The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-14
SEAL AND SLOGAN
FOR PETERSBURG
Will Be Placed on Envelopes and
Stationery OF City'S Bust
ness Men.
WHITE WAY" RECOMMENDED
Regular Meeting Of Retail Mer-
chants Association.
q 30 Other News.
8. Times Dispatch Bureau
: BollingbrOOk street
(Telephone 1850,

> RO4llHE OON s'i+''N
Telephone lfs5),
pe,ersbure Va. December u.
The Retail Merchants Association
held a busy and Interesting session i"sl
night. many matters Of Importance
being discussed i; was decided. on
suggestion OF X. 4. Goudy. chairman Of
The advertising committee. 70 add 10
the effectiveness % tho clty's slogan
of progressive. Prosperous Peters
burg" a seal. 20 be placed on all en- 70
welcomes and stationery used by inc
huslness men. and on al kinds OF man
matter. The seal. IN addition 10 bear
ing the slogan. viii also bear represeN~
rations OF a tobacco leaf and peanut,
the staple crops Of this section. printed
in different cOlOrs IA" suGEesti""
nroved 80 acceptable that orders were
Immediately placed for the seals =
conr,Ittee was appointed 10 cooperate
q sfroflar committee Of the Cham p
bey az Commerce IN urging the Coun =
81 ~ so illuminate Sycamore street.
from Old 70 Oak Street. AZ 10 pracu-
callv convert that thoroughfare INTO
white way" This matter IS alreaoy
before the Council on favorable re-
nor, from the Gas and Light commit
tee The question OF the removal %
business signs extending over sloe
walks. so as TO make the "h4t" ~
more effective. was discussed Dut NJ
sc,ion was taken. the matter being lett
- ~ wishes Of Individual merchants
T, was decided 20 request the virginia
Railway and Power Company 70 pnt
additional cars on the Wasnihgto h
S,ree, line during the rush hours IN
the morning and afternoon Cther
subjects discussed as Of beneht 10 DUST
ness community were trade excursions
md the associations credit bureau
rho merits and advantages OF ooth
,,ere freely discussed. Two new meF-
csr,ile concerns were received INT" the
membership OF the association.
sunday school Elects Officers.
Al the annual meeting OF the S1H
dav school of Blandford u T. 'hut g"
this week officers were elected as ~
io,ye superiutendeHt. ". r. Holloway
assistant superintendent. , l. DID, . O.
,-iC.s-nresident Nicholas Beck seere-
- wilton Edwards. assistant sec
r.,arv W. r. DueIl: treasurer. oscar
went librarian. Benjamin Honch'h'
resistant librarian. Kennon Coli'ei
,enresentatles. \ =. DUEL ana VI O.
pste- orgatisr Mrs K y Eams' as
a mai corps OF shroiu zhrd letao rai
sfstants. Miss Maggie Tatum and Mss
ami. Mann. \ fun corps OF teachers
yas also elected
woodmen Elect Officers
lakewood Camp. Woodmen OF the
World. iast night elected the follow
ms, officers. past consul comma 10 81
I. w. shersr. consul comma oeI; l.
t,uohes. adviser lieutenant w r.
Holiovssv. banker b. Il. Jones, clerk
~ u Northington. escort. +. y Green
Waterman. J Il. Hawkins. sentry. J.
Z rztana musicians. DPS. r " Hams.
p : Gamble. J. II Burke. ". Z Har-
good and r. II Jones. managers. l.
p ua~grave. a. II Godsey and w 4
Perkins
Death of Mrs. Eaxter
Mrs Hester " Baxter wife Of Eu-
fus Z. Baxter. died shortly after MD
night a. her home on Harrison
street. AFTER a painful Illness OF some
duration Besides her husband she :
survived by two sons. Raymond ana
Emmett. and TWO daughters. Misses
Eva and Gertrude Baxter.
struck by an Automobile
CAPTAIN ". r. Tucker. conductor on
the City Point branch OF the Noriolk
and Western Railway. was struck -oY
an automobile near the ApPomaitoN
station yesterday afternoon. Re was
considerably bruised but fortunately
NOT seriously hurt He was taken 10
his home on Guarantee street
General News Notef
II is reported that a number OF
farmers in the lower counties. discOur-
aged by the low arices. have decided
10 abandon raising peanuts and 20 cul-
tivate cotton instead.
Joe Peace. negro. arrested for the
i,anvile authorities. was taken back
20 that city to-day. He shot FIVE times
a. police officer Peace has served
several terms IN the Petersburg jail
AND one or more terms in the Pesniten-
tiary.
a break in the canal to-day caused
interruption to work Al the power
hotIse OF the Virgfia Railway and
Power Company. ana Inconvenience in
thu citv to establishments run by cleo
iriE power The strcet cars were
stopped for while. but Resumed run
ming BY power from the plant in this
city
Hearing or the case OF John Season..
cfssrged with attempt 10 obtain goods
and money from J. q. James. - set
forN tomorrow. The accused is said
TO Ne well connected. and has engaged
counsel 10 defend nirc.
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