The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-12
S | $1,000 SUIT
SET FOR MONDAY
Action Against Gay Lumber
Company VIII BE Tried in
Sussex Court
ASSAULT CASE CONTINUED



Teleph one 1852.
Petersburg. VA. September IL.
IT. the Circuit Court OF sussex County
yesterday the slit tog $4,000 damages
Instituted oy the administrators Of
Samuel O. collins against tine Gray
Lumber Comuauy FOR the death of her
husband. alleged go have been due to
the companys negligence. vas set for
Monday next Wilcox & WlueoN. Of
this cits. are counsel for the plaintim
Tne deceased at tha time he was Killed.
was in the employment of the company
rs q locomotive engineer. Judge West
Will not preside IN the case and has
asked that another Judge be designated
70 hear H.
Political Discussion in sussex.
i. Gordon Bohannon. OF this city.
Democratic eiector for the Fourth Dis
trlct. spoke at SUSSEX Court yesterday.
conNnins MS address entirely to the
national campaign. BIO made an ad-
mirablc sueech, which was greeted
with much applanse hy an audience OF
goo or more people.
Following Mr. Bohannon Judge Wal
gar y Watson and Robert Turnbun.
candidates for the Conversational nom
ination. spok. iu tho interest OF their
respective slams Tho discussion be-
tween the TWO was entirely oonrte9us.
Judge Watson ana Mr Turnbuu will
meet I'm discussion at Kenbrldge. ia
lnnenbnrg County, tomorrow Ar
rnngcmcnis have not vet been made
for their Joint meeting iu Petersburg
Assault Cn-c Continued.
Tho case involving the assault by
Robert Mitchell Of stony Creek. on
Clarence Clements of Sussex. has been
continued to tho next term OF tho cir
uit Court ot sussex Mr. Mitchell is
TOUT on ban and has not Yet been in
clcted Young Clements as has been
stated was struck On the head with
baseball bat during tho progress OF
game u ball some weeks ago at the
county courthouse His skull was trac-
tured. and for several weeks he Wa
patient In tho Petersburg Hospital.
fie is now at his home at Booker and is
recovering
Hohhed Three Times In Four Months.
IN" store OF H. w. Branch on South
sycamore Street. was broken into last
night and robbed OF seven or eight fine
pistols and "A number Of pocket knives
nus is the third time this store has
neen robbed OF pistols and knives in
the last FOUR months Entrance was
forced through a rear window in each
Instance
Methodist sunday School Association.
ne iau meeting OF tho Methods,
sunday school Union ASS ociation viii
De hoid sunday afternoon next. win
sleclal program Of exercises in whic,,
n.l the eight schools Will tnko mr.,
The meeting viii be hold nj Ifjrh Sra,
nurch and tho church choir win ron
aer special music The address vim ~.
delivered by the Rev T. W Mare ~,
ne second Baptist Church. suht.c,
lhe l-ani In Which Jesus Lived"
me Murdered Minister
mere Is evidently some mistake
anout the renort that tho remains o..
~ HsV' H. Greene. OF the Balti-
! more conference. who was murdered
near LewisburE. " VA. will he
brought to Petersburg for burial
Nothins IS known of tho burial Inv
'he unGertakers of this city orb by the
cemetery authorities There are two
Methoeist ministers named Greene who
joined the Virginia Conference from
felersours- ono stationed in Norfolk
and one In Richmond OF whom
are accounted for. The murdered
minister was unknown hcrc.
Woodland Fires I'm Din,viddie
IN addition 10 those already men
teioned. woodland nros have occurred
TINS week on tn. Ragsdale and Booth
/ farms IN Dnwiddie County. DESTROYING
much cord wood and standing timber.
The drought In this section is the
worst known in great many years.
and crops nave been greatly damaged.
General News Notes.
Jesse Taylor and Miss Emma chad O.
Ter. both Of this city. left for Halifax.
/ y c.. yesterday where thev were
/ married The wedding was surprise
I TO most Of their friends
T. Newrath a manufacturer OF Man
! chester n former resident. OF Peters
! burg was in the city to-day. his first
/ visit to his old home In forty-cight
7 years
Many OF the small streams in this
section are drying up because of the
protracted drought
The colorcd schools of the city
opened to-day, with an enrollmcnt OF
/ LOLA pupils. AT the Peabody High
School ISL woro registered. at the
( Jones street School 563. at tho East
ward School 270. Larger school ac-
commodations for the colored race Will
f nave to be furnished.
Tho Rev. T. u cambridge. rector of
/ st. paugs Episcopal Church. IS I'm JEFF
/ ferson County. W. Va. for the benefit
/ Of his health
a saw mill owned by colored man.
/ whose name could not be learned. To-
catcd in Dinwiddie County a few niles
west OF the city. was destroyed by
/ fire last night
rhc Literary Society or tho Individ-
/ ual School In this city. was organized
to-day with the following officers
/ President Daniel Reagan. Nico- Prcsi-
( dent. Gerald Saal: Secretary and Treas
/ urer, W. a. Totty Jr
IN SUPREME COURT