The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-17

OF which have not been received. Tho
body will reach Ettrlck on Saturday
Deceased was a soldier in the United
states army. He Ia survived by his
mother. two sisters and a brother, sill
of Ettrick.
1 Merchant Assigns.
| Il. II. Edmunds, a retail grocer mer-
chant doing business on Sycamore
street, made an assignment to-day to
K. IL. Mann. trustee. for the benefit OF
his credito<s. Liabilities are estimat-
| ed at about $4,000.
Important Committee Meeting. 4
| "A called meeting OF the Public I'm
provement Committee Of the Council
was held this afternoon and confer-
ences were held with tho owners of
| property on River Street in reference
TO the proposed changing of tho grade
J OF the street There WAS a free inter-
change Of opinion on the subject, for
and against the proposed raising of
the street grade. The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company is await
ms tho action of the city in this mat
ter. before making extensive improve
ments to it's property in that vicinity.
Verdict of Murder.
Coroner Leigh and Jury last night
| held an Inquest on the body of Cole
, man Patello. colored who was killed
( on Tuesday afternoon by Ocey Smith.
/ also colored The two men were work.
! Ing on the section force of the Sea-
! board Air Line Railway. employed in
/ Dinwiddie county. near tho city. The
evidence showed that n trivial quarrel
had occurred between the mon about
I a pair OF gloves. which PatAlo charged
I Smith with taking. 1t was thought
the quarrel had ended. when Smith
I walked up behind Patello and crushed
his skull by blow with a heavy
/ shovel Tho jury rendered q verdict
holding Smith responsible for tho
murder. No attempt was made to ar
| rest Smith. and he is still at large.
| Personal and Otherwise.
| The pastors of the Baptist Churches
! in this city left to-day to attend tho
Baptist General Association in Nor
( folk. Among the lay delegates who
/ also went down are Bartlett Roper,
/ w. III. Rucker. Drs. William and Fred
/ Pitcher, and James johnson.
I Mrs. ]. c. Griffin and Mrs. Margaret
Showacre left Tor Washington this
morning for few weeks visit to
! relatives and friends
| Petersburg Will elect Mayor and
I one-half the members of each branch
OF the Common Council next spring
! Mayor Cameron will probably have no
I opposition to reelection.
/ building, costing about $4,000, has just
| been erected at Reams, in Dinwiddie
( county. Dinwiddie has nearly 100 pub
lie schools, some of them very line
/ ones.
/ District Deputy r. E. Mayes. of this
| city, who has just returned from a
! tour of his district. reports the camps
! of Woodmen of tho World In good
! condition and increasing in member
! ship
/ The November term of the Hastings
J Court begins tomorrow, with pretty
/ full docket and several Important
! cases. embracing probably the Apo
/ mattoS Trust Company cases.
( To Join Automobiiists.
! 1t is expected that number OF Pc
h tersburg automobiles will Join the
! tourists from the South who Will pass
! through this city on Saturday on their
| way TO the Good Roads Convention in
! Richmond The road south of Peters
! burg is being put In good condition
| for the party.
Judgment for Defendants.
I The suit of the Virginia hallway
and Power Company vs.. Temple and
Collier. which has been on trial in
the Corporation Court of this city for
the past week was ended tonight, the
i jury rendering verdict In favor of
lme o', Of miiIinq pronnrtv va" and .p the
amount involved was $4,000. The
plaintiffs made q motion for a now
:. trial, which XIII be argued later.
/ David Dunlops chauffeur Benson.
\ ran over and instantly killed negro
named John Monroe tonight on tho
Chesterfield Turnpike, one mile from
Petersburg. Bensons statement Is
that he VAS coming down the turnpike
at moderate speed and that Monroe
stepped in front of his car. and be-
fore he could stop, his car had struck
him and killed him. Benson at once
notified the Chesterfield authorities OF
the accident and coroncrs jury viii
Investigate the cause tomorrow morn
ing