The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-21
LEADING MERCHANTS
ARE BOOSTING FAIR
October Term Of Court Opens With
Long Last OF Criminal Cases TO
BE Tried.
MANY OCTOBER WEDDING S


M&<kCI ACQv0-funGRA4S OF Well
Known People.
Petersburg, Va. Oct. 2o.-Tomor-
row ts looked forward to with favor.
able weather conditions as the most
important day Of the southside Fair,
On account OF the same being Peters
burg Day large number OF the lead
ing merchants throughout the city
have sgnined their intention OF clos
ing their stores at O'Clock p. NJ
for the remainder OF tho day The
following are the merchants who have
announced such intentions:
J. E. Biankenship, Booth & Cole,
Inc. Bowman Brothers. B. F. Gates
& Son. Edmonds Grocery Company,
y. d. Mann. e. B. Mayton & Co. J. A.
Minton. w. A.. Ryland. .Thos H.
Wilkerson, W. Y. Burge & Co. Walter
z. Eanes & Co.. Eigenbrun Brothers,
Globe Department Stores, New York
Clothing Company. Crowder Eros, A.
Rosenstock & Co. Rucker Dry Goods
Company. J. Mes. Buchanan. T. A.
James. Stanton Pitcher. H. e. Titmus.
Petersburg Hardware Company. Pc
terson q Joyner. Inc. II. l.. Smith.
Harlow-Wiileox Co. Kent Furniture
Company. Petersburg Furniture Com
pany Hobbs-Hoy Co. Nichols Coal
Co. Branch & Andrews. r. E. Brunei
& CO. E. Eichberg. A. N. Scott 4 Co.
D. W. Branch. Jas. Y. Branch, B.
Mason Hill. Virginia Printing Com
pany. H. E. Roberts. T. S. Beckw1th
& Co, Central Motor Car Co.. r. o.
Egerton Co. W. Grossman & Son.
w T. Hargrave, s. 8. Kressge and
l0-Cent Store. Petersburg Gas Co..
Cockade City Coal and Coke Co. r.
E. Lunsford q Co.. DR.. NJ. c. Field,
R A. Munden, The Palms and H. E.
Roberts
October Term Opens
The October term OF the Hastings
Court, Judge Mullen presiding, will
convene at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. There are twenty-one felony and
about half that mum Der OF misdemanor
cases on the criminal docket. None
Of these will be taken up, however.
before Friday. The names Of the
Jurors who are 70 serve at this term
Of the court have already been pub
lished In The virginian.
HarFfson-Jort1An.
Miss Alma Elsie Harrison, the at
tractive daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs r.
H. Harrison. and Mr.. Russell Howard
Jordan, a weli-known young resident
of the West End. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
s, A. Jordan, were united in marriage
at the home OF tho brides parents in
Harding Street at o'clock this morn
ing. The ceremony was tmptessively
performed by Rev. Fred W. Moore, In
the presence OF q number OF friends
and relatives Of the young couple. The
attendants were Mrs. Arthur Cogie.
and Mr. Herbert Harrison. OF Rich
mond. the brides brother. as best
man. Little Arthur Cogle, the brides
nephew, was ringbearer.
The bride was attired in a suit OF
blue velvet and carried Brides roses
and lilies OF the valley and the ma
tron OF honor carried pink Killarney
roses.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Jordan left on Northern
bridal tour
Hearne-Cook.
Miss Mary Frances Hearne. tho
popular and attractive daughter OF
Mr. William Hearne. and Mr.. G. Cleve-
land Cook, a well-known young travel
ing salesman, employed by the Rich
mond Dry Goods Company, but who
resides here. were united in marriage
at $50 o'clock last evening In the
parlors OF ST. Joseph's parochial resi-
dence by the pastor, Rev. Father
Haier.
The bride was handsomely attired
In a brown velvet travelling suit with
hat and gloves to match, After the
ceremony the young couple left on q
Northern bridal tour.