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for Infants and Chlldren.
Castorla ls a Jiarmlcss frabstitnte for Castor OU, Paro
goric, Drops ancl Hootliing Syruns. It is Plcuwint. It
contuim. ncithcr Opiuin, jttorphino nor other Narcotlc
fmb-.tai.co. It destroys Worms and allays FeveriHhness.
Jt curcs DJarrhcoa and "Wlnd Collc.v It rclievcs Tecth
jng* Trouble.*. and curcs Constlpatlon. It rcprulates tho
Stoniarh and liowelf., glvhif*r healthy nnd natural sleep.
'I'he Children's Panacca?TJhe Mother's Prlond.
The Kind You Hate Always Bought
Bears the Signaturo
Use, For Over 30 Years.
I_______J COMXNr. tT?Um?irit?ttT, W?V. VOUK CITT.
DEFiNES THE LAW
FOR THE SALQQHS
City 'Attorney Mason Advises
petersburg Council Just What
the Provisions Are.
COCAINE DEALERS ARRESTED
iTwo Negroes Charged With
Conducting thc Traffic?Other
Petersburg News. ?
Tlmes-Dlspatch Bureau,
109 N. fiycamoro Street,
Petersburg. Va., July J.
The Common Council held lts regular
incetlng last evening, but beyond the
uMial monthly approprlatlons to the
dlfferent departments transacted no
buslness of Importance. Probably thc
most Interesting feature of the meetlnrf
waB the submlsslon by Clty Attorney
Oeorge Mason, ln response to request.
of an opinlon construlng the llquor or
dlnunce. Thc opinlon ls brief, but clear
and to the polnt. The attorney declares
that the plaln requlrements of tho law
nre, flrst, that bar-rooms shall be kept
closed from 11 o'clock P. M. to S o'clock
_*.. XI.; second that a brlght llght shall
be kept burning durlng- these hours
in the room where llquor ls on sale;
thlrd, tliat tho condition shall be such
that all parts of the room may be
pialnly seen from wlthout; fourth.
tliat durlng- the hours named no splr
ilous llquors shall be sold or glven
away anywhere on the premlues.
whether in the bar-room or not. And
thc attorney concludes: 'The object of
tlie ordinance ls not only to prohlbltthe
sale of llquors between the hours ape
cltled, to be drunk where sold. but to
rrquire the surroundlng condltlons to
be such, that all parts of the'bar-room
may be pialnly seen from wlthout, ".a
as to effectually prevent it." The or?
dinance affectf one or more bar-room*?,
whoso surrounding condltlons do not
comply wlth its requlrements.
Dcuthn In and Xnir tbe Clty.
Mrs. Emily Bell, seventy-four years
old, the oldest lady resident of Swlft
Creek, In Chcsterfield county, dled thls
niorning at the residence of Mr. James
T. Ashby, in that vlllage. Mrs. Bell
was a natlve of Dlnwlddle county, but
had rosided at Swlft Creek nearly all
her llfe. She was a lady of remark?
able memory, and could clcarly relate
all incldents of her llfe happenln..
fjlnce her chlldhood. She was regard
ed as the historian of the vlllage. She
was the step-mother of Mrs. Norris,
of Manchester, and of Mrs. Charles
Bell, of Matoaca. Two nleccs survlve
IcedP
and a few drops of lemon.
An American summer drink
as far ahead of Iced Tea
as America is ahead of India
and China. Not only for its
flavour, but for the rich food
value.
Try it and tell yourself!
? _
"There's a Reason."
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.. Battle CreeK. Michia'anl
her, ono llvlng In Chesterileld and tho
other ln Manchester. Mrs. Bell was 111
for four months.
Mrs. l'.llon Nugcnt, wife of Samuel
lt. Nugent, postmaster nnd a proml?
nent citizen of Kttrlck, dled at her
home In that vlllage about S o'clock
thls mornlng; after an lllness of some
months. ' She Is survlved by her hus?
band and six children?Mrs. Alex.
Laffoon, Mrs. B. C. Marks, .Samuel,
Wllllam, George and Miss Loulse Nu?
gcnt. of Ettrlck. Deceased was about
fifty-seven yjrsars of age, and was a
lady of beautlful character, a devoted
Christian and a member of West Strert
Methodlst Church In thls clty. She
was g-reatly estecrned and beloved by
all who knew her.
Mrs. Lllllan Ollver Weatherford, wli'i
of Mr. David Weatherford, and mar?
rled but little more than a year, dled
late last night at thc residence of her
parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. A. Wesley Bax
ter, on Commerce Street.
