The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-10
WOMAN ne J|lTS
] ACCUSES blAnTON
/. Insurance Agent Arrested on
Warrant Charging Lar
ceny of $IIo.
HAD JUST MARRIED ANOTHER
Several Candidates for Post
mastership-Baptist State
Convention This Week.
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Petersburg. Va, November
w y Blanton. an lnsua ance aSen'
~ this city. was married In NasninS
ton yesterday morning. ana On US
re,urn 70 the city with MS p'Aoe aaes
night was arrested on a WARRANT
c,,arxlnx him with the larceny OF
s11o' and in the Police Court TINS
morning was sent on to the hosunss
court for trial TINS warrant was
s,.orr out b, Mrs. Sadie Aowertoa.
a Young widow of Cnappei street
alleged, and so testified In court thas
sbe was engaged TO De marrieo 10
pIanton: that on "Wednesday last sac
ave him $40 to make all arrange
napfs for the wedding on THURSDAY
that lust before the time set ioF t"e
wedding the accused man iahoeo
Telegram" announcing the illness OF
a Young woman friend, and that ne eA :
cused himself to go and see .apoos
the young oman. saying that ne woato
be back in a few minutes. and tAa'
he did not come back. The complainant
was in readiness for the wedding
ceremony. l, developed that BIanton.
when he left Mr.. Howerton's hvn.e'
took an electric car for Richmond In
company with Miss Story. and from
there went to Washington. where they
were married. Only a small part OF
the $ll0 was recovere'. and Blantoa
stands charged with the larceny OF
the full amount
DR.. Drewry Resigns.
Al the meeting OF the Fetereouls
Education Association yesterday al
ternoon in the rooms OF the Cnamoer
of Commerce the resignation OF Dr'
w. F. Drewry as president was ie-
ceiyed and accepted anu Walter d.
Mckinney was unanimously elected 10
aIl the vacancy. DR.. DrewTys reslgna-
ton was rendered because OF the many
other duties that required his atten-
ton, which prevented him from givias
proper time to the association. Ar.
Mckinney was elected president by
reclamation.
Professor Arthur Kyle Davis. chair
man Of the committee on entertain
nent, made the ann ouncement that the
committee was arranging for series
Of lectures to be delivered during the
winter In the auditorium OF the r. Z.
Lee School. The lecturers are OF cne
faculty of the University IF Virginia,
who are working in the university sS-
tension course. The first Of the series
will be delivered On the night OF NO.
yember Is by DR.. Edgar. OF the uni
versity faculty, on The Industrial
Triumphs of Modern Chemistry
Other lecturers win be Dr. a. Z. smith.
Or. Thomas Page, DR.. Lefebvre AID
Dr. Kent. The association is doing
much towards the advancement OF edu-
cation.
Looking for Once.
/, Is reported that there are four cam
didates for the Office OF postmaster.
and five for the office Of collector OF
customs. in this city. appointments to
which are to be made by President VIII
son. Both are fine paying positions,
General Stith Boiling has been postmas-
ter for sixteen years and has made
capable Official. H. Claiborne Wilson
is the collector Of customs. succeed
Sng William Malone in that office.
Speculation Is rife as to who the for
Inmates will be to get these Offices.
Congressman Walter A. Watson may
have influence in securing the appoint
rnentS.
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting.
The annual convention Of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary in the Episc opal Do
cese of Southern Virginia was opened
IN ST. PauIs Church this morning with
Mrs John D. Letcher. Of Norfolk, the
diocesan president. in the chair Bee
fore business the Holy Communion was
administered. There is a large at
tendance OF delegates. who come from,
all parts of the diocese Reports o!
the work OF the auxiliary for the past
year in the mission field are gratifying
The afternoon was given up to the
Junior AUXILIARY, which is meeting ia
the same church.
Tomorrow morning the sermon vii