The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-23

Phone Madison lis.
The promised opposition TO "ext.avsganc
In school ouildiaSe' did not materal!ze yes.
teFday when the committee from Oak Grove
erPesred before the Board Of Supervisors o,
guest OF the district that tho school tax be
faised from so TO q cents on the SOD.
While the committee OF six made a vis,bl,
good effect on the board by its presentat! ton
OF the case. the mat,of was in such a con.
d.tion that 1t WAS continued until the nexi
meeting. when. II unusually strong oppos.-
able action. There was a little opposition
Yesterday by so,no OF the board, but moi
The supervisors can take acuon the petition
must be circulated 10 every taxpayer IL
TIE Oak Grove district, and while II hs.
ainnos, gone the rounds. everywhere meet
ing xith q good reception. Q number OF tax
payers have not had opportunity 10 sign 1t
Aside from the school tax matter and reg
ular routine business little was done at the
meeting. In the absence OF Senator Watkins,
president OF the Chesterfield agricultural ex-
funds from the board. This matter was also
laid by for future reference.
The meeting yesterday had almost the air
candidates for Democratic preference in The
coming county primary were present. An
unusually large number OF farmers were at
situation. was thoroughly discussed.
In Police Court.
Ed. Early and Jack Eldridge, both coll
orsd. were arrested yesterday afternoon by
Patrolman Waymack on the complaint OF c.
Hinton, colored. who charged the TWO with
pear before Justice Maurice In the Police
Court Part 2 this morning.
H. c. Aerndon and G. II. Burruss, Two
white Men of Swansboro. arrested Saturday
night for lighting II Vaughan's saloon, were
arraigned before Justice Maurice yesterday
morning. Eerndon was fined $40 anG costs.
while Bu-russ was dismissed.
Henry Hawkins, j. w. Saunders. Frederick
Garnett and William Csudie. a quartet OF
crap-shooters. cornered Sunday IN Captain
Wrights regular Sunday raid, were relieved
Of So and costs each.
Dad" Lindsay. eo!ored. arrested on the
charge OF Fanny Motley. colored. who ac-
cused Dad" OF cussin' and abusin' her. was
fned IS and costs. and upon the evidence
disclosed Fanny was treated TO e similar hns.
Alexander Bailey. oolored. was dismissed
on the charge of throwing rocks &C James
Berkeley, also colored.
consideration Of several chancery CAGES Lit
Death of Mrs. Otey.
Mrs. Julia Otey died yesterday afternoon
at l:so o'clock In her home at els Perry
w. Otey. The arrangements for the funeral
Will be announced later.
M Funeral of Mr.. Owen.
The funeral OF BENJAMIN p. Owen. Sr.. who
died Sunday night at $50 o'clock In the
Forest Hill. after an illness Of some dara.
ton, will take place this afternoon at 6
o'clock from the residence. The services will
be conducted by the Rev.4J. II Fix. pastor
of the Porter Street Presbyterian Church,
and the Rev. H. c. pfeiner. pastor OF the
Central Methodist Church. The intermenr
Will be In made in Maury Cemetery.
The following Will act as pali-bearers: ].
H. II. Walden. c. H. Dorset. Judge E. II.
Wells, Henry Harnish. T. p. Pettigrew and
II. A. Maurice.
Mr. Owen, who during the sixty years OF
his residence In the Southside had won n
Arm place in the estimation OF his fellows.
had been In i'll health for many weeks before
the end. and his death was not entirely un-
expected.
Funeral of Mrs. Blncker.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Louis Blncker. OF e0T
Hull Street. who died In her homo Sunday
night at 1880 o'clock. will be conducted this
Rev. DR.. Shcpperman. Tho interment Will
bo made In lakewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Blacker, who was siSty-three years
old, was a native of Russia. came TO Amer
lea twenty years ago. and had made her
homo in South Richmond for tho last three
OF Rockingham. N. c.; Moses and Joseph
BiGcker, OF Lumberton, ". c.. and Abrnm
Blacker. OF Monroe. N. c., and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Julia Reuben, OF Albemarle. N. c..
and Mrs. Becky Arenaon. OF Danviile. Va.
Scalded in Factory. III
]. e. Caudle, of 82S Hull Street, who was
badly soalded yesterday morning while ut
work In the tobacco factory OF Larus Bros.
Mt the corner of Twenty-hrst and MaIn
Streets. is feeling his injuries severely. but
&c Is not thought that any serious congo
quenccs will result. Caudle received a cloud
arms ms no was opening & vaiyo in tho on
gInc-room. The, city ambulance was sum-
moned and the wounded man trdated by DR..
Tune.
Personal and GenenI.
l r., E, Baker. OF swaneboro. in COMPANY
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