The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
YOURS to command.

Their names are given as Clinton Col
Inns and Charles Carter. They were
committed to jail to await further in
vestisation.
Yesterday afternoon a colored man
named Harrison found in the rear of
his lot on Commerce Street a large
box of shoes. which had been broken
open and partly robbed of its con-
tents. Harrison reported the find to
the police and upon investigation it
was found that the box had been ship
ped by A. Wright & Co.. OF this city. 10
NJ p. Aston 6 Co.. Of Littleton,
n. c., and that 1t had been stolen from
a Seaboard car.
Umbrella Thieves Sentenced.
Colonel NJ. A. Embric&, of Carlisle,
Pa, and Captain F. II. Barker. of Eb-
ensburg. Pa, members of the Pennsyl-
vania Battlefield Commission. are In
the city 20 attend the unwilling of the
Massachusetts Monument. Last oven
ing while Colonel Embrick was coming
from Richmond on a trolley car, he
was robbed OF a fine umbrella. Two
travelling umbrella repairers sat be-
hind him. and they were asked IL they
had seen the missing property. They
not only Denied. but one of them vio-
lently abused and cursed Colonel En-
brick. When the car arrived here
the two men were arreacd and the
umbrella recovered. Their names are
Elmer Gordon and S. C. Reynolds. Each
was given sixty days In Jail. and Rey-
holds was fined $50 in addition for his
abusive conduct.
Personal and Otherwise.
The engagement Is announced of
Miss Frances Glenmore Wrenn. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence wrenn. OF
Sussex county. to Marvin D. Goodrich,
Of this city. The marriage will be In
January.
Robert Gillian. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard D. Gillian. was operated on
evening before last at the Petersburg
Hospital for appendicitis, and is get
ting on favorably.
1t Is believed that Heine Busch, the
manager OF the Petersburg team last
season. will return to Petersburg next
year. The fans here hope 50 at least.
He made q good manager. played well
and won the pennant.
Tho Sunday school of Grove Avenue
Baptist Church, the youngest church
in the city. Will have n big rally to-
morrow. The church has recently been
greatly improved and is rapidly grow
ing in membership.
Major Robert z. Green, aide de- camp
on the staff of Governor Foss. of Mas
sachuset1s. who is here to attend the
unwilling ceremonies. is a Virginian
by nativity. He was born in West
moreiand county, but spent much of
his youth in Greenesville county. At
one time. 1t is said. he drove produce
from the farm to Petersburg in an OK
cart.
Mickey Keliher. the first baseman of
the Petersburg pennant winners, is in
the city to-day. meeting his old friends.
His release from the Petersburg team
was purchased by the Pittsburgh (Pa.)
club.
Pockpockess Get Six Months.
In the Police Court this morning.
Eddie Hobbs and William Jordan. ne
groes, were convicted on the charge
OF picking the pocket OF S. B. Wiley,
United States government employee.
of gold watch, and were sentenced
each to six months In jail. The ne
groes are strangers here. and are
thought to be regular crooks.
Death of Mrs. Atkinson.
Mrs. Mary j. Atkinson. wife of
James Atkinson, died this morning
after an illness of about a week. She
was In her ffty-eighth year. and Is
survived by her husband and three
children-Rufus D., OF Montclair. N.
J.;' James j., Of New York. and James
Atkinson, Jr.. OF this city; also by two
sisters and a brother, who live in
other States.
FinnI Sermons.
The Rev. ]. T. Bosnian, of Market
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach his last sermon TO the con-
gregation tomorrow night. He is to
be transferred to another station at
the coming session OF Conference.
The Rev, D, II. Rolston Will preach
.