The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-23
PETERSBURG WINS
ON f|RE-EsCAPE
CASES AGAINST CITY, HOTEL AND
LEATHER COMPANY ARE
DISMISSED.
MARTIN RALLY FRIDAY
EXCURSION CAUSES CHANGE IN
DATE--DEATH or BENJAMIN
W. sLoCtM, OLDEST
KNIGHT TFMrLAH.
Especial TO The Richmond virgtp5an1


fSneniat n Th&- Richmond x-ivrinf3r.l
pr-rrpSp1-r,r as
NhaFses against the tltS OF Ft''S-
burg OF violation af the State fire
escape law In not having res escapes
~ A~aarso,, n,3 r7,a3,,.4,.. eobo,rs
~ ~, l,..-.s...s,.,
against the AuaIoF" anu 'AtSlNt ''elH
hotels and against the Petersburg
Leather COMPANY were dismissed in
,,a,,ea oe.,,r+ thtx ,oar,tre Tho casas
had been continued from last Week
The dtsr issal Of the ease against the
~3-v ana 10 thx FAT tbat neither Of
tha schools rause within tba law
nstpu nnX three stories in height
gFha-a aa.t..N. 1as athpr attendants
wsr, lfsn15ss,.i haraf5ae tl,ry showed
maj contracts have been III for fn4
feonstr,,@tjoy, al fro esea,,.a f,ns,r their
4,I@yr,e
rs;s.,,,,ons sfs,, .,,..r -.
A.-.,re..',,"+l,,1s f@', - - ~
..4 x..+.'., 80
", = -, 100
rses,,.a ''.' - 80
or -, os'
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Ia @""t ''1A' ~ tfts t@''' @@i "a I'm
iieiNe' N0te ~ ~ ''i'''An ms @t't'
h'o.t roF t"t'4 - "Ite Win tas ~
iahu ifao@ 1o'h h1h."N OF 'hN hteh-
mona 1hh9nhtf GIL commerce. II Is
expected hat temporary Fe2eht
shed Will De erected adjoining the old
Ilyde line docks at FULTON andN The
oIa COCKS VIII De USED hg the Peters
burg steamers until the Richmond
docks are repaired or the city Of
Richmond buys them from the TrigE
bond holders.
Martin Rally Friday.
Because an excursion 10 Norfolk,
THURSDAY VIII take "A large number
of citizens from Petersburg the COM
rrittee 1x the local Thomas S Martin
organization, having charge Of the as
rangements for the Martin Swanson
rally 10 be held here this week. has
postponed the meeting to Friday night
The meeting viii be held in A. T..
Hill 9alnp Hall The friends af MIR
Martin. at their meeting last night.
fixed Thursday night for the meeting
but this morning, on account Of the
excursion changed 10 Friday night.
8. w. Slocum Dead.
BENJAMIN W. Siocam, tho Oldest
knight TempIar in this city and fur
many wears one " the most proml.
neut men in the cttx. died this after
noon at ] o'clock at the hons of hts
sis,er-in~iaw. Mrs. Richard II. Mann,
in Rlanaford, aged * years. Mr.. she
cum was born Ia Auburn, \. " Dut
coming TO sffEtBi8 "a NUMBER pf years
before the outbreak e. the war he-
tween the States, bic east his lot with
The cenfederaey. and served valiantly
throughout the struggle. Following the
war he was for general years an en-
gineer on the n. q N. railroad. aud
later. fer twenty six Years. was engi-
neer at the Central state Hospital. near
this city He was a brother Of Col
Paul f. slocun. of the Northern army,
who WAS killed in The battle of FUNNEL
Hill and cousin OF Gen. Henry f.
Siocnnl, division commander Of TIC
Federal army. Mr., Slocunl was an un-
Gle Of Richard Hodges Mann. Com
inonweaita attorney of TINS city, OF
Edwin ". Mann, ana OF W. II. Mann.
VINO was at one time a member OF the
state ieg stature, ana later clerk or
Inc Legislature. Mr. Slocufa was
member OK A. y iti3 lamp = :. y,
and also a member OF ths blhadIoFd
Methodist ehafeh. 10 funeral ~lli bo
heid THURSDAY afternoon. ~ cioeh,'
rom bIaha5 ,, ~, =, eiiuFen' me
nlerfneht wiz oe IN b4aio1ota ceule~
tsrs; &. ,os1.>,,.. c,,,,
- esininA IN 81 o"~spns 'huftA-
~ -. dosephs eaehoHc ehufch at
noon To-Day was ceieofatea pfetty
Seoolhs. "heh Niles 9salka ana MF.
FRANK Ltseahec' q ff5hGe George
count, were fharfisg, ItsE. Fathef
oFarrei oioci@,lhe, Inc "eaaIhg vas
Atehaea w a iafge hathpee o. the
tffehos OF tne SoaHs people Alter
Tue ceremony AT. ana as1s' ie'fsS@$sitsa
went 10 tLeir nome IN fTlnce george
AaseF eaSoAiie hoa'~
%apisih !. =, Nahfe1N 81 ffIhce
George county Lett 70 day Ter hhmp~
ton. where ne Witi huy gasoline
BOAT "hicn ne VIII use curing the
summer months Tor haRAnR hsh to
feterspurg
TWO Excursions
TWO special tram. over the Nor
fo4K ana western hallroad, hIied with
terrnediate points FOR Norfolk and