The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
COURT sUsTnNs
ROADS APPEAL
Decision in Recent Damage Suit
Awarding Plaintiff 5000 is
Reversed.
CLUB HOUSE ROBBED
Petersburg Sporting Organization
Visited by Thieves and Many
Cartridges Stolen.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. March IA
The Supreme Court OF Appeals Of
Virginia has reversed the Judgment
OF the Circuit Court OF Dinwiddie in
the case OF Groves administratrix
against the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Company. At the June term. 1908.
Of the Circuit Court of Dinwiddie q
Jury gave the plaintiff $4,000 damages
for the alleged negligent killing OF
her husband, the late John T. Grove,
OF that county. on the night Of the
I4th OF June. 1907. at a public road
crossing about mile west of Wilson
station.
Mr. Grove and Mr.. w. q. Ruilege
were riding In o buggy on Cox road,
on their way from Wilson station to
Mr.. Groves home.
The plaintiff claimed that the rail-
road company was negligent IN not
having rung the bell on Its locomo-
1ixe or sounded iis WHISTLE and also
In failing to have a proper headlight
on the locomotive.
The defendant claimed that Mt.
A<ERHE dtAa AtH t1uiRhEkOus AAbi-
lege. were negligent In attempting to
cross the railroad track in front OF an
Approaching train, which they must
have heard IL they did not see.
The Hon. w. A. Watson. who pre-
sided at the trial. oyerruled the de-
fendant's motion for n new trial In
the case, and 1t vas taken to the
Court OF Appeals.
Clubhouse Robbed.
The house of the Appomsttox Gun
Club. on the property OF the Virginia
Railway and Power Company. In Din
Niddie county. near Ferndale Park,
has been robbed OF several cases OF
cartridges, which were valued at about
3te. The house was entered by re-
moving the lock from the door.
Mrs Bessie Bass, of Raleigh, n.
G.. formerly of Petersburg. lis Wis
ttfng the family OF Mrs, Dyson on
Liberty street.
Mayor William NJ. Jones Is confined
10 his house with an attack OF rheu-
Mattsm and grip.
The committee from Tabb Street
church appointed to appear before
Lexington Presbytery In order to urge
the preshytery TO dissolve the refa-
tions OF Rev. Charles X. Stribling
with the Waynesboro church in or.
der to accept the call to Tabb Street
church OF Petersburg consists of
Nessrs w. III. Camp and James r.
Banks
The presbytery meets next Tuesday
and the committee will probably leave
ON their mission Monday.
AFR +. H. McKesson, who resides
between Petersburg and Prince
George Courthouse on the Baxter
road WIS recently offered for s5e. 1900
sor his farm OF $50 acres He re-
fused 10 consider the offer.
Mr.. a. w BrockweIl. for some
ttrne engaged In the grocery btisi-
ness on Chappeil. made an assign
nlent yesterday TO q. Il. Meredith.
trustee for the benefit OF his credi-
Mors
The estimated liabilities are si.i9o
and fke estimated assets 4226.
Mrs. Addte Frances Cookies. wife
Of ar. Joseph Cookies, died Friday
suorS.ng at her residence on Bank
street. after q prolonged Illness. Mrs.
Cookies was sixty-orie yeara Of age.
and a censistent member Of lish
atreef McthpdiAt chifrch. She 10 str-
ytyed ~ her husband and two apns.
Aef4rS. Joseph and Warren Cookies.
of Nkyport news: three brothers,
NnsSf4 eimQn EsEArd, Of Petersburg:
Vslfihm NJ. SewRrd, ot baltimore; ,.
*. kcwerd. OF FILTH Point. y. c., and
TRIO listers. Mrs II. r. Munf, OF this
AktA ana Mrs. Bette Copper. OF
aehmond.