The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-17
5. A. |. RAIL WAY HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Names Beard of Directors and Dis
poses of Routine Buslncss-Hust-
ings Court Convenes for Term.
MANY WEDDINGS ANNOUNCED
John Thomas WILCOX, Ono of the Best
Known and Most Esteemed Citizens
of Petersburg, Passes Away, After
Long Illness.

itteTSbufR, va. NOV. lb.-NOlnlnS
OF great importance was transacted at
the annual meeting of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway officials. held in the
principal Offices of the company in
tine business. a board of directors was
named as follows: S. Davies War
field. Baltimore: Milton f. Allies,
Washington. d. c.: S. Kinnear. l.. r.
Loree. Robert C. Ream. Charles H.
Sabin, A. II. Wiggin. b. F. Yoakum
and w. t. Rosen. OF New York city;
w. r. Bonsal. OF Hamlet. N c.;
Charles r. Caps. w. J. Harrahan
and Fergus Reid. of Norfolk; James
C, Colgate. of Bennington. VT; Mills
B. Lane. of Savannah; Robert f. Mat
tox. Atlanta; j. william Middledorf
and Townsend Scott. OF Baltimore; j.
2. Taliaferro, Jacksonville, Fla;
George w. Watts. Durham. N. c.. and
A. H. Woodward. Of Birmingham. Ala.
Hastings Court Opens.
The November term of the Hust-
ings Court, Judge Mullen presiding,
convened at 10 o'clock this morning
The grand jury, after being in session
for nearly three hours. reported the
following indictments: Willard Ruffin,
John Mallory. Edward Stewart, Henry
Grant and Charles Morgan. felony;
Hartman N. Rainey, misdemeanor:
Herman Bell and Edward Hall, mis-
demeanor. Bell and Hall are charged
with violating the prohibition law by
soliciting orders for whiskey.
Henry Grant, colored, indicted for
felonious shooting and wounding
pleaded not guilty. The principal wit
ness against Grant was his wife, Ma
ria Grant, who surprised the Com
monwealth by testifying that she was
not shot by her husband and did not
know who shot her. Detectives JEFF
ferson and Aldridge and Sergeants
Payne and Titmus testified and Grant
took the witness chair in his own be-
half.-He denied shooting hts wife and
stated that he was drinking on the
night on which the shooting occurred.
He was found guilty and his punish
ment was fixed at six months in jail.
William Ruffin, colored. charged
with assaulting his wife with an AK,
was found guilty of assault and bat
terry and sentenced to ninety days In
Jail.
JDkin WILCOX.
Mr.. John Thomas Wilcox, one of
Petersburgs best known and most
esteemed citizens. died at his home, |
the residence OF his daughter. Mrs
Grace w. Moody, 443 South Sycamore
Street, at $3.50 O'Clock last evening,
after a long period of failing health.
Mr. WILCOX was In the seventy-sec-
ond year of his age and was for many
years engaged In the retail shoe bust
ness, retiring on account of failing
health only a few months ago He
was consistent member OF the Wash
ington Street NJ: e Church and of
A. p. Hill Camp. G. V. Besides his
daughter. with whom he lived, he Is
survived by two sons. William H. Will F.!
cox and Percy l.. Wilcox. OF this city;
also by one sister, Mrs. Alice A. Bay
Tor, OF Norfolk. The funeral services
will be conducted from the residence
at, $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
and interment will be made in Bland |
ford Cemetery.
Maher-Pace
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice A. Finn an
nounce the marriage Of their niece, |
Miss Mary Ellen Maher to William |
Allen Pace, the nuptials being cele- |
brated at $50 O'Clock this morning |
vi the Finn home in South Sycamore !
Street by Rev, Father Haler, of ST. |
Josephs Catholic Church.
The bride, handsomely attired in |
Golng-away- suit Of dark blue cloth |
and wearing a corsage bouquet of |
orchids, was given in marriage by |
her uncle, Mr.. Finn. The grooms
best man was Richard NJ. Pace, of !
New York city. The wedding march
was rendered by the Misses Bowman
with violin and piano. Mr.. and Mrs
Pace left Immediately after the cere-
mony for a Northern bridal tour.
Lewfs-Ncaves. 7
Mr. and Mrs. David p. Lewis an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Lillian Virginia. to Mr.. Herbert
Neaves, the ceremony having been
performed in Washington, d. c.. to-
day THE bride Is an attractive and
young woman. and the groom
is well-known young druggist of
this city.
Spicer-Parsons.
Tho residence of the bride on
Franklin Street was the scene at 10
o'clock yesterday morning of a quiet
but pretty marriage, the contracting
parties being Miss Alice c. Spicer and
Mr.. t, Falcon Parsons. The cere-
mony was impressively performed by