The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-23

| some time. She was in the seventieth
year of her age. was the widow Of r. NJ.
Seaoury, and Is survived by one son.
Thomas Scabury. THE funeral will
take place from tho residence al 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon and Will
be conducted by Rev. w H. ltwin
Officers Nominated.
Petersburg Aeric of Eagles. at its
meeting last night. made nominations
Tor the various Offices to be filled by
election at the first meeting in De-
cember The nominations were as fol-
lows. though others may yet be made:
Past Worthy President. w. RI. Raj
terry; Worthy President, Joel T. Brown;
Worthy Vice President ]. " Saunders
and w. D. Northington; Worthy Chap
lain. j. ~ Domenchilo: Inside Guard
IT, V. Lilly: Outside Guard. w L. Wheel
house; Secretary, c. G. Ioleasants:
Treasurer George +, Newsom; Trus-
tees-James W. Wells, C. L. Seyler and
T. II. Tench.
Two Accidents.
Willie Shell a colcred youth about
sixteen years old employed at billiards.
planning mill. in Blandford, got ono OF
his arms caught In the machinery yes
terday afternoon. and II was so badly
crushed and lacerated that IL had TO be
amputated. The amputation was per-
formed at the hospital by DR.. Hoy.
David Dudley, white boy. was shot
in the foot yesterday afternoon by the
accidental discharge of n rifle which
he was handling. He was taken 10
his home on Bollingbrook Street. where
he received attention.
Paying State Tnxes
Petersburg's annual quota OF state
taxes on real and personal property is
about $4,000. due and payable without
penalty ana interest by December l.
| Up to to-day, on this years account.
! about $4,000 has been paid TO the
City Treasurer The great rush To the
! Treusurer's office will be during the
last three or four days before December
l. The delinquent realty tax in Peters
| burg is usually very small. Tho delln-
| Tuent head tax is usually large, on
| account of inability to collect
from the great majority of the colorcd
people
Cases Continued
In the Hastings Court to-day ali the
! cases of the Commonwealth against
Carter r. Bishop in connection with
! the AppomattoN Trust Company in
dictments were continued until the De-
cember term of the court, ana will
probably be called for trial in January
In addition TO big Indictment with
its thirty-four charges and 10 counts,
there are several indictments pending
for the alleged making of false reports
70 the Corporation Commission the
! disposition Of which is awaiting decis-
, ION by the supreme Court in the Thorn
ton case, which involves the same
question.
Alleged Fnisc Pretense.
G. b. Harmon, OF Boston, representing
himself as the agent of the Internation-
al Automobile Associations is under ar
rest here on the charge, as alleged. OF
"a N n NM r. s-n
The association soIicits the member
ship OF one hotel and one garage III
every city, the membership being SI2,
the advantage being that the assocta-
ton directs all tourists TO such hotel
and such garage for patronag sc. George
Il. Carter, proprietor OF a garage on
Bank Street, gave his check for si2
for the privilege OF being the sole ga
rage member-iu Petersburg, but Han
non is alleged TO have sought member
ship from various other garage propri-
eeors In the city. and was found in the
act of collecting fees from them
Thereupon he was arrested for false
representations. and his hearing was
continued until Friday.
New Steamer for James River
Secretary Martin of the Chamber of
Commerce, was to-day notified by g. S.
Briggs. of Norfolk that he would put
steamer on the James River line be-
tween Petersburg and Norfolk on De
cember /. The name OF the boat is
Martha Il. Bichman. ITO feet long,
twenty-five feet wide and Ave and
half feet draft The need of steamer
on this line Is greatly felt.
General News Notes.
President Clark, OF the State Retail
Merchants Association. and Samuel
Cohen. u merchant of Richmond, will
address tho retail merchants of Peters
burg. in the Chamber of Commerce, to-
morrow evening, and it is expected
that an organization with large mem.
membership will be formed
Officers and members of Sycamore
Council. Royal Arcanum, had their am
nual supper last night In the New
Shirley Hotel, and independent of n
tine menu, the occasion was made en-
joyable by informal talks by those
present.
Thomas D. Birchett, OF Prince
George county. has resigned as carrier
on rural route No. 9, to accept an APP
pointment In the post-ofice.
BESSIE May Keys. the three ear-o old
daughter of Air. and Mrs. Charles Il.
Keys, died last night quite unexpected
~. at their home on Grove Avenue.
me motion for now trial In the
case Of isaiah Cooper. negro. convict
cd In the Hastings Court of the muir.
der OF his wife, with a verdict OF ten
years In the penitentiary. was WITH
drawn and the sentence accepted.
committee Of Aldermen and Coun.
cilmen. with City Engineer BUD. went
to Richmond yesterday to make OK
animation of the oiled streets OF that
city. An appropriation of $4,000 for
such purpose In Petersburg Is pending.
The visitors were pleased with what
they saw in Richmond. and will recon-
mend the appropriation for oiling GER
tain streets here. Very limited ex-
pertinent on this line has been made in
Petersburg.
FIRE late this evening totally destroyed
tho frame dwelling OF Ellen Copeland. col.
ored, In Prnts George county lust Inside
Petershurg. house owned by Peter
/ Thorpe. colored. and ooccup.ed bv Mary
Ford. was partially burned. The loss vii,