The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-01
SYCAMORE STREET
WILL GET L|CHTS
NEGRO CHARGED WITH MANY
BuRGLARIEs. To DE TRIED
TODAY.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
ALL SAINTS DAY TO rs OiNsEREVD
NEWLY ARRIVED ITALIAN
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE

PETERSBURG. VA, Oct. 2l.--The
gas and light committee Of the city
council will meet Thursday or Friday
rt,.ht TO consider the estimates Of
the cost of lighting sycamore street
fton Boliingbloke 10 Washington,
either with t'-ctric or gas lights. Es-
t!faatas viii be received from he Pc
terseurg Gas Company and from tie
Virginia Keitwas and Power Com
lans.
f.,ie IL b.it little doubt hat 1t c.
CO.. ,,fittee VIII recommend that The
lights be placed and no more doubt
that the common council will pass
the stratton ordinance, as ii Is known,
but the probable action of the board
of aldermen Is more doubtful. This
body has always been averse to the
expenditure of money except for alb
solute necessities and has consistently
refused to concur in appropriations
and other ordinances designed to fur
Their the progress Of the city. as
adopted by the common council.
The plan proposes about twenty-five
arches across the street, or fifty poles
twenty-five ON each side the street.
with 60-candle power lights.
To Try Negro.
The case of John Lewis, the negro
charged with three burglaries on last
Saturday night. will come UP before
Justice Plummer in police court to-
morrow morning. Lewis IL charged
with entering the house of w. b.
Harrison. on Brown street, and max
ing of with a silver goblet. a valuable
clock and several other articles Of
value. He is also suspected of being
the man who entered the store of
w o. Newsome, on Halifax street.
and the building of the Petersburg
Lumber supply Company. near Brown
and Perry. AT the latter two places
clothing was secured by the burglar.
From Newsomes store a cash regis
ter, which proved to be empty. was
taken. and at the Petersburg supply
Company's office an attempt was made,
without success. to open the safe.
One Mail In Blandford.
After tomorrow but one mail de-
livery daily Will be made In Bmnd-
ford. instead of two. The delivery
will be by carrier on foot, whereas
now two deliveries are made by buggy
This action is taken under orders
from the department at Washing
ton.
Death of Mrs. Chandler.
Mrs. Bessie Boughan Chandler. wife
of Howard V. Chandler. died Monday
at her home ON West Washington
street, after a protracted period of
Ill health.
She is survived by her father and
mother, MIR. and Mrs. J. q. Boughan,
Of Essex county; her husband. one
sister, Mrs. Waverly Lunsford, OF this
city. and by five brothers. G. T.. IL.
@. and r. s. Boughan, of Essex, and
S. w. and j. A. Boughan, of Balti-
more. !.
The funeral will take place 1T
a. clock tomorrow afternoon from the
West End Baptist church, Rev. a. H..
Love. the pastor. assisted by KEY.
Pembroke Read, of St Johns church,
otficia ting.
Funeral of Mr.. Blake.
The regular quarterly conference %
| committed suicide Monday morning
| by shooting, will take place ao-mor-
row afternoon at o'c!ock from Mar
| ket,street Methodist church. Ine
funeral services will be conducted Wy
| lie pastor, R-s. J, 7. u s:E.,n. ~
| torment will be III I;,anlford teme-
terry.
/ Quarterly Conferences.
| The regular quarteiy conference "
the Petersburg district Will be held
tat Washington Stree. Method1st
| church tomorrow night aftei' me
weekly prayer service. hSN. }. -.
/ JoIifY. presiding elder Of the olstfic.
will conduct the prayer meeting ANA
preside at the conference.
To Wed Miss Russell.
| II. Nj. Parkinson. who for several
vaars has been connected with the
/ business department OF the lndex- APP
/ peal left this morning Tor Newport
! News, where tomorrow he VIII "eo
! Miss Malvina Russell. lmmed,aIelS
after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
! kinson will come to Petersburg. ana
VII take up their residence in the
new home which Mr.. Parkinson has
| lust had completed at tine corner 81
/ WVthe and Jefferson streets,
All Saints Services.
| Tomorrow being All Saints Day
| in the calendar of the Episcopal and
/ Catholic churches. services of that day
| will he had in the several churches
| in tie city In the Episcopal churches
| the service will be at IL O'Clock IN
| the morning.
| Accepts Position.
( Victor GALL, the young Italian who
! on Monday af last week in New York
! city. upon his arrival in the United
| States from Italy, met for the first
/ time in his life his brother, +. M.
+ CALI. of this city, a well known Hall
fax street merchant, left tonight for
| New York, where he has accepted a
4 position as chef In one Of the hotels.
Mr.. GALL spent tho last week with
his brother here, and while here was
4 offered a place In a local hotel SINH
lar to that he accepts in New York.
Mr.. CALI has been for the last few
years chef at one Of the leading hotels
I. Ina Switzerland. and his reputation
/ preceded him to this country.
I@ Mr.. Morton III.
Mr.. Fred Y. Morton, OF the Index
Appeal local staff. and correspondent
for large number of newspapers
Il throughout the United States 10 con-
i fined to his hcme on South Sycamore
/ street with a severe attack of acute
/ bronchitis. Mr.. Morton's condition
/ to- night was reported as slightly inT-
\ proved and hopes for his early recov-
\ cry are entertained
Il Winter Cars.
4 Winter ears win be put on the local
i lines of the Virginia Railway and
would have been put on earlier, STU
L perintendent Haryeil said this after
noon, but the company was waiting
until after the appearance here OF the
wild west show.
To Defer Action.
The building code which has been
prepared by special committee or
the city council will not be introduced
at the November meeting of the Com
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