The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-15

ding win take place in March. The
prospective bridegroom is popular
young official of the American Bank
and Trust Company. and the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Hoag, of this city.
Meeting of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen met in regu-
lar session last night. and voted con-
currence n the various measures passed
by the lower branch last week. Amone
these was confirmation of the Board Of
Relief nominated in joint caucus. con-
sisting of two members for each ward !:
authorizing the purchase of an auto
mobile patrol for the police department:
contract with the Virginia Railway and
Power Company for lighting the city
for a period of Eve years. and for the
installation of forty additional arc
lights for the illumination of Sycamore,
between Old and Oak Streets; appro-
priation for the building smallpox
hospital on the Almshouse farm author
ize the sale of an additional eleven acres
OF the Almhouse tract TO the British
American Tobacco Company at SEQ
per acre. on which to erect storage ware
house for leaf tobacco: appointing
committees to consider q building codS
and to ascertain extent of damages to
private property by the proposed raising
of the grade and Improvement OF River
Street. directing that all ordinances
submitted to the Councils must be re-
ferred to the City Attorney for his opin-
ion as to their legality: and approving
appropriations for various street tm-
provements, etc.
Death of Good Citizen.
Samuel Dodge, superintendent OF
the Petersburg Leather Company. died
last evening at his home on High Street.
aged about sixti-six years He had been
i'll about two weeks Mr.. Dodge though
born in Philadelphia, came to PeterD-
burg about eleven years ago from
Oloversvilie, ". Y. to which place hfs
body will be shipped for burial He
was a useful citizen and made many
friends in this city He 10 survived By
his wife and six children: Mrs. Walter
Creese. of Dsnvers. Mass. Misses
Clara and Lawns Dodge. and Henry
Leonard and Alfred Dodge. all of this
city.
Personal and Otherwise.
Having erected a handsome tablet in
old Blandford Church. the Junior Order
of Mechanics in this city has decided
IL aid the Ladies Memorial Assccla.
ton in the erection of the sS.ooo memorial
arch in Blandford Cemetery. IN memory
of the Confederate dead.
Isadore Reinach. Of this city. has
been elected a member of the COM
mittee on publicity Of the twenty-third
council Of the Union OF American He
brew Congregations, with hcadouer-
tiers IN Cincinnati, which meets en-
June -.
Philip Knox. colored, was given .
sentence Of sixty days II jsil this NOM
ing for cutting Martha baugh. colored<
and thirty days additional for cutting
her sister. In a little fght last night.
sixty new scholars we're added last
months 20 the rolls of the Baptist sun
day schools in this city and vicinity
Councilman 7. O. Stratton is able
70 be out. and attending to business.
after his recent illness.
The condition OF Captain Emmett
Rsgland. who IL down with pncumonia
al the home or a friend In sussex
County. IL improving
Chief Ragiad and Officer Bciehsr
went out to Sussex County this morn
ing 20 appear az witnesses In the tr.si
OF John Mason. coiored. charged Win
the murder OF Gertrude smith. sieo
colorcd. Mason, after the murders
came 20 Petersburg. eurrender>a hfn7s
self and confessed the cri1s.