The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-16
COMMITTEE FILES
EXCELLENT REPORT
MECHANICS ASSOCIATION OF
PETERSBURG IS IN GOOD
CONDITION.
WILL MEET AGAIN
ELECTION of SECRETARY TAKES
PLACE ToMoRRow-cAsEs TO BE
HEARD IN THE HUsrINGs
COURT TODAY.
WILL MEET AGAIN
Virginiau Bureau,
rechs nfes' Bldg. Room 81


PETERSBURG, VA, July 15.-A
meeting Of the Petersburg Benevolent
Mechanics association was held last
night. owing to the small number
of members present an adjournment
was taken to tomorrow night. at
which time every member of the as
ISOLATION is Urged to be present. I'M
portcnt business is to be transacted.
Including the probable election of
secretary to succeed VIM. H. Baxter,
who has rendered his resignation on
account of failing health due to ex-
treme age. President Jno. W. Hayes.
of the association, presided over last
nights meeting and presented re-
port which showed the association to
be in excellent condition. The report
shows that the library building has
been completed at cost of Sl24, 81
32 second mortgage bonds to the
amount Of s28, 500 have been sold;
s17.5o0 more are attached to notes
as collateral; and $1,000 remain In
the hands of the building committee
subject to use. Expenses, interest
and maintenance, per annum. s1s.-
1913. per annum. s11,5sS.S7; de-
ffciency. s3.o77.97. All stores in the
building. and forty-one offices were
occupied on July l, 1918, Cnoccupied
offices number f1fty-eight, The rental
of fifteen more offices will produce
revenue sufficient to meet expenses
which t Is believed will be rented
before January /. 1914 and there
after the second mortgage bonds will
command a ready market. and all
obligation will be discharged.
Judge Mullen to Return.
Judge Mullen, who is spending
vacation near Newport News will re-
turn to the city tomorrow morning
for the purpose of trying case be
fore the adjournment of the June
term of tho Hastings court. The July
term will begin Thursday. II is
thought that several cases on the
July docket will 60 over TO Septem-
Der.
Daniel IT. Slaughter,
Daniel Thomas Slaughter. aged six
ty-stx years, a we'll known and highly
esteemed citizen of the West End.
died suddenly at the home of his
son-in-law. ". I. wheary. on West
High street this morning. Mr.,
Slaughter was a member of the City
battalion during the Civil war He
Is survived by one daughter. Mrs. w.
I. wheanv, The funeral will take
place at the grave in Blandford ceme-
terry at 6: 80 o'clock tomorrow eva
ming.
Richard y. Williams.
I Richard Nelson Williams. aged
sixty-three wears. died at his home,
ft3 Chappel street. ut $40 o'clock
last evening, following an Illness or
seve. Il months duration Mr.. VIII
liams was we'll known and highly
esteemed by a wide circle Of friends.
He was native Of Dinwiddie county,
ht.t had resided in this city for sew
htyY1 his
wife and two hrothers-Jares and
! Y. H williams. of Dinwiddie. The
/ funeral will be conducted from the
Second PRESBYTERIAN church, of which
he was member. at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
West-Yarborough.
A quiet hfit pretty wedding was
solemnized at & o'clock this evening
at the residence of the officiating min
istcr. Rev. II Herman Martens. pas
tor Of Grove Avenue Baptist church,
the contracting parties being Albert
Leigh West we'll known young man.
SON of T. Thomas West, of this city.
and Miss Mamie f.. Marlborough.
deservedlv popular young woman re
siding with her aunt. Mrs. Sarah
Jones, on Grove avenue.
SawmilI Rebuilt.
The sawmill of q. r. Barker. which
was almost totally destroyed by IRE
near Church road recently. has been
rebuilt Mr. Barker was in the city
today and stated that he expected to
resume operation in a few days.
+ MFR. Blick Better.
George l., Blick. prominent
citizen IF Rawlings. who has been
confined to the house for the past
ten days on account of sickness, shows
considerable improvement.