The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
ENJO|Ns SALE Of
DAVIS PROPERTY
JUDGE WEST ISSUES ORDER on re-
Triton or CENTER HstI.
CORPORATION.
JUDGE MULLEN AWAY
PETERSBURG CITIZENS COMPLAIN
OF INSTANCES. ONE az WHICH
IL ABarED ~ HEALTH
BOARD,
JUDGE MULLEN AWAY

Especial To The Richmond tireinian1
PETERSBURG VA. Ju.Y % Act
Ing in the absence ~ Judge Mullen Of
The Husttnes Court. Judge West Of
third judicial circuit to-day granted
an injunction restraining TIE 11Ustve>'
sale OF tire property oE the Center am
Corporation NJ which Charles HAN
Davis ~ president. The sale erjo'n"d
was 10 nave heen htlI iais afternoon
on the property pn which Is 3ue F'sl-
.e9nce ~ ar DAVIS Application for
abe injunction HHs Haoe hE Col Jas.
Mann, representing th" centre ff'4
t'nruar-stFatf THc objection Vas
against the @ale pf the property IS a
whole There IS IL Is understood, no
objection 20 ths sale lot by lot pom
ahe return q Judge Mullen 10 the CITY,
81 is said Attorneys Wilcox and WIZ
COX. counsel GoF the American BANK
and Trust Company. peneiieiar4es I'm
der the trust VIII HoA & the court for
dismissal u the injunction
Complaints of Odors,
Within the last twenty -FOUR hours
the local Health Department has been
called upon to abate two nuisances.
one Of them Il regarded 8s a danger
GUS menace 10 health while the other,
which was quickly disposed OF, was u
efsagreeable odor. T = Beckwith and
others. residents in the vicinity 81
Market and Washington Streets, com
piain Of cesspool caused by siphon
cumming under the intersection of the
TWO streets. The poolAis breeder of
mosquitoes 70 il Ia attributed the
cause of typhoid fever in the neigh
borhood Residents OF the section say
they win take the matter before
Judge Mullen in the Hastings Court
81 the nuisance Is not quickly aoated
by the Health Department The other
complaint was one made last night by
solored citizens living on South
avenue. 4 bad odor was detected ana
efforts To learn iLs cause led 10 ne
gro under taking establishment. con-
uucted by William r Jackson. colored.
where was found the body o. negro
VI oman Willie Anne Ashhurne, whose
death occurred In the rear OF 81 LON
hard Street Monday night The body
was in state Of decomposition and
Was at once removed To the alrnshouse
graveyard and inferred. Jackson
when brought before Health officer
Martin this morning to explain the
presence Of the body in such condition
fn his establishment said that sis
ter OF the deceased st Newport News
whom he had notified of the death. hat
not vet given instructions as TO what
disposition to make Of the body. Jack.
son WAS given g reprimand and le
GO The death was reported 10 tn
Health Department at the time In
the department did not know that /
xtill remained N the undertaking
rooms until complaint was made las
night.
New Police Signals
Material for the installation OF Thu
Signalphons Police Alarm system re
Gently contracted Cor by this city hal
10 work Ff in
stallstion win he begun as soon a
Agent Salisbury of the cpmpan,
reaches Petersburg To supervise IL
The switchboard will be installed ol
the second floor of the police station
on Bank Street.
To Aid Fresh Air, Fund.
A movement has been started anon
the churches Of the city to set asid
Fresh Air Day" for the benefit @
the fund Of the, Salvation Army 70
giving outings to poor children OF IN
city and trips To the Salvation Arm
Camp AT Iocemry's Bluff The fund o
the army has not grown as ii shout
and 1t Is expected that the variou
churches OF the city will set aside on
DAY ON which the collections win b
turned into the Fresh Air Fund Tw
families each week are given enter
sainment ri the Dr~wry's Bluff Caml
and AdjHtant Wood. IN, ehaese OF tss
Salvation Army work here hopes tha
enough money VIII be contributed t
permit sending even larger parties t
tire camp.
Petersburg Deaths.
Theophiius ROBBIE aged sb wears,
well known resident Of Petersburg an
q Confederate stersn, died this morn
3ng at his home here. He is survive
by three CONS Thomas L.. of Ne@por
News. John II Of this city and Ern
Rnbtas OF CIV Nc
by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Cali
Of Charlottesville, and Mrs Robei
James, OF Ettrick. The funeral wi
be conducted from Tbs chapel Of III
Morriss undertaking establishment
Tomorrow. afternoon, 81 5 O'Clock.
Mrs Mary Cocker wife OF J, 7
Cocker. of Prince George county. die
late last night nj her home after
brief Illness She was the fifth mem
her 81 the family 10 die since Marcl
The funeral vii be held to- MORO
morning 81 10 o'clock from the fam
ily home and the internenL viii !
in the family burying ground
Robert r Mackaseg, a we'll know
former resident ~ Petersburg diet
this morning. AT his home near En-
poria after a long Illness. He was
years Of age end is survived by HI
wife and two sons. John ". Of En-
pofia, and Herbert MackBsey of tn
brother Thomas Msckasey, Of Meek
lenburg county. The remains will +
,tsken to Mecklenburg to-tuorro
morning for interment IN the famil
burying ground.
Excuse Frees Green.
In police court this morning pole
~. Jsastsea. PiAi0sa&r.. sQL "a aea sxeaAe
from an Did offender ftnd is original
Try got for the prisoner his releas
Tho man arraip-Teo Was William Greer
white. who Was arrested while drum
and asleep in ii alley. Green explain
ed that he vas taken with an attac
OF Indigestion ana that he took tw
drinks for its relief TWO was moi
than he could stand and he fen asiee
where found by the police. A $40 III
a.z,. was suspended fGw2, etather drans
were let go under sentence suapersic
Brief Items.
II In understood that the voters
Prince George county will place ~
ticket for the county Offices to
voted for at the coming general ele'
ton this fall in the field.
81. T.. Andrews a. Co, architects,
this City, have received the followir
contracts i t@o~ story brick store 4
the South I'm Hardware comany
South Hin Va, the store to be ssx1
feet. brick barber shop FOR J.
Traett at South i5iiI, 10 cost $50
improvements to the resident Of Lou
youngbfood on Franklin Street tn
city 10 cost y3.n0a