The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-16
Widely Known Norfolk and
Western Enplovc Victim
Of ApoplcSy y
Negro Attacked i'll Ills Home.
Other Petersburg
News.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 i. sycamore street,


at his home OH Grove Avenue. sup
posedly Of apoplcNy. He was In har-
| ness TO the last lie attended cnurct
yesterday morning. and In the alter.
noon complained OF tccins some NAT
| unwcll. lie was suddenl,. s,r.cken ,his
morning. and death came uui .kiy Sir
Gates YVES in tile service cf lie railway
company between forty and hl,y
years. the greater portion OF this time
as engineer He was faithful ;nd
trusted cmploye.
Mr.. Gates was seven,y-seven Years
old, ana Is survived by two sons, H.
r.. and William e. Gates. and one
daughter. Mrs. J. X Harrison. all OF
this city
Other Deaths
Mrs. Mary Ethel tucker. VIE OF
Robert II Tucker. .Ir.. and daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gill died
SUNDAY morning. at her home. ON Com
merce street after II brief illness. She
was a dcvout Christian. and beloved
by a large circle of friends she is
survived bi' her husband and one child
her parents ana brothers ana sisters
ters
Miss Minnie L Goodwin daughter OF
Winfield Goodwin. died Sunday a, the
Petersburg Hospital, where she had
pccn patient for some time
CONDEMNATION Service.
The III. Rev.iNB. u. Tucker. u ID,
coadjutor bishop OF the Diocese al
southern Virginia, preae licd to a large
conservation last nisht in The Episco-
pal church OF the Good Shepherd. ana
administered the rite OF confirmation
to class of seven candidates. five
males and two females
Two Smallpox Cases
Inc health authorities to-day dis
covered two cases OF smallpox both
mild, IN colored family living III an
alley In the rear OF High street The
mousse was promptly placardcd and
quarhntined Petersburg has no pest
hospital ana all smallpox cases have
TO be treated at the homes Of The
Pailents These are the first cases
OF This disease here in many months.
Mothers Day Observed. M
Mothers day was very generally OBJ
served In this city. the white carnation
or the white rose being worn by near
~ every body IN honor of The day In
many OF the churches special sermons
on mother and her influence We're
preached. and In most Of The Sunday
| schools carnations were distributed 10
\ INC children and exercises appropriate
70 the day were held
4 Night Assault.
Aaron Coleman. colorcd. living on
federal street, Vas awakened Sunday
/ morning about 3 o'clock by a POUNDING
/ on his front door Before he could get
! down 10 sec whati,he matter vas tile
/ uoor Was broken open and "A man rush
( ed In and Coleman assailed him with
! q chair. The INTRUDER drew his knife
| ana attacked Coleman. slashins him in
/ several places about the head. face
I and hands. a long scuffle ensued be
! fore the man. who was Identified as
| Bertha Coles. was driven out of the
| mouse Coles was arrested and this
| morning was sent on to be tried for
! ieionious cutting and woundng /, is
| supposed that he broke into The house
| Tor the purpose OF robbery
Personal and Otherwise
| James u blanks. grand sccreiars.
| OF me Royal Arcannm of.Nirginia left
to-day for Minneapolis Mimi to ar
| tend the meeting OF the grand seer.
iaries " TIE order The Supreme
/ Council Of the ROYAL Arcantim VIII be
/: IN session al the same time
Three Chesterfield negroes who 20.
drunk in This city Saturday afternoon
and WHO were guilty Of very disorder.
~ conduct on a Richmond electric car.
which thcy boarded to 20 home. we're
hned go each In the Police Court this
morning.
The registration books viii BE-
opened in this city all day is morrow
y 'or me purpose Of registering new
4 voters and receiving and grantinr
1 transfers The registrars will moi s.
I.kcpt very buoy
! hev y l. Rlaiork colored pastor
OF the Oak Street \. ii. l.. Zion Church
In this city. preached Ills farewell 60.
mon Yesterday. |, Is said that he Is
70 nc appointed presiding elder OF the
iittAFfispurS. Pa. district by tho con
terence to be held In Washington ,his
| week. - ''''A
Whiles driving along south sycamor.
street sunday afternoon ". IS che
nauit was thrown from his bueg, IA.
| bruised
4 force of workmen was pm, to work
" INC Academy OF Music to-dav ~
sive ina building general ovcrha ul
~ ~ 'he next theatrical season
Jie theAire is to he run by the f!of
hcimer syndicate
Coroner Leigh and d jurv hold n
tnlnrf' to-day on the body OF Jnnius
hrhcks't. colored. who met hi, dns,i,
aturGay nigh. attic Lombard stree,
rHSs'is "l The Atlantic Coast Line
o'in ne wagon In which he was
,n1,fo by Tie engine Of passenger ,raIn
he verdict was that death was causod
KY MS neck being broken In no 80
lisiou :" ~ coi-
Executive nonrd TO Mcct.
genera executive commi,tea ~
iii. ,,o' rdef United American Ne.
uhahhlcs VIII iold its annual sesslon =,
.Tcnton. j.. on Wednesday, Thos.
W! no VII attend from Virginia arc DR..
william Evans, OF Norfolk. I,r az
Gordon, Of ltlkton: j. NJ Gamma
,oahoKc; G W. kinscy. OF Richmond
aahd Thomas Il lvcy. of rctersb,,rr
s'ilte INC overthrow OF he national
epiihc'i the executive committees h,a
oaf'' ne governing board OF the order;
mn NH us sessions are looked forward ia
-, 49, nuoh interest by TIE members q.
. 'Hf order NJ large. mn
baptist sunday school ,.,oc,,u
liif honthi? mecting OF the Rap,,xt
Suhaay school Association OF pn,ars
pnfs ana Vicinity was held IN IN.
g ,.i IN Ettrick sunday afternoon
: ~, ~. ADDRESS was delivered BY r. l.,
,na,.news. 7 he reports showed an AZ.
/ at ~ resisler during the past mont