The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
MIDLOTHIAN NEWS
AND TRAIN GOSSIP
PROPOSED ELECTRIC RAILWAY
THROUGH CHESTERFIELD
COUNTY PASSING COURT
HOUSE.
WOULD BE MONEY MAKER
DELEGATE w. w. BAKER AP-
PROVES IDEA-BIsHOp JOL-
LIFT TO PREACH AT MT.
PISGAH.

ern border of Chesterfield and thence
table land through the center of the
county. passing Chesterfield Court
house and Beach Station on the Tide
| water and Western railway would
| be one of the most valuable proper
ties in the State, said Delegate w. w.
| Baker, of Chesterfield. who was a
| PASSENGER on tho dudley Rudd Flyer
| Tuesday morning.
| The popular legislator who for the
| past twenty years mas represented his
! county in the lower house of the Gem
| eral Assembly and is likely to serve
several more decades, was discussing
| the proposition to move the court
! house to some place on a railroad.
| Captain Baker thinks it would be de-
! cidedly better to build a railroad to
the courthouse.
| No man in the county is more thor
oughly posted on its geographical con-
| ditions or its physical and business
possibilities than il Captain Baker.
| he says the country over which the
| proposed road should be built Is
! thickly populated with well to do peo-
| pie and as there il no railroad ira
versing this part of Chesterfield it
would be paying proposition TO the
| owners OF the line.
| Freight and Passenger Business
| Captain Baker thinks that the road
would get q good freight business in
addition TO the heavy passenger traf
| nc that would take advantage OF the
| quick access to Richmond. Petersburg
and Chesterfield courthouse.
| 1t is not thought the line would
| conflict to any great extent with the
present electric road to Petersburg,
which is built on the shortest tine be-
tween the two cities.
| The new road would make no bid
| for Richmond Petersburg business
| except to people who would want to
| take the ride as a matter OF pleasure.
| The distance would be 10 or IL miles
| farther. The inland traffic is what
Captain Baker thinks would make the
| road pay.
| Captain Baker says also that there
are no more desirable building and
home sites to be found in the county
than would be situated on the line of
the proposed road. The legislator Is
enthusiastic over the idea and says
TX the road could be built 1t would
| forever set at rest the talk of moving
the courthouse. He admits the court
| house Is located in an out of the way
place. and inconvenient to reach. but
thinks 1t would be very much more
desirable to build a railroad to the
courthouse than move the latter.
| Death of Mrs Burke.
Mrs. Sarah A. Burke. wife OF Mr.
John A. Burke, died Saturday night
after short Illness at her homo in
Moseiey's Junction. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon from the
residence. and the interment was In
Mt Hermon church cemetery.
| Mrs. Burke was formerly of Rich
mond. and had only lived a short
while at her new home In Moseley's
Junction. She was a woman OF beau,
| tiful Christian character, beloved by
all who knew her, and had greatly
endeared herself to the people of the
county during her short residence
| there. She leaves a widower and one
daughter, Mrs. Grace Drapier, wife
of Jessie n. Drapier.
Rev. Or. J, X, Joiliff. bishop .os.the.
faistrict. "Tfif preach next Sunday
morning AT Mt. Pisgah Methodist
church. in Midlothian. DR.. Jolifr ia
one OF the most gifted speakers In
the denomination, and will be greeted
by large congregation. Special mu-
sic VIII be rendered by the choir ua-
der the direction OF Miss Mary Jew
EFT.
hnOCheu Wan Down.
Mr. Selden Post. of Midlothian. sec
rotary Of the Finch. Whit
lock Saddiery Co. OF Richmond. fig-
ured in Polly Dimples affair a few
days ago. The popular blonde of Mid
lothian avenue was passing up Main
street, in Richmond. when his at
tention was called to a young lady
who was struggling to free herself
from the clutches Of a man and call
Ing for help. The Chesterfield blood
that trtckles through the veins of Mr..
Post waxsd warm at the impositions
OF the monster. and he told him to
let the young lady alone. Being "a
Their slow In complying with the de-
mand. Mr.. Post fell upon the neck
of the brute with a right handler that
sent the masher sprawiing in the gut
ter. He got up and walked away,
and the young lady was assisted to a
car by her gallant rescuer.
Little Marion~Baker, granddaugh-
ter of Delegate w. w. Baker. OF Halls
boro. has been brought home from
Johns Hopkins Hospital where for
more than a year she has been under
treatment for tuberculosis OF the
spine. Her condition is greatly i'm
proved.
Rev. r. H. winfree preached Sum
day morning at Bethel church and
Large congregations attended both
services.
Much interest is being manifested
In the entertainment to be given Fri
day night in the gymnasium OF Bethel
church.
Miss Ethel Watkins gave delight |
full dramatic entertainment at Clay |
Vile last Saturday night. which was !
largely attended.
BOys' Club In Prince George.
Boys corn clubs are getting more |
popular every day, said Mr.. Southall |
F. Farrar. Of Amelia, a passenger on |
the Dudley Rudd flyer, this morning. |
Mr.. Farrar has charge of the boys |
demonstration work for Eastern yir- |
ginfa. and was en- route to Prince |
George Courthouse, where he will or |
ganize boys corn club to-day.
In PETERSBURG Mr.. Farrar will be
Joined by Mr.. Martin. secretary OF the |
Chamber Of Commerce Of the Cock
sde CITY. who ts quite an enthusiast on
the subject Of boys clubs. w. w Ed t
wards. superintendent of public
schools of Prince George and Essex
counties. will be present at the meet
ing and participate in the exercises.
Mr. Farrar reports the greatest in
terest In the boys corn clubs. and the
success last year Of some of the young
sters has stimulated many others to