The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-23

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Store Closed
To-Day to
Observe
Holiday

that the protest OF so large a body
of the Christian people Of Petersburg
VIII have it's influence on the director
ship of the Fair Association. anu tha,
their wishes in the premises Will be
respected.
Protest by ,Iiutstcrs.
At a called meeting OF the Methodist
preachers of the city, held to-day. at
which all OF the local preachers were
present, the following paper was pre-
sented. adopted and ordered TO be sent
to Judge Mullen:
I'VE. the undersigned Methodist min
listers. located in the city Of Peters
burg, Va, having learned from the city
papers that the board OF directors OF
the Southside Fair Association have
signed a petition praying the court to
grant bar room license on the grounds
OF said association during the session
OF the fair. which is to be hcld In our
city in the month of October next. do
here and now enter our solemn pro-
test against the court granting such
license. for the reason that we believe
the sale of whiskey on the grounds
during the session of the fair. will be
detrimental to the interest OF said
fair and against the object for which
said association was 'zed as wall
as e~ndangerinG the lives of those who
would like to attend and utterly sub
versive OF all morals connected with
the occasion"
h paper is signed by the Revs. w.
H.. Atwill. j. X. JoliF. j. I. Bosman.
George L, Booker. W. T, A. Haynes.
h c. Gregory and l. C. Moore.
Serious Cutting AFFAIR.
Katie Jones, colored, almost bled to
death late last night from a wound
which she says was inflicted on her
by a negro named John Robinson. She
says that Robinson tried to rob her
OF So which she had pinned in her
bosom, and that in resisting him she
was thrown through a window on Lib
erty Street. She escaped and ran IN
Byr7e Street, followed by Robinson.
who caught her and siashed her across
the temple with a razor. She fell ex-
hausted in the porch OF her home.
ne vessels of the temple were severed
n she nearly bled to death before
physicians stopped the flow of blood.
Robinson was arrested, but denied the
cutting, claiming that the woman was
cut N falling through the glass win
COW. The razor said 10 have been
used by Robinson was found by the
police this morning. The screams Of
the woman aroused the whole neigh
borhood.
Another Cutting Affair.".
TWO negro women, Cleo Jordan and
Margaret Coleman. got to fighting this
morning In Cuthbest's Alley. not far
rom the police station. Cleo was
stabbed IN the breast and Margaret
had her scalp torn By a blow with a
piece OF wood. Both were arrested
and both needed the services of n phy-
sician.
Jumped From Chr Window.
John Mayham, a white stranger. q
passenger on the southbound train
which arrived here from Richmond
about o'clock last night, Jumped from
lhe WINDOW OF his car at the Appomat-
'oN station, and caused a good zeal
OF excitement until taken unto GUS
tody. He was laboring under strange
hal~lucinations at the time, not onIv
imagining that the innocent passen-
gers in the car were Intent on taking
ms HE. hut the people out on the plat
FORM were waiting to kill him. His
condition today is not much improved.
ana the authorities are trying 10 com
municate With his people.
Robbed Her Employer.
sarah Cousins. colored. employed as
servant at the home OF John Coleman
OH Guarantee Street, was sentenced
70 jail for three months this morning
TOT roooing her employer, It is said
that while Mrs. Coleman was temno-
rarily absent the girl went into ,ba
wardrobe and stole between sac and
$40. OF wh!ch s25 was recovered 80.
her arrest. '
The massachusetts Monument.
Inc monument to the soldier and
sailor dead OF Massachusetts. erectad
on the Crater farm. near this civ VIII
De unveiled on the 18th of November.
me veil will be drawn by Miss Otelia
Mahone McGill. daughter of AR ava
Mrs. W. L McGill. OF this civ a WV
granddaughter of General william Ma
hone. Governor Foss and suite, In.
Guiding a party of thirty citizens.
designated by the LEGISLATURE NJ
massachusetts,. to dedicate the ronu-
ment, VIII leave Boston on November
3. They will spend eight hours IN Nor
FOLK, two days in Petersburg. and one
day In Richmond, going from the latter
city to Gettysburg. to unveil a monu.
ment there.
General News.
The board of governors OF the Cham
Der OF has instructed Secre-
tary Martin to appoint three delegates
to the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Con.
vention to be held in Richmond octo-
Der 1920. and also delegates TO the
National Highway Association Conven-
tion, 10 De neld IN Richmond in No
vember.
The session OF the Circuit Court "
Dinwiddie county this week was de.
voted mainly to the consideration of
chancery business.
The funeral of Mrs. r. c.. Mailer. of
South Richmond. who died while
visiting her sister at Ford's, in Din
widdie. took place this afternoon at
the grave in Blandford Cemetery. MANY
friends being present. The services
w.re conducted by the Rev. A. r. Love,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. lancaster. of
South Richmond.
The Norfolk and Western Railway.
1t is reported. Is to erect a new sta
ton at Sutherlands, in Dinwiddie
county. 1t will be a frame structure,
costing about $1,000.
Sheridan Brockwell. OF Prince George
county. who had driven with a load