The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-30
COMMON COUNCIL
RELIEVES FAMINE
APPROPRIATION IS VOTED TO Es-
TABLfsH HYPO-CHLoRITE
WATER PLANT.
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LOVE CAUSED SUICIDE
Young MAN LEAVES NOTE SAYING
AFFECTION FOR WOMAN OTHER
THAN HIS WIFE WORRIED
HIM
LOVE CAUSED SUICIDE
Virginian Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1887.


common council tonight In special
meeting appropriated 1890 in one bill
and $3.50 in another to relieve the
water famine In the city. the money
to be used In establishing a hypochio-
rite plant and In turning the water
from tbs canal into the city mains.
The board of aldermen meet THURSDAY
night TO take similar action.
The larger appropriation Is for the
purpose OF turning the water into
the city mains, while the smaller Is
to establish and operate for one hun
dred days the hypochlorite plant,
which. 1t liz claimed, will purity the
contaminated water.
James Lockett, a negro. was shot
in the arm and seriously wounded by
Anderson Yates. aSso a negro, at Hall
fax and GIN streets today at IL
o'clock.
The two men engaged in a poker
game and Lockett lost 80. This caused
him to get angry. Selling the dice.
he ran to Halifax street and violent
| ly abused Yates Yates went home
| for his gun and returned for re-
venge He found Lockett in Halifax
street, and opened fire Lockett ran
| down GIL street, pursued by Yates,
| taking effect in the feshy part of
| Locketts left arm Yates then fled.
| but the police are certain they will
| CAPTURE him In a few hours.
The shooting caused much excite
ment in the neighborhood.
The convention OF the Roosevelt
wing of the Republican party in Viz
! ginia which had been expected to
meet in the auditorium In Richmond
| at noon tomorrow TO select delegates
| to the Chicago convention on August
| 5th, was called of today by State
! Chairman J. NJ. Newcomb. of this
/ city. This action was taken by Chair
| man Newcomb because the Roosevelt
managers did not give him the sup
| port promised earlier in the cam
| paign. Chairman Newcomb, in the
absence Of support from headquarters.
| does not propose TO assume the re-
sponsibilty Of assembling the con-
yention
Adiutsnt Woods Leaves.
Adjutant Woods of the Salvation
| Army here will leave tomorrow for
| Danville, Va. to assume charge of
the work of tho army in that city.
Edward Sanford. young white
| man, who killed himself in Jail here
Saturday, left a letter addressed to
his mother, saying he was deeply In
| love with another woman than his
wife He mentioned this wonan's
name in the letter and said he could
| NOT live without her
| IT Is understood here trunk cor
poratton will be organized in the near
| future. This trunk corporation Is ex-
pected to embrace all the factories OF
| this city, and at least one in Rich
| mond, 1t Is thought all arrangements
| for the formation Of the corporation
| will be completed by early fall.
| Mrs, Allie saIIee.
| Mrs Allie n. Sallce died last night
/ at the residence Of her brother-in-
! law. Charles r. Wilkinson. in Ma
toaca. She was forty-three years old
and was daughter of b. F. Pillow.
| OF Richmond. The funeral will he
conducted tomorrow morning at II
o'clock from the Matoaca Baptist
church. and burial will be in Holly
wood cemetery, Richmond.
Mrs. Hester Ann TrayIor, widow of
f. j. Traylor. died last night at 1890
o'clock at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs Lottie Mumford. SEA Commerce
street. She was seVenty-six years Of
age. and IL survived by three sons
and two daughters She was a men,
her of the Ettrick baptist church.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from old
Blandford church
The engagement is announced of
Miss Annie Bagley Allen, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs Edwin NJ. Allen, to
George Anthony Fidel. of Colorado,
the ceremony to take place early in
September.
d. s. Parker. a negro arrested yes
terday by Lieutenant Donohue for
stealing pair of shoes was sent to
tnil for thirty days by Justice Plum
mer this morning.
Improvements at Hospital.
improvements VIII be made at the
Central tSate hospital in the near
future About mile of sewer pipe
line will be laid from the hospital to
the Appomattox river. a brick wing
Will be built to the building for the
criminal insane. and a frame pavilion
will be erected for the tuberculosis
patients
The funeral of the late James Ed
ward Sanford will take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from the
residence OF his, sister, Mrs. Joseph |
Walden, SAT Commerce street Burial |
will be in Blandford cemetery.
The fortnighty dance OF the River |
side Country club will take place Tues- |
day night. July 30. at $50 O'Clock.
Miss Emma Lunsford returned home
today from a visit to friends In