The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-30
COUNCIL MEETS
. TUESDAY NIGHT
MANY MEMBERS OF PETERSBURG
BODY HAVE FAILED TO QUALIFY
THIS FAR.
RICHMOND MAN JAILED
y. r.. sApLER - GIVEN SENTENCE
FOR THEFT AND ANOTHER
FOR ATTACKING An
OFFICER.
Nirginisn BureH a

Law Building. Phone l-J'.
PETERSBURG, VA. August 2s.--
The new city council elected at the
primary here severnl weeks ago. with
. hold its frst ineetiag next Tuesday
night
Among matters To be considered
are big bond issue for municipal i'm
proyemeuts Several months ago the
council passed an ordinance appro-
priatins sl65,600 for public improve
ments The board OF aldermen. how
ever, failed TO concur Those in favor
of the bono issue viii renew the
fight in the new council
The council next Tuesday night
will probably investigate the needs Of
the fire department During the big
hre here last Monday night, it was
shown that the local depa rtment is
badly in need of equlpmea, The
council is expected to make an ap-
propra ton to increase the equipment
The council will elect standing com
tntttees for the next TWO years.
rev Rave Qualified.
City Auditor .. b. Gill says few
Of the city CounCtImen elected and
whose terms begin september Ist,
have quilted. 1t is necessary that
the counCilmen qualify this week
w. T. Sadler young white man
Of Richmond, was arrested last night
charged with stealing a poclsetbeok
containing $40 from Il young woman.
Detective Eanes TOOK him 10 the sta
ton house, and proceeded to search
him before locking him up. S&dler
suddenly hit kanes d blow in the face.
knocking him down. He was over
powered by other officers In Police
court this morning Sadler was sent
to Jail for sixty days for the thea.
and was fined $40 and given thirty
DAYS in jail for hstting Detective
Eanes
Warehouse ~ Sold.
he old Farmers warehouse on Sy-
camore street was sold at auction
yesterday afternoon. 1t was knock
ed out TO the Watson Realty COM
pany on bid Of $27, 500 A large
crowd was present at the sale. and
the bidding was spirited. 1t is said
the Watson company will tear the
building down and erect modern bus
sness houses on the property.
The State corporation commission
has granted a charter to the Lexing-
ton Tobacco Warehouse company. In
corporated The capital stock OK the
company is TO be not more than
s7So,e coo. and not less than $500, 900.
The purpose of the company Is to buy
and sell leaf tobacco. The officers
are: President, A. T. Barnard. Louis
vile. Ky; secretary and treasurer,
r.. l.. Baker, Lexington. Ky; direc-
tors A. +. Humphrey, Jr., and Thorn
AS 2. Bryan, of Richmond
Publishes historical Work
Arthur Kyle Davis president of the
| Southern Female college, has Just
published an historical story Of Pc
tersburg called Three Centuries of
an Old Virginia Town"
Fice-Fresident Young. of the South
ern Dry Goods company. which was
, burned by the fire Monday night, said
today his company would be ready
to Resume business next week. The
company has secured quarters in the
building on Union street, formerly
occupied by the Virginia Dry Goods
company. The Whitmore- Lyon com
pany, another of the burned out
hrms has secured quarters in the
same building
Slatc---Lints
Miss Gertrude Lints and Tom Slate.
well known young couple OF Din
Widdie county, were married last
night in Union chapel. r.rwiddie
county, Rev. G.. r, Striking, of per
formed the ceremony.
DIR. William Pitcher. a well known
Baptist minister of Phoebus is Wis
iting relatives here.
HeV. George Fl. Spooner and fam
lily have returned from their vacation.
which was spent In Portsmouth. DIR.
spooner will occupy his pulpit at Mar
ket street church AAxt Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Hudgfns OF Green's
ooro, n. C., Is visiting relatives here,
Robert Turner OF Norfolk, Ia here
on visft: He formerly resided here.
j, j. Hanrahan Is I'm New York on
business.
D. d Watkins. OF Church Roads,
was on the street here today.
Sterling Ruff1n has returned from a
TWO wesks visit to Saratoga. n Y
David and George Eanes are spend
ing two weeks AT Ocean View.
w, :. Tucker, who has been visit
ing relatives in Norfolk returned
home, today.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the Salvation Army hall ON
Hinton street. When completed, II will,
present very attractive appearance
j A. Royster and his daughter. Miss
sue Royster. Of Church Roads, are
visiting friends here