The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
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CARRIED FURTHER
PETERSBURG CITIZENS ASK PAS
sENoER 4 POWER CO ron I'M
PROVED SERVICE.
STORE PROPERTY SOLD
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN PROPERTY
OF THIS cHARAcTER-MAR-
RIAGE Nv WASHINGTON
DEATH OFF CHILD.

Especial to The Richmond XirginianD
PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 10.-Mr.
Melville r. Barner Thursday. through
the watson Realty Company, pur-
chased the brick store OF w. A.
Brockwell. on Sycamore street pay
ing for the property $500. The
same realty company yesterday sold
to Mrs. Esther Cummius the store
No. zee on Sycamore street, near Old
street, at a price of $500.
A committee of Petersburgers wait
ed upon President Northrop. of the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany at noon Friday relative to the
extension Of the Grove avenue car
line up Canal street. thence up West
High, near the new ball park, down
Dunlop by the Seaboard passenger
station, connecting with the Washing
ton street line. Mayor Cameron and
r. Boiling Wilcox. president Of the
council. were included in the delega-
ton.
Married In Washington.
Miss Nettie Lee Tucker and Mr.
William Herbert Bragg, OF Peters
burg. were married in Washington
Thursday. The bride IL q well known
and popular young lady and the
groom Ii travelling salesman for DIAL
ton 4 Company.
II Ii stated that the Barnes Safe
Company. Of Richmond, will shortly
remove their plant to Petersburg. The
Chamber OF Commerce of this city
b in close touch with the situation
and IL pushing forward the move
ment to have the company locate
| here.
Miss virginia Leigh Morton. only
child of Mr.. #. V. Morton, of the
Index Appeal, died Thursday night al
. o'clock Of diphtheria In the home OF
her parents. The funeral services
| were held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the grave In Blandforc
Cemetery.
Bank Buys New Homo.
The Petersburg Banking and Trus,
Company has purchased the drus
store now occupied by Mr.. w. H
Frey. and win commence extensive
| improvements March /. when Mr..
Frey will remove his drug business
now occupied by the banking COM
! pany.
The front OF the drug store In ia
| be removed in order that the con-
| tractors may entirely remodel, the
| building in order to conform to a
| banking institution, New floors are
| to be laid and in the rear of the
building large brick vault is to be
| constructed for the accommodation
| Of the safes Of the company.
| These improvements are to be
completed by April /. when the bank
| will be opened for business in the
| new quarters. This is the only banl
In the West End, and was removed
from Sycamore street to that sector
| for the accommodation OF the bushes.
men In that portion Of the city.
! The large agricultural implement
store Of Horace l.. Smith fronting or
BolinSbrook street and extending
! through to Lombard street has beer
doubled In size by the purchase OF the
adjoining stores on Boilingbrook and
Lombard streets, occupied respectively
formerly by the Fisher Shoe Store and
the Virginia Garage. Horace L. Smith
purchased the adjacent stores from Mr.
George L. Moody and was formerly the
property Of the Wilcox estate. The
amount Of the purchase price could MOI
be ascertained.
Marry In Washington.
| A license was issued in Washington
Thursday for the marriage OF Villa n
II. Bragg and Miss Nettie L. Tucker
both of Petersburg. Va