The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-24

Petersburg. By his friends OF the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia. May II. l9i2.'
Mr.. Blanks has been an active and
influential odd-Fcllow for nifty two
years and has nlled many high oitlces
in the order. Only one other jewel OF
this kind has been presented by the
Grand Lodge. that given to the late
Grand Treasurer John ". Ferguson
Of Richmond. who was grand treasurer
OF the Grand Lodge OF Virginia for
over holf century
WINTER suppl. From River.
The clty's water supply in the reser-
voir is becoming very low. and more IS
Deins taken out Tor consumption than
IS comlns IN. Tor lack o. rain. the
dtougnt as becoming very serious in
many portions OF this acctlon. the Tail
pi rain having been very local. Tine
Guy. il is expected VIII soon nave y
30 10 the uver Tor water - supply
4,a lveus. AND the prospect % un APP
p.opIatOn is sot naue ior tine yur-
pVsl. That tn water nom thut source
Nil ID. furnished 10 consumers VITA
out ultralloM. 1t is hardly believed
i
Interesting Mi.sionary Rally.
Interesting missionary services We're
ne4u tD-nlsut ln the second F.es1y te-
rian Cnurc.i. at w.len were present ten
Iu!ssluhal4-a VINO ..e to sal! iVr lNO!et
OH saturday. Among those VINO nave
yi!ereu their services fOs foreign mis-
slonary service ami VINO were present.
were AIR. ana Mrs. Mcqueen. the latter
IS the fourth memDer o. ner family
who ate working III the foreign ne!d.
The sers ices to-uignt were IN tine
inaturc vi ia4cWeI eNercises. several
aG4resscs wore delivered -oue Dy the
Avy. ,nn.-,s ~. Pratt D.; l;lcnmond.
sudden BcHtn a. ocean View.
Mrs Bessie Adams rarAain, or th.s
city. died very suddenly to-day OF
acart . sease al her cottage at Ocean
View. where she had been spending
the summer She Is survived by her
husband and four cnildren-George.
KOcnig, Darcy and Miss Virginia
adams, children by her first marriage.
The body VIII reach mere 81 II o'clock
tomorrow morning and VIII be taken
directly TO the cemetery. where the
funeral services viii be held. Mrs.
FarhaIa was d woman OF most gener-
GUS and charitable disposition. she
leaves many relatives in this city.
Hastings Court Business.
In the Hastings Court to-day, sew
cral true bills ior felony were returned
by the grand jury. and two or three
minor cases were tried. Max peerain.
colorcd. charged with housebreakirg,
was sent 10 the public roads tor one
year j. -. Ritterblry. white, was
scntenced 10 Jail Tor six months for
assault
No Smallpox in City.
The city IS now entirely free OF
I.r all .
der treatment some weeks ago have
been cured and discharged The last
qHafantine was raised yesterday.
Personal and Otherwise.
Miss Amy Lester. Of spartanburg.
5 C, Is visiting DIT ana Mrs. Lewis
NJ Roper. on Adams street.
Misses Alice and Lucy Nottingham.
Of Culpeper county, are guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Z N. Barksdale on High
street.
Miss Dorothy Brooke Pleasauts and
Miss Mary Sterling Smith are spend
ins the summer at Radcliffe" near
Charlottesville
Mrs. .ugenie sydnor and daughter.
Miss Mary Bell sydnor, left Yesterday
for Boydton TO visit Mrs. Sydnors son.
the Rev Charles W sydnor
The Board OF Aldermen a brie;
ia the action Of the Council in author
izng the repairing OF the broken
sever at the river. and the work Will
be done at once
The Retail Merchants Association, OF
this city has under consideration the
publication OF a weekly paper. devoted
respectfully to the interests OF the re-
tail trade.
The Petersburg Grays. Captain Nc
Grady. viii leave tomorrow afternoon
10 join the Virginia troops at tho ma
tional encampment at Mt Gretna. Pa.
They VIII be in camp ten days.