The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
CO. TO REDUCE
PRICE OF GAS
MANAGER OF PETERSBURG COM
PANY PROMISES REDUCTION Of
FIVE CENTS, PER THOUSAND.
OFFICIALLY VISIT CAMP
BROADER GENERAL }. r. BROWN
AND STAFF IN FULL REGALIA
ARE GUESTS OF PETERS
BURG CAMP.
OFFICIALLY VISIT CAMP

rErEkSBU VA, Marcn g.
Mr.. r. A. tsouuy. manager or the Pc
tersburg Gas Company, appeared be-
fore the Council committee on light
Inursoay nlxht, which considered the
question Of q reduction In the price
OF gas. The committee was assured
by Mr.. Cloudy that he was DESTROYS
TO reduce the price OF gas. and That
he was prepared to state that re-
auction OF cents per thousand would
be made the first year, but that the
officers of the company were unable
at his time to promise more liberal
reduction 1t Ii believed that mum
cipal ownership is undesirable Ii the
price of gas In reasonably lowered.
Manager Goudy will go to Phila-
delpnia at an early date to confer with
the officers OF the company relative
TO further reduction in prices, and
will report to the committee. Man
ager Cloudy stated TO the committee
that during this year $4,000 in i'm
provements would be made on the gas
plant and mains in the city.
10 Represent Peterspurg.
Secretary Martin, Of the Cnam Der
of Commerce, reports that the num-
Der OF business men who have signt-
fed their intention OF going to the
Atlanta meeting of the Southern Com
mercial Congress Is increasing every
oay. A SPECIAL Pullman car has been
engaged TO make the trip. While the
number of those who viii go Ii not
yet definitely known. Yet 1t is stated
positively that Petersburg Will semi
as large a delegation as any Virginia
city.
captain L. F. Heath, president Of
the Chamber OF Commerce, has work
ed diligently to have this city largely
represented.
Mr.. Charles T. LAsster has pur-
chased Dunedin, the country home OF
Mr.. John McGill, which adtoins his
Wentworth property. This farm will
be laid OF In lots and sold. Sewerage
structed and lying near the electric
car line. this property Will be readily
sold for building purposes.
Visit A. r. HIn Camp.
Brigadier General j. Thompson
Brown. of the Virginia Division, Unit
ted Confederate Veterans. and stan
paid an official visit to A. r. Hin
Camp OF Confederate Veterans Thurs
day night. The STAFF officers accom-
panying General Brown were W. b.
Freeman, of Richmond. Major J. \.
Stubs, OF Gloucester; Captain North
rop. of Richmond: Captain J. Taylor
Evans, of Richmond: Major George
Nelms, Of Newport News. and Colonel
David A. Brown, Of Richmond. GEN
eral Brown and STAFF were fully uni
formed. Stirring addresses were made
BY General Brown and members of
his staff, and by dhtseTal Boiling. Ad-,
Jutant Carter Bishop and Homer At
kinson, of the local camp. On mo-
ton OF General Boiling, a rising vote
OF thanks was rendered the visitors.
Commander Sidney NJ. Green presided
during the meeting. and Il large at
tendance OF the members manifested
the interest taken in the visit of the
brigade commander.
Funeral of MIR. Frank.
The funeral OF MIR. Samuel Frank
took place Thursday afternoon from
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Aaron Cohen, on Sycamore street. DR.
E. n. Calish. of Richmond. officiated
The honorary pall-beafers were:
Messrs. A. S. Re!nach. l. Reinach. j.
p. Stephenson and Roper Leath. The
active pail-bearers: Messrs- Louis
Rosenstock. Sidney Rosenstock, Myer
Saal. Sidney Fischer, Milton Reinach.
r. Eigenbrun, Dan Oestricher and
Abe Cohen. Interment was made in
Rodof Sholom cemetery.
Funeral OF Mrs. Eanes.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Laura
Francis Eanes, who died at her home
on Wythe street Wedyesday. was held,
Friday morning at IL O'clock.
Death of Mrs. Vincent
Mrs. Rebecca G. Vincent. aged sixty
one years, died Thursday morning at
her home on Byrne street after a
lingering Illness. The funeral ser
vices were held Friday afternoon from
the home of her daughter at O'Clock,
Rev. Fred w. Moore. pastor OF the
Second Baptist church, officfated.