Cocaine DenlersArrentert.
Two negroes, John Thweatt and John
Parker, allas Spencer. were arrested
and jalled thls afternoon by Detectives
Heelan and Eanes. charged with the
tinlawful sale of cocaine. It ls alleged
that they have been engaged In dl.
penslng the dope to customers for
some tlme, but they have conducted
thelr. buslness so secretly that though
the pollce have been on thelr trail for
a week or more. great Hkill and dlplo
macy had to bc exerclse_ to flnally
detect them. A day or so ago six
packages of the poison. traced to Park?
er. came Into possesslon of the chief
of pollce. and to-day. by dlrect pur?
chase wlth a marked bill the evidence
was completed. and the partles ar?
rested Thweatt Is sald to he proprle
.1, ?J t,he hou"e ln G1" Sfeet. from
S, _ l ,c b-us'ne-ss ls conducted. and
Parker Is hls agent.
Brlef Items of Interest.
Petersburg- Aerie of Ecg-Ies had an
enjoyable sesslon last nlKht, wlth a
number of guests present. Among
these were Charles T. Hubbard and
Lon. Wilson. of Dl.xle A<?rl?. Itlchmond.
proprletors of the new Majestlc The?
atre m thls clty. who contrlbuted
argely to the enjoyrnent of the ev<?n
?inR; ..' ... -. - |?-? - ,'...??.
Four gentlemen have put ln appli
cations before the Counclls for the po?
sitlon of Port Warden of the cltv. now
vacant.
An effort was made yesterday even?
ing. but wlthout success, to have a
Joint sesslon of the two branehes of
the Council to fl 11 thls positlon and
eloct a board of overseers of the poor.
Miss Leslle Stevens : d Miss Loulse
Banks are in Charlottesvllle attend
Ing the Summer Normal.
Mr. Linwood V. Blankenshlp. a well
known citizen, Is extremely 111 at hls
residence on Fleet Street.
Miss Mlnnio Munt. of Prince Georgd
county. and Mr. John Lane. of Peters?
burg, were marrled this afternoon at
the munse of the Second Presbyterlan
church on Washlngton Street. the Kev.
D. H. Bolston performlng- the cere?
mony.
Secretary Taft, the Sportsman, at Virginia Hot Springs
c?___?.-2___'_r JZMD SJe<SEM2C ?>
JtZt&ZsCKsG' _**.ZJ__*_____V*<-7 J*eZU&
jr/VTs tya&F ___2ZV2_a*-.
CHANGE Ull II
Reports of Good Deal of Politics
in Resignation?Mr. Purdie
Qualifies.
[Speclal to The Tlme?-Dlsp_tch._
NORFOLK, VA., July 8.?The city ls
full of rumors to-day that there Is
polltlcs ln the sudden reslgnation of
James L. Belote as a member of the
Council. and that these will be de?
veloped at the next meeting of Com?
mon Council.
The announcc-ment of C. Gofflgan,
Alderman from the Seventh Ward, to
the effect that he will reslgn at the
next meeting of that Board, Is de?
clared to furnlsh the key. It is now
declared that Mr. Belote, whose term
explrcs September lBt, but who re
signed last night as a member of
Common Council, will be named for
the unexplred aldermanlc term of Mr.
Gofflgan. Leaders are silent as to thls
report.
The further announcement ls made
that Presldent Btirwell, of the Board of
Aldermen, who removes from the Thlrd
Ward to hls new residence ln thc Sixth
Ward October lst, will Immediately
reslgn, for polltical purposes. The
Idea Is that if he reslgns at once it
will be up to the present Board of
Aldermen. with a Good Government
majorlty, to choose hl3 successor.
"Walting until after September lst, the
antls will he ln control and name one
of that factlon. C. H. Bull Is spoken
of as the successor of Mr. Burwell.
Mr. Pnrdle Q..mline>?
_T. S. Purdle, elected. last .nlght as a
member of'the Board of Control to suc?
ceed the late Col. R. Henry Jones, to
day quallfied for the positlon and Im?
mediately entered upon the discharjee
of hls dutles. Bond In the sum of $10.
000 was furnlshed, wlth the Atlantic
Trust and Deposit Company as security.
Alr. Purdle's long experlence as a
member of the Finance Committee un?
der the old form of g-overnment gave
him' a wide familiarlty wlth the af?
falrs of the clty, and he found It easy
to enter Into the work of the board.
