The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
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BANK STRUCTURE
PETERSBURG INSTITUTION SOON
TO HAVE NEW HOME-AUrO-
MOBILE CASE SETTLED.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, June "a
The City Central Democratic commit
tee will meet Monday night to elect
a. chairman to succeed DIR. Joseph Nj.
Burke, who has resigned after many
years Of faithful service to the party.
Make Room For New Building.
Work commenced Friday on tear
ing down the walls of the old Apo
mattox Trust Company building in
order to make room for the new
structure which is to be at once erect
ed for the Am erican Bank and Trust
Company.
The Appo,nattox Trust Company
building was burned in the fire last
fall. The new structure is to be large
and commodious and entirely modern
in all its apartsrnents.
Man May Die.
Gus smith alias Eeaboard aged
about twenty eight years. was found
Friday morning on the Atlantic Coast
Line near the granite yards OF Messrs.
Burns & Campbell with a fractured
skull. He was unconscious when dis
covered. He was taken to the Peters
burg hospital and received treatment.
He has a slight chance to recover.
How the man received the injuries
no one has been able to learn as he
Is so bad or as not to be in condition
to tell. II In believed he was hurt
In some manner by the trains. many
OF which pass through these Yards.
He Ia under the care of Drs. Leigh
and Hoy.
Pays Nineteen Per Cent.
Messrs. Panniii & Harrison, auc-
tioneers. sold Friday for Mr.. John d.
Watkins, trustee. the remainder OF the
stock and fixtures OF the Fraser-Bin-
ford Company. who made ar assign
ment to Mr. Watkins last spring. The
stock brought but nineteen cents on
the dollar.
Protest Against Nuisance.
Complaint Is being made by subur-
ban residents Of the dumping OF gar
bage on the Dupuy road, just west
of the city near Kenilworth. These
residents state they will have the
nuisance stopped by arresting the
guilty parties.
Rev, Richard Dodge as Assistant.
Rev. Richard Dodge. Of Jacksonville
Florida. will assist Rev, D. II. Roiston
DE stor Of the Second Presbyterian
church during the GUNNER months
| Mr.. Dodge Is giving the cnngrega
ton splendid service. At present Mr.
RoIston ~ In North Carolina assisting
the Kew. Nilftan Il. MciiWaHe, Srr IN
a series OF meeting s.
Gaze Adjudieated.
In the hastings court Friday, the
case Of Fl. p. Taylor OF Richmond
against NJ A Finn of this city was
adtudieatsd The defendant who was
represented by Mr.. Charles e. Plum
mer. sent an automobile to Richmond
to be sold. While the gentleman In
whose charge the machine was placed
was out with a prospective customer
the machine struck and disabled a
horse belonging TO the plaintiff and
the latter entered suit for 1900.
The jury returned verdict In favor
of the plaintiff and placed the dam
| gees at 800.
Ships Much "Wet" Goods.
Petersburg ships. according to In
terstate Commerce Commission, 1851
gallons of liquors annually 10 con-
surners In prohibition States, rank
ing fourth among the cities In Its ship
ments. This fact Is creating much
comment among the citizens and was
| startling to many who were not famil-
ier with the enormous amount Of bust
ness OF this character.
Bank Going Ahead.
The National Bank OF Petersburg
has made splendid advance during
the past year. In the list of 1000 Ma
! 'tional Banks Of the country. this bani
now stands 252 having advanced dur
| ing the past fisca! year from the as4tt
I place.