The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-04
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times. Dispatch,
6l 100 Hull street

Phone Madison i1S.
and span from head 10 foot fourteen police
men, comprising the squad OF the Third Dis
tEiei, lined up for Inspection yesterday after
and the Chief OF Police. The inspection tho
most Impressive review OF tho kind ever held
IN South Ttchmond took place at ) o clock
In the new police station at the corner OF
fourteenth and stockton Streets and for tile
first time the commissioners Officially exam
ined the new quarters Of the Third squad
All eeemcd thoroughly Impressed by the
showing OF tho Third District mon as we'll
as The handsome new station house.
Although the inspection was held In the
new station Captain Wright has not moved
his men into the building yet. Some delay
was experienced In Installing the telephone
connections, and the squad will not move
before Tomorrow. Everything Is In readi-
ness except tito electrical connections.
The commissioners spent but short whiie
IN the ward yesterday afternoon. being
whirlcd over to the station house and back
| In two large automobiles after the Inspection
conducted. After the inspection the visi,ors
delayed q few minutes In conversation With
Captain Wright. '
Working on Program.
There vas meeting or tho general me-
mortal committee OF the southslde fraternel
orders last night In the Hastings court
/ house for the purpose OF gathering UP tho
! slim ends Of the program OF the exercises
TO lie held on June !, the Gay 10 be OBJ
served as memorial day for ;he dead OF,
! he Southside lodges buried in Maury Gene
| Terry. Mueh of the time YVES given over 10
| the discussion OF the cost OF the memorial
day exercises. the signing o. a contract with
the selection OF a foral design to be unveil-
| ed during the exercises n The cemetery.
! The parade VIII be a memorable feature
| leading, squad OF mounted policemen
twenty mounted marshals. several companiss
OF the Fire; Virginia Regiment. the How'll
GERS Battery. eight lodges walking Ia fuil
regalia. and two Daughters OF Liberty coun-
| cts n carriages The parade Will cover
ginning at cowardin Avenue and Hull
/ Street at $3.50 in the afternoon and arrivin z
at the Cemetery a.4.
In the ceTneisry; Judge John H. ingram.
Judge e II. Wells and Mayor Richardson
\ will speak. HtIt Es
To Hear Damage Suit
! The 1900 suit OF Powell Rgainat tns city OF
| Richmond will be heard Tomorrow morning
| before Jury In the Hastings Court. Part ..
The case Is o. unusual interest on account
! Of the peculiar grounds 81 the cult. Powell
/ teli recently and was injured when his foot
; tr!pped In an iFFegualr!ty Of the aidewnlk.
and he seeks to recover damages from The
| Judge Wells was engs zed yesterday in the
| consideration OF several chancery matters.
10 other su!;g are scheduled to be heard
! this week
Tho regular wsekiy session Of the oaE
| Grove maE!.,ra'es court ~Ill he called TO-
! morrow morning a. 10 o'clock Ny Magistrate
Cheetham In the OAK Grove courthouse.
While a long docket o: civil matters has
been scheduled. no criminal case. OF Inn
Bank Increases Capital.
an event OF importance and moment to
Tuesday at meeting OF the stock holders OF
the Mechanics and Merchants Bank. %
Hun street. when an Increase in capital
Increased capital ~ to be listed after July
!. 1911.
Nothing shows 20 better advantage the
strides taken In business and financial mat +
tiers in the Souths!de since the consolida tion
OF the TWO cities Coming 50 close on the
report o. the Fir,t National Bank Of Man
chester, which showed a remarkably pros
porous condition. this announcement OF the
Increased capital or tho Mechanics and
two banking institutions OF South Rich,nond
have been growing wonderfully, and both
are reaehlng out along all banking lines.
To Erect New building.
II became known yesterday that q three
story store and dwelling house in TO be built
shortly at lita Hui! street by n Tranconc.
Inn, which win ndioin tho store of j. T. ABB
bot & son, VIII have frontage on HUI,
Street OF twenty. eight feet. and viii run
hack l7o feet. Plans for the structure call
for an expenditure OF Slct6o The building Is
TO be modern In every respect. hveproof
brick ana steel being the main materials to
he used. a
Mr. Frnncione will not occupy the building
personally, but win Greet {; ms an invent-
That ground would probably be broken With
In the next ten days. Mr.. Franconc md Mr.
Fisher were IN South Richmond yesterday
When The block OF modern stores 10 ho
erected on the site OF the "Old TAVERN
building arc erecoh by the Valentine estate
this valuable block will he doubly nnhanc.
q In valued II is ciassed at present as either
tho first or second mort desirnble block in
tho sonthhdr. and these numerous pp-io-
date structures Will greatly incrennc It's al
trhctvcnesh and worth
Death Of Mrs I.nfiaon Ifn
Mrs. Sarah Francis I.nffoon, hfty years old,
died ycstcdny a 1850 o'clock In tho residencs