The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Suit to Recover Value OF Car
load of Seed Is in
Progress.
DEATH OF AGED MERCHANT
Lodges Elect On:icers-Funeral
of R. Q. Egcrton.
Other News.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
. Bollingbrook street,
Telephone 14S5.

against the Grossman Seed and Supply
company, of this city. The defendant
company purchased of the plaintiffs a
carload of crimson clover seed, pay
lnent for which was refused. on the
ground. as alleged. that the seed, when
so"h. failed to germinate. and were
therefore imperfect and valueless 1t
Is alleged by the plaintiffs that the fail
urc OF the seed to terminate was due
to the dry weather. The plaintiffs are
represented by Roper & Davis. and the
. defendants by William r. McIlwatnc
and NJ. Carter Hall. Many witnesses,
Including Il number OF farmers, have
Eeen summoned to testify in the case.
Death OF Old Merchant
William II. Hargravc. respected
citizen and merchant OF long stand
ing, died this morning about $3.50
o'clock at his residence Oh Shepard
Street, after an illness of few days.
Mr.. Hargrave was native of Sussex
county, but had been resident OF
Petersburg for nifty years lie was for
many years engaged in the oil and
paint business. in which he built up
large trade. Mr.. Hargrave was a.
man OF quiet and modest demeanor and
of the strlctest integrity. He is sur
vived by his wife. two sons and one
daughter-Luther b., William T., Jr,
and Miss Clara Hargrave.
Meeting of Board of Visitors
The semi-annual meeting of the
board of visitors of the Virginia Normal
and Industrial Institute was held here
to-day in the Office of the secretary.
John ID. Watkins. Much routine BUSH
ness was transacted, after which the
board adjourned TO the institute oil
which thorough examination was
made. Everything was found in good
order. The institute Is full to its ca
ol,,,;
Tor lack of accommodations was forced
10 turn away over 200 applicants for
admission this session. There are now
about $50 students in attendance The
board expects TO have additions made
this year for better facilities. as well
FOR the students as tor the members
of the faculty.
Election of Officers.
Ttppecanoe Tribe, Independent Order
OF Red Men. last night elected the fol-
| lowing officers: Venerable Prophet, W.
l. Edwards: Senior Sycamore George
+. Matthews; Junior Sycamore. Toncy
Nhlheim; Chief OF Records, c. d. Ed
wards; Assistant Chief of Records. B..
H. Myers; Keeper of Wampum. ". H.
: Taliey; Representative to the Great
| Council, c. D. Edwards.
lakewood Camp, Woodmen OF the
| World has elected the following off,
! GERS: Past Commander, ]. w. Scherer;
! Consul Commander, r. T. Hughes
Adviser Lieutenant. NJ. Z. Bridgers;
Banker. b. b. Jones; Clerk, w. D..
Northington; Escort, w. l.. Holloway;
Watchman, +. Z. Green; Sentinel. j..
l.. Hawkins; Managers, C. II. Godsey,
l. e. Hargravc and W. A. Perkins
Wedding Notes.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Claire
Elder. daughter of Mrs. Pattie Elder
White. OF Accomac county. to VII
liam Meade Jones. OF Petersburg, for
which invitations have been issued,
will take place in the Modestown Bap-
list Church. Accomac county. Wednes-
day evening. December ~, at S o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs George w. James have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter Mary Alice, to Ransom
Guy Holland. OF this city. The cere-
mony will be performed at the resi-
dence Of the bride on South Street on
December %.
Funeral of Il. o. Egerton.
The funeral of the late r. o. Eyer
ton took place this afternoon from St
Johns Episcopal Church, of which he
was long vestryman and senior war
den. The services were conducted by
the rector, Rev. Pembroke Reed, and
were simple. but impressive The
church was filled with sympathetic
friends. representatives OF the various
orders and boards of which he was a
member, and the honorary pall-bear-
ers We're his associates ON the yestry
The active pallbearers were George
w. Harrison. John Moyla, Judge j. Nj.
Mullen. #. Whittle, Robert Gillian, ST.
III. s. Seward. Bernard Mann and Rob
ert Watson.
Personal and General.
Mrs. j. H. Watson and daughter,
Miss Ethel Watson, of Prince George
county, sailed from New York yester-
day to visit relatives and friends in
England. They will be abroad some
weeks.
Cockade City Temple of Pythian
Sisters, one of the strongest and. most
progressive In the organization, IS pre-
pairing for special pleasure on New
Years night. at which there will be
music, refreshments and other fea-
tures OF entertainment
Il. II. Nunnnlly. a w&ll-known resi-
dent of Chesterfield county, died quite
suddenly yesterday afternoon at his
home, near Chester. he was In his
seventy fifth year. and leaves q family.
Robert Eva;.s. negr". employed at
tho Petersburg Hospital. was sent
cnced TO jail to-day for robblng a
visitor at the hospital. y woman who
came to see her sick husband. placed
her purse, containing 81 in a drawer.
The negro stole 1t and got thirty days
in Jail.
Threatened Woman.
John Parham (negro) was released
from Jail day or two ago. after sery-
Ing a term for assault and beating q
colored woman. Yesterday he beat up
the woman again, and. forcing her to
accompany him outside the city,
threatened to kill her and make AN
other Beattie case" OF II. The police
had heard Of Parham's threats, and,
following quickly, arrested him be-
fore he could carry his threats into
execution He was sent to jail for
sixty days this morning.
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