The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
.HUSTINGS COURT
WILL MEET TO-DAY
Many Important Cases Both on
Civil and Criminal
DockctS.
GRAYs TO ELECT CAPTAIN
Arrangements for Celebration of
Lee and Jackson Day-Other
Petersburg News.
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| Petersburg. Va, January II.
| mo January term OF tho Hastings
J Court will be opened tomorrow morn
. Ing. There are many important cases
| on both criminal and civil dockets. and
the term will probably extend far into
FEBRUARY Grand and petit Jurors and
veniremen have all been summoned.
The Appomattox Trust cases, In which
Charles Hall Davis and Carter r..
Blshop are defendants. will como up at
this term, and day will probably be
set Tor their trial. January % has
, oeeh agreed upon for fiins and argu-
ing preliminary motions on the In
ulctmentS pending against Mr. Davis
me criminal docket is an unusually
large one. due in some measure TO the
tact that the entire criminal docks,
OF tho December term was continued
| over. and number OF cases have been
docketed since then Embraced in tho
| list or cases for trial are those against
wesley burnett white. and Theodore
Williams negro. for felonious shootinE
anu woundins. Both were fugitives
! from tustice-ths latter for over Ove
years---oeing recently caught In Eliza
beth. y. j.. whore he had married and
settled down. John Martin and VIII
/ nam Smith. white. arc charged with
! robbery on the highway; George Ros-
! ser and Purnell Wells. white boys, for
housebreaking and robbery: Leather
Henderson. oolored. for tho larceny o.
diamond ring, valued at $3.50 The
/ ring was recovered at pewnshop
/ where 1t was put in hook several
months after the robbery.
/ Cornelius Rose. negro who ran
amuck one day. and Is alleged to have
committed two highway robheries and
+; one housebreakinG, Is to stand trial
on inc three separate charges TnerS
arc many other cases. OF more or less
| Importance. on the Commemorative
docket, and the penitcntiary delegation
| from Petersburg at this term o., the
court promises to be largo one
Nctnii McrrhHnts' Associntfon.
y meeting of the newly elected dircc-
! tors OF the Retail Merchants Associa
ton OF Petersburg was held last night,
ana plans Tor the future work of tho
association were discussed at some
length. a committee of eight was
appointed 10 solicit new members, to
report at the meeting OF the body to-
| morrow night. The rate OF due. for
! membership was fixed. The directors
are looking for a fully equipped man
to NIL the position OF permanent secre-
saty OF the association. one who will
ne required to give his entire time
and attention TO the duties Of the
/ office.
Election Of Captain.
A meeting OF the Petersburg Grnys.
Company g. Second Virginia Regiment.
has been called for next Monday night
. FOR the purpose OF clccting captain
| to fill the vacancy caused by tho resig-
nation Of Captain Robert Gillian Jr
! and probably to ill other vacancies
FIRST Lieutenant Kidd declines to be
candidate for the position. for tile
reason that he cannot spare tho time
to attend 10 the duties OF commander
Second Lieutenant MrCrcady il is .X-
pected will be promoted 20 tho cap
taincy.
Lee and Jackson Day.
y. 2. Hin Camp Of Confederate Vet
Grams will observe the birthday ami
vcrsary of General Robert y. Lee on
| Friday with n camp fire and banquet,
! at which there will be several adj
f, dresses. The weather is so bad that
veterans viii probably dispense with
parade in honor Of the day.
/ Petersburg Chapter. Daughters Of
the Confedcracy. will also observe the
day.
The annual memorial service by A.
p. Hin Camp in honor of General Lees
| birthday will be held IN Grace Epis-
copal Church Sunday afternoon at 1870
o'clock. The service Will be conducted
by the chaplain OF the camp. the Rev.
| 9. Il. Bryan ID. p.
vi 'ShHhdy ihPnl the kcN. George u,
Spooner, pastor OF Market Street NJ
T.. Church. will deliver a sermon ap-
! propriate to the birthday anniversaries
| of General Lee and General Jackson
| His subject will be "A Striking Char
acteristic of Two Great Virginians-
| Lee and Jackson" The Confederate
| Veterans ANA Daughters OF the Con-
| fedcracy viii attend.
Many Weddings.
| Last night the residence of the
| brides mother. Mrs. Bridges on Hall
fax street. Miss Lillian May Ramkcy
| was married to ]. Preston Lewis, OF
Seattle Wash, the Rev. George c.
Zeigler officiating. The happy couple
subsequently, left for Galveston, Tex.
This morning at 1915 o'clock. in the
| Washington street Christian Church,
! the pastor. Rev. George c. Zeiglcr,
| officiating. Miss Matte f. Pltchford.
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Pitch
! ford. was united in marriage to Charles
| II. Allen, prominent farmer OF Ame-
liza county. After their wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will reside in Amc-
| liza. The bride wore a handsome gray
| travelling suit with nat and gloves
| to match.
! Miss Lucy rrentiss. daughter OF
James b. Prentiss. and William Tal-
! bot. OF Colonial HeiShts Chesterfield
| county. were married yesterday after
noon in Washington. They wero ac-
companied to Washington by Mrs. T..
! q. Stratton, sister of the bride
, Miss May Simmons, OF this city. and
! Emmett 4. jackson. n young farmer OF
! Prince George county. left this morn
! ing for Washington, whcra they were
! married this afternoon.
! Miss Elsie Webster, daughter of j.
| w. Webster. proprietor of the Pros
! pcct House, in this city, and Thomas
! Shoosmith, Of Berlin. y. j., were mar
red yesterday afternoon by the Rev.