The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
Three Story Brick Building Prac
tically Destroyed by
Flames.
ORIGIN UNKNOWN
Most OF Contents Moved, and
Loss VIII Not BE
Heavy.


Petersburg. Va. December 20.
The three-story brick building front
ing on Boilingbr and running half
way back TO Lombard street was prac-
ticallv eestroye,. by Ere this morning
shortly after . o'clock. Tho GOOD
work of the department prevented
Whist might have proved serious
The building IS the
property of Councilman .. " slattoN
ard WAS until recently occupied by the
Union Transfer am Cab Company
all of the company's
horses. carriages and other vehicles
were some time ago transferred 10 the
stables on Lombard Street. and there
was no loss of any OF these. Mr.. Mat
toN. however. lost fine automobile
which was housed at the rear of the
and a number OF sleishs
stored on the secon. floor The IRE
originated on the second floor in the
rear Of the building. but from what
cause is not known. The company
books and furniture in the office on
BOllingb brook street were saved. on
the first floor were stored many crates
of bottles, the property of the Jener-
son Liquor Company. which were more
or less broken and damaged. The
damage by the FIRE has not been es-
.imated. but the loss Is said TO be
covered b. insurance.
stable and Mule Burned.
The stable on the premises OF H. l.
Beck. in Blandforl. was destroyed b.
hrc and a mule stalled therein was
burned to death last night between
3 and 10 o'clock. How the fire origi-
mated is not known. Everything IN
the stable was burned. am. there was
but little insurance.
Christmas Weddings.
Last eening at : o'clock at the resi-
.Ience OF the Rev. F. W. Moore, Of the
Second Baptist Church. Miss Martha
Dawkins and Charles :. Vaughan. both
Of Chesterfield. were united in mar
rage. Miss Ella Vaughan, sister ~
the bridegroom. was maid OF honor.
and Lee Mayer was best man.
Yesterday morning at the home OF
the brides parents on Farmer Street.
Miss Sarah Gertrude. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs r. NJ Andrews was married
TO James Claude Wall, by the Rev
A K. Love Miss Myrtle An
as maid Of honor, and Edgar Thomas
was best man.
At 8 o'clock Christmas morning. in
the home OF the bride on Grove Ave
nue.. Miss Lucy J. McGee was married
TO Nathaniel T. Hall, the Rev. W. II.
Atwill performing the ceremony in the
presence OF many friends.
This morning at the residence of the
brides parents on Bank Street Miss
Edith II. Sadler. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs Richard Sadler. of this city. and
Norman Wade of Ettrick. were united
IN marriage. the Rev. Mr.. Watkins. Of
Ettrick NJ Z. Church officiating.
Yesterday afternoon, in the parlors
of the parsonage OF the First Baptist
Church. Miss Ada Alice Williams and
Robert <. Fields were married by the
Rev L. NJ. Roper. D. y.
Last evening al o'clock. at the
residence of the Rev. l. VI. Roper. on
Adams Street. who performed the
ceremony. Miss Megnora Harris and
James Worrell were married.
Interesting House Party.
Miss Mary Wilson Roper will enter
tain a house party for few days at
her home on South Sycamore Street
The guests viii be Miss Nell Caring
ton and Miss Marye REYNOLDS. of Lex
ington. Va: Miss Marie Malone. OF
Norfolk; Allen Valentine and Thomas
Stage. Of Richmond: Edwin Graham,
OF Baltimore: Captain Martin Parker.
OF OLD Point. Saunders Wright. OF
Norfolk and J. Il. Finch. OF Newport
News.
New Trunk and Bag Company.
\ new company to manufacture
trunks and bags mas been organizes.
to begin business the first of the year
The firm viii be Rogers Brothers q
Kevan. consisting OF Brooks Rogers.
who has resigned the presidency OF
the Petersburg Trunk and Bag Com
pany. Herbert Rogers. for some years
associated with the Petersburg Travel
ing Coos Company. and Walter {. Ke-
van. iong associated with Tn" Virginia
Trunk and Bag Company. The plant
for the present viii bc established on
Pine street. The members % tn" firm
are all young men. al well and widely
known TO the trade and all experienced
in the business in which tney are about
to engage They have travcls-1 the
country over - statesmen. riroocks
Rogers aud Mr. Kcvan viii travel for
tho new firm
as 10 IS understood tina; all 81 the
present trunk and bag plants VIII hc
consolidated IT, business after the nrst
Of the N~w Year. the new cguccrn val
b.. the only independent one IA the
city.
Pcr~ousI and Otherwise
Nr. and Mrs " r. FoWl kcs. whose
honi. IT, in the lower part % Holloway
County. celebrated their crystal we'd
ding Monday ~vcnirg ard had a ls-Sc
number u friends % participate in the
pleasure 81 the occasion
Two uegrsrs. George Johnson and
John smith. were caught rohniuE the
Atlantic Coast I.nc cormisssry. ~
Dinusddl. Corufr. night before last