The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
SHORT CHAhGE men
PLAY PETERSBURG
Crooks Visit Theatres of Cockade
City and Get One
Lone Dollar.
WORK ON CHURCH BEGINS
Two Naval Deserters Caught
VIII Be Held Ten Days
Other Items.
WORK ON CHURCH BEGINS

PETERSBURG. VA, September /.
Two white men from Norfolk were
arrested here Wednesday night on
the charge of attempting to work the
short change" proposition on the
cashiers OF the moving picture thea
tres In this city.
1t is said they were unsuccessful at
all the theatres except the Cockade,
where 1t is stated they succeeded In
getting one dollar.
Harry Brown and Joe Davis. two
young men arrested on suspicion of
being deserters from the naval ser
vice, were before the police court
Wednesday morning. They first de-
MED that they were deserters but
later admitted that they deserted from
the United States marine corps at
Portsmouth. They will be held ten
days or until the marine oficers can
be communicated with.
Mr. X. F. Chambers, who has geen
visiting In North Carolina. has re-
turned to the city.
Mr.. j. A. Wesson. who has been in
attendance upon the sessions of the
National Convention OF Eagles at St.
Louis. has returned to Petersburg.
Miss Bella Lawther, of Wilmington.
N. c.. Is visiting Miss Susie Robinson.
on St, Andrew street
Mrs. Robert Harrison, of Washing
ton, ID. c.. Is visiting relatives in
Petersburg.
Many invitations have been re-
ceived by prominent odd Fellows Of
this city to attend the celebration
given to the grand officers in Rich
mond September IL.
The State corporation commission
has granted a charter to the c. NJ.
Bailey Liquor Company, Incorporated.
of Petersburg, Va. The capital is not
to be less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000. Object. wholesale and re-
tail liquor business. Officers: President,
John c. Stafford; secretary and treas
urer, c. M. Bailey The above officers
with ]. r. Stafford are the directors.
AT the residence of Rev. J. T. Bos-
man, pastor of Market-street church.
Tuesday evening Miss Mary Neshit was
united In marriage to Mr.. Paul Rogers.
both of this city.
They were attended by Mr.. Harvey
Rogers, brother OF the groom, and
Miss Ida Nesbit, sister of the bride.
After the ceremony the young couple
left on a bridal TOUR in the North.
They will reside on Brown street
Miss Nesbit is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. James II. Nesbit. Mr.. Rogers
is a young business man OF Peters,
burg.
An enthusiastic meeting OF Peters,
burg Council. Knights OF Columbus,
was held in their hall Wednesday
night for the comforting Of degrees
After the work a social session was
held. The. council decided to 20 In
fun number TO Portsmouth September
IL when District Deputy Charles J..
hnthicum, OF Baltimore, will exam
piify the degrees.
Wnrtr oN pu~. ua,.raA
in Blandford has commenced. This
church Is to be made of brick and
will cost about $500. The former
church was on another street where
the congregation has worshfpped since
many years before the Civil war, and
was a wooden structure The new
building Is on Main street and will be
quite an attractive edifce
Rev. II. c. Gregory Is pastor Of
the church.
The Seaboard Air lime railway has
commenced work on their new pas
senger station on Dunlop street. The
former depot was burned early In the
year. A handsome brick depot Is now
being erected. The contract fro thu
work was recently given to Mr.. A. M
Waikup. of Richmond. and he Is now
engaged upon the foundation.
Merchants occupying the Petersburg
Mechanics Association building have
been given another month before re-
moval from the building previous to
It's being torn down for the erection
Of the handsome ana modern strue-
ture on Its site.
Mrs. J. ]. Gardner, president OF the
Ladies Aid Society Of the Second
Baptist church, is contesting for one
OF the rewards offered for securing
subscribers for The virgfnian. Sec
onded by an able corps of workers
she IL meeting with gratifying sue
cess.
The Ladies' Aid Society is am bitious
to replace the hot-air furnaces In the
church with modern steam-heating
apparatus and also to make addi-
tional improvements to the edifice. In
their praiseworthy efforts they are
meeting with much sympathy and sub
stantial assistance from their friends.