction OF Miss Bessie
Lee Robertson, fifteen years old, OF
Chesterfield county, will take place to-
morrow before Magistrate Dunstan. in
Ettrick. Whelan and the young wo-
man. as has been stated, were arrested
in Washington.
The reading OF the voluminous dep
ositions in the chancery cause of Avery
ct ais VS.. Tartte ct ais. has been con-
Guided In the Hastings Court before
Judge West. and argument has been
begun. The suit is brought by the
anti-Tartte faction of the Harrison
Street (colored) Baptist Church to dis
possess the Tartte faction of the con-
troll of the church.
Second Baseman Guiheen. of the
Petersburg baseball team. who is sick
of fever in the Petersburg Hospital, is
getting along fayorably.
The rains this week have been. CO.
pious and general and have proved
greatly beneficial to the growing crops
deed of transfer from Charles Hall
Davis. wife ct ais. conveying to The
Centre Hill Corporation" thirty lots
Of the beautiful Centre Hill property
for consideration of $4,000, was re-
corded In the clerks office to-day Tho
property is to be greatly improved and
oeautified.