The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
NARROW ESCAPE
FRO NJ ACCIDENT
Young Autoist Caught Between
!. Gates at Railroad
t. IL Crossing, -. -.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Annual Meeting of Tool Company
StocKf1olders-Other Peters
burg News.
TTnes-D.spatch Bureau.
. Boilingorook Street
Telephone 14S5),
Petersburg, Va. June ..

petersburg, Va, June rs.
Ashby Hardy. e young man, while
Arriving an automobile on Perry Street
this morning. narrowly escaped Sc
5!ous accident. His automobile was
eaught Between the bars of the gate
At the Perry Street crossing, which
We're BEING let down for the passing of
>he incoming pass enser train from the
South. HIS only means OF escape was
80 head his automobile down the rail-
road track and turn off TO ono side
This was done. and done quickly, and
accident was avoided BY a close mar
I'm.
Officers Elected,
The an7ua! meeting of tn, stock
soldiers OF the American Electric Tool
Company, Petersburg concern, was
held yesterday afternoon, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: PresI-
cent. j. Mos. Buchanan; Vice-Presi-
dent W. G. Andrews; Secretary and
Treasurer, William H. Wilcox; Gen
eral Manager, Louis Paulero. Mr.. Paul
ero is the inventor Of the electric
hammer. which the company owns and
proposes 10 manufacture IN Peters
purg.
Congressman Lamb last night ad-
dressed q largo gathering of the peo-
pie of Ettrick and vicinity in behalf
OF his denomination. He gave an ac-
count OF his sixteen years OF service
in the House of Representatives and
what he had accomplished for the dis
tr:ct. Captain Lamb met with a cor
dial reception. and was given assur-
anoe that his old friends IN this end
of the district would stand by him,
State Chairman Jesse NJ Nervcomt.
Of this city. OF the Roosevelt. or pro-
sress!ve. wing OF the Republican party.
has called meeting of the executive
committee of the party. to be held in
the Stanford Hotel on next Wednes-
day. The object Is 10 plan for organi-
eaten, with the view OF supporting the
third party" movement and OF tho
nominee TO oppose Taft
Sudden Dcnth of Citizen.
John Wolf. a well known resident of
the western part OF the city died sud
denly this morning about 400 o'clock.
Ut his home on West Street. He was
In his usual health ard was at work
yesterday. He was taken III during tho
night. Mr.. Wolf was In his fty-fourt.i
year, and Is survived by his wife and
the following children, Misses Mary
: and Rebccca and Julius Wolf, Of this
city; John Wolf. OF Williamsport, Pa.
and Mrs II. H. Hammond. of Lewiston,
iowa.
Kicked by Horse.
George Glover. colored. while driving
e double team belonging 10 Mr.. Talley,
Of DiHwiddie county, this afternoon in
Market Street, was kicked by one OF
mo horses and his leg broken between
che knee and ankle. Glover was sit
tins on the wagon with his legs dang
ling over the front OF the time. He
was taken 10 the hospital.
Qualified ns Commissioners.
Thomas B. Maclin, who was elected
: police commissioner by the Council
IN Joint session on Tuesday night,
qualified for the office to-day, and viii
enter on his three years term on July
There is a rumor nnoat, hut uncon-
armed, tina, the commission contem-
plates making some changes in the
police corfs on July, l.
II rip TO the Pacific.
Councilman Charles l. Bowie viii
leave for Portland, Oregon, tomorrow.
as tho representative of Petersburg
Lodge OF Elks, to attend the national
reunion OF the order On his trip he
Will visit San Francisco. the Yellow
stone Park, Salt Lake City and other