The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-07
PRETTY WEDDING
| is CELEB.R.A / Ed.
Miss Ethel Francis Becomes
Bride of DIR.
Burke.
ADDRESSES ON MISSIONS.
No Sales OF Tobacco at Ware
house During
Week.
ON MISSIONS S.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North sycamore ST

Petersburg. Va. January s.
Fashionable assemblage filled ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church at noon to-
day to witness the marriage of Miss
Ethel M. Francis to DR.. Hampden Au-
lick Burke. The wedding was a very
beautiful and perfectly ordered event,
and one OF great social interest Ths
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Father Thomas j. O'Farrell pastor Of
the church. The bride was handsome
ly gowned in point venise. built on
charmeuse and chiffon, embroidered In
pearls. She wore tulle veil with real
lace, caught with natural orange bios
SONS, and carried shower bouquet OF
lilies of the valley and white roses.
She was attended as her bridesmaids
by her sister. Miss Licille Francis. and
Miss Madeline Burke. sister Of the
bride groom each wearing pink chiffon
trimmed in VAL, with pink baby
hats to match, and carrying baskets
| of pink sweetpeas. The bridegroom's
attendant as best man WAS his bro
Their. Antonio A. Burke, and the ushers
were: Robert j. Francis. brother OF
the bride; John M Hanrahan, D. Burr
Lawrence. James Young. Edwin M.
Clements and Clarence Dalton. of
Petersburg; Robert Nelligan. of WASH
ington, D. c.. and DR.. F. st. Ledger
Moncure. of Norfolk. A number OF
outside guests were present. A very
largely attended reception in honor Of
| the bridal party was given last night
at the residence Of the bride, on JEFF
ferson Street. The home was beauti-
fully illuminated and decorated. the
drawing-room and dining apartments
| In pink. and the hall and the library
with red American Beauty and La
France RISES The wedding trip will
embrace many points South.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas ]. Francis, and Is a beauh-
full attractive and popular young wo-
man. The bridegroom is the. son Of
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ Burke. and is
a prominent member of the Petersburg
medical faculty. The bride was the
recipient of great number Of valu-
able presents. Guests were present
from Richmond. Norfolk. Washington,
Baltimore and New York.
No Sales This Week.
There were no sales OF tobacco at
the warehouses this week. The coun-
try people have not yet finished their
holiday season, and the weather has
prevented the bringing of produce to
markets. Next week may witness a
better condition of affairs.
/. The very heavy sleet OF yesterday
/ ana last lHlSuL SdIlSHeus to-odS III
der a melting temperature. Much dam
age, however, was done to trees and
shrubbery in the city by the weight
of ice on them. and numerous acci-
dents befell men and beasts by falls
on the streets.
/ Conductor Robertson, OF the Syca-
more Street electric line. in transfer
ing the fender of his car, slipped on
the sleet and fractured an arm last
evening.
Personal and Otherwise.
E. p Goodwin left yesterday for
New York, whence he will go to Los
Angeles. CAL. to engage in the
brokerage business
Miss Julia Emory. of New York, sec
rotary of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Episcopal Church, and Mrs. John
Letcher. of Norfolk, secretary of the
4 Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese OF
I Southern Virginia, delivered addresses
on missions in Grace Church to-day.
Early this morning a horse belong
ing to an employe of the Central State
Hospital, while being driven on Dun.
lop Street, was killed by coming ir
; contact with low hanging live wire
which had been broken by the sleet.
!, Willard Burnett, a young white man
was sent to the Hastings Court by tn,
Police Justice this morning to answe
the charge of robbery from the per
son. The complainant was coloret
!, woman who alleged that her pocket
!. hook. containing a small amount o
money was forcibly taken from he
by Burnett and another man.