Kilriicl I'ndfrgrounri Dlntri.t.
Under the new clty code, now await
ing adoption by Council. the undcr
ground dlstrlct for wlres has been
largely extended, the object being to
ellminate. as far as posslble. all over
r-.ead wlres In sectlons where there are
tall buildings and' dangers of serious
tlres. With the exception of 'dlstrlbut
r_/*aze_ zzarz. jpctjz?s&._>o
ing poles, trolley poles and call wires,
otliers will "be requlred to go under
ground.
*WIM. HAVE NIRIIT DIIII.I.S.
Norfolk LtKht Artlllery Blues to Mnkc
Weekly Marchcs for Practlce.
[Special to The Tlmes-DLspatch.]
NORFOLK, VA.. July S.?It is an?
nounced to-day that throughout tlie
rcmalnder of the summer the marches
of the Norfolk Llght Artlllery Blues
will be held each Saturday, extending
Into Sunday. Night camps, with guard
drills, and battery operatlons. will be
one of the features. All four of the
new guns will be used.
The'- necessary approprlation for
these drllls ha3 been secured. and the
oiilcers propose to make them of great
benefit to the boys in handling the
guns and covering dlstance. The flrst
of the marches ls scheduled for Sat?
urday, July 18th, and will follow week?
ly thereafter as long as the weather
permits.
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES.
IllcUniond Flrms Amonsf Saccessful
Biddera?WUIIniiisbiirR >cwn.
[Speclal to The Tlmcs-Dlspatcii.]
WILLIAMSBURG. VA- July 8-???
board of directors of the Eastern Stato
Hospltal yesterday awarded contracts
for supplies for the institutlon to many
Richmond flrms, the largest belng-the
contract for coal to the Atlantlc States
Coal Company; for fresh meats to
Armour & Co., and for Interlor equip?
ment for fire purposes to the Sydnor
Pump and Well Company.
The tubercular oamps*. whlch are
now under constructlon at tho hospltal,
wlli be heated by steam Instead of b>'
hot water, as flrst proposed.
Deputy Sherlft R- C. Lawson last
nlght arrested a negro named James
Johnson. who was wanted in Norfolk
on a serlous charge. The sheriff cap?
tured hlm in the lower part of James
City, and dellvered hlm to the Norfolk
pollce.
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ovEnTtrnxiXG gasolene stove
CALSES COXSIDERABLE FIUE
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK. VA., July S.?Fire thls
afternoon gutted the three story brlck
building at No. 627 Church Street. The
ground floor was occupled by a press?
ing club. and an overturned gasolene
, stove was the origin. The damage Is
'estimated at $5,000.
_-.-.
Lnrncr?Burnn.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
LEESBURG, VA, July 8.?Miss
Blapche Slebel Burns. daughter of
Alexander Burns, of Washlngton, D. C,
was marrled on Tuesday evening at
Bluemont, Loudoun county, to Mr. Win
fleld S. Larner, formerly of Washlng?
ton, now a resident of New Orleans,
La. The ceremony was performed In
the presence ot a fow friends of the
contractlng partles by Rev. Frank P.
Berkley, pastor of tho Baptlst Church,
of Leosburg. Mr. and Mrs. Larner wlli
roside In New Orleans after a short
bridal tour North. He is a speclal
agont of the United States government.
Marnolc Ih Dlschnrgcd.
[Speclal tn The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
WINCHESTER, VA., July 8.?Judge
Wilson last nlght dismissed from cus
tndy George Marpole, a marrled whito
man, who Was arrested yestordi\y,
charged wlth attemptlng to commlt
orlminal assault on Mary Ritter, the
eleven-year-old daughtor of Mrs. Ellon
Ritter. of this city. The testimony
was very confllcting and tho charge
was not sustained.
An Infant Murdercd.
[Speclal to The Tlmea-D'soatch.]
NORFOLK, VA.. July S.?A coroner's
jury has been lmpanoled to Investlgato
the death of an unknown Infant found
on the rondsldo near Flsher's Ceme?
tery, wlth lts head crushed In, and re?
turned a verdict to-day that lt had
boen murdered by unknown partles.
There is no clue to the pei*t>etrators
of the deed.
Old Age and Youth,
[Specinl to Tho Tlnifls-Dlspateh.**
AMHERST, VA.. July 8.?On last
Sunday .near Pleasant Vlow, ln thls
county, Mr. John T. Layne, a wldower
of seventy, -was marrled to Miss Sadlo
Tlnsley, a blushlng bride of twenty
three. The servlceB were performed
by Rev, P. H. Cowherd, of that sec?
tlon.
