The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-12
WILL ADOPT BOND
ISSUE ORDINANCE
Board Of Aldermen Expected to
Take Favorable Action on
Friday Night.
NEGRo's BODY RECOVERED
Alleged Highwayman Arrested
by Police-Othcr News
Of Petersburg.
NEGROES BODY RECOVERED
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
3 Bollingbrook Street.
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concurring IN various measures sent
up from the lower branch, adjourned
over until Friday evening, When the
ordinance providing for the issue OF
$3Oe.oOO in bonds for public improve
ments Will be passed. and the pay of
the police and some other city en-
ployees will be increased. The board
appropriated 5000 to Kings Daughters
TO aid in their relief work among the
needy poor and SICK. concurred in the
proposition to change the name OF GER
tain streets, and In the resolution
adopted by the council to refer for
further report and recommendation the
matter of establishing a park and play
grounds on the property in the vicin-
ity of the old reservoir. The board
agreed with the council in referring
to special committee the resolution
from the school board. requesting an
appropriation. by bond issue or other
wise of 100000 for providing three
new school buildings for the children
of the colored race.
Merchants Elect Officers.
The new board of directors of the
Retail Merchants Association met last
night and reelected officers of the
association for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, w. II. Wilcox: vice
president. l.. a. Rosenstock; treasurer.
w. Y Burge; secretary, Samuel w.
| thinner.
The directors discussed the move
ment for new frst-class hotel in
dorsed II. and decided to solicit tho
cooperation of the Chamber of Com
merce In pushing the matter. 1t is
proposed to organize a stock company
among the business men of Petersbure
to take hold of and secure the success
Oh the scheme. AS an evidence of their
own interest in the matter the directors
last night agreed among themselves
to take stock in the company to the
1
1t is believed that the movement for a
new hotel have been started on the
| right line, and that il will eventually
end in success.
Death I'm Prince George.
Mrs NJ. Jennie Temple. wife Of w
d. Temple. died last night about 10
o'clock at her home in Prince George
County, after an illness Of several
weeks. She was widely known and
esteemed In the county and in Peters
burg. She was sixty-three years old
and is survived by her husband and
five children. viz: Mrs. r r. Meacham.
of this city; Mrs. Hugh Matthews. Miss
Rosa Temple and Jordan Temple, of
Prince George, ana Fred Temple, of
Roanoke. The funeral will take place
from the Gregory Memorial Church.
| Prince George Courthouse, at O'Clock
| tomorrow afternoon
Iii In ChesteracId.
| L. c. Bass a well known and we'll
TODD farmer of Chesterfield County is
seriously Ill at his home about eight
miles from this city Mr.. Bass was
Tor number of years merchant and
esteemed citizen of Petersburg, and n
| member Of the Council from the Firs,
Ward. He has large cirC*.s of friends
and acquainteances In Petersburg
body Recovered.
The body OF Edward Hammock the
colored youth who was drowned in
the harbo~ about ten days ago, was re-
covered about noon to-day by persons
who hau been dragging for It. 1t was
found very near the spot where he was
seen to go down. 1t is supposed that
he fell from the foot bridge and was
washed over the dam by the flood cur
rent. 1t was several days before !;
became known who the drowned per-
son was
Alleged HiEhwayr2nn Arrested
Chief OF Police RaSland and Detec-
tive Heelan this morning about |
o'clock arrested negro named John
Young. alias John Willis. charged with
highway robbery. The negro is said to
be one OF the two men who last Satur.
| day night held up. assaulted and robbed
NJ +. Kemna, Bohemian farmer of
Dinwiddic County. living about eight
| miles from shis city. Kemna was driv-
Ing home at the time he was halted
He was struck on the head cut In the
back, robbed Of about $40 and othsr
personal effects. Some of the latter
which have been fully Identified, were
found in the Negroes possession. and
the proof of his guilt is said TO be
positive. The police expect to capture
his companion In the crime. The negro
was only released from the Jail in this
city last Friday
Personal aud General.
Secretary Martin, OF the Chamber of
Commerce. left last night for Roanoke
to confer with the officials of the Nor
folk and Western Railway, relative to
securing Il better schedule and lower
rates on the City Point Road for the
accommodation of the employees of the
Du Pont dynamite plant now being
erected below the Point. When in full
operation, this plant will give en-
ployment to 1000 or 1900 persons.
y. l.. Hill Camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams to-day turned out and attended
the funeral of their late commander.
w. w. Tucker. of the old Twelfth Vir-
ginia Regiment. Mahones Brigade who
died on Sunday at the age of eighty
years.
q. T. Leath. of Carson. Dinwiddic
County. who broke his leg several DAYS
ago while attempting to board NOV
ing train on Washington Street is get
ing along very well at the Peters
burg Hospital.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany. 1t is said, will open daily lire
on James River In the spring between
Richmond, City Point and Norfolk and
all the river landings
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Jennie Berman, of Norfolk, and
Abe Gellman, a well known merchant
OF this city. The date of the wedding
has not been fixed
a missionary rally under the auspices
of the local societies will be held to-
morrow night in Washington Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Addresses
VIII be delivered by State officers.
The head camp OF the Virginia Wood
men of the World. or the state conven-
tion OF the order, viii hold its annual
meeting I'm this city next month. and