The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-03
PHILLIPS LINES
LEGAL TANGLES'
PREFERENCE OFF CREDITORS GIVES
CORPORATION COURT OF PET
ERsBURG SOME kNOT'TY
PROBLEMS
DEATHS EXCEED BERfHS
HEALTH AND POLICE DEPART-
MENTS SUBMIT REPORTS FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH,
REVEALS BEGINS.
Especial to The Richmond virginiaa. J

Especial to The Richmond Virginiaa.l
PETERSBURG. VA. April s-The
posfofrce department at Washington
mas authorized Postmaster Bcfffng OF
ms city to close the postofflee on
sunday General Boiling announced
mat on and after Sunday April 9Th.
The office will be closed. The senti-
ment OF the community favors this
step General Boiling ascertained this
pelo,e the matter was taken up at
washington. About twenty of the en-
ployees Of the postoffice will be affect
ed by this move. Twelve carriers will
nave the entire day 10 rest
Exceptions Ovsrruisd.
exceptions or council for Seward and
Roper and the Petersburg Investment
COMPANY. to the report OF Commits
sioher Plummer in the Phillips Line
case were overruled by Judge Null
len, in the Hastings court, In mart
exceptions OF other creditors of the
steamboat line were sustained. Sc
ware and Roper and the Petersburg
investment Company went bond in the
sum OF $1,000 to have the steamer
poNanoset discharged from libel in
the United States Court at Norfolk
ana bring II under the control of the
Iiustln9 court Of Petersburg. Receiv-
ers We're then appointed to operate the
philips Line. This line was operated
some time and then failed. owing
apout $4,000 operating expenses, The
aum OF the credit Of the company at
ne time Of the failure amounted 10
Az goo. The receivers bondsmen
CANNED that they were entitled to first
CONGREGATION in satisfying tn creditors
and after them those other credi,ors
who had furnished supplies for the
operation OF the line after the receiy-
srs mad take charge. Commissioner
RUNNERS report cared first for the
iatter creditors and counsel for the
pondsmen noted exceptions to the re-
port The exceptions were oyerrYiled
ana frst consideration given to these
VINO mad furnished 4upplies for oper-
sIing the line under control of the
receivers Commissioner Plummer's
report gave preference To some OF these
ia'teT creditors over the others and
exceptions were noted by those who
thought they should receive the Same
con sideration in payment OF the debts
IRON the assets Of the line
me court sustained some of these
/ objections holding that all Of the
creditors who had furnished suppits.
should be paid an equal sum on ths
doilar The creditors WIN receive
about 80 cents on the dollar. Coun-
SCI for the hcndsmen have noted an
appeal.
Fifty Deaths In March,
Ahere were nifty deaths in Peters
burg during the month of March
I~enty-one whites and twenty-nine
among the colored people. Fourteen
com IN unicable disease were reported
ps the health department The births
tor tne month were reported by the
health department. The births for
the month were fewer than ths
deaths. but fcrty-three being report
cd. " these twenty-three were white
and twenty colored
Report OF Police Department
ne report OF the police department
Tor March shows arrests were made
as Io,io~s' For assault, eight assault
ana battery, y drunkenness. ~
teiony' fugitive from justice. !:
la,cehS' ~ -iunacy. /; nisdemeanor,
As peace warrant. I; trespasx 4.
vagrant. ): violating city ordinance.
IS. Co.
methodist Churches Begin Reyiyals.
Al the Methodist churches in
Petersburg began REVEALS Sunday
evening at High-Street. WASHINGTON.
Street Wesley. West-Street. Market-
Street and Blandford. These will
continue ten days a. more, anu great
interest is manifested. The new
church In Blandford celebrated Sun
~' Ai'Sf AiiS anu evening the OMEN
Ffsg or its rev place or worshfn 4,
which time interesting programs were
rendered. large audience was in
attendance.
Petersburg Tobacco Market.
The sales of loose tobacco in the
olHerent warehouses last week
amounted to only l4o.ss0 pounds. The
total sales to date are s.sls.sv5
pounds, Last week the prices ranged
from 81 10 $ss per hundred. This
season the prices have been uniformly
good and doubtless the farmers will
plant larger crops this year in mi,
section, Nearly all OF last years crop
has been sold.
The Daughters of the Confederscv
met at noon Monday in A, r. Hill
Camp Hall mad officers for the en-
suing year were elected.
Striking Sunday Subjects.
Rev. Lloyd c. Moore OF the West
street Methodist church, preached
sunday morning on do the peonie
OF Petersburg want a great reyiysjs
ana In the evening on "Petersburr,s
Greatest Need" Rev. j. n Rrad.
ford. Of Norfolk. will assis, NJ.
Moore In the conduct of The revival
which commanded Gup1,,,