Waa Pennnylvaiilii Mnn.
[Speclal to The Tlmoa-Dlapatch.]
ROANOKE, VA.. July 8.?Tho u
known rrian who_ waa found dead on
tho railroad track near Sulem has boen
irtentltied as John Blngham, of. Har
rtKbui'g, Pa. Tlie body was buried. and
no lnstructlons have been reoolv'ed for
uislntennenti *?<
SOUTHERN MEN
INSPECT HEW UKE
President Finley and Others Ex
amining Properties of Virginia
and Southwestern.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
BR1ST0L, VA.-TENN., July 8.?W.
W. Flnley, presldent of.the Southern
Ralhvay, accompanied by Falrfax Har?
rlson and T. H. Ackert, offlclals of
the Southern, are here lnspectlng the
properties of tho Virginia and South?
western Rallway, whlch was recently
..News Gathered From Southside..
__
The West Richmond District Con?
ference of the Methodlst Eplscopal
Church. South. whlch meets nt Car
tersvllle on July 21st, will be largely
devoted to a discusslon of the Ran?
dolph-Macon controversy, and will be
attended by twelve delegates from this
city.
Especial Interest attaches to the
Methodlst situation by members of
that denomlnatlon in Manchester, ln
view of the recent resolutlon drafted
here by Judge Clopton, advocatlng a
wlthdrawal of church funds from the
Bupport of the colleges and censurlng
the board of trustees of the Institutlon.
* Severai other sets of resolutlons, lt
ls rtimored,. have, qr will be, drafted
by delegates leavlng Manchester for
the-conference at Cartersvllle. all bear?
lng on the -Randolph-Macon dispute,
and It ls hlnted that tho controversy
ls llkely to grow even yet moro acrl
monious before the end of the contro?
versy is reached.
The four churches ln Manchester
whlch wlli be represented at the Car?
tersvllle conference are the Central.
the Fifth Street, the West End and
the Asbury Methodlst, each of whlch
will send three delegates.
I.ltliln Springs Sold.
S. T. Coverstone, of 111 West Ninth
Street, has recently sold his lithia
Bprlng property, in Chesterfleld coun?
ty, to W. C. Burr, of West Virginia,
for $7,000.
Thls property comprlses a small
farm of a little more than thlrty-three
acres. and is located on the Nlno-Mlle
Road about half a mlle outsldo of
the city.
Mrs. Coverstone, when seen yester?
day, said that her husband was now
contemplatlng the purchase of the
American Brass and Foundry Company.
112 Brook Avenue, Richmond. whlch
deal has been pendlng for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Coverstone moved to
Manchester two years ago from Mt.
Pleasant, Mich. They do not con
tcmplate leavlng th6lr present home.
Btinlncss Men's Commlttees.
At Tuesday nlght's meeting of the
Manchester and Chesterfleld Buslness
l Men's Association twenty-one standlng
! commlttees were appolnted.
i lt was stated that tho September
| meeting of the assoclatlon will be
I open to the publlc, on whlch occasion
I promlnent speakors will take part ln
I the proceedings-. The assoclatlon has
made great progress since Its organlza
I tlon.
. Tlie commlttees appolnted wero as
follows:
Advertising?Chalrman, w. W.
Workman, C. O'B. Cowardln, D. L.
Toney.
Agriculture and Immlgratlon?
Chalrman, James Bellwood, E. K. Vle
tor, Clarence Vaden.
Banks nnid Currency?Chaurman.
George E. Gary, J. W. Moore, A, J.
Daffron. .'????_?'. *
Buslness Enterprlses?Chalrman, A.
L. Adamson, J. E. Redford, Clarence
Fortune.
Commerce and Commercial Usages?
Chalrman, Augustlne Royall, W. J. Car?
ter. Charles Burkett.
Conventions?Chalrman, J. G. Satin
ders T. H. Smith. W. J. Morrtssetto.
Health and Sanltatlon?Chalrman,
Dr. S. J. Baker, Dr. M. P. Rucker, Dr.
e. g. Hin. *??_.'?;
Inland Trade and Rivers?Chalrman,
D. L. Pulliam, K. J. Hoke, J. W. Bro
"lnformatlon and Statlstics?Chair
man, IL A. Maurice, S. R. Owons, T.
