The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
DATES + OR TRIAL
Of CIVIL CASE s
Six Convictions OIL Felot1ious
Charges in Hastings
Court.
.CHILD's INJu.R les FATAL
Sunday Is Field Day for Anti
Saloon League in
Petersburg.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
1oa North Sycamore street.

Il .
Times Dispatch Bureau.
1oa North Sycamore street.
II Petersburg, Va, January 23
In. the Hastings Court to-day the
civil docket was called. and a num-
y Der of cases were set for trial on
later days In the term. Among the
. most important cases set for trial arc
: the following:
Charles Dt Ainbold VS.. the Atlantic
r Coast Line RAILWAY Company: suit for
{ $4,000 damages for injuries; set for
, February 8.
Mrs Matte s. Price vs. the Virginia
RAILWAY and Power Company; suit for
$4,000 damages for personal injuries;
set for February g
B. .. Scott. Street Railway Conduc-
tor. vs. W. j. Rahily; suit for $4,000
! damages for assault: set for February
. Ii.
Thomas NJ. Davis vs.. the Petersburg
Newport News Steamboat Company
and the Phillips Steamboat Line; suits
for money alleged to be due; set for
February 10.
In the two last named cases Judge
: Mullen is so situated that he will not
!, be able to preside. and he will ask
the Governor to designate some other
Judge 10 sit at their trial.
There are number of other cases
of minor Importance on the civil
docket which will BIO heard during the
term
There have been thus far six con-
! victions on felonious charges in the
| Hastings Court. with verdcts for peni-
| Tertiary terms. The court will resume
| consideration of the criminal docke. on
| Monday morning with number of
cases to be tried, and the grand jury.
| which will meet again on Friday, will
/ doubtless further business for the
| court
The appeal cases of the Rev. Eli
| Tartte. pastor of the First tcolored)
BAPTIST Church. and of Joseph White.
a member of the same church, were
( continued until the February term.
! These appeals are from Jail sentences
| imposed by the Police Justice 1t
| is understood that there will be no
further continuance when they are
again called
Injuries Proved Fatal.
Enorie Dennis Clemens, the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank K Clements, died this morning
about J o'clock at the home of her
1 parents. on High Street. of injuries
received from burns on Wednesday af
iternoou. It has never been positively
! known hos the little girls clothing
! caught ahre. she had been Temporal
rfly left alone in q room in which there
was no fire, and the superstition is that |
she must have ignited match. Her
screams brought her parents 20 her aid, |
4 and Mr. Clements had his hands Sc
verely burned in his efforts to save
his child who was badly burned about |
the upper portion Of the body. and |
who in her struggles must have in
ihaled the flames. She was q sweet and /
attractive child, favorite with all I
who knew her. and the parents have
the sympathy of the community in
their affection.
Anti-saIcon Field Dry.
Tomorrow will be q field day for the |
Anti-saloon League in Petersburg. /
when from the puipits of the Metho-
dist and BAPTIST churches the league |
will be represented By some of the |
! ablest orators Those who are an |
nounced TO speak in the different
/ churches morning and night, are Rev.
IL. D. McAlister, Rev. T.. ]. Richardson,
| Rev. G. z. Stuart, Rev. John A. Tray
/, lor and Rev. Joel T. Tucker. who come
/ fresh from the Anti Saloon League
/ conyenJion in Richmond and who will
! doubtless speak on the work and OBJ
!iects Of that body.
/ Another Man Missing.
! The police have been asked to assist
lin finding Horace Livesay, conduc-
3tor employed on the street electric
| RAILWAY who disappeared on Thurs
day and has not since been heard from.
Mr Lvesay had been Ill and under
I medical care, but he felt 80 much bet
! TER on Thursday that he left his home
ion West Washington Street, with the
intention Of reporting for duty at the
4compsug's office. His family, OF course
isre greatly distressed By his disap-
( pearance.
/ Nothing has ever been heard of Tim
! othY Cameron. who left his home In
/ Bisudford on December II and disap-
| peared az completely as though swal-
| lowed ~ the earth. Some fear that
he may be dead: others think that he
viii yet be found alive.
Personal and Otherwlse.
The Democratic City Central Com
mittee met last night and appointed
JUDGES and clerks for the various wards
10 serve in the congressional primary
election on Tuesday next. 1t is esti-
mated that Petersburg will cast about
200 10 1870 votes in that election
that Prince George win poll fully 2oo;
Dinwiddis 400 or more; SUSSEX county,
$50 TO 1000 and that there Will be an
Increased vote in every county of the
district. The auccessfrl candidate VIII
be chogen by a plurality.
The hunt of tine Riverside Club
srheduled for this afternoon has been
| postponed until Wedpesday afternoon
on account Of the death Of James
! Weddell, member OF the club.
/ Bartlett Roper. ST., president Of tho
| Virginia National Bank entertained
the board Of directors and other ofli-
ctals of thc bank III aupper last night
at fig residence on South Market
Street,
/ The pay ear OF the Atlantic Coaht
Lime paid its usual welcome monthly
/ visit 10 the ci,g yesterday,
Ttle saice Of loosH ,ohacco In this
| city this week, aK staown BY the report
of supervisor J. u. Mccullooh. agsTe-
| gated 2sg.6a5 pounds, making total
sales for the season 10 date 2.2go.220
pounds.