The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09

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Virginian Bureau,
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Law Building. Phone 1897.
PETERSBURG. VA, April s.--A
large number of small robberies have
occurred in this city within the past
week. and another was perpetrated
last night. about Z o'clock when
thieves broke into BrockweIrs grocery
store in Halifax street. and stole I,
quarttty of cigarettes AMI candy.
Tine police have been on the alert
for several days and today arrested
John Doe. a twelve-year-old negro
boy. who confessed breaking into
Brockwell's store. He said he was
member Of gang of small boys,
who have been perpctrating the re-
cent robberies and gave the names
of three other negro boys for whom,
the police are searching. All of the
boys are well known to the police,
They are also suspected OF having
broken into the store of w. II. Harri-
son. on Washington street, Saturday
night. where nothing was stolen.
Negro Painfully Cut.
Joe Wynne and John Pryor. two
negroes. got into fight in jail alley
this afternoon. in the course of which
Wynne was painfully cut on the head
and hand by Pryor. He bled profuse-
ly, A physiciep attended him. and he
was removed TO his home. Pryor
keeps pressing club In Lombard
street. and was arrested. He will be
given hearing In Police Court In
the morning.
William Price. young negro. was
for carrying a concealed weapon.
To Hold Methodist Conference.
1ma annual meeting of the Peters
burg District Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will be held
at South Hill. in Mecklenburg coun'
ty. July 10th. 18th and 1th. Presid-
ing Elder j. X. Jolliff will preside. and
Rev. J. w. Stir. OF Lawrenceville,
will preach the opening sermon. A
sermon on missions Will be preached
by DR.. George Fl. Spooner. OF this
city. Delegates to the Virginia An
nual Conference will be elected at
this meeting. Much business OF In
terest to the church will be transact
ed.
Another Conference.
The Laymens Missionary Conven-
ton VIII meet In the First Baptist
church here tomorrow. and represen-
tatives from all denominations will
speak during the two days session.
Among the distinguished speakers to
address the convention will be J.
Campbell White and w. E. Doughty
national secretaries Of the Laymen s
Missionary Movement
Funeral Of Simon Seward.
The funeral Of the late Simon
Seward was held this afternoon at
o'clock In the First Baptist church IN
the presence of a large congregation
Of friends and representative citi-
Gems. Rev. L. NJ. Roper conducted
the services. assisted by Rev. DR.. VIII
liam E. Hatcher. Rev. F. w. Moore
and Rev. A. r. Love. The following
gentlemen acted as palibearers:
Honorary-E. A. Hartley. Bartlett
Roper. ST., w. w. Warren. j. w
Long. II. b. Pugh. J. e. Whitehorne
l.. p. Robertson. John A. Gill and Dr'
William Pilcher--all deacons OF the
First Baptist s. Shur ph,cner. IT.. 8 w
Price, Homer Young. Holmes Bots
seau. Emmett Hoy, Martin Cooper
r. Il. Horst and Fred Pilcher-aN Of
the Office force Of the Seward Trunk
and Bag Company.
The burial was in Biandford Gem
etery.
Resolutions eulogizing Mr.. Seward
we're adopted by the Seward mems
Bible class Of the First Baptist
church.
Negro Girl Killed.
Lula Teller, daughter Of Henry Tel
Ter. a negro farmer OF Prince George
county, was instantly killed by being
thrown from a horse she was riding
in Prince George county yesterday
afternoon.
To Present Opera.
The opera, The Goose Girl" was
presented at the Academy of Music
tonight by a company OF amateur
actresses OF this city and Fredertcks-
burg under the management OF Miss
Idear Traylor. 1t was success. The
performance was for the benefit OF
the Kings Daughters and the Bird
Vile Sanitarium. A large sum was
realized.
The visiting amateur actresses from
FrederickshurG were entertained at 4
german in Library Hall Immediately
following the performance. and
dancing was kept UP until a late
hour.
An alarm Of fire early last night
was caused by small blaze in = tene-
ment house on Liberty street, neal
Halifax. The damage was slight.
Wedding Invitations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse s. Hodges, OF
Washington. n. c., have issued invi-
tatfons to the marriage OF their
daughter: Martha Olivia. TO William
Rice Percivali. OF Richmond, former
ly Of this city. The marriage will
take place Wednesday morning. April
~. at 1880 o'clock. in the First
Presbyterian church. at Washington.
n. G.
Miss Fanny Tummins and Harvey
williams. both OF this city, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon 1t the resi-
fence of Rev. r. w. Moore. who per-
formed the ceremony. The wedding
was quiet.
The baseball team Of Lee School
this morning defeated the team Of the
jackson School by score of to 0.
This IL the first shutout of tho season
among the local amateurs.
The Petersburg Athletics defeated
the Ettrick team to 4 in an eleven
inning game Saturday.
Mrs. J. G. Rowsll IL Ill at her home
on Shepard street.
The condition Of J. Knox Pannill
shows no Improvement.
G. v. Booker. Of Church Roads.
Va. was in Petersburg today on buni-
ness.