The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-11
ALDERMAN DELAY
ACTION ON MAINS
PETERSBURG CITY FATHERS
WOULD BE SURE THEY ARE
RIGHT BEFORE GOING AHEAD
MATTERS REST FOR DAY
eoNtI RRENCE on CotNClL's sF-
PRECIPITATION or sif.Sao ro
COMBAT WATER FAMINE
Is EXPECTED.

PETERSBURG. VA. July 10 BE !
cause concurrence under three days in
an act al the common council might
no. De legal the Board of Aldermen
tonight adjourned untjI Tomorrow
night to take action upon the coun- /
els sIt 900. appropriation. made Fri f
Jay. for piping Rater from the canal I
locks to thu city. Though three days +
have passed ono 81 them was Sunday
g. it WAS deemed wise To lay the mat /
ter over another day. Sentiment OF the !,
. ldermen makes It certain the alpro !
l1riation to ro3icTe tie water scarcity
viii Ia approved
Device Stops Trains,
As II result of the highly success
ia tests % an electric automatic de-
= 44-l.- -24l4-l--lI4- 1EAI-l4- IT, nE1XGLt.
railway accidents, through broken
rails eueu switches or distractions,
n hitch lists We're witnessed by "A num-
hcf Of Northern capitalists Petersburg
viii probably become shortly the seat
81 manufacture OF the device The
test were rTads OF the fifteen mile
stretch Of track Of tho O. w, Brill
humber Company in Dinwiddie coun-
~ near Ford. A train running thirty
8niIes an hour was stopped automau-
sstily before Hat car. teft standing on
the track was reached. The inven-
ton is the work Of Frank q. VIII
i!afna and Gus II Mepnypenny
The fnnaraI of William A. Goodwin.
q prominent citizen OF pinwiddte COIN
~. whose death occurred late Saturday
night after a three months Illness. was
hela this morning at j O'Clock. from
his late home. Oak Grove, Rev. John
~. Erne officiating. The interment
" ~ ~ WV A"'''i's ~ - ~ 49, mr.
!, :" go. - ,,.sw a. ,aaru
'o,ih 'a"''tM - 49, ,.tr. .9h.,
-, Nj. ~, .sfr,rhau of This
vas MSS nhtN , ~ =. r
- ~" ~ ,.f,.-,-r t,inVf4dj.
7'1o -. t.,.,,l,e,a and one
t1uhtE' a ti w go ,.'.6t,,t,, cf
fa4'@f. ny @'V a. ana "a n
~, ,t,ts -, ~ ~ ~, y Itarrlsrn .f
, ,.e1.'l. - "a, /" ai'n ~ =
ua.ano.a are Eusv.
r, ,,.S. - ~ ,Jt,- harriet
- - - ~. v.g,e,9I,n.r - Inc world.
i'' .. ~ @,,,,, Iassf,h n NInves left
s,''1 -. ','7 tor WjtsS,, f,in,Y i,die county.
80. ,h,y VII nre.ntza a now lodge
-. -. DtgfriFt anagpr M8ves
- g., r1.,,,rned frnrn an ofhcfal visit
re IT, 4l,f 49, ",,tY uhere he attended
~ sessiane sexrraI ef the camps He
,t.rtIctnated In th. July Fourth cele-
ira,fnn hela Jointly AT south Boston
i4y the Halifax county camps and the
old Dominion CAMPS 40. 400, Of
.sa3Itt, DoSton
Losses BY lightning.
I.asss7 by fire. caused by lightning
,n recent storms ia nearby counties
were reported here to-day j. ID
.sgs,4y. tf Mannllnra. Amelia county.
FRIDAY afternoon iest = large crih ana
ii
ssGe with no Insurance. during 'he
storm the stable and CRIB Of George ~.
Taylor. treasufor OF the county Nefe
biewn down.
Death of l. l., ~. fotii2.
T. l.. H. Young l"r'net tstffS-
burg business man. died s9a"'his 9.9-
terday at the residence Of ms aau6h-
ter IN BnrkeFiAe' als o""' N11
taken this morning to DUNN y
r0T7 Tnterment MIR Dung N9S IA
Petersburg as late as trlday' "heh
lfe visited relatives. one son ana
one daughter survive rae was twice
married. his second VIE pelis ~
ter ef Hon. II. IL. i'a%is. on INNS fltS'
Petersburg ~"elter"'
Despite promises of cooler weather
ana predictions OF Soo"efSs ; e'ti7r
barg continues 10 s~eiter rms cav
with one exception, was the hottest
-t-fs4htng Tao degrees. Inc nlghest
previous figure Is lp4. one prostfa-
tion was reported. tnat ~ Ire iSaf"
ham. the little son Of Mrs. beatrlG"
Al. Parham- The boy Wh" was de-
liAering bills for T Il. Westmoreland.
was overcome on Sycamore street ana
as ha tottered and was about 10 fail
ne was taken hold of by X. " frlteh-
ard and carried into store where
re Was given reatoratiVes.
The little fellow was later taken
home by his mother, VINO was sum
nonea
orrshana@e Gets Donation
A check for $l92.5o left hy the
VIII If the late Ell kuIl TO the Pc
fershnrg Methodist orphaaage, was
day delivered IL Treasurer r. \.
Harrison. OF the Institution, by sam
uel A. HeinaEh.
Installation bs RID Men.
Officers win be installed by Powha
tan Tribe. No. ~. J. .. r. NJ, at the
meeting OF the tribe ~ its wigwam
In Bank street tomorrow night Re
freshments wilt be served at the con-
clusion OF the ceremonies.
Lat 60 With Warning.
-; ~ s=ss-.ss -s=.4s frssauit with
gan 4iY,on Joseph worth Dn Wells
street yesterday Jack Palmer WAS ar
rsigned la Police Court to-day, The
case was dismissed, the evidence be
fnx contradictory and confusing. Both
men were told they would be severe
~ dealt With II they ever appeared in
court again
Petersburg Funerals.
The funeral or Mildred * Is-