The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-01
EsBUR6 LINE
STARTS SATURDAY,
*&xeAuER TO RUN, TO NORFOLK
WITH PROMISE or GOOD
Ss PATRONAGE.
Ssl NEWSPAPER SUSPENDS
II EyENlNG RECORD ABSORBED by
INDEx-APPEtI--s
DIR. ATWELI-UTHER
NEWSPAPER SUSPENDS
,pecial to The Richmond vtrginiano

PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. So
I The first boat OF the new Norfolk
1 Petersburg line. the Martha Il,
Dsckerman. will arrive at Petersburg
tomorrow night with freight and
messengers. The Martha f.. DECKER
man VIII leave Petersburg at e
o'clock Saturday morning for Nor-
folk on the first trip out OK Peters
burg with a good cargo OF freight.
Ii the quantity OF goods for ship
meni already taken To the ola FUR
s man Line wharf. the docks of the
4 new company, points correctly The
line IS operated by the Norfolk and
E r. tershurg Transportation Company.
&. s. Briggs, OF Norfolk. president.
The line has heen given the en-
dorsement OF the Petersburg Cham
ner Of Commerce and Is promised
the support of Petersburg shippers
Evening Record Susisn6s-
The Evening Record. with It's S.
sue today suspended publication af-
6 ter an existence Of enc year and four
days. The paper was published from
the Index-Appeal plant by the In
aex-Appeai Publishing COMPANY. The
PAPERS announcement is that the
! step has been under contemp lation
for sometime 1t SAYS: The diia-
nalties attending he publication ct
TAO newspapers from the same office
are many. nd tAe vexattons Incident
thereto far outweigh considerations
on the other glide. Furthermore. i
Is possible 70 make the IndeN-Appeal
q far better paper Tho lndeX-Ar-
peal takes over the subscription lists
cf the Ever ing Record
Surprise Dr. -Atwili
Rev. v III. Atwi1i, pastor Of the
Eigh Street NJ f. church. ras sur
prtsed after the prayer service last
night. when Is number Of m smbcr<
OF his congregation. laden with tur-
keys. hams -four. coffee. tea. sugar,
canned goods and numerous other
edibies invaded his home and left
all with him. The evening was aE
enioyahle one for ali. and Or. At
viii today has many more things
TO be thankful for than yesterday.
Mrs HARRIET NORRIS.
Just one year after the death of
Thomas Morriss. his widow. Mrs.
Harriet u. Morrixs. died this MORN
ing at her home, 81 North Market
street She was seventythree years
u age and is survived by one son,
John r. Morriss, of Dallas, Tex. and
two daughters Misses Lula Y. and
Fannie l.. NORRIS. Of this city. The
funeral will be conducted at, noon
Saturday. Mr.. Morriss died. aged sew
enfy-three. last Thanksgiving Day.
Dr. Spooncr Arrives.
Rev Dr. George ~. Spooner. new
pastor Of the MarketStreet Metho-
dist Episcopal church. arrived in Pc
with his family, is at home in the
tersburg last evening. and to-day
with his family. is at home in ths
4 parsonage on Liberty street Mr.
Spooner was met at the depot b,
Il members Of the board of stewards o.
the church and escorted TO the par
eonage, He comes to Petersburg
from Portsmouth where he was pas
tor of Monumental chuych.
Six Marriages.
Six marriage license We're ISSUED
yesterday at the office of the clerk o
tho Hastings Court. two of them Il
white couples and four to coioreo
The white couples are John Dawson
Bixgs and Miss Mary Reieo Goers
John Lewis Crank and Miss CARR
Maude Nelines.
Marry In Halifax.
Miss Josephine Hawkins and All
Eugene Bowman. both of EttricR
left this morning for Halifax, y. &
where this afternoon they were mar
Red. Ar. and Mrs. Bowman vii
make their home In Ettrick
Mrs. lanes to Bedside
Mrs. W. II. Eanes has gone
LOOMS, y. c.. called by a Telegram
announcing that the condition OF ne
son. who is i'll there, has become
critical that she must come at one
If she hoped to see him again. aliN'
Emmett D. Butler.
Al his home on Bank street Oh
81 Tuesday night. occurred the oeati
cf Mr.. Emmett ID. Butler. who wa
stricken with apopiexy Monday nish'
Mr.. Butler died without having re-
gained consciousness He was abon
forty five years of age, and liz sur
ytyed by his wife, who WAS Mis-
Mamie Hayes Of this city. lie wa
eupaPed for many years in the pape
hanging ard decorating business. an
was well-known and highly esteeme
in Petersburg and the surroundin
!Is ccuutry He was a member Of tn
board of directors Of the Mechanics
Benevolent Association, Of the Peters
burg Lodge Of Eiks and Powhata
Tribe l. .. II. NJ. For several year
lie was justice Of the peace, hoidin
that position at the time OF his death
The funeral Mill be Friday afternoo
at $3.50 from the High Street Meth
D1ist church.
Ground Hog Dies.
The ground hog captured at the fai
h grounds Immediately after the clos
Of the fair, and made a prisoner In
~ cage on tie fifth ffsor ~ the Harrise
~ Building was found dead at the hot
u torn of the elevator shaft Tuesda
The ground fog. dissatisfied with II
qusrters had Enawed its way out an
In q desperate lesp for liberty. throug
the shaft net death.