The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
MARTIN MEN ARE
TO De. ORGANIZED
FRIENDS OF THE SENATOR ARE
PREPARING FOR A GREAT
MASS MEETING,
TO RESUME SERVIC E
NEGRO Is RECAPTURED AFTER he
ING AT LIBERTY FOR A YEAR.
SCHOOL CONTRACT
AWARDED.
TO RESUME SERVlC E

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. ga
meeting of the friends of Senator
Thomas S. Martin will be held to
morrow night at the Office of John -.
Watkins at which plans for the or
ganization of a Martin club in this
city will tte perfected Following the
planning at tomorrw nights meeting
"a mass meeting win be held Thursday
night at S.15 o'clock, at which the
organization win be made. The work
of outlining the organization Is in the
hands Of committee composed of
three men from each of the city's six
wards. They are; First ward-C. Il.
Bowie, J. J. Nelms, w r. Temple:
second ward--John y. Watkins. Ed
ward Eigenbrun, X, b. Wilcox. Jr.;
third ward-R. +. Barham. II. r Don
nan, Frank Wagner; fourth ward
Robert G. Bass. W. II. Steward. W.
q. Andrews. fifth ward-Wm. I. ].
Meredith, F. II. Wells w. II. Null
eaha: sixth ward--D. w. Branch, K.
Il. l.. Hargrave. w. O. Newsom. The
situation FOR Senator Martin In Pet
ersburg and in the nearby counties
is considered entirely satisfactory to
the friends Of the senior senator.
Charge Negro With Murder.
Isaiah Cooper, the negro charged
in the peFaiet-.f the -earuner,s jury tri--
day night with the death of his wife,
Gissie Brooks Cooper, will he arraign-
ed in police court Tuesday morning
and formally charged with murder.
Cooper will be held for the grand Jury
of the hastings court. The case was
brought up in police court yesterday
morning and Justice Peasants recog-
nized the witnesses for their appear
anca in police court Tuesday.
Negro Is Rccapttiied.
Cornelius Jones. eolored. who about
a year ago while being taken from
police headquarters to the city Jail,
broke away from the police and who
had kept out of their sight for sew
iereal months Is again in jail lie will
be arraigned in police court tomor-
row morning on charge of highway
robbery Richard Collier, eolored, al
leging that Jones held him up and
robbed him of $3.50.
To Resume Service.
Secretary Martin OF the Petersburg
Chamber tof Commerce announced
yesterday that the furman line of
steamboats,, which were operated be-
tween this city and Richmond until
the locks At the Richmond docks got
out of repair few weeks ago when
the line was discontinued will re-
sumo service in a short time. The
turman line has secured the old Clyde
line docks al Richmond and a tenn
porary warehouse Will be erected. A
movement is under way to induce the
Trigg bondholders to repair the Seven
/ teenth dock or to have the city of
Richmond purchase II, but upttl either
Of these things is done the old clyde
docks will be used
Active Campaign.
T. O. Goodrich, candidate for the
State senate from the district com
posed of Surry. Sussex. Prince George
and Greenesyille counties, against w.
! H. Purdy. Of Emporia, and a. X.
/ Hobbs, of Disputarfta. Saturday begun
an active campaign. carrying it into
/ the camps OF his opponents. Mr.. Good
/ rich Will speak in Emporia September
j and in Disputanta September 6,
! the day before the primary other
meetings Are arraigned in the towns
in the district for dates which Will
keep him busy speaking almost daily,
Camps are F9ourishing.
9 b Latham, of Norfolk. State man
ager and II. f. Mayes Of this city,
district manager. of the Woodmen
of the World were IN Petersburg yes
terday. after having just ended an of.
fetal trip To Halifax and other coun-
ties in the southside during the week
! Camps Visited we're faslfYst in flourish
ing condition, Mr. Latham left to-day
for Wakefield where he will make an
address at the unwilling of the monu-
ment Of Governor Drew, who was a
member of the Wakefield camp.
Contract Awarded.
To Charles Markert, "A Dinwiddte
county contractor, has been awarded
/ tho contract for the construction of II
new high school building at Reams
The building Is TO have three rooms
to cost in the neighborhood OF $500
and to be completed early in the win
ter.
Protracted Meeting.
At r4yolds in the East Dinwiddie or.
cult to-day was begun a protractsd
meeting which will continue for 'S'
days. Rev. Mr. Bradford will he as
sisted by several ministers in the meet.
/ ings.