The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-24
MERCHA.'ITs FORM
An ASSOCIATION
MR. SAMUEL. COHEN. OF RICH MONn.
MAKES FINE AD-
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YOUTH LEAVES HOME
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Ft.l Ettebo no, VA, Nov. 2S.-
local branch of the Hetail Mer-
chants Association OF Virginia was
Organized At a well at,enaeu meeting
OF fetersuurg business men In the
ohices OIL the Cnamper oil Commerce
here Tonight. Addresses on the pur-
poses anu the value OF such an or
gAnizaton were made by MT. sam
uei Ionen, OF Richmond, anu Deere
tary W. A. Clarke. OF the hichmono
Association. Uuucers of the local or
ganiAa,ion were not CHOSEN. the cleo
ton icing deferred unuI next week.
Lau Atuns Away.
Restless and with a desire for
travel. CALVIN Cam, aged III years,
son OF Charles II. Cam, of Ettrick,
has disappeared ana though search
has been maue for him by the klch-
mond. petersburg ana Emporia pos
lice no trace OF MIN has been found.
The boy VINO since he was nine years
OF age. mas run away from home sew
erai times. but mas always been To-
Gated after day or TWO, usually In
kicnmona. has been missing since NO
Sember Ast. He was seen at the En-
por,a fair by Leonard Garawcii.
member of the Petersburg Grays,
when that military company was at
Emporia for the sham battle during
the fair. This is the last seen Oh
the boy so far as Is known.
Cain In a bright boy. but OF ner-
vous temperament He usually walks
with his shoulders bent forward and
with his hands In his pockets. lie
is great taiker. In height he is
about feet two inches and his
weight is about lio pounds. lie
has a light complexion, light hair.
gray eyes and thin face, when last
seen he was wearing light gray.
short pants. suit, light gray slouch
hat ana blue tour-in-han tie. Late
Is the boy held position in the
office of the British American To-
bacco Company here. which was
responsible enc for IA youth OF his
years. Ills present absence has be
come ~ prolonged that his father Is
much alarmed.
Daughters Presentation.
Interesting exercises at the Rob-
ert Il. Lee and the stonewall Jack
son schools this morning marked the
presentation by Petersburg Chapter.
Daughters OF the Confeaeraey, ot
paintings OF Generals Lee and jack
son. The presentations ut both
schools We're largely attended. The
portrait OF General Lee was placed
on the walls OF Lee school at II
o'clock, the presentation being made
by Rev Edmund p. cambridge. rec
tor of ST. Pani's Episcopal church.
II. q. Egerton, IA member cf the
school board. received the gift Tor
the school. At Jackson school the
exercises were at noon. The picture
OF jackson was presented by Rev.
c. X. Stribiing and WAS received by
Hon Thomas Il. Ivey.
)uartcrly Conferences.
Quarterly conferences in the Pe'
tersburg district of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South, will se he!d
az follows, by Presiding Elder j. r.
JollitT.
Ma,oaea. November cath, at Il A.
Wesley. November 2sth. at y +. NJ
Biandford and City Point tBiand-
ford,. December sdd. at II A. Nj,
Ettriek. December Sd. at =. NJ.
Chesterfield tChestert. December
10th. at IL A. M. n.
Washington-Street, December l"sn'
at 4 T.. Nj.
West Brunswick tRocky RUM,
December 18th. at - NJ
Prince George tTrinitye, December
18th. -
II A. Nj. -
High Street, December 2ith' Al
r. Nj. ,>...
Greenesvi.le tRound HIND, Decem-
her 3oth. at T.. N, and r NJ.
December 3ist.
Emnor,a. December aoth, at +.
IN. and North Emporia. December
3lsf, at IL "A. NJ.
Csntsrariao Dies.
Harding PaIham Lee, respected
colored man, whose age. we'll autheh-
the oldest resident Of this section died
last night at his home on the Squirrel
Level road, In Dinwiddia county. lie
IL survived by his wife. two sons and
one daughter. and by sixteen grand
children. and ffteen great grandchh-
dren. The fuReral will be conducted
from his home tomorrow AFTERNOON
at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Annie e. ssabury.
The funeral OF Mrs Annie e. Sea
bury, who died Tuesday at her home
on the Richmond Petersburg turnpike
in Chesterfield county. was conducted
ri 5 o'clock this afternoon from the
residence. The pallhearers were'
Honorary, DR.. J. NJ. Burke, Il. E Luns-
ford, w. NJ. Lewis and 3. r. Gresham,
Il active. j. r. Pereixall. sR. ". Taylor.
Love Vaughan, Dennie Parkinson, DIR.
william Pitcher. and MIR. Anderson.
The burial was In Blandford Ceme-
terry.
James e. Marabls.
After a brief illness. James L.
Marable, q wen known resident of
Chesterfield county died last night nj
the Petersburg hospital, aged 10 years.
He was a Confederate veteran and Is
survived by his wife and ten children.
The funeral viii be conducted tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock from Woods
church in Chesterfield.
Washington Marriage.
Miss Linda Malone Coleman. daugh-
ter or r. T. Coleman. Of Dinwiddie
county, who has be~~ Waiting friencs
in Petersburg, left this morning for
Washington. with Mr.. r. Berkeley
Davis, OF Chester. They will be mar
ried in Washington. Accompanying
them were Miss Annie Scott. of this
city, and Mr.. II. H. Bruce, OF Chester.
omithey- eianksnship.
Miss Bessie Smithey. daughter OF
f. l. Smithey. OF this city. and Mr..
Guy Blankenship. Of Ettrick. were
married this morning at Halifax. h.
c.
utheriand-ciay.
A pretty homo wedding was than
last night at the residence Of Mr.. and