The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-25
ROAD TRAIN IS
BIG ATTRACTION
STANDS ON SIDING il PETERSBURG
ron TWO HOURS DE-
MoNSTR ALTON.
j. B. HOZIER FINED
NINETEEN MERCHANTS JOIN MOVE
MENT INNuGuRATED FOR
LOCAL ASSOCIATION

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PETERSBURG. VA, Nov, "a
Standing on siding at the Wash
ington street station for two hours
to-day. the good roads special train
making trip through Virginia and
the Caroiinas and into Georgia. under
roads Of the United States department.
Of agriculture was the magnet at
tracing city officials and others in
terested in the good roads movement,
Featuring the stop OF the train here
was the stereopticon lecture by DR..
Boykin, expert in charge of the good
roads Office Of the agricultural de-
partment, which was oven in the lee
ture car. one of the four of which
the train is made up.
The train reached Petersburg at
10 o'clock and at 1880 this after
-s,eeH-jest -ter-Re ams where it spent
tive hours this afternoon. and for
Emporia where tomorrow morning
demonstrations and lectures will be
n. clark. agricultural and immigra-
lion agent of the Atlantic Coast Line
for Virginia and the Carolinas.
The train is made up of a baggage.
lecture. exhibit and private coach for
the accommodation of the party MAX
ing the trip. The lecture and exhibit
cars are each sixty feet in length,
and on the sides and ends of each
car are pictures of good roads and
bad in this country and abroad.
Miniature machines driven by cleo
tricity. generated by an engine on the
exhibit car. demonstrated the prac-
teal working of the latest approved
road building machinery.
a quarry in the miniature was ex-
hibited, showing how the stone Is
taken from the earth. small stone
crushers and other machines being
used in actually building specimen
roads on the bed of the exhibit car.
The roads are shown In cross-sec
ton, that their structure may be bet
ter understood
Hozier is Fined.
The second trial of j. B. Hozier
was begun shortly before noon to-day,
the beginning OF Ii being delayed by
one of the defense witnesses being late.
Several witnesses We're heard, most of
them testifying as to the previous
character of the defendant, which they
declared to have been good. Hozier
declares he does not know anything
OF the alleged insult to Mrs. Gibson,
admitting he had been drinking heav-
lily on the morning of the event. Argu
ment by counsel was begun before
the noon recess was taken and was
continued until late this afternoon.
Ho2ier was found guilty of assault
and battery and fined $3.50 and costs,
amounting to $50. He was relea sed
until Monday. by which day his fine
must be paid. He IL under q $500
bond.
Hozier was tried at the last team
of court. but the jury was unable to
agree on verdict. The charge
against him is that he insulted Mrs
Frances II. 6. Gibson. on the Conduit
road In Chesterfield county, near her
home. on the morning of July Is. He
was arrested at the Appomattox sta
ton shortly before noon, about half
an hour after the alleged Insult was
made. When arrested Holder declared
he did not know why he was being
arrested until he heard some one In the
crowd. which had. gathered, say he
had insulted woman.
Hozier was represented by Charles
T. Lassiter and y. H. brewery, while
the Commemorative case was looked
after by Richard II. Mann
Educational Association.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Petersburg Co-Opera-
tive Educational Association was
held this afternoon at $50 at the
call of the chairman, DR. w. r. Drew
ry. Plans for inaugurating the work
for which the association was or
ganized We're discussed
Water Transportation.
The last step toward securing
water transportation line between
Petersburg and Norfolk will be taken
Tuesday when G. $. Briggs the pro-
moter OF the line, will meet with tho
| board Of directors of the local Cham
| Der Of Commerce to receive the en-
dorseuent Of that body for the pro-
iect This endorsement is assured.
Nineteen Join Movement.
The admission to membership of
| nineteen merchants. the appointment
OF com mitfee to draw up a plan Of
organization and the appointment of
second committee to secure addi-
tional members was the work accom-
plished at the first meeting last night
to form Retail Merchants Asso-
citation in this city. The number of
those VINO Indicated an Intention to
3alsaA asnd the enthusiasm. Displayed
augurs well for the success OF the
movement. The Retail Merchants
Association that formally existed
here was merged with the Chambe
of Commerce about year ago Since
that time the need Of separate or
ganization Of the retailers has become
apparent. and the recognition of this
necessity caused the present move
ment to be launched
WOOds-WoOds.
At the residence OF Rev w. H.
Atwil. pastor of the High Street NJ.
f. church, yesterday afternoon oc-
Cured the wedding Of Mrs. Violet
q. Woods and BENJAMIN Woods. both
OF Richmond. The bride is widow
Of brother OF the bridegroom.
W. G. II. Z. Meeting.
Because OF prayer services. which
will be held each afternoon next
week. the meeting OF the w. c. T.
T., scheduled for next Tuesday. has
been postponed until December Sth.
Wanted Liquor bad.
Because OF delay in the arrival OF a
shipment OF liquor. which he had or