The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-25
COHEN IS TO Be
CHIEF SPEAKER
sSCHMoxn MAN WILL ADDREss
rErERssuRe RETAIL MER-
CHANTS ASSOCIATION.
YOUNG MAN is DYING
yOBN BRENyAN's BURNS SOON TO
CAUsE HIS DEATH As THE
RESULT OF A RECENT >
!. FIRE AT CREwE.
yirginian Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1887.

yirginian Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1897.
PETERSBURG. VA. April 24-An
important meeting OF the Retail Mer-
chants Association. OF this city. will
be held tomorrow night in the rooms
oe the Chamber OF Commerce. and
President Samuel Cohen. Of the Retail
Merchants Associations. OF Richmond,
will deliver an address. A large at.
tendance IL expected. The Petersburg
Association was orxanIzed only q short
time ago. but has grown rapidly.
Burns Will Cause Osath.
John Brennan. young white man OF
Connecticut. In dying In the Petersburg
Hospital as a result or burns received
In . fro at Crewe about three weeks
ago.
Brennan built a IRE near the rail-
road tracks In Crewe. and laid down to
sleep. While asleep his clothing caught
fire and he was badly burned. He was
removed at once to the local hospital.
A sister of Brennan's came here from
Connecticut to- see him about two
weeks ago. and returned nome. thinking
tnAt ne wOuf0 recover. TIE ueatH 10
surisd in Petersburg.
The remains OF Thomas J. Jefferson.
. IT,, who, died. &uddeniY In Beaumont
Texas. night before last. Will reach
this city Saturday. and VIII be inferred
Ia Blandford cemetery. Information
has been received to the effect that Mr..
Jefferson had been In the hospital only
ten hours before his death. which was
caused by an acute attack OF BrisnFs
disease. His parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Jefferson. Sr.
Dop Had Hydrophobia.
Information ives received here today
from Washington that an examination
OF the head OF the dog which bit the
little four-year-old son OF J. Lubman In
Bank street several Gays ago. showed
q we'll defined case OF rabies. The lit
ne boy il IN Richmond at the Pasteur
Institute. and viii soon recover.
Mrs. II. p. Richardson. one OF the
state officers OF the Home Mission So
ciety, will not be able to fill her en-
gsKement to speak next Friday night on
account az sickness. She will come
address.
Bishop 10 70 Speak.
Bishop Dennis O'Connetl. the new
Catholic bishop. OF Richmond. will be
IN Petersburg Sunday. June 2. at which
time he will speak In st. Joseph's Cath
ole church and confirm a class.
Rev. Father Gilsemah. who has been
appointed an assistant to Rev. Father
uFerrall will arrive hero Saturday.
and at E Ense s.ef neoS Sn a,s xerk
This morning at o'clock ut the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs David Airidge.
an burke street, their daughter. Miss
Annie Ruth Rodgers. became the
bride of Harry Bernard Ellis. OF this
city, Rev. g. II. Epooner performing
tho ceremony. The bride wore =
suit Of dark blue cloth. with gloves
to match and carried bouquet OF
orchids and sweet peas The maid
Of honor was Mis- Rose Rodgers. OF
sarisburr. n. c., aunt OF the bride,
while the best man was George II.
Rodgers. After the ceremony. MT.
ana Mrs. Ellis left on a Southern
bridal trip. They will reside In this
city.
Tomorrow evening at s o'clock.
Miss Jessie Anderson. OF this city.
viii be married TO Joseph Beach. a
travelling man Of Connecticut. The
ceremony will take place in ST. Paurs
New Freixhter Chartered.
The Old Dominion line has chart.
cred the Morgan line steamer Ell
Monte. az an extra freighter to run
between Norfolk and New York.
This rivea the o. D. line n service OF
tan ships a week in each direction Tor
the handling OF their freight tramc.
The steamer Pocahcntas will re-
lIeva the MobJack ON the James
river day line on May !. and VIII DC
the summer steamer.
Mayor Cameron has sent three
com munications to chairman OF the
toIIce commissioners, relative to the
,,ol!ca department. One OF them re-
ferred 10 the enforcement, OF the dIg
snnuxxlinx ordinance recently passed.
. but which has not been properly en-
forced and the other two communi-
cations bear on conditions alleged to
esist In the police department., and
AT the station which need correctlon.
acco, ding to Mayor Cameron. Tie
mayor also alleges the existence oi
T,csrsIerlv niaces. which should be
hrnkeis M md also that the h1as,-'
orement Of the police patrol wires ,ss
bnc. The police commissioners VIII
ionk into these matters referred 10
BY tho mayor.
me sales OF tobacco today axgre-
rated 10000 pounds and. prices
rarged from 1915 10 $l1oo.
seven car loads OF fine race horses
raised through this city this mornsnk.
"a routss from Charleston. 9, c.. e
Montreal. Canada. .ss.s ~ ". /. ~ /,
Mrs. Pettixrew Cofield and daugn'
ter. OF Portsmouth, who have neen
visiting Mrs. John A. Newsom. nave
returned home.
Applications for LIQUOR licenses
Ter the year beginning May l. viii %
. considered by Judge Mullen ncae
Monday and Tuesday. There are ~
\ iiornr dealers In Petersburg.
Several costly new residences ara
being erected on Liberty street. re
I ~ eer, Byrne and Halifax streets.
Policeman Named.
W. NJ. Angel was elected oy tne
board Of police commissioners last
nieht to aucceed Policeman II. 8: Doo.
/ bins. resigned. Il was ordered tnat
tha proper committee hold examina-
xsnr~ For All candidates Tor the police