The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-23
MI EDGE DROPS
HIS $4,000 SUIT
NORFOLK AND WESTERN ROAD
WINS BY DEFAULT IN PET
ERsBURG COURT.
RUDE. CIFT FOR NEGRO
& JrDGE SENTENCES HIM TO SIXTY
DAYS ron PICKING POCKETS
IN HOLIDAY CROWD
NEAR DEPOT.
Virginian Bureau.

1925 y, Sycamore street.
PETERSBURG. VA, Dec. 22.-The
damage suit for $4,000 Of Rutledee
against the Norfolk and Western Kaik-
road was called In the Circuit Court OF
Dinwfddie county today and rs Rut-
ledge did not appear, Judge Watson
instructed the Jury TO render ver-
dict III the defendant. In June. 1907.
g. K. Eutledge. of Crewe, Va. while
riding in biggy at Church Road. in
Dinwiddie county, was struck by
Norfolk and Western train and pain
fuzzy injured. The suit has been post
pened several times and TODAY the
railroad company Won by default.
Negro Gets sixty Days.
Mark Caleman, a negro was given
50 days in jail by Justice Plummer
this morning for pocket picking. He
robbed II country negro in the crowd
near the Norfolk and Western depot
last night and Officers Hubbard and
Heelan caught him with the goods
and the court gave him a rude Christ
mas gift today.
Masons Eject Steward.
Petersburg Lodge. No. Is, A. r. and
A. NJ. last night elected officers for
the ensuing term. Powhatan NJ Stew
ard was elected worshipful master.
Miss Williams Near Death.
Miss Bessie Villains. who was Sc
yerely burned at her home In Jeffer-
son street, several weeks ago, Is crit
ically Ill at the Petersburg hospital,
and her cath is expected at any time.
Railroad Man Hurt.
Dan Lawrence. of this city, who is
employed In the S, A. l.. railroad, was
painfully hurt this morning while at
tempting to uneouple freight cars
Appeal for Poor.
Ad{jatnpt Wnp6G a. tia Go
Army, made a last appeal to the pub
lie today in behalf OF the poor. The
weather has been terrible the las,
few days. and II is hoped that the do
nations tomorrow will be large so that
the poor viii be amply provided for.
ST. Jo~eph's Closes.
st. Joseph's Academy closed today
for the holidays with very inter
esting program. Father O'Ferrall
happy by distributing souvenirs.
Old Sky-I'iiot Theme.
DIR. George II. Spooner. pastor OF
Market Street Methodist church, will
continue his series of sermons on the
Old Heroes' at that church next Sun
day night his subject being The Old
Sky Pilot"
Elders Son Dead.
NJ. \. Levy. Jr.. coiored. son OF
<fesfd1nR ksIupf Levy, or the Pc
tersburg district OF the A. NJ. f. Zion
church. died yesterday in Norfolk,
= and hia remains Will be brought here,
the funeral taking place from Oak
Street church Sunday
Brief Social Notes.
Mrs. Joseph w Seward and chill
dren have returned to the city. after
spending several months at Saranac
Lake, ". Y.
Mr.. J. Gilmer Williams left to-day
for New Bern. n. C., to spend CHI fist
mas with his mother.
Professor G. N. Smithdeal, of Rich.
mond. delivered an instructive ad-
dress last night at the training school
on Sycamore street.
]. V. Robinson, OF Richmond, Is
visiting friends in Washington street
Turned In False Alarm.
An alarm of fire was turned in
about $3.50 o'clock this afternoon, but
when the firemen responded, they
found no blaze. Some one was evil
IDENTIFY playing joke.
Quarantine Raised
The quarantine has been raised
against the home OF Rev. w. n. At
VIII on High street, and ne was or
the street to-day. greeting his friends
Ddphtheria in his family was the
cause Of the quarantine.
Country Club Dance.
The Christmas dance at the River.
side Country Club will be held at the
club house Tuesday night at 500
o'clock. This will be one OF the lead.
ing social events Of toe holidays