The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-14
sEAbOARO TRAIN
KILLS hEGRESS
PETERsRURG MAN DENIES VIE At
sr,7wrTED TO TAKE HIS OWN
LIFE.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
ACCEPTS INVITATION TO DELIVER
ADDRESS AT MEETING OF
THE GREATER PRINCE
GEORGE LEAGUE.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK

Especial to The Richmond VirK.nian-)
PETERSBURG. VA, Sept I$.--At-
tempting TO leave "a train at the Din
wi6die Courthouse station on the =,
A j., Mary, wife Of Isaiah Baker,
coiored. yesterday afternoon fell uu~
der the wheels Of the train and ~na
almost instantly. killed Her husband,
employed by Parkinson ~ Finn, local
contractors. WAC notified OF tho ae-
cident and he Immediately left Tor
p1nwiddie' to take charge OF the Te-
mains The woman was returning
from Richmond. 10 whiCh city she
had taken her son, VINO had been
bitten by dog, for treatment
NOT All Attempt mt saicide.
'it was an accident not an at
tempt at suicide. said German Wells
to- day, denying the report that he
had tried to end his Ike by iahaling
gas at his home on GROVE avenue
Monday night. / fell over the gas
pipe and loosened Il, ana the gas
poured ont, rendering ns uncoA-
seious while ! slept / have too mpch
sense 10 XIII rnyself@ he declared,
When he was asked about the eH-
preston attributed 10 him hy the po~
lice and the doctors who revived him.
i am sorry you came SO soon" he
said they mist have misunderstood
what hs said,
Paul Did Not Show Up,
Though Pau Beattle. chief witness
axairst his cousin. Henry Beattle,
sentenced 10 die IL the electric chair
November - for the murder Of bis
wife. denies that he booked for an
appeara nee IN vaudeville At the Pc
~ -
backed :. that denial BY his mother
in-law Mrs. uouchens. Manager Dean.
Of the local playhouse, declares h@
engaged Paul for tonight He
stated tnts afternoon that he still ex-
peeted Paul 10 come and fiji 1he en-
gagement But he did not appear.
TO Tsalargc Plant.
\ movement is under way for the
charging 81 the foundry and bnsl
ness ef the Apponatto1 Iron Ner KS
on Old street New buildings are Ia
be erected. new machinery installed
and the plant generally extended, It
IL understood application VIII De made
for new ehAfter ana this arm name
changed.
j. NJ. Rawlings Dead.
James Monroe Rawlings died yes-
serday st the home OF his soR-in-taN.
A. -
from Petersburg. In Prince George
county, after an illness Of 1--WE weeks.
Mr. Rawlings Was q Confederate vet
eran and was 3 years or age tie -
survived by hts wife ana several cr1ff-
dren The funeral was conducted this
afternoon at o'clock from the late
homo and interment was at Lee 5
Pond.
Funeral of MFR. Sadler.
The funeral or Silas Sadler, who
died at his home st Matoaca last
night, VIII be conducted tomorrow
afternoon at O'clock from the late
home Iuterment will be In East Ma
toaca cemetery. MIR. Sadler was 80
years of age and is survived hy his
mother. Mrs. Eliza beth Sadler. widow
OF r. ] sadler of Matoaca
Reunion at Newport News.
Major General Stita Boiling. COM
mander Of the Virginia DIVISION OF tfe
United Confederate Veterans, Will is
sue in a day or two an order direct
Ing the attention OF the camps
throughout the State 10 the annual
reunion OF the Virginia Division at
Newport News October II, IS and IL,
A. r. fIin Camp. Of this city is ex-
pected to send "a large delegation TO
tho reunion.
sent Back 20 the PEN
william H. Smith, colored. recently
pafdoned from service OF a santes@s
In the penitentiary, was to-day To
Police Court returned TO the pen
SMITHS downfall was Cue 70 his lH-
ability 10 leave alone the things o.
other persons He was arrested yea
terday for the larceny OF several sr-
ficles Of clothing from !. ". Robin
son
Mrs p IT. Meade, Miss Alice Dug
ger and Miss Leslie Tfootr}. - Peters
burg. are among a party OF Nirgtntans
who have just returned from t. tour
Of Europe.
Governor to Speak
II is expected that Governor VII
liam Hodges Matln. aud Secretary
Martin, Of the, Petersburg Chamber 81
Commerce. will be among the speak
ers' at the meeting Of the Greater
Prince George League which will ~
held ut Dsputanta, on September So
Governor Mann has accepted an tnNi'
tation to speak. extended hy Leh"'
Hodges, commissioner OF immigration
~ the Southern Commercial Congress
s.r 'Gr'arr f IN - ,ae ieaeae
Governor Mann will spear unless up
forseen State dut4es prevent
Brief Mention.
a regular meeting "t me h4H5
Daughters will BE held tomorrow af
.tsrnoun at O'Clock, 81 the nome @
~sgrs. kaht, on .S4usg NQsket stgeat.
Hon. A r.. H6bhs, rcnominated II
Prince George county 10 the Ste,'
Senate. fn Petersburg day Geclaret
hs believes his success was due to th'
fact that he ran on local oPtiof
platform.
Miss Elva Turner who has beer
very Ill 1T her home ON Commerce
street. Ia recovering.
Misses Helen Wilson, Ruth Briste
and Retder Jones LEFT to-day FOR pau
willie, 10 enter the Randolph &&coi
Institute
Miss Margaret Banks Is VISITING
relatives IN WILSON. \. &,
Miss Nellie Hanrahan mas ret0rne,
home from Ocean View
Mrs Robert Francis is visiting rela
lives in Baltimore.
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