The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-18
READY TO DREDCE
APP0MATT0l RIVER
Bids VIII Be Opened in Norfolk
August 2s--Money Avail
able.
SEVERAL MARRIAGES
SEVERAL
Lodge Meeting Called-Council
Issues Cali to Elect Mayor
of Cockade City.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. H.
Bids for the dredging of the Appomat-
tox river will be opened In Norfolk
August 20. Congress appropriated
$4,000 for this purpose, and the
money has been available since the
LIST of July. Lieutenant Colonel Pat
rick, United States engineer. was in
Petersburg q FEW days ago inspecting
the work OF blasting rock In the chan
mel OF the river In the vicinity OF Po-
cahontas.
A call for a joint meeting Of Coun-
cilmen and Aldermen In being circu-
lated Wednesday for the purpose of
electing mayor for the city. This
was presented to Mr. Carter r. Bishop.
president Of the board of aldermen,
and who In acting mayor of Peters
burg. Both the Cameron and Paterson
adherents are claiming they will elect
their candidates.
The Riverside Club will give It's reg
ular monthly dance at the clubhouse
this evenin gat $3.50 o'clock. Members
and visiting friends are invited. Tha
music for the occasion will be furnish
ed by Ripple's orchestra.
ne regular lnG2tElC8t season AT the
Academy of Music will soon begin,
Teen listed. Petersburg 10 detached
from the Leath interests.
Lodge Meeting.
Petersburg Lodge OF Elks met We'd
nesday in their lodge room In odd
Fellows building, and some regular
business was transacted. Thr@s new
members were initiated and Ave ap-
iii atoms were received. The lodge
elected the following delegates 10 the
Stat convention in Charlottesville,
| which convenes September s: Mesws.
! w T. Baugh w. w. Presson, George
| Watson, Charles e. Bowie. Owen Gill;
| more. H. v. Farham. j. b. Roberts,
| W. Lee Rahily. Myer Seal and J. Eev-
erly Harrison.
The Petersburg Motorboat Club will
Friday night give q delightful moon
| light excursion down the Appomattox
and James rivers to Jordan's Point
| lighthouse. The trip will be made on
! the steamer Pokanoket and special
music has been engaged for the oc-
casion. The motorboat club IL regu-
larly organized, composed chiefly OF
young society men of Petersburg, and
they have a splendid feet of pleasure
boats.
| ActSASpuIk LsoNESs -, r anu N, M =,
will hold its regular communication Ia
| Masonic Hall Thursday night
| Marriages.
| AT the parsonage of the West Street
Methodist church Wednesday morning
Miss Clyde Virginia Ezzell. daughter
| of Mr.. +. ID. Ezzeil, was united in mar
rage to MIR, r. F. Sykes. of Dinwiddis
county. The ceremony was perform
ed by DR.. Lloyd c. Moore. The groom,
is ali employe of the Seaboar1 Ak
Line in Itnwiddie.
pretty marriage was solemn.xsd
in Chesterfield county Wednesday, a:
the home of Mr.. Carl Radtke, when
Miss Anna Radtke became the bride
| OF Mr.. Paul Heyman. a prominent
resident of that county. The bride
was beautifully attired and carried
Brides roses. Her attendants were
her sisters. Misses Minnie and Olxa
Radtke. who acted her bridesmaids.
Mr.. Walter Heyman was best man
Master Robert Neaidengard was the
organist. Tho ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. J. T. Russell. of Chester.