The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-23
Organization of Physicians III
Petersburg Holds Annual
Conference.
MAN MYsTERIovsLY R0BseD
Destructive Fire OH Prince
George Farm--New Peanuts
Coming In.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
5 Bollingbrook street.
(Telt phone 1850.


Petersburg. Va. November 20.
The Petersburg medical faculty held
Its sixty-seventh annual meeting last
night in A. p. I'M Camp Hall. elected
officers for the ensuing year and par
took Of the annual banquet at the
Stratford Hotel The officers elected
were as follows: President. ID. Z. l.
McGil; first vice-president. DR.. J. ID.
osborne: second vice-presSdent. Dr. C.
7. Jones, corresponding secretary. DR..
". z. Harwood: recording secretary
and treasurer, DR.. W. c. Powell
Court medical-Drs. K A. Martin. H.
6. Leigh. =. W. Hams. l. q. Early and
). q. Rennie.
Paper commi,tee-Drs J. B. Jones. J.
= Beckwith and W. II. Crockford.
Supper committee-.Drs. J. ". Burke,
~. y. Hoy and John Mann.
Resolutions OF respect to the men,
DRY Of Mrs. Bartlett Roper. late pree'-
dent. and Mrs. David Calender. one
OF the founders Of the Petersburg Hos
yital were adopted.
Mystesssssly RSShsA.
L. c. Williams. trestle foreman on
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. was
mysteriously robbed Of about $50 in
money last night. taken from his
pocket In his clothes Mr.. Williams
occupies apartments In q car At Mount
Airy. in the southern part Of the city.
He drew his pay ana settled up num-
Der OF bills yesterday. When he retar-
ed he locked the car door. but this
morning found that the door had been
opened during the night. and his money
taken He has no idea who the robber
was
Destructive Fire n Prince George
The barn and outbuildinEs Of the
tnl he Rah
ian named Vtipil. In Prince George
County. a few miles from Petersburg.
Were destroyed by IRE last night. en-
failing q heavy loss. The dwelling
only escaped destruction. The fire
originated in the barn. but in what
manner Is not known Eight mules
and several cows perished in the flames
and some 200 bags OF peanuts. a large
quantity Of corn and provision. farm
Ing Implements. etc were burned. The
loss much exceeds the insurance.
Appealed FrSn Deelssos.
In the Police Court this morning. q
fine Of 500 was imposed on the STRAIT
ford Liquor Company for opening its
saloon on Sunday. An appeal to the
Hastings Court was taken The bar
tender who went 20 the saloon said
this his visit was for the purpose o!
feeding the cats and taking . dose Of
medicine The oficer who reported
the case saw him behind the bar ana
heard hira ring the cash register
New PeaDats Coming In.
New Spanish peanuts are coming into
market freely this week. and selling
to-day q. Sl.Is per bushel While tho
crop in this immediate vicinity IL be-
low the average yield. on account Of
the severe drought during the sum
mer, the weather has been dne for
handling the crop. and the Ruts ars
being brought to the market in good
condition.
Perss0al snA Geaesal.
Yesterday afternoon At the home Of
Job Davis. on E.oms Street Miss Nan
ME Turne. and Thomas Morley. both
Of this city. were married by the Rev.
Pembroke Reed
The civil docket Of the Hastings
Court will be called over tomorrow.
The docket for this term 10 unusually
light. containing no cases Of special
interest
GEORGE House. the negro who recent
" stole a package OF goods 1t Stoney
Creek, shipped to customer By .
Petersburg arm. and then pawned
them here, was this morning sent TO
the Hastings Court for trial The pack
arc contained womens dress suits and
Fnve valued af ISL