The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-25
MERCHANT AGREE
ON ORGANIZATION
Committee Appointed to Formu-
late Plans and Recommend
Officers.
NEW CODE OF CITY is READY
J. B. EIozier Fined $3.50 and Costs
on Charge OF Attempted
Assault.
NEW CODE OF CITY is READY
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
5 Bollingbrook Street,

(Telephone 1850,
A largely attended and enthusiastic
| meeting OF retail merchants of the
city was hold last night In the rooms
OF the Chamber of Commerce, the pur-
pose being to discuss plans fer the or
Sanization OF a Retail Merchants As
socition. W. II. Wilcox was called to
the chair and W. 81. Martin acted as
secretary Among those present wore
secretary Clarke and Organizer Eller.
of the State association. After infor-
i NAL talks, setting forth the benefits
and advantages to be derived from an
| active local organization. It was unun-
imously decided to form a Retail Mer-
chants Association In Petersburg. All
the merchants present signed their
names as mombcrs. A committee con-
sisrng of L. c. Kent, w. G.. Burge and
). l.. Guthrie was appointed to tormu-
| late plan of organization and recon-
mend omcers. and to make report to a
| meeting to be held next Wednesday
evening. A committee on membership
was also appointed, consisting OF Myer
saal, l. A. Rosenstock, Moses L. Loven-
stein, Richard Epes. James p. Banks
ana Norman +. Short. This committee
VIII wait on the retail merchants or
| the CITY, and solicit their membership
SO as to make the association as large
ana influential body as possible
| Fires In Dtnwfddie.
The dwelling on Little White Oak
Road, In Dnwiddie county, occupied nv
Eaward Heath. was burned "Wednesday
afternoon, with most OF the household
ehects The FIRE was accidental catch
ing on the roof. as Is supposed, from
SPA rks The house was owned by G..
L. Barker. who carried on Insurance.
| OF sl,l00 on It.
small building near Union Chapel.
| In Dinwiddie. used as II colored school
! mouse, was burned, with It's furniture.
Wednesday afternoon. Origin OF the
| fire unknown.
New City Code Ready.
Bernard C. Syme. weIl-known
young attorney of the city. 10 whom
| was awarded the work of recodifyinr
the laws and ordinances of the city,
/ has completed the work, which is now
{, being reviewed By the CITY Attorney
and the Committees on Ordinances and
Courts of Justice. II is probable that
the new code Will be submitted 20 tnc
two branches of the Council at thcj,
| December meetings for approval ami
| adoption.
The task of the recodification OF III.
city's ordinances was laborous our.
and Mr.. Syme has been CLOSELY en-
gagged on 1t for several months. Th.
present code was printed nearly thirty
/ Years ago. Since then many OF the
! ordinances II contains have become
obsolete or have been so amended as
! TO change their provisions: and a great
number OF new and important ordi-
| nances have been adopted The need
| or new code has long been felt and
urged. and 1t will greatly simplify
matters. The code will be printed az
soon as approved BY the Council.
\ Letters have been received from n
number of Massachusetts, veterans and
officials who visited Petersburg last
| week TO unvell their monument on
the Crater farm, expressing cordial
! appreciation of the reception and cour
tesies extended them by the Confed-
crate veterans and people of the city
Among the letters are one from a
member of Governor Foss's stan an
! other from Hon. a. S. Roe, the orator
OF the occasion. another from Maior
| Edward It Raymond, member OF the
monument commission, expressing
heartfelt thanks for the kindness and
favors shown the visitors which, they
say. can never be forgotten
Personal and Otherwise.
The Wednesday Music CLUB met
land Wright, and gave a delightful
program of classic selections from the
| great composers.
| Mrs. Violet G. Woods and BENJAMIN
II. Woods. OF Richmond. were married
in this city yesterday afternoon at
! the residence OF the officiating min
I ister. tho Rev. w. II. Anvil. Follow
Ing the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Woods
returned to Richmond. The bride was
the widow of the brldegrooms brother.
/ G. b. Barker. n we'll known lumber
dealer of Church Road. recently pur-
chased from l. n. Beck, of Dinwidd'e,
a tract OF 87s acres of timber for
| $4,000.
! The Prince George County School
| Fair Will be held at Disputanta to-
morrow. and Is expected to BIO a big
! event In the county annals. 1t will
! be an educational exhibit of the handi-
work of the school children. Ad-
dresses Will be delivered and prizes
| awarded for excellence.
! Trial of j. II. IIozier.
| The second trial OF !. b. nozier. OF
| near Hampton, on an Indictment al
| leging attempted assault on Mrs.
Frances Gibson. was in progress In the
Hastings Court to-day. The alleged
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