The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
MAY DUlD FLYERS
N PETERSBURG
BLERIOT MOSOPLANE MAKERS
THINKING ABOUT HAVING
FACTORY THERE.
DRIVER is BADLY HURT
DURING RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
FAITHFUL NEGRO ~ ALMOST
klLLED--OTHER
NEWS.

Especial to The Richmond Vireinian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. is-The
Chamber OF Commerce Is In receipt OF
q letter relative TO the location or an
aeroplane company In this city Tor the
manufacture OF aercplanes OF the Bic
riot type. The matter is to be pre-.
sented at the next meeting OF the
chamber, and IL found practical due
announcement will be given the en-
terprise.
Next Monday there will be a mee,-
ing OF the lower Appomattox board
and owners OF wharf property to con-
slider the matter of building concrete
sea wallis on the harbor front. The
board Monday afternoon went down
the Appomattox river on a tour OF
inspection below City Point.
Ephraim Walker, driver for Mr..
Charles Leonard, met with a serious,
If not a fatal, accident in a runaway
Walker was driving Mr.. John Newsom
to his dinner and was going up High
sueet, when they noticed an APP
preaching runaway horse. and both
jumped from the buggy safely. Walk
er then ran to his horse. endaavoring
to save the animal and vehicle from
danger. He was thrown down and the
dray ran over him, breaking the jaw
bone on both sides, fracturing a rib
and puncturing lung.
He was carried to the Petersburg
hospital for treatment and his jaws
we're set and placed in cast, having
to remove two of his teeth in order
to give him medicine and nourish-
ment.
Mr.. Newsoyn was unin1ured. The
runaway horse is owned by Messrs
T. r. Heath & Co.
The injured man has been In the
employ Of Mr.. Charles Leonard for "A
great many years and Ia considered
one OF the most relia BILE colored men
In the city. His condition Is serious.
The Baptist Sunday School Associ-
alton OF Petersburg, spent a pleasant
evening In MAtaoca Sunday when the
monthly meeting was held
Good Program.
An excellent program was rendered
by Matoaca school, Mr.. Jesse Stphen-
son Of the Second Baptist church pre-
sided.
The subject of the address deliv-
cred by Mr.. Hinnant was "The Boy
Problem and was well prepared
paper.
The reports from the schools were
Al follows.
First Baptist-Register 2sl, average
attendance $50, percentage 50. new
scholars 10, collections SAT.
Second Baptist-Register. 2ss. aver
age attendance. 2ba, prcentage 80. new
scholars l6, collection $34.15.
West End Baptist Register are. av-
erage attendance &c.,. percentage 81.
new scholars Z. collection 1927.
Ettrick---Regfster liz, average at
tendance SS, percentage SIS, new schol-
ars .. collection ss.83.
Matoaca-Register s5, average at
tendance II. percentage IS. collection
es.I9.
Grove Avenre-Register %. average
attendance 50. percentage Is, new
scholars IS. conversions 1, collection
1880.
The Latter Day Saints baptised six
persons in the Appomattox river Sun
day at noon, ceremony being perform
ed by Elder James A. wadsworth.
Those receiving the rites were: Hill
ton and Wesley Searles, Tucker and
Richard Martin. Misses Susie and Dol
lie Martin. Despite the cold weather
many spectators witnessed the ordeal.
Or. Taylor to Speak.
At the e7th annual meeting of the
General Baptist Association OF vir-
ginia which convenes In Roanoke No.
vemDeT is. DIR. w. G. Taylor, pastor
Of the First Baptist church OF Peters
burg, win make an address on Re
sources Of an effective evangelism"
The churches OF the city will be well
represented in Roanoke
On the night Of November II, about
Is members OF the Order OF Odd Fell
lows OF Richmond viii visit the lodges
In Petersburg under the auspices Of
Monroe Lodge No. 3.
Past Grand Master James r. Blanks
win preside over the meeting IL pos
sible. Prominent nSembers OF the or
der viii make addresses. Among them
being Grand Secretary r. Wiley Da-
vfs and Past Grand Patriarch Charles
Pohlig, Of Richmond.
Henry. Bslvidere and Henderson
Lodges Of Richmond will arrive In Pc
tersburg over the electric line at SIS
o'clock.
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