The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
lie Finds Ordinance Is Defective
in Many OF Its Pro-
visions.
TO FRAME ANOTHER MEASURE
Former Petersburg Minister
Called TO Massachusetts.
Other News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
. Bollingbrook street,
Telephone lls5,


Petersburg. Va. December l..
Mayor Cameron has vetoed the traffic
ordinance. which was passed early this
month By both branches o. the Common
Council The veto is based on an opin-
ion rendered By the city Attorney. The
ordinance IS declared defective in some
OF its provisions. conflicting in others.
and in others stilI It's provisions en-
brace points already covered by the
State law The ordinance seems -
have been loosely drawn. A traffic law
is much needed in Petersburg, and the
Councils will doubtless proceed to cor
rect the defects as pointed out in the
City Attorneys opinion and the Mayors
veto and adopt proper ordinance.
The Prince George Murder.
Archer Williams. the negro who was
shot through the heart and killed Sat-
urday night by Preston Robinson. col
ored. AT the latter's store. a few miles
from the courthouse. is reported to
have been "A man of bad character. He
was recently discharged from the
county Jail. After the shooting Rob
inson dragged the body across the
road threw II into the drain ditch and
covered II with bark. Robinson denied
the shooting at first. but confessed
later when a negro who saw 4. gave
information of the affair at the inquest.
and claimed lf-defense and fear of
the victim.
Former Petersburger Called North.
The Rev. william II. Pettus. a native
of Petersburg and educated in the
public schools here. graduate Of
William and Mary and OF the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary, and now
rector Of Preston Parish. in Washing
ington County. has under cons'dera-
ton call 10 -. James Church. Som
erville. Mass. II is not known by has
friends here what his intentions in
the matter are.
Welded In Jacksonville.
Announcement Is made of the mar
riage in Jacksonville. Fla, of Joseph
Gerow. late OF Petersburg. and Miss
Marie Isabel daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
q. A. Andres. Of that city. Nr. Gerow
left Petersburg several monshs ago to
accept position with the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway in Jacksonville
The couple are now in the North on
their bridal trip.
Death of Little Boy.
Horace Dean. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Dean. died last night at the
home Of his parents at Ferndale PARK p
in Dinwiddie County, after very
brief illness Of spinal meningitis. He
was taken i'll yesterday morning. and
death occurred about 1890 o'clock last
night.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mrs. William ID. Ellis. of Bluefield.
W. Va, is IL. the city 10 spend the
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jorge w. Jones. on Hinton
street ~
Mrs. Bryant Pond OF Richmond. has
been visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A -. Harding. for several weeks.
The big Mechanic Association Build
ing. at the corner of Sycamore and
West Tabb Streets. is almost COM
pleted. The elevator. which will con-
meet with the seven floors. will be
ready for use this week
The funeral OF Mrs. Addie Bryant.
Of Fredericksburg. took place this at
ternOon. with the services at the grave
in Biandford Cemetery conducted by
the Rev. T. ". Moore
Tobacco sales to-day aggregated
10000 pounds, at prices ranging from
81 10 SIS.
Court In Dinyyiddie.
In the Circuit Court of Dinwiddie
County to-day John Johnson Was SEN
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary: John C. Mills to twelve months
in Jail. and James Carson. on account
Of his age, was ordered to the re-
formatory for car robbery All are
white. and all pleaded guilty TO the
charge. Claude Scott. Indicted for
criminal attack, had his case con-
tinued until the March term of the
court. james Jones negro. placed on
his thi-d trial for arson. was acquitted
under instruction of the court.