The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27
WILL BOOST floss
FOR PRESIDENCY
Member OF Massachusetts, Gov
crnor's Staff to Visit
Petersburg.
SCENARIOS WILL PR0BATED
Estate Amounts to More Than
SCENARIOS WILL PROBATED
Estate Amounts to More Than
S3oo,ooo-Other News
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The Timcs-Dispatch Bureau.
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Petersburg, Va. April IS.
Mayor Cameron has received a let
ter from Major Robert Il. Green, of
the stan of Governor Foss, of Massa-
chussctts. stating that he Will be in
Petersburg next week to boost Gov.
Foss for the pres dental nomination.
Major Green was the representative
OF Governor lfoss and the Massa-
Chusetts delegation on the occasion
of the presentation OF the magnificent
clock to a. p. Hill Camp of Con-
federate Veterans. in recognition of
courtesics shown the Bay State
veterans visitors at the unvcilins
OF ,the'r monument on the Crater
Farm.
General Stith Boiling have received
n letter from T. NJ. Wilkins OF the
editorial staff OF the Springfield. Mass.
Republican, stating that he will be In
Petersburg next week for u few days
and that he will accompany the gem
/ cral to the Confederate reunion at
Macon, Ga, should he decide to go
there. Mr. wilkins visited Petersburg
at the unveiling OF the Massachusetts
monument. and made many friends.
Simon Stewards VIII Probnted.
The Will OF the late Simon Seward
was proved this afternoon before
Clerk Robert Gillian. of the Hastings
! Court. his sons-Ios. w, Harvey and
Hatcher S. Seward-qualifying as
executors without security Mrs.
Sarah a. Seward, widow of tho testa-
tor, Is bequeathcd tho residence on
Market Street. with household furni-
! turc. during her life: the same at
her death to go to his daughter. Miss
Annie Belle Seward. All other real
estate Is bequeathed to his children
and their descendants
or the residue of the estate not
disposed of as above, the tcstator
leaves to his wife an undivided one
third part in absolute property. and
out OF tho remaining two-thirds tho
executors to testator's widow and to
each his five daughters si6.e66s6. TO
cqualizc them with my sons. to each
of whom 1 have already advanced a
like sum-"
The personal estate is estimated at
SEE, 900. and the real estate at $4,000.
Some time before his death Mr. Sc
warL divided n good deal of his estate
between his children.
| Retail Merchants Association,
The meeting of tho Retail Mer-
chants Association was the largest
since its organization. and one of the
most encouraging. Eleven new mem
! oers-merchants and business men
were received. and the membership of
the association is now nearly 100.
Samuel Cohen. president OF tho Rich
/ mond Association, delivered an ad-
dress. which was heard with much in
terest.
Governor Mann to Spenk.
| BY special invitation Governor Mann
! Will speak to the c-oiorcd people of
Petersburg Sunday afternoon In the
, Oak Street African Methodist Episco-
pal Zion Church. The Governors ad-
dress will be on matters of interest
| to the race. and he will have n large
| audience of the better class of negroes
| to hear him.
Death of Miss wcddcII.
Miss Margaret w. Weddcn, a greatly
beloved Christian woman. died this
morning about 4 o'clock at her home
on North Adams Street after an i'll
ness of only q few days. She is sur
rived by hcr mother. Mrs lane We'd
dell. and two sisters. The funeral will
| take place from tile residence to-mor-
row afternoon at $40 o'clock.
Mrs. Mamie Tiffany Jones. widow
Of Edward Bradley Jones. of Peters,
burg, died in New York CITY on
! "Wednesday. The body WAS brought to
the city this morning and was laid TO
| rest in Blandford Cemetery.
Election OF Officers.
| The board of directors of the So
'itiS LOT thc iieNciltiOu 1TutltN
to Animals met last night And elected
officers for the year, as follows: Prcsi-
! dent, Paul Petit; First Vice President.
| Walter D. NIcKenncy: Second Vice
President. James NJ Quickc, Jr.: Treas
urer, Miss Fay Leighton; Temporary
| Secretary, David y. Lyon. Jr.: Counsel
/ r. II. Mann. An executive commit
tee. with Paul Petit as chairman. was
| also elected. The society was organ
zed little over n year ago. and has
+, done much good work Efforts are
to he made to largely Increase its
membership. A proposition to con-
| solidatc tho Offices OF secretary and
treasurer IL pending.
| Visiting mondcrs.
About fifty members of the several
camps of Woodmen of the World in
Richmond came over in special cars
| to lakewood Camp. The local brethren
were prepared for tho visitors, anu
entertained them at smoker. They
were welcomed by r. II. Godscy. and
Isaac Held. of Richmond. responded
| Speeches were made during the even
ling by the Rev. Gerald Culberson John
Seay. W. w. ITardwicke and I. G
Whittle. of Richmond.
/ Naomi Lodge. knights of Pythlas.
also entertained a number of hrothc'
rythans Of Richmond last night. and
| a. pleasant social evening was spent
Specches were made by John w.
Starke. A. C Stage. George A. Bow
den and several others from Rich
!