The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-04
JUDGE MULLEN BACK
TO BRUNSWICK COURT
Win Not Render Decision In Alien
Case Unul Thursday, DUO 70
Holiday.
CUPID'S VERY BUSY DAY.
Many Petersburg Couples Plight Their
Troth--Oh Wen Promoters Press
Plans to Develop Petroleum Plants.

Petersburg, Va, July 3--Judge
/ James NJ. Mullen, of the Hustings
Court. who has been sitting in the
! Circuit Court OF Brunswtck County
! for Judge Jesse +. West for the past
several days. after spending sunday
at his home here, returned to Law
renceville this morning to complete
the Brunswick County docket Before
I leaving. Judge Mullen announced that
! he had overlooked the fact that to-
morrow was a legal holiday, and in
consequence he would not render a
decision in the r. II. Allen case be-
fore Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs, Efiie Alternately and MIR. G. s.
Cha1lender. a popular Petersburg
couple. were united in marriage on
June %, in Philadelphia, by the Rev.
+. G. Crowell. OF the Cumberland
Street Methodist Church. After visit
ing New Y DIRK, Baltimore, Washington
and other points. Mr.. and Mrs. Chal-
lender motored back home. They
/ were accompanied on their trip by
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Barron, of this city.
/ The funeral OF DR.. r. M williams
was conducted at / 80 O'Clock yester-
/ day afternoon from Old Blandford
| Church. Rev. ]. B. VIM. d D. pas
! tor of Washington Street NJ. e.
Church, officiated, and the following
+ gentlemen were pallbearers;
! Honorary-Mr. Haskins and DR.,
Hawkins. of Danville.
Acuve-Mes srs. c. c. Sharpe, w s.
Williams, Jr., John A. Williams, DR..
William Pitcher, John l. Plummer.
George w. Harrison and w. l.
| Raines.
Funeral of Mrs Sallie ID. Routh.
The funeral of Mrs. Sallie ID. Routh
was conducted from Old Blandford
Church at IL o'clock this morning.
Rev. Charles r. Stribling, D. d, of
Tabb- Street Presbyterian Church, Of
flciated, and was assisted by Rev.
James A. Mcclure, pastor of Second
Presbyterian Church. The following
gentlemen were pallbearers; Messrs.
Lemroy Jones, Robert Friend. VIII
liam l. Zimmer. Jr.. Thomas B. Mac
I'm, Alexander d. Hamilton, Powhatan
Stewart. Henry l. Ramsey and Charles
7. Iassiter
! Prepare for OH Well.
Rapid preparations are In progress
for the development of the Chester
field oil and gas fields by the Virginia
Natural Gas Company on Perdue
Island. in the James River, and by
the Tidewater OIL and Gas Company
! In the county. on lands on which OPP
tons have been taken. one Is Pc
aersburg and the other Richmond
corporation, and both are confident
from all the evidence at hand OF
striking large bodies Of petroleum and
. gas. Many of the oldest oil and gas
fields in the country have been de-
veioped for evidences less strong than
b - i IL ~
not be many days before the drilling
on Perdue Island will begin.
Speucer--Parr.
This morning at $40 o'clock. at
the rectory of St, Loseph's Catholic
Church, the Rev. Father HaIer Of
ficiating, Miss Clara L. Spencer, of
225 North Market Street, was quietly
married to Thomas G. Parr. of Nor
folk, Va, In the presence of a few
relatives and friends. The happy
couple left on the s:25 A. VI. train
for a Northern trip, and will be at
home in Petersburg after July 10.
Jamess-Andrews.
william Grant James and Miss
Viola Andrews. both of this city, were
married yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at Wesley NJ, E. parsonage by
the Rev. j. r. Eggleston The young
couple, who will reside in Petersburg
left Immediately for a Northern bridal
trip.
Observation-Disclosures.
Thomas Harlowe, OF this city. and
Miss Thelma Marie Dudley, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Dudley, OF
Roanoke. were married Wednesday
evening last at the homo of her par
enta The matron OF honor was Mira.
Pearl Zimmerman, sister of the
IL
of Petersburg. was best man
Observation-Disclosures
Harold English and Miss Elmo
Elizabeth Williamson were married
Sunday morning at the homo of Mrs
Williamson, on Grove Avenue. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
S. c. owen, pastor of Grove Avenue
Baptist. Church.
To Celebrate the Day.
The Fourth will be fittingly cele-
brated by the Civic League of Matoaca
In an all-day picnic. TO be held in the
grove at the north end of Matoaca
Bridge. at Ferndale Park. Refresh
ments of all sorts Will be served at
popular prices. One OF the chief
items to be served will be a huge pot
OF Brunswick stew. which Will be
cooked on the picnic grounds by Mr..
Charles e. Bowman. Matoaca's cole
brated culinary artist. The proceeds
are to be applied to the piano fund
OF the school and other improvements
that the league contemplates in con-
neotion with the magnificent school
building they have at Matoaca-
Strand to Reopen.
Tho Strand picture theater, closed
for the past week. will reopen to-
morrow under new management. Tho
formal re-opening with fine program
will take place "Wednesday. Mr.. Roy
Holstein, for a number of years a
wen-known and popular manager in
Petersburg, will be IN charge of the
Strand.
ACCEPT REsIGNATIONs OF