The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
TO surrender for public office. But he
also prefers his profession to oni,c
Pretty Double MHrriayc

TO surrender for public Office But he
also prefers his profession to oHi,c.
Pretty Double Marriage.
very pretty double marriage was
solcnniZcd yesterday afternoon at
$40 o'clock in Salem NJ l.. Church in
Dinwiddie county. few miles from
Carson. Rev. John W r2ure oifciated.
Tho church was handsomely uccora ted
and n large assembiagc witnessed the
ceremony. The first ceremony was
tina, which united in wedlock Miss
Ruth Cox, daughter OF MIR and Mrs.
W. y. Coz, and Otcy II. Dunn. a pros
porous young farmer of Sussex county.
The second was that which united in
Wedlcck Miss Enid Dunn Ind william
y Cox. .fr The bride in the first in :
stance Is sister of the Drdeg room
In the second: and the bride IN the
second instance is sister OF the bride
groom in the first Following the
weddings u reception was given in
honor of the bridal couples a, the
residence of w n. Cox Both couples
viii reside In sussex County.
Announcements of Interest.
Mrs. X. o. Egerton announces the
engagement ana approaching ma
of -ler daughter, Miss .Alvcrda Stuart
EGerton, TO John Stevens Jo"es. of
this city. son of the late Mayor Vim
81. Jones. The wedding Will occur on
February 20, but will be very quiet on
account frecent aifiictjon in the fam
lily of the bride. Miss Egcrton is
widely and favorably known in the
social circles of Petersburg and has
a host of friends In Richmond
a. T.. Hill Marker.
Al the meeting of 4. p. Hill Camp.
Sons OF Confederate Veterans. to-mor-
row night definite plans will be sub
mittcd for the erection of the marker
TO designate the spot in Dinwiddic
where General a. i. Hill was killed
In april 1865. The committee appoint
cd to procure estimates for making
the marker, will submit its report 1t
Is proposed TO unYeil and dedicate t-1c
marker on the anniversary of the
death OF General Hin.
Resignation of Councilman.
Z. ii. Wells. member of the Common
Council from the Fifth Ward, Will
tender his resignation to that body at
it's meeting next Tuesday evening. MIR.
Wells. who has made a good and eft
ficient councilman, resigned because
he has moved into another ward.
Two Mcn Hurt.
Two men, employees at the Seward
Trunk and Bag Factory, We're slightly
hurt yesterday afternoon By All acci-
dent on the Seaboard Hallway track
near toe Market Street station. They
were loading a car With trunks for
shipment. The car was standing on Il
sidctrack IN the rear OF the factory,
and the yard engine, while shifting,
ran through the switch on to the side
cause some little damage. and both
men were injured, though not serious
~ by being caugnt under the fallin s
trunks.
Police Arrests in January.
The report OF the Chief Of Police
shows "a total of '45 arrests made for
all causes during the month OF Janu-
ary. There were twenty arreste for
assaults. sixty for drunkenness,
eighteen for felony. seventeen for
larceny. eleven FOR misdemeanor and
eight for violations of city ordinances.
Former Citizen kills Himself.
J. a Rittenhouse. who committed
suicide by shooting In Weldon, was a
former well-known resident of Peters
burg He married Miss Pattie Ridout
daughter of F. NJ. Ridout, of this city,
who survives him with four children.
She is the sister OF Mrs. L. L. Bozel OF
Petersburg
Seeking better Rates.
The traffic and transportation coIn-
mittee OF the Chamber OF Commerce
met last evening and considered the
question of freight rates charged by
the Norfolk ana Western Railway on
granite blocks and dimension granite
shipped from the Miller e kirkpatrick
quarrles, In Dinwiddie county. few
miles west OF Petersburg. This firm
alleges that the rates are so high that
they will be forced to discontinue bus
mess at the quarries, where a large
force of stone workers is employed.
The committee directed Secretary Mar
tin to confere with General Freight
Agent RuNin. at Roanoke, TO see IL
lower rates could not be granted, anG
the conference was appointed for to-
day.
Personal and General
Sales of tobacco at the warehouses
to-day reached 10000 pounds. and the
prices ranged from s6.75 to s25.
After the installation of officers.
which was conducted last night by
District Deputp James f. Phillips. oil
Richmond. Petersburg Council. knights
OF Columbus, met in social session and
entertained guests from Richmond and
Norfolk at a smoker.
A telegram received last evening an
nounced the death in Greenfield. Mass,
of John S. pevl!n, father of Mrs. W. II.
Wilcox, OF this city. Mr.. Devlin was
a former resident of Richmond ana is
survived By his wife and two daugh-
tcrs.
y meeting OF the Home and Foreign,
Missionary Societies of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church was held in Washing
ton Street Church this afternoon. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Mrs. Lee
Britt, OF Suffolk Mrs. Mastin and Mrs
Richeson, of Richmond, and others The
, forward movement in the work of mis-
sions was the topic of the addresses
shII Arguing Exceptions.
Judge West, sitting In the Hastings
Court is still hearing argument on the
exceptions to the report of Commits
sioner ]. B. Prince in the Tartte case
Exceptions have been taken by both
factions to the exclusion of names from
the roll OF membership OF the church.
Us rsported by the commissioners ga u