The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
South Richmond Bureau.
The Tines-Dispatch.
1920 HUH Street.
Phone Madison I15,

Phone Madison l75.
More than scventy-nve enthusiastic
boys attended the meeting OF the
southsidc Branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. held in tho
High School building last night The
meeting is under p. q. orwig. director
of the boys department in the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. who gave good talk
on what to expect and fully answered
all questions put to him by tho eager
boys. Among the many things prom
Used are all sorts of indoor and out
door games, and classes for the boye,
both afternoon and night. He intro
duced j. 7. Arroll. formerly of tho
East Side Branch. New York, who VIII
| have charge OF the Southside boys II
the proposed plan succeeds. Mr.. Ar
roll Immediately got busy and formed
I'VE membership teams. with Arthur
Reynolds. Ruckcr Parkinson. Linwood
RICE. J. VI. Percival and Daniel ingram,
as captains. Each team will endeavor
to bring in sufficient number of boys
to swell the enrolment TO $50, the
maximum
Stole Church Funds
By raising front room window,
some unknown parties entered the
home Of Meadows Gary. li0S Everett
Street. some time during the early
hours of Tuesday morning, and made
q haul OF sum of money. thought TO
be about sl2, the property OF the
Asbury Church. OF which Mr.. Gary Is
the treasurer. Although the house was
ransackcd, nothing else OF value was
missed
Two other small burglaries were re-
ported to the police yesterday. Florence
Fowle, 10 East Twentieth Street, re-
ports as stolen from her home a drug
set. valued at SIS, bed clothing and a
few dishes.
NJ. b. Staples. 1929 Porter Street, re-
ports his home being entered and a
child's bank. containing 1915 stolen.
No trace OF these thieves has been
discovered. The robberies are put
down as the work of the barefoot"
burglar who has been operating
periodically in the suburbs for sew
eral months.
Death OF y. l.. Watts.
Friends in South Richmond yester-
day received a telegram announcing
the death in Petersburg of p. L. Watts.
a former we'll known resident and no
lice officer of Oak Grove. Perhaps 1t
il as the latter that Mr. Watts was
best known. as he had most envlable
record, not only in Chesterfield. bur
death was given, although he was
known to have been in bad health for
over year. The funeral arrange
ments have not as yet been announced.
but il is thought that his remains
VIII be brought to South Richmond
for burial.
Old Ffrehouse Sold.
At public auction the old ire house
and police station in Washington
Square were sold yesterday to the
highest bidders. The sale is condi-
tional on the immediate removal of
the old buildings, which are both I'M
slightly and dangerous The buildings
will be torn down and the grounds
graded. Seed Will be planted and
grass will cover the square next
spring. An ordinance recently passed
by the Council provides for the ap-
pointment OF n keeper for the park,
and whoever receives the appointment
VIII take charge on January I. j.
III. Bangle, for si25 secured the fire
house. and w. a. Neal, for $685. got
the other building.
Can't I'ind Him.
Continued efforts on the part Of the
police have failed to locate Wallace
Jones, the halfblind negro, who is
thought TO have been drowned Monday
night in the canal at the foot of Hull
Street. Relatives of the man are In
too poor circumstances to pay for the
dragging OF the canal. and nothing
Will be known as to his fate until the
canal is drained on Sunday.
Nobody In Court.
No offenders were before Justice II.
A. Maurice in Police Court. Part 2.
yesterday, no arrests having been
made on the Souths!de for two DAYS.
Justice Maurice, however. was not
lucky enough to get holiday as he
was faced with a heavy civil docket,
which took several hours to dispose
OF.
Joint Meeting Monday.
Notices are being sent out announc-
ing the joint meeting OF the South
Richmond Business Club and the
Washington Ward Democratic Club,