The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
News Of Petersburg
former pastor Of the church.
PetersburE's Slogan.
Photo. BY Foster.

TCt6IDU0B0 OsOB11s
The advertising committee Of the
Retail Merchants Association, after
. considering many suggestions az to
slogan" for advertising Petersburg.
have agreed upon the following: Pros
porous, popular, progressive Peters
burg" The slogan was the result Of
combining the many suggestions 1t
will be placed on the letter heads. en-
velopes. advertisements of every MEM
Der Of the association and Of every
business house in the city. 1t will
be placed on illuminated arches at the
depots. at prominent locations. on
signs in windows of stores and at the
Fair Grounds. II will be sent on cards
to all points in the Southside. so that
all may know that Petersburg is
prosperous popular and progressive.
Negro Accidentally Killed.
George Rives. a colored farmer. liv-
. ing some distance out in Dinwiddie
County. spent last Saturday In Peters,
burg and In the evening started on
his return home. He did not reach
home, and on search being made, his
body. with the neck broken was found
in the road. The supposition is that
he fell from and was run over by his
wagon, thus receiving his death n
juries.
wedAing IT Carsley.
Miss Rosa May Rogers, daughter of
J. w. Rogers. and O. P. Higgins.
young business man OF Waverly, were
married yesterday afternoon at Cars
ley, the home of the bride The we'd
ding was a very pretty event The
bride was handsomely attired In
tailor-made suit Of blue cloth, with hat
and gloves to match, and carried Bride
roses and lilies OF the valley. The
matrons Of honor were her sister, Mrs.
John G. Gale. of Ivor. and Mrs. w. O.
Rogers. wearing cream charmeuse.
with trimmings OF pearls. and chiffon.
H. A. Gray. Of waveriy. was best man.
A number Of guests from a distance
were present
On Trial for Murder.
J. H. Goes. a loanbroker OF this city,
after an all days trial. was acquitted
last evening in the HustingA Court of
the charge OF forgery. The charge was
the forging OF an order on the pay
master OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway for money due a colored en-
ploye.
In the Hastings Court to-day, the
TRIAL Of Napoleon Washington. colored,
on an Indictment charging him with
the murder Of Albert West, colored. in
August last, was in progress. The
accussd was defended by Paul Petit
He set up q plea Of self-defense, and
was strongly supported therein by
witnesses. The murder occurred at
midnight on Pocahontas Bridge, and
was the result Of Vests interference
between washington and his wife, who
were alleged TO be Quarreling- Evi-
dence for the defense corroborated the
statement Of Washington that he was
attacked by West ana knocked down
Washington claims to have taken
Vests knife from him and stabbed
him with It.
The jury in the case OF Napoleon
Washington. charged with the murder
Of Robert West rendered . verdict to-
night Of guilty Of manslauehter,- and
he was sentenced to Eve years work
on the roads.
C1esveA VIM Arssa.
THIS morning about O'Clock. the
frame dwelling house on Guinan's
Alley. owned by Mrs. Mary Miller and
occupied by Elizabeth wooten. coiored.
was discoveries on IRE. and the rear
! portion Of the building was burned
This afternoon q warrant was issued
for the arrest Of the wooten woman's
husband. charging aim with setting
IRE 60 the house. wooten. IL is said.
had been as odds with and separated
from his wife for some time. and he
has bee1 heard 60 threaten TO kill
her OF burn her Up. This threat was
made - bate ~ last evening. The
aecuse1 - IN jail
C00U0o0g CeuO V1g0ses.
The compglassou and arrangement -
| the census returns taken last Sunday
] - SsJu In progreeo. ana 10 ssin inccm.
p3sse. TIE numbeP q white people -
far seDovsed = I3.3oe. ana sddssionso
names q people WHO we're out % the
city Or swsy FROM home at the tire
% sAe vSseso q ~ enuReSaters ere
being essly. rsp0rssl II 10 believed
shs whtss psvulasssa sxrseds 1852.