The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-20
AWARDS CONTRACT
FOR NEW HOTEL
WILL BE ERECTED ON NORTH sY-
CAMoRE STREET IN
PETERSBURG
BUSY
CONVENTION IN DIN wIDDIE WILL
NOMINATE CANDIDATE FOR
HOUSE DELEGATEs-MAR
RIAGEs AND DEATHS
Virginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building. Room s1s.

Mechanics Building. Room 31s.
PETERSBURG. VA. Aug. To-
Joseph l.. Rosenberg has awarded the
contract for new $4,000, fifty-room
| hotel. to be erected in North Syca-
more street, opposite the Virginia
Railway and Power companys ter
minal station. The price does not in
clude plumbing. furniture and fixtures.
Hayes Bros, of Chatham. Va, are
at an early date and will complete
the building by April /. 1914. The
hotel will be a fours story tructure
and is to be fitted with the latest and
most improved hotel fixtures.
Patch--Alien.
Miss Virginia White Allen and DR..
Frank Wallace Patch were united in
marriage at St Pank Episcopal
church at o O'Clock this morning. The
rector, Rev. E. T.. cambridge, off,
ciated The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. Triplett Allen and the
late Edward Marshall Allen, of this
city. After a short sojourn on the
coast OF Maine, Or. and Mrs. Patch
will be at home at Woodstock Cot
tage" near Farmingham, Mass. Only
immediate relatives were present at
the wedding, no cards have been is
sued.
George w. Robertson.
George Wilmer Robertson. aged
seventy-two years, died at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at his residence,
Chestnut Ridge Chesterfield coun-
ty Mr. Robertson was widely known
and highly esteemed. He was a gal
liant Confederate soldier. having vol
OF ~ hae Of he n r
Between the States and serving for
four years In the Ninth Virginia in
fantry. He Is survived by his wife
and eight children--(iibson Robert
son, OF this city: John Royal Robert
son and George Walter Robertson, OF
Chesterfield county: Robert Robert
son, of Dinwiddie. Mrs. r. T. Webb,
Of Barboursville. W, Va; Mrs. VIII
liam Leonard, OF Sutherland; Mrs. L.
=. Webb, of Boydton, and Mrs. Okey
Johnson, CT Charleston, w. Va
Convict Badly Gut.
While the chain gang was at work
cleaning up Dry branch in the south
ern section of the city this morning,
Jessie Richardson. colored was cut
on the leg by Willie Mattox. colored.
Richardson was cutting grass with
a seythe when Mattox stepped in the
way. The wounded man was rushed
to the city Jail apd given treatment
by DR.. J. NJ. Burtf.
Death of An Infant.
Archibald b. Williams, Jr., the
fifteen months old son Of Archie. Il.
and Mrs. Addie Hoag Williams, died
at 10 O'Clock this morning at his
parents home. 2f0 High street, fol-
lowing a protracted illness.
Progressiyes to Nominate.
| A mass meeting Of Democratic pro-
gressives will be held at Dnwiddie
courthouse tomorrow to nominate a
candidate for the house of delegates
and all county offices to be voted for
at the November election. w l..
PEBBLES. chairman of the party, of
the county, Is candidate for the
nomination for the house of dele
gates.
/ Sunday school Excursion.
! The Second Baptist church excur-
sion to Norfolk and Ocean View
which left this morning, was the
/ largest of the season. 1t required
/ fifteen coaches to carry the crowd
/ / $50 in number The trip was made
! in record time, requiring only two
I hours and four minutes to reach
! Church street crossing in Norfolk.
! New Real Estate Firm.
I a, X. Powell and r, NJ. Young
two we'll known Petersburgers, have
/ leased offices in the Mechanics build
/ ing and will enter the real estate
/ business, under the firm name OF
! Powell & Young.