The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19
Window UNVEILED
AT0lObLANOfORO
Beautiful Memorial Presented on
Behalf of State of
Georgia.
WARRANT FOR WHITE BARBER
Charged With Larceny of Mate
rial From Men With
Whom He Worked.
The Times Dispatch Bureau,
5 Bollingbrook Street
(Telephone 1S46)

(Telephon0 1901,
Petersburg. Va. November Is.
The Georgia window In historic old
Blanoford Church was unveiled this
afternoon with interesting exercises In
the presence Of a distinguished gath
ering. T. S. Beckwith was master OF
ceremonies. which were held under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Memorial As
ISOLATION. tn whose custody rests the
sacred custody Of the church. Rev.
c. b Brya an. D. D., conducted the de-
votional exercises. The beautiful win
dow was unveiled and presented by
Mrs. Walter l. Lamar. president Of
the Georgia Division, United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy. and 1t was
accepted in an eloquent speech by
Professor Arthur Kyle Davis.
Following these exercises there was
also the presentation Of tablet CIV
en- by the junior memorial association.
1t was unveiled by Miss Bette O.
Sweeney. president Of tne junior as
ISOLATION; presented BY Professor Ar
thur Kyle Davis. and c~ep\ed By T.
). Beckwith. II beaY1 in full tho
beautiful poem. Thou Art Crumbling
to the Dust, Old Pile"
Warrants for Barber.
Two warrants were issued to-day
for the arrest Of John w. Johns. q
white barber who was employed 1T .
barber shop ON Sycamore Street. on the
charge OF larceny. Johns came to Pc
tersburg several months ago from
given work He occupied q room over
the shop. He was last seen entering
the barber shop about II o'clock Sum
day night. This morning when the
shop was open 1t was found that a
top coat. two barber coats, two razors
belonging to W. w. Watkins and three
razors. two pair OF hair clippers and
a leather grip belonging to w. A.
Lewis. employe Of the barber shop.
were missing. and Johns had left for
parts unknown.
Matt Valentine. q negro. was sent
on to the Hastings Court to-day on
the charge Of feloniously cutting
colored woman named Alice Curtis.
The cutting took place at the home
of the Curtis woman. in Pocahontas.
on Sunday morning., and nd. the woman man
and in the right arm. Valentine had
to be knocked insensible before he
could be stopped from using his knife.
and If his knife blade had not been
broken he you'd in all probability
Andrew Wesley Blankenship. aged
sixty-four years. died at the residence
OF his daughter. Mrs. T. C. Meredith.
on Commerce street at O'clock TINS
morning. He had been In feeble
health for some time: He is survived
by two sisters, Mrs. James Moore and
Mrs. Frank Meredith: q brother.
George BlankenshIp. one daughter.
Mrs. 7. L Meredith, all Of Petersburg,
chant or Dfnwiddie County.
The fourth 1hiladelphia trade ex-
pansion excursion train. including 100
leading business men Of Philadelphia.
will arrive In Petersburg at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. and will
spend three hours In the Cockade
City. They will be guests Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, and Mayor
Cannon and members OF the City
Council will meet them upon their ar
rival In the city. Automobiles viii
take the visitors for a tour Of the city.
after which they will be taken to the
Lyric Theatre. where they will be ON
cially welcomed by Mayor Cannon