The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
PLACE WINDOWS
IN OLD CHURCH
Southern States Memorials to
Their Confederate
Dead.
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NOTED THIEF LANDS IN JAIL
Another Congressional Candidate
Replies to Cannon's
Query.
NOTED THIEF LANDS IN JAIL.
T~imes-Dispatch Bureau,
1903 North sycamore Street

10y North sycamore street
Petersburg, Va, January 10.
Charged with stealing a case o
shoes. two calves and twelve bags o
peanuts from freight cars OF the Sea
board Air Line Railway, on the track!
in this city. a negro named Jane:
Thomas. alias ."Thc Kid was arrest
cd at Mckinney. in Dinwiddie county
this morning, and was this aftertoo!
brought to the Petersburg Jail t.
await trial. These robbcries were
committed on different dates in be.
cembcr. One Of the gung. william
Harris, implicated In tho thefts, has
already been sent on to the Crane
jury. and the Chief OF Police has beer
closely trailing THE Kid until hi.
location aud arrest at Mckenney. He
has before been convicted and served
sentence for car robbing. The stolen
booty In these cases has been traced
10 the parties who innocent1y bough,
Memorial window In Blnndford.
The Ladies' Memorial Association,
through whom they were ordered, has
been notified by Tiffany, Of New York,
that the memorial windows to be
erected in historic old Blandford
Church by the States OF Alabama,
South Carolina. Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi, In memory of their Confcd-
crate dead buried In Blandford Gene
terry. have been completed and are
awiting orders for shipment. Bland
ford Church has been converted by the
Ladies' Memorial Association into a
beautiful memorial chapel, and a place
has been reserved for a window to be
erected by each Southern State In
commemoration of Its dead heroes
whose remains rest in the cemetery.
Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana and
Missouri have already contributed
their windows and II Is probable that
one date Will be arranged for the url-
yelling OF the four Just completed, and
that proper ceremonies will mark the
occasion.
The windows are of full size. Each
bears the figure of one of the apostles
and the seal OF the respective State
with an appropriate inscription. 6.AlI
arc of like design and cost 500 each.
The association would not want any
ono window TO be superior or of more
costly quality or design than another.
Maryland has erected a handsome win
dow. to be inscribed: TIC the Glory OF
God and in Loving Memory of Mary
lands Heroic Dead" The interior of
the old church has been restored by
the Ladies' Memorial Association to its
original condition, with it's pulpit. its
galleries. it's benches, etc, and on Its
walls have been placed many mernori-
ais of Revolutionary and Confederate
days.
Personal aud Otherwise.
Edward E. Jones. late with the Brit
ish-Anierican Tobacco Company, has
zone to Charlotte. n. c.. to accept a
position with the National Bank oe
that city.
- Ht r 30 - oN1,1 ~ - -
deputy city lumber inspector, has re-
signed that position, and left to-day
or Wilson. n. c.. to accept similar WORK
for lumber companies at that place.
The wholesale boot, shoe and leather
business in this city last year exceeded
!1.0O0se0o in value. The wholesale
grocery and dry goods business both
exceeded the trade OF the previous
year.
George Thomas, a young white man.
was to-day sent TO the grand jury on
the serious charge of highway robbery.
the alleged victim being q colorcd wo-
man-Minnic Wilson.
Jim Williams, colored. was sentenced
to jail for a term OF six months this
morning for entering a house, without
breaking, and stealing money belong
ing to a olored woman
DR.. Taylor. OF Richmond, Will be a
witness in the Hastings Court at the
trial of Junius a Williamson, on the
charge of the murder of his wife by
the administration of poison in her
food. In the analysts of the viscera of
tho dead woman, DR.. Taylor found
traces OF arsenic. In the trial for big
amy w. p. Rogers will come all the
way from Texas to testify to the mar
rtage of Williamson and his daughter,
Addie Rogers. whom he deserted. Com-
ing TO Petersburg. Williamson married
Miss Parmelia Kiersey, daughter OF q
well known citizen of Chesterfield
county. whom he is charged with
poisoning. Another Williamson is un-
der Indictment for forgery. also.
The contract for the plumbing of the
W large schoolhouses to be erected
in Petersburg has been awarded to
Brunet& Sommers, of this city.
Mr.. Cookies Reply.
William B. Cooke. of Sussex county,
In response to the queries of the Anti
Saloon League as to his position on
liquor legislation in Congress, replies
If elected he will favor legislation
TO enact into law. the propositions set
forth In all three Of the questions pro-
bounded by the Rev. James Cannon,
Ir. AL four OF the candidates in the
Fourth District have answered the anti
saloon questions. and these answers
will now be published by the league, to
enable the voters to make their choice
Of Congressman on January 25. The
answers are all very much alike.
Mrs. Annie o. Moore, wife of WI.
Moore, died at her home in Ettrick,
Saturday night. She was thirty-ivc
years Old and is survived by her hus-
band and five children. h
Mrs. Frances Lewis died on Saturday
the Eastern State Hospital. She was
about seventy-1ve years old and leaves
ler husband and one son. of this city. {
James TT. Anderson, an old and re. !
colored citizen, died suddenly :
his morning at his home on New !
Street, He was a hack driver forsmany !
ears. 4
I.scf. Shelley, Of the Fire Department, !.
vas taken suddenly III saturday night .
With appendicitis. He was hurried IA =
lie hospital, where a successful opera =
ion was performed, and he is getting
very we'll. i
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