The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-24
K|ll|NGOF WOMAN
WAS ACCIDENTAL
Verdict OF Coroner's Jury Follow
ing Fatal Accident on Apo
;nattox Bridge.
CONSOLIDATION PROBABLE
Several Trunk and Bag Fac
tories Likely to
Combine.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau.
BOllinGbrOok Street
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(Telephone 1850.
Petersburg. Va. December %.
Justice Lundie and a jury held an
inquest in Ettrick yesterday afternoon
in the matter of the negro woman
who was killed Saturday night on the
Appomattox bridge by Richmond ana
Petersburg electric car. