The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-07
Argument Will Be Made With
Reference to Indictments
Against Bishop.
TWO AGED RESIDENTS DEAD
Movement Started for Battlefield
Park Other Petersburg
News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
l09 North Sycamore STREE,
Petersburg. Va. April C.

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tlnued to the April term of the Hust-
ings Court. which begins on the goth
! instant. The court. however. will meet
tomorrow, to- hear and decide some
preliminary motions. 10 be submitted
and argued In reference TO indictments
against Carter r. Bishop
Two Aged Hcsidcnt4 Dcnd
/ Miss Martha +. Watkins died this
dence Of her niece. Miss Mollic McEn-
cry. on Friend Street in her ninety
eighth year. She was the Oldest mem
+, Der of Tabb Street Presbyterian Church.
and probably the Oldest resident OF
Petersburg. Miss Watkins was born
on January o. 1914 ct Wales tho
home Of her parents. Captain Edward L
and Mrs, Nancy Briggs Watkins. in
| Dinwiddie county. She had lived IN
/, Petersburg a great number Of years
| Due to the infirmities Of age she had
rapidly failed during the past few
weeks, and this morning passed quietly
awa.. as though falling into gentle
| siumher. The funeral will take place
from the residence Saturday morning
at II o'clock
| William a. Fem. another old and
greatly respected citizen died last
evening at the home OF his sister, Mrs.
Charles r. Kirkham, on Halifax street.
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three years old, was a native of Peters
burg, and had lived in the city all OF
his life For q great many years he
was engaged in the printing and book
binding business as a member Of the
firm Of Fem & Owen, but retired some
years ago. He never married. and is
| survived BY two sisters-Mrs. Charles
4. krkham and Mrs. D. v. Poole. both.
OF this city. He was a man Of high
character and universally esteemed
Exciting Runway.
A fine pair of mules belonging TO
Roland Pegram, a colored farmer OF
Prince George, took fright and ran
a"aS on sycamore Street about 3
O'Clock this afternoon. PeEram had
Just delivered load OF peanuts. and no
one was in the wagon at the time 3s
the mules ran up the street they col.
iided with and broke buggy belong
Ing to r. r. Allen Mr.. Aliens dauEh-
ter. who was in the buggy. was thrown
out, and received some cuts and bruises.
but was not seriously hurt Farther
UP the street the mules ran into a
heavy dumping cart. One Of the ami
| mas was up on the cart. and fell of
badly injured The driver of the cart
ESCAPED injury by jumping.
For Battlefield Purk.
movement mas been started for the
establishment Of battlefield park at
Pttcrsburg, which promises success
committees have been appointed by
Post c. Travellers Protective Associa
tlon; the Chamber OF Commerce the
common Council and A p Hill Ca,np OF
confederate Veterans to take the ma,
ter in hand and push It, These com
mittees will confer together and for-
mulate plans of procedure. One OF the
most important OF these plans il is
understood, will be to get in commu-
nicalon with the posts of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and seek 10 in
terest them In the movement. and
,hroueh them have the matter brought
before Congress AS individuals. the
sands Of Federal veterans who
+; !. visited the Petersburg battlefelds
Ave expressed themselves in favor of
Inc establishment of park. but no for
ma action has ever been taken Troops
from nearly every Northern State
fought around Petersburg, and many of
mem died here To get the Grand
Army soldiers interested actively. 1T is
believed, will result in success Sew
eral OF the Northern States have all
ready erected handsome monuments
10 their dead soldiers here
Bnsebnli Notes.
The Petersburg baseball team will
play games tomorrow and SATURDAY.
with the Toronto team, Of the Eastern
League. Next week the Petersburg
boys Will play two games each with
me Altoona (Pennsylvania) and tho
trenton tNew Jcrscy) teams Manager
Busch is gradually perfecting his team
releasing some who do not come fully
up TO the mark Of efficiency, signing
and trying others, and retaining thosa
who give satisfaction
Important Educational Meeting
Inc Petersburg Teachers Club will
hold an important meeting tomorrow
| evening IN the auditorium OF the Dun
can Brown Public School. The object
Is TO enlist among the people a grea Ter
interest In the public schools. They
| nave invited members of the Co-oper-
ative Educational Association Of Vir.
Slnla TO speak at this meeting tell OF
TINS work throughout the state and
assist IN organizing branch associa-
alton here. The speakers tomorrow
night will be John Stewart Bryan j.
II. Binford and Mrs. l.. r. Dashiell' Of
Richmond.
Personal and Otherwise
John, Scarborough. prominent citi.
zen and farmer Of Prince George coun.
~ IS III at his home near Garysburg
he is about seventy years old and was
a good Confederate soldier.
Thomas w. Thicker. a welJknovn
grocery merchant of Halifax Street i
confined to his bed by an attack of az.
pend!citis.
Petersburg Lodge OF Elks Installed
It's newly elected officers last night ana
alter business the members enioyed y
pleasant social session.
The City School Board has awarded
the contract for furnishing the new
school buildings on Washington Street
with shades TO the Harlow WILCOX
Company of this city. There are nos
shades to be furnished
judge Mullen, who is to preside at
the trial of Mayor Cutchin. of Roa
noke, on the charge Of malfeasance viii
hold court there on April II. He viii
however, go up to Roanoke Sunday
morning to issue rule against the
MAYOR to show cause why he should not
be removed.
About 10000 pounds of tobacco was
sold at Moores Warehouse this morn
ING at an average Of II cents per
pound. One farmer from Dinwiddie
sold his crop at an average Of IL cents.