The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-15
BARS UNABLE TO
STOP THIS Thief
STEALS TWO DOLLARS FROM FELL
Low PRISONER IN PETERS
BURG CITY JAIL.
HEAVY RAIN STORM
HOUSE OCCUPIED by CoLORED
FAMILY ON HALIFAX STREET
rs SLIGHTLY DAMAGED by
FLAMES.
HEAVY RAIN STORM
virginian Bureau,
Law Building, Phone 1897.

Law Building. Phone 1891
PETERSBURG. VA, August. IL
Wyatt White, a negro, was given a
term in jail two weeks ago for lar
ceny Yesterday another negro was
put In the cell with White, who cele
brated the event by stealing So from
the newcomer. In Police court this
morning, White was given an addi-
tional sentence OF sixty days.
The funeral of the late Mrs. ViT-
ginia Poole will be conducted tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock from her
residence. 100 Liberty street. The
burial will take place in Blandford
cemetery.
| The funeral of the late Junius B.
Price was held this afternoon at ?
o'clock from his residence. SIS West
+ High street. Rev A. r. Love. Of
dictated The following gentlemen
acted as pallbearers: Messrs M A.
Lyon, Thomas Wilkerson, r, q.
Smith. Charles Burkhardt, John Per-
, kins. and William King. Burial was
In Blandford cemetery.
Small Blaze Extingnishcd.
| An alarm Of fire was turned In at
/ s o'clock this morning. A frame
! house on upper Halifax street occu-
| pied by a colored family was on FIRE.
! The department responded promptly.
| The flames were extingutshed with
/ small loss.
Butferworth--Thom
! Miss Gertrude Thomas, daughter Of
| j. Fl. Thomas, Of Darviii's, and Ham
! ilton Butterworth. OF Butterworth's 8.
| were married today in Washington.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Buterworth VIII visit
| New York Niagara Falls, and other
| Northern points before returning
! home.
1 Miss Sue Hunt, Of Dlnwiddie coun-
| ty, and Bascom Rose, OF Sussex
| county, were married this morning In
| Washington. They are we'll known
| and have many friends in this city.
Wingfeid Thompson, Il we'll known
| colored man. died yesterday aftes-
noon at the Petersburg hospital. His
/ death was caused by typhoid fever.
| The deceased was employed as por-
| ter at the Shirley hotel for long time
| and was well known.
All Day Picnic.
There will be an all day picnic to-
morrow at Wesley chapel IN Chester
| field county. A large number OF Pc
| tersburgers are expected to attend.
]. r. Harrison, autcioneer, yester-
| afternoon sold at autcoin the res
! idence of Alexander Wilson. on Law
! renee street. DIR. j. Gordon Rennie
was the purchased The price paid
| was $1,000.
There was heavy rain and wind
| storm at City Point yesterday after
noon. 1t extended some distance down
| the James river. As far as learned
! no damage was done by the storm.
An automobile party will leave But
terworths, in Dinwiddis county, to-
morrow morning at sunrise for Buffalo
| Lithia Springs. 1t will consist of Mrs.
J. r. Beck. Mr.. and Mrs. Rennie But
terworth, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. But
terwor,h, F. w. Beck. J. H. Ligon. Miss
Helen Simmons and Miss Maud But
| terworth The party will spend two
weeks at the springs.
Farnaers' Excursion.
| The farmers excursion will be run
| tomorrow to Norfolk and Ocean View.
e. H. Blick Ii visiting relatives in
Brunswick county.
1 DR.. James Hargrave, of Prince
George county was here today on
| business.
Mrs. Ira W. Ramey is critically III
at her home on Adams street.
/ ST AIMS Benevolent society will
/ have a rummage sale at Miss Stohrs.
on Halifax street. Saturday.
Misses Rosa Webb and Margaret
Wood are visiting relatives in New
port News.
| Mrs. George E. Holloway, OF Nor
ristown, Pa, are visiting the family
of w. E. Holloway.
Mrs. J. y. Pace and tive soBs left
this morning for New York. via the
Old Dominion line,
\ ri dF,.sr
gist. will leave tomorrow to visit his
boyhood home at Romney. w. Va
Grover Hamilton Is sick at his home
on Shepherd street.
Mrs. Russell s. Foster. or Norfolk.
! is visiting her mother. Mrs. r. T. Will
| son, at Cedar Heart, her suburban
home, In Dinwiddie county
! Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Harrison left
today to spend the balance OF the
summer at Rawley Springs. Va.
1 s. H. RoanA, Jr., OF Richmond. was
here today on business.
Mrs. NJ w. Noble. OF Roanoke. il
visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Inge are at the
Allegheny Springs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Is visiting w.
! d. Smith in Roanoke.
p. F. Fleetwood. a prominent citizen
/ of waverly, was here today on bust
| ness.
| Pat Thomas. OF Danville. was on the
street here today.
| Messrs. A. 8. and r. II. Johnson. OF
/ West Washington street, are recover
| ing from an attack OF sickness.
1 Little Miss Keren Grinstead. of
Church Roads Is visiting Mrs. r. l.
Collier, on Rome street.
1
/ Two Of Grow Perish.
BATON ROUGE, LA. August IL
| Two members OF the crew OF the
| Standard Oil steamer G. NJ. Pate per-
| ished when the vessel, with three
barses OF oil. was burned at Grarnmer-