M. Carrlngton. .
Rureau of Employment?Chalrman,
W. H. Owens, J. D. Blair, C. C. Jonofi.
Clvlo Improvement?Chalrman, Dr,
S. J. Baker, XV. F. Rudd, Allen Pottl
Insurance?Chalrman, C. Vaden, B.
G. Htll. W. H. Washlngton *. /?*.?, *.
Loglslatlon?Chalrman W. C. Pul?
liam, Judge J. N. Gregory, Ernest H,
Wells. _ ..
Manufactures ?Chalrman J. M.
Gravos, Eugene Blanton, George raul.
Members (resldont and nonrosldent.
?Chalrman. M. P. Rucker, A. 8.
Wrlght. C. O'B. Cowardln,
Mlpors?Chalrman, James Bellwood,
A. ti. Adamson. J. W. Cloary.
Railroads and Street Rall way s
Chnlrn-ian, -T. M. Carrlngton, J. ?>.
Blaliv Charles Burkett. ?
We Sell More Val. Laces Than Any Other Store
in Richmond.
Waterproof Jap Silk, 39c
Fancy Sllk Eoliennes, 27 inches wlde, in colorlnga of . gray,
brown, tan, Copenhagen blue, pink, sky blue, creain, whlte *|Q ?
and Nlle, 50c; our speclal sale prlce. 1?/C
Tongshan Silks, 27 inches wide, in tan, gray, pink, cream, o_*|
sky blue. Jaspcr and Copenhagen blue, 50c; reduced to... . . OuC
Marqulsettes,'In colors, wlth white polka dots, 24 Inches ?A '
wlde, ,1.00; reduced to. ullC
Real Waterproof Japanese Silk, 23 inches wide, In black, qq
also white. OUC
Black Taffeta Silks, 34 Inches wide; two spocials, 79c
89c
and
Seco Silks, 27 inches wide, in reseda, Copenhagen blue,-old
rose, black, navy, sky blue and cream grounds, with white aa
dots-.'. o\5C
White Japanese Habutai Wash Silk, 36 Inches wide, _?i aa
<"50c to., M.UU
Fancy Silks, 10 inches wide, reduced from 08c mp
^. .,. 75c
REMNANTS OF SILKS.?A large lot of these, in plain and fancy
colorlngs, to be closed out cheap.
Store Closed at 1 P. M. To-Day.
purchased by the Southern, and the
transfer of whlch to the blg trunk llno
was made last week.
As a result of tho transfer, Mr. Fln?
ley was olocted prosldent of tho Vir?
ginia and Southwostern, to succeed
Honry K. McHarg, of New York, and
Mr. Harrlson was elected vlce-presl?
dent, succeedlng John B. Newton, of
thls clty, who ls vlce-presldent and
general manager of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Company, which re?
malns the property of tho McHarg In?
terests.
Mr. Flnley and party were warmly
Publlc Llbrarles?Chalrman. *W. F.
Rudd, XV. W. Friend, Judge W. I. Clop?
ton.'
Postal, Tclegraph and Express Ser?
vlce?Chalrman, W. II. Owens, Jr., D.
L. Toney, E. C. Laird.
State Exposltions and Fairs?Chair?
man. XV. J. Carter. James Bellwood, R.
A. Bowen. .
Stre6ts, Parks, Roads hnd Bridges?
Chalrman. Dr. M. P. Rucker, J. E.
Redford, W. J. MorrlssetVe.
Joint Plcnlc To-Day.
The Central M. E3. Church and the
Balnbrldge Street Baptlst Church will
run a joint excursion to Buckroe Beach
to-dav, whlch wlU" probably bo at?
tended by tho largest crowd over car?
rled out of -Manchester on a pleasure
Besldes the pleasure of the trlp to
the sea the outing wlU be enllvened
by severai speclal features.* one or more
of whlch, It Is said. wlU constltute
surprises and materlally add to the en
loyment of all.
It ls just htnted, for Instance, that
a Methodlst mlnlster will engage in a
wrestllng match wlth a brothor of the
Baptlst denomlnatlon, tho contest to
bo declded by tho best two out of threo
falls. There will also be a foot raco
between a Sunday school superinten?
dent and a steward of the Methodlst
Church.
But probably the greatest athletic
attractlon of the day wlli bo the Inter
church baseball game between teams
whlch havo boen practlcing- for sev?
erai weeks.
The train will leave the Southern
Station. ln Manchester, at 7:15 A. M.,
returning at tho same depot to-nlght.
Gnrber Now on Probatlon.
