The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-25
.MAs0Ns CELEBRATE
IN COCkAKE CITY
Observe Festival of st. John I'm
der Auspices of Powhatan
Starke Lodge.
BRUCE HUTCHINSON DEAD
Three Negroes Sent to Jail for
Larceny-Road Force on
Boydton Highway.
BRUCE HUTCHINSON DEAD

PETERSBURG, VA, June 2o.--At
Masonic Hall FRIDAY evening the fes-
uyal OF st. John the Baptist was
observed with fitting ceremonies UNI
der the auspices OF Powhatan starke
Lo0ge, No. ia, Louis l.. Kidd mas
ter. About I3e members OF the ira
ternity were present and many vis-
itors from other states.
After the formal ceremonies were
completed In the lodge room, those
present retired to the banquet naii,
where the rest of the evening. was
spent in banquetins and toast king.
The principal address was delivered
by John n. sebreil, OF Ruth Lodge,
OF Norfolk.
Captain John w. Hays responded
for Biandford Lodge, NO. ), Wallace
d. Blanks for Petersburg Lodge No.
10. and r. E. Gill for Pownatau
Starke Lodge No. 1874. John T..
Townes, of 1874. was POSTMASTER OF the
occasion and James b. Blanks made
the opening and closing insocations.
During the exercises Alexander w.
Bryant, Of Petersburg Loage, No. l5.
sang solo.
Tabb Street Presbyterian church
Will hold congregational meeting
~NhNoy tHoIhiHk AoF tHe puFppse Oh
calling pastor II the way be clear.
The minister who breaches will be
moderator of the meeting.
Date Changed.
Robert w. Price, president OF Fir-
ginia Division. T. p. A., at the re
quest of Secretary H. L. Harwooa
of Richmond, has changed the date
of the meeting OF the board of direc-
tors from July 3 to July 3. This
meeting will be held in the hall of
the Richmond Post
Friday morning a telegram was re-
reived announcing the death of Bruce
l tnson, CT High street. Mr. Hutchin-
son left Petersburg several years ago
to accept a position as brakeman on
the GREET Northern railway In Min
nesota. and met his death while In
the discharge of his duties. The
young man was nineteen years old,
and has many friends In this city
He Ii survived by his mother. tive
sistsrs--Misses Margaret and Geral-
dine Hutchinson--and two brothers
James Hutchinson. OF Coalgate. OKLA.
and Samuel c. Hutchinson. of s.Isnan-
doah, Va. The body will be brought
to Petersburg for burial.
Badly Burnt.
Petersburg Gat Company, was bad
burned Friday morning. He wen,
into a cellar on Sycamore street to
look for a gas leak, striking a match
Instantly there was an explosion,
which burned MIR. Tipton's hair and
face In . painful manner, though
| serious
Justice Plummer gave three negroes
terms in the city jail Friday morning,
each for larceny.
| A young colored woman named Mary
| Scales was sent TO Jail for sixty days
for the theft OF a pair of glasses. II
appears that 1t had been the custom of
| the woman TO sell various articles OF
second hand clothing for white people
and that she had been stealing from
the houses TO which she had access by
reason of the business she followed.
| The police have two suit cases filed
with clothing and other articles which
owners may claim.
A. Hicks was given sixty days for
stealing a piece OF meat from c. I'll.
Tucker. proprietor of aThe ARK"
James Mabry was given a sixty day
term for theft of automobile tires and
lamps from David Dunlop.
| Work on Roads.
| The road force which has been con-
centrated on Cox road in Dinwiddie
county has moved to Boydton Plank
road at point near the county court
house and Monday will commerce work
on this road.
| When these principal thoroughfares
are completed TO Petersburg, Dinwid-
die will have the best roads In South
side Virginia.
| This means much to the farmer and
the general upbuilding of the city OF
Petersburg.
Practically thirty heads of teams are
engaged In this work. Road building
| in Dinwiddie has been matter OF
ter and the present improvements are
fruits of his efforts In that direction.
! The usual Saturday afternoon re-
ception and hop will be held at River
side club this afternoon from to z: 80
o'clock. Those asked to serve are /:
Mesdames John Herbert Claiborne. p.
H. Booth. s. A. Hinton. William Ma
hone. James Mel Rufiin, Waveriy VIII
kins. Misses Margaret thinner, May
Claiborne. Alice Spicer, Parry Cole, AL
verda Egerton, and Mary Eichelber-
Der. A pleasant evening 10 anticipated.
| Friday night about half past ten
o'clock. one Of the fine pIats glass win
dows OF Kent Furniture Company, on
Sycamore street. was broken by one
young man pushing another through II,
accidentally. The window was badly
shattered. :
The weekly sales Of tobacco on the
markets are growing very small as the
summer advances. During the week
just ended only about $4,000 pounds
were sold.
The highest prices ranged about sss