The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-21
YOUTHFUL THIEVES
HELD FOR COURT
Petersburg Negro Boys Enter
Store Steal Cigarettes,
Candy aud Money.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
Hastings Court Conycncs--F1re
Destroys Disputanta Store.
Man Ends Life

Especial 10 The Richmond Vlrgintan. }
PETERSBURG. VA. April &l.~-Ih
the police court this morning Robert
Lee. Perry Cocker. BURY Miles. + rank
EruEs and JHrUpE vsTTrprrItrr' tfcSf7'
ooys, rere charged with enfsring a
store with Ii false key on the corner
az Harding aud Halifax streets last
sunday ana stealing two dollars IN
money and a lot or cigarettes ana
candy. They were sent to the Hds-
tings Court tor trial
The stora of Frank W. SHuthalI
near DisputRuta. Va. was destroyed
by IRE last night. with contents. The
origin Of the Ere and the loss cannot
be ascertained.
Hastings Court Convcnes.
The April term OF the Hastings
Court opened this morning, but no
huE!nets OF interest was transacted,
The court adjourned to 4 O'Clock this
s.s+e.HH4.-e-.t r irr grant jury rUTrrt PR
sentiment sagatnst John Noyss ana
wTTTTau HanlITH, -C6f0rcd, Tor non-
support,
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses to-day We're fairly large
Prices ranged from So 30 $&5 per
hundred pounds.
Fire tn FaTTUry.
Fire YVES discovered In the boiler
room Of the Hub and Rim Factory
at the head OF Pearl street about
1880 o'clock Thursday morning. The
fire department responded promptly
to the alarm and succeeded in ex'
tinguishing the flames. but not until
the room had been badly Quilted.
Commits Suicide.
Last night about 3 o'clock MAJ
Inge. aged twenty-one years. swat
ie,s ia tatity 81 estFbells acid and
shortly after IL O'Clock thls morning
he died from the effects of the drug
Why he took the acid is not known
Pleased With site.
The grounds Of the Riverside cur
in Dinwiddte county, \ short distance
from Petersburg, which have been
rendered by the club for the proposed
camp III instruction for the infantry
| officers of the State. were inspected
! yesterday afternoon 10y Col Dempsey
OF RichsIOnd. who appeared mucf
4 pleased with the site.
Interesting Revival.
An Interesting revival is being helt
al the Methodist church in Matoaca
I Chesterfield county, conducted by th'
bBSIpr, rev. II L. ftchd, hRSlSttu ~
Rev Charles Read. of WILLIAMSON
! n c.. who is member of the NORTH
/ Carolina conference
smoker Follows Services.
After the services ~ the Contra
/ ConVccatiou of the Episcopal church
! at the Good Shepherd Memoria
+ church last night the members OF tn
cnnvocaJion were rendered n smoker
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cation. Ice cream and other refresh
fncnts were served
j. NJ Reckwith (coloredl was ar
rested here by the police this morn
ing for the Smlthtcld. n. G.. ar
thorities- Ha * charged with jump
j ing his bail bond
Printing Company Elects Officers
~ the annual meeting 81 the stock
holders Of the Nirginian Printing an
Manufacturing Company. Of Peters
burg. held Last night. the followin
Z, Ulcers were elected for the ensuin
arm. President II, F., Munt; vice
president, W. r. Poole; secretary an
treasurer. W. u. Harrison, manage,
@. @. White. A board of director
were also elected as follows. John
GIL. w. A. William son. w. r. Baugf
n. r. Gin. ]. Westmorc Brown
George w. Harrison,
The past years business has prove
satisfactory to the company and
dividend Of Fix per cent. was declared