Leslle Garber, In' the Ploico Court
yesterday charged wlth drunkenness
and fighting on the stroet, is tho first
man to bo put on the probatlon 11st
ln thls clty, and lt wlU be seen if he
remalns sober for thlrty days.
When the taking' of ovidenco was
coneluded ln the case, Mayor Maurice
commanded that the prlsoner report at
pollce headquartors evory afternoon ln
a sober condition, and that thls pro?
gram bo observed for thlrty days.
The flrst day that Garber falls to
report as dlrected he will be sent
elther to jall or to tho roek-plle.
. Flllled to Get Quormii.
There was no mootlng of the Speclal
Commlttee on Dellnquent Taxes last
nlght, tho body falllng ln a quorum.
Per.tonnln and Brlcfs.
David T. "Walko, who left last week
FINEST GROUND ON THE MARKET
When you understand that only finely powdered cement has real cemenling
strength, you will be glad to know about
EDISON
Portland Cement
The coarse, gritty particles in cement are prac?
tically as feeble as sand. Edison Portland Cement
is ground 10^6' finer than any cement made. That
means that more sand and rock can be used, or a
better concrete made with the same amount ot
cement.
,8000 Barrel* a Day
Made and Sold
Ask your dealer why and how, or send direct to
us (or free booklets.
Manu/acturid only iy th* Kdison PortUnd Cement Cemfisny,
St. Jamet Building, tVtw Y*rk City.
SOLD BY
BALDWIN &BROWN,Inc.
Richmond, Va,
Building Materials. Terra Co tta Brick, Pipe. Etc.
i
welcomed by the Brlstol Board of.
Trade and leadlng cltiaens of the clty.
To-day they have beon lnspecting- tha
Tennessee dlvislon ot the roa_, run?
nlng from Brlstol to Mountain City,
Tcnn., returning to-nlght. To-morrow
they will start ln thelr special train.
for a tour of the Virginia dlvislon,
from Brlstol to Blg Stone G_p and
Inman, and also of the Blaek Mountain
Rallway, a subsldlary - road of , tho
Virginia and Southwestern, whlch runs
from Intermont to the Leo county coal
flelds.
for Petersburg. to be treated by Dr.
W. F. Drewry, the speclalist, is report?
ed as very much lmproved.
J. H. Brown, of the Manchester Flra
Department, who has been- 111 at hia
home at Slxth and Decatur Streets
since May 11th, ls not any better.
The joint lawn party glven under the
auspices and for the benefit of the
P. O. D. of A. and the P. O. S. of A.
on the courthouse green contlnues to
attract large crowds. The entertaln?
ment will run through the week.
Mr. C. C. Blankenshlp, accompanied
by his chlldren, Edward and Allce,.left
Tuesday for a trlp to tho ?West.
Miss Alice Prlce, of Diny.lddie conh
ty, and Miss Helen Wllliamson, ot
Petersburg, nro vislting their aunt,
Mrs. W, P. Vaughan, at her homo at
Nfnoteenth nnd Stockton Streets.
Miss Luclle Ford, of this clty, ls vis?
iting Miss Vloia Bookman ln Chester?
fleld.
Miss Dorothy Leonard, of Chester.
fleld, has returned home after a vlsit
to her nephew, John I. Hall, ln Gooch?
land county.
Mrs. E. G. Hill and son, Govan, ara
ln Lexlngton, Va., where they WlU
spend the summer.
Miss Alice Ingram has returned from
Campfield.
Mrs. H. K. Reld left Mon.ay for
Lexington to spend severai weeks.
Mrs. Bethel has returned from Flii
vanna, after a pleasant ^vlslt to rela?
tlves.
Miss Sadle Welslger left Monday for
her home ln Georgla, after vislting
relatlves and friends in the clty.
Miss Graco Perdue, who has been
vislting at Bon Alr, has returned home.
Mr. Albert Pulliam, of Newport
News, is vislting hls son, Mr. D. L.
Pulliam, at Forest Hill.
Miss Pearl Mitchell, of Stony Creek.
is vislting Mrs. Kerby on Twelfth
Street
TO HAVE XEW BANK.
Stock Belng Subscrlbed for One to Be
Estahllshcd nt Waverly.
[Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatcl..]
WAVERLY, VA., July 8.?The peo?
ple of Waverly and victnlty will ln a
few weeks open the doors of a new
bank, now belng organlzed . by tha
farmers and merchants. Stook is be?
lng subscrlbed by men ln all trades
and professions of our sectlon. Tha
namo of tho new bank has not yet been
agroed upon by the stockholders. The
capital stock will be .25,000.