The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-25
Petersburg Minister Goes to
Washington to Make In
vestigation.
MEETING OF INSURANCE MEN
Inspection of Fire Risks in City.
Knights of Columbus
Visit Richmond.
Times-Dispatch Bureau
s Bollingbrook Street,
Telephone 1850

FetcTSDuESs va, OctOoer -.
The Rev. George C. Zeigier. pastor
Of the Christian Church of this city.
; who went TO Washington yesterday to
! make some inquiry as to Professor
Carlo Mora. late organist OF the High
Street Methodist Church. whose al
lIeged mysterious death in a hospital
has been reported. returned this morn
| ing. He was not able to hnd any
trace concerning the reported fatal
| accident to Professor Mora. nor was
he able to learn anything OF 'Dr.
Paula Nora" supposed to DO the bro
ther Of the missing man. from whom
| the telegram announcing his death
| was received. Certain facts concern
| ing Professor Mora, who was held in
high esteem a. prominent musician
in Petersburg. were brought to light.
| which have only served to deepen the
F., that Professor Mora still is living.
Meeting Of Insurance Men.
Tho meeting last night in A. p.
Hill Camp Hall Of the Virginia Fire
! Protection Association was largely At
tended. not only by insurance men. but
property owners and city officials.
I About forty representatives from out
| side the city of insurance companies
doing business In Petersburg, were in
the city during the day and at the
meeting at night. The principal
| speakers were President J. NJ. Waller
| and Secretary A. H. Harris. OF the
! association. Mr.. Harris spoke Of the
great losses by fire annually in this
country. many Of which could have
been prevented by proper precautions.
| He spoke OF the movement to con-
serve property, and in this line sug-
| gested as preventive measure the
| cleaning out by property owners Of
| waste and rubbish in cellars, attics
and alleys. correcting fues and en-
! forcing building laws.
| President Waller referred to the fact
! that $50 places, fire risks In Peters,
burg. were inspected yesterday. and no
described conditions as they were
! found. Defects Of various sorts had
been discovered. which should be
! remedied.
! Captain N. T. Patteson. chairman of
the Finance Commute. spoke Of the
| appropriations made by the Council
| for charging the force and increasing
the efficiency OF the Fire Department.
as q means of greater protection TO
property. In this respect Secretary
+, Harris suggested that it might be
well for the city, while providing
greater means for lighting IRE. to pro-
vide also better machinery for pre-
venting them. Councilman w. Il. Nc
Kenney. Alderman p. s. Pugh. Fire
| Chief Farley and others also spoke
briefly. One Of the outcomes Of the
meeting will be the enactment Of 4
/ proper building code and the appoint
ment Of q building inspector.
Q1iet Weddingh
Last evening at $50 O'Clock 1T the
residence of the brides sister. Mrs. ].
W. Wells. on wythe Street, Miss
Myrtle May Garrett. daughter Of w.
H. Garrett. was married to Ernest
Cleveland Beasley. of this city. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
F. G. Ribble Only immediate relatives
were present Mr. and Nrs. Beasley
left for the North on their bridal trip.
At noon to-day at the residence of
the ofaciating minister. the Rev.
George E. Booker. d. D., Miss Leila r.
Parsons and J. Robert Hansbury, both
of Norfolk, were united In marriage.
| The bride was accompanied by her
father.
Charles Scott, negro. was given q
sentence Of sixty days In jail TINS
morning for stealing from his sister.
He resisted arrest ana Was 8sven Say
days additional for that.
Robert c. Hughes. who recently SUI
fered amputation Of the right arm.
because Of gangrens caused BY q
slixht accident In Richmond, LETT for
New York last night to have lifted
an artificial arm
A large class Of candidates was In
itiatsd into tho mysteries Of the Third
Rank Of Knights Of Pythlans aS ths
meeting Of Naomi Lodge to-night
several Pythian brothers from Rich
mond were present
AT 3 o'clock last night, 1t tho par
sonage Of the Second Baptist Church.
| George Henry Myers and Mrs. Helen
Estelle Gibbs were married oy the
Rev. F. W. Moore.
A large delegation Of Petersburg
Knights Of Columbus visited Richmond
Council tonight 60 assist In confer-
| ring the second degree OF the order.
The Rev Charles W. Collier. former
" OF this city, now pastor OF the
| Baptist church In Bedford City. Is
| reported as Ill at his home there. He
| In the brother Of James a and Ed
ward CoIliss, of Petersburg.