The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-12
South. Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch,
1920 Hull Street,

| death yesterday in the switching yards
| of the American Tobacco Conipany's
1 new warehouse plant on Maury Street,
| when box car of a short train was
1 derailed and hurled him from the
] top. The train. composed of O switch
] Ing engine and two box cars of to-
bacco. did not have up speed enough
| to work much damage after it left
! the rails For a minute after leay-
ling the track IL looked as II the heavy
! car would topple over on the brakeman
! where he lay, few yards from the
! track, but the balance was maintain
| ed
The accident happened at point
| where a great amount of hauling was
| being done. and the rails had been
! covered with dirt. A crew Of work
men was rushed quickly to the scene
| and the trouble repaird In short
Will.
About eleven of the great ware
houses are now full of tobacco. and
cars are arriving daily with the hogs
heads TO fill the others. The fence
around the twenty acres is finished
and the city" OF storehouses almost
entirely completed.
Hit by Street Car.
In the crowded traffic at the south
end of the Free Bridge, small electric
brougham, containing man and a
/ woman. was struck yesterday morn
ing about ] i o'clock by south bound
street car and the rear wheel of the
machine ripped off. The occupants
escaped with shaking up, and after
| an inspection of the wreck. continued
/ their journey By street car
| ne automobile was tnrown across
! the track In such way as to halt
| the traffic for a. few minutes. causing
a long blockade, but the disabled. ma
chlne was soon dragged off the bridge
and TO the side of the street.
This particular spot, where tho street
is scarcely two yards wider than the
car tracks. has been the scene of many
accidents. and to prevent these smash
ups the city is engaged Just now in
widening this dangerous end of Sew
enth Street The twenty feet of extra
street being filled in will be all on
the western side, and Will run for a
couple OF hundred feet from the end
Of the bridge. The task of filling in
the cut Is progressing more rapidly
| since the contractor began demoIishing
| the old Chamber of Commerce Half
of that old landmark will go to form
| the western extremity of Seventh
Street.
Big Property Sale
The largest transaction in residential
J w
! is the sale by ]. p. Robinson of his
residence at the corner of Twelfth and
/ Perry Streets to AIessrs Broaddus and
Lawter for the sum of $4,000. This lot
while still desirable as residential prop
crty. is rapidly increasing in value as
a manufacturing site, and brought a
corresponding large figure.
Although this is the best price
brought yet for residential property on
this side or the river. home sites all
over the new ward are advancing in
value at an astonishingly quick rate.
| Speeding Warrant Served.
Charles Whitiock. of Richmond. was
reported for speeding yesterday By
| County Officer Terrell The warrant
was served on Mr.. Whitlock yesterday,
and he will appear in the Oak Grove
court this morning. At the time of
| the alleged speeding, Mr.. Whitlock was
on the Petersburg Pike coming toward
| Richmond
The regular weekly session of the
| Oak Grove Magistrates Court Will be
1 called this morning at 0 o'clock in
| the Oak Grove courthouse by Magis-
| trate Chea than. No criminal cases
| of any moment are scheduled for trial.
| y slim docket was handled In few
! minutes yesterday morning by Justice
Maurice in the Police Court, Part ..
Willie Kelly and Beverly Johnson,
both colored. charged with fighting In
Il colored barroom on Hull Street, We're
| fined $40 and costs each.
| c. F. WARMER, charged with an ordi-
nance violation. was fined 81.
Delegates TO Hampton.
George Blankenship and John Schopp
| were elected delegates TO the Eagles
convention III Hampton at an enthu-
| siastfc meeting of Stonewall JacH;on
| Aerie, Improved Order of Eagles, held
| Wednesday night In the lodge rooms
| OF the aerie. NJ. Il. Ely and Is. L.
| Garrett were chosen as alternatcs. At
| the meeting Wednesday night n large
number of the members signified their
| intention of attending the convention.
| Thomas Smith and John Moore, both
members of this lodge. are cnrolld in
lsthe state Aeric. In addition to the
rouhtine work. several candidates
were taken In Wednesday. night. The
| South Richmond delegation to the con-
vention, which will be held during the
| early part of June. will probably make
| the trip to the coast In a body.
| New Camp Instituted.
/ With large and thoroughly en-
! thusiastic gathering of candidates. Mil
/ lothian Camp, Woodmen of the World,
i was instituted at Midlothian Monday
| night by State Manager S. B. Latham,
| of Norfolk, assisted by District Man
| nSer r. f.. Niayes. of Petersburg; j. w,
Gentry. head clerk of the jurisdiction,
! which is composed of the States of
| Virginia, West Virginia. Maryland.
I, Delaware and the District Of Columbia;
wv. r.. Cavedo, formerly organizer for
I The Richmond district; J. Harry Law
| der, OF Hickory Camp, and Special
| Deputy c. r. Eldridge, of Black Gum
| Camp. OF Richmond.
The institution of the camp, made
| with all the ancient ritualism of the
order and under the most suspicious
circumstances, prophecies an unusually
/ strong camp at Midlothian Many OF
| the best citizens of Chesterfield be-
came known as members of this order
last night. The following officers
j wore elected: ..l. ~