The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-27
MUST HUSBAND IT'S
SUPPLY OF WATER
PETERSBURG HAS ONLY suFFI-
cfEsT ron THIRTY DAYS
USE.
MASONS CELEBRATE
ELABORATE BANQUET IN HONOR
OF ST. JoHss's DAY, WITH
LARGE NUMBER or
Guests PRESENT.
MASONS CELEBRATE

Especial 10 The Richmond yirginian.)
board of aldermen al the meeting
Monday night requested citizens TO
| discontinue sprinkling the lawns
while the weather remains so dry,
as there Is not sufficient supply in
the reservoir to permit. II is esti-
mated the city has but thirty days
supply now on hand, and IL is deemed
advisable that these measures be
taken. The Virginia Railway and
Power Company has also been re-
quested to discontinue sprinkling the
paved streets white there lis this scar
city. A resolution was offered pro-
posing the boring Of an artesian we'll
at the reservoir at a cost of $f.5e0
The board cencurred in the action
OF the council in leasing the high
school building to Prof \. G.. Starke
TO he used for the Petersburg Mill
tary Academy.
Mr. Poole offered resolution,
which was passed. providing for the
/ lease of certain portion OF land near
the overflow from the reservoir to
be converted by the Petersburg Bath
ing Company into a bathing pool.
Increase in Death Rate
There were SIS deaths in Peters
burg in June. which was a large in
crease over the month or May. Thir-
ty-one OF these are among the whites
and % among the colered. There are
four cases Of typhoid FEVER in the
city, none OF diphtherra and none Of
smallpox, The increased deaths were
largely among children.
Committee Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the city central
"a NO. bn.
held Monday night. was postponed
until Tuesday night by Chairman
Joseph NJ. Burke. ~ne committee
viii meet in the Offices or Or. Burke
al $50 o'clock over the drug store
OF q. p. Hare L. Company, on Hall
fax street.
Masons Celebrate.
In ana elaborate banquet Monday
night tES Masonic lodges OF Peters
burg celebrated the festival Of ST
John the Baptist. Al the table were
seated fully one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fiye guests. many S,ases being re-
presented. among them being Penn
sglyania, Maryland, Michigan North
Carolina and Virginia. The principal
address OF the evening was delivered
BY Worshipful Fred w. Nufer. past
master of whitehall Lodge No sfa
whitehall. Mich, who SPOKE interest.
ingly on the masters degree as ex-
emplified In Michigan. Mr.. Nufer
pointed out the differences between
the work In his State and Virginia
The celebration Moncsy night was
under the auspices ~ Petersburg
Lodge. No. Is. Rlandford Lodge, No
3. and Powhatan Stsrke Lodge. No
if4. participating
Church Pays Debt.
Sunday yy,yyfs4rr YAa C-~on1
terrain church. completed the raising
sz.soe 10 liauidate a debt the church
owed on Westminster Chapel n mis-
sion Of the church In West End Pet
ershurg. Having paid this, the church
IL now free of it's indebtedness and
viii push forward with greater zeal In
the work. Rev, p. II. Rolston. the
pastor. feels greatly encouraged.
Goodies Arc Both Crazy.
Robert ard Mary Goode two negroes
were arrested Monday morning eharg-
ed with attempting TO tie their four
children t. the Seahoard Air Line
tracks. near the head OF Commerce
Street People In the neighborhood
noticing the peculiar actions OF the
negroes phoned the police and they
were taken to police station. Monday
afternoon Il commission Of Iunacy was
held and they were taken to the Cen
trail State Hospital
Both Gcode and his wife bear good
regulations. Having sold their small
farm recently ard having si05 in their
possession in cash, and tTeo on certifi-
cate of deposit this wealth or having
realized they had no home, unbalanced
their minds simultaneously.
The children were taken In charge
by an older brother who works FOR
Mack Morgan. running eolored res
taurant. on Old Market Square. A
guardian win be appointed by the
courts. Until then the money for their
support cannot be touched
Funeral Of Mr.. Curry.
The funeral OF the late John l..
Curry. prominent citizen who re-
sided on Grove Avenue, died Sunday
afternoon at seven o'clock. The fun
erai was held Tuesday at o'clock
from the Second Presbyterian church,
ard WAS conducted by Rev. p. III. Rol-
ston. the pastor. fnterment was made
in Hiandford
Mrs. Talbot Dies
Mrs Alexander Talbot died Mon
day morning at two O'clock at her
residence on Grove Ave- Mrs Tai
bolt was a faithful member OF High
Street Methodist church. from which
her funeral will be held She Ia sur
vived by her husband, three daughters.
Mrs. A. M. Davis. Misses Mayzeline
and Ruth Talbot. one son. Mr. Ralph
Talbot. a brother, Captain Frank
Drew,