The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-28
8 FUNERALS HELD
IN PETERSBURG
ESCAPED PRISONER CHARGED
WITH FORGERY Is CAUGHT
IN DIsPUTANTA.
NEGRO DRIVER HELD UP
HIGHwAYMEN CAUSE HIM TO MOVE
RIGHT RAPID ON FINDING
SPOIL IS ONLY HAND
KERCHIEF.
NEGRO DRIVER HELD UP

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. 27.---The
funeral of Mrs. Susan b. Eyler, wife
Of NJ. +. Eyler, who died Friday
afternoon at her home in Ochre, Va.
was held this afternoon at O'Clock
from Enon Baptist church. hrs.
Eyler, who was . years of age. had
Tor several years been postmistress at
ochre. She is survived by her hus-
band. four sons and three daughters.
They are d. d. Eyler. of Petersburg,
W. and j. n. Eyler. OF Ochre; w. l..
tNler, OF Philadelphia, Mrs. Rosa
Stewart. of Hanover: Mrs Annie
Sherer of Petersburg. and Miss Mollie
l. Eyler. of Oehre.
The funeral of Myrtle Elizabeth,
aged IS months. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George f, Dewsberry, who
died yesterday afternoon at $50
o clock. will be held from the home.
Halifax and Cedar streets, at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The funeral OF George w. Beivtn
was held this afternoon at 5 o'clock
from St. Johns Episcopal church. In
terment was in Blandford cemetery.
Mr.. Beivin was a member of the
Sunday school class taught by Ber-
nard Mann and the class attended
the funeral in a body.
Escaped Prisoner Caught.
r. w. Rainey. one OF the two pris-
oners who escaped from the city jail
Thursday was arrested at Disputanta
Yesterday and brought back TO ths
local Jail last night. Rufus Barnes,
who made his getaway with RaineS.
IS still at large The men. who were
awaiting trial on charges Of forgery.
made their escape by saving the bars
at their cell windows They lowered
themselves to the ground by a rops
! which they made out Of "a hed-tiek.
He Moved Right Rapid.
The police arc looking for three
negroes who held up Andrew Ellis,
colored, driver. employed by Branch
Perdue. an Ettrick merchant, and
relieved him az the point of a pistol.
Of all his valuabies-~a pocket hand
karchief. After the highwaymen had
robbed him, Ellis says. they cussed
him and told him To move on. lie
said he moved along right rapid"
Protracted Meetings.
Protraeted meetings were begun to-
day at Tabernacle church in ninwid-
die county. OF which Rev. j w. Eure
/ is pastor Another series OF meetings
was started at Trinity church in Dis
putanta to-day The services con-
Quoted last week at GarXs church.
in Prince George county. were con-
! Guided Friday night. They were con-
Quoted BY Rev, MIR. Clarke and there
/ were twelve conversions,
SchooIhou~. Almost Ready.
Work on the erection Of the rev
+ four-room public school building on
I the land al J. r oigiers. about Two
] miles from Church Road, In Din
+ widdie county is rapidly APPROACH
/ ing completion About all that now
/ remains 70 he placed IS the roof and
+ the school year Will open with the
/ new Schoolhouse I'm commission.
/ Bible Class Outing.
/ The Bible class 81 tho Natoacs
Methodist church viii 60 to Norfolk
I Thursday on the cooperative eXcur-
/ sion OF Isham Dyer. for its annual
/ picnic Several other organizations
viii also Use this excursion as A
means to having their annual out
! Ing. A large number Of Petershurgers,
| many OF them baseball fans VIII take
| the trip. for the purpose OF seeing
1.-The Petersburg Norfolk baseball game,
/ one of the most important Of the
season. as Its winner is likely to Re
the seasons pennant winner
| Wakefield BOY Dies.
| Leroy Clarke, aged six years, son
| OF Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Clarke. Of
! Wakefield, who has been visiting his
grandparents at Ettrick. died at Eft
trick yesterday afternoon. The body
was sent to Wakefield to-day. where
| the funeral Will be held.
=, Miss Hardy Weds.
News has been received here Of the
marriage of Miss Evelyn Hardy and
Iuther l. Pettus. both former resi-
dents of Petersburg, which took place
| at Atlantic City n. j., Friday. The
I bride Is a daughter of !. c, Hardy,
! Of this city. Mr.. Pettus is connected
with the army medical department
at Washington.
Real Estate Transfer.
Most important among the trans
! fers OF real estate as recorded last
| week at the Office OF the clerk OF
court was that Of a lot at Jefferson
and wythe streets from l.. A. White
hurst TO 3. NJ. Parkinson. The con-
sideration was $500