The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
TO BRING PAYt0R
BACK TO VIRGINIA
Cook and Wilson Expect to Ar
rive in Buenos Aires To
Day or Tomorrow.

Danville, Va, January John
Cook, clerk OF the Corporation Court.
and William s. Wilson. agent of the
Illinois Surety Company, who sailed
from New York on December IA last.
on the steamer voitaire. for Buenos
Aires. IN order to bring back the abb
sconding city treasurer. Paylor. ought
TO arrive In that city either to-day or
tomorrow. The formalities attendant
10 the turning over or the fugitive TO
the special officers will take about two
DAYS and the trio will set sail for the
United States hn the same boat which
bore them away, and should arrive
here during the first week or FEB
ruary.
Paylor was arrested in Buenos Aires
on December 5. and has been detained
in Jail since that time. He viii be
tried at the March term CT the Cor
poration Court here for the embezzle-
ment OF $4,000 OF State funds, for
which crime he was indicted by the
grand Jury at the September term or
court No word has been received
here from either Cook or wilson since
they left New York on December II.
on New Years Day something like
$500 900 was disbursed in dividends by
the Dan River anu iAANSA oANN ~~N~~--
Mills. and four of the I'VE banks of
the city. This fgure represents only
the semi-annual dividends OF these In
situations The sum of s3,324,42o-9I I
was paid out TO tobacco growers Tor
their product sold in this city since
August 15 thus making a total OF
s3.61s.42S paid out IN dividends by
banks and textile mills and for lear
tobacco.
on January &c. 81 and IS the VIZ
ginia State Conference on CHARITIES
and Corrections Will be held here rhe
meetings will be held in the audito-
rum of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. The first day OF the con-
ference. which falls on Sunday. Will
be marked by special sermons. which
will be preached by members Of the
conference in the city pulpits. There
will be about forty or fifty delegates !
attending the conference, among them
DR.. II H. Hart, of the Russell sage |
Foundation; w. II. Whitaker. super
intendent OF the District OF Columbia
Prison Reform Association: Dr. Doug
las s Freeman, president OF the STATE
Conference on Charities and Correc-
lions. and DR.. Weber, of Phtaneiphla'
who is student OF Housing Cohui-
tions and Family NE
Quite a NUMBER OF peVF4t AN-S
evailing themselves Of the new parcels
most system, which went into force on
Wednesday. On Thursday the parcels
post window was besieged with peo-
nile and business was rushed most OF
the day. Many failed 10 purchase the
speciallv issued stamps for the new
departure. but used the usual letter
STAMPS. with the result that quite
number of packages were held up
Tomorrow the civil term Of the Cor
nora+ion Court convenes with Judge |
r w Peatross presiding. \ docket OF
fortv-five cases is 10 be disposed o.
There are. however. but very few cases
of unusual interest There Is one SUI
for the recovery or $1,000 oanlases
against the city. instituted by the Dan
,,i1Ie T.umber Company. for alleged loss
incurred during the flood or Marc"
last. -.
The earthquake which was felt gen
arsIlx- through the Carolinas last Wed
,aedav uss also observed here to some
eight degree. 1t was felt chieny 10
the west end residential section- IL
WAS not felt by anybody In the Guy
and inquiries made over the teiephone
70 business men were regarded nshtly
until the following morning. "heh
nevspaper accounts were read-
The funeral Of Captain o. w Bar
-ov the distinguished war veteran
~ died at his home in Martinsvilie
on Thursday last. took place in ,na'
town on Friday. and was ATTENDED pE
a large number of veterans from inc
district. Captain Barrow
- Iived here for a number Of years
was an officer in Picketts brigade, ana
80 wounded in the famous charge a,
gettysburg and also on two otner o.
casions. r,,i.
In the funeral cortege from the hpi>
conal church. where the service
held. 10 the cemetery. captain Do
-. ho,se Reuben" which served /
-. fo;,bfuIlN, for a long time, was leo.
80. s4adIe and Announcements being
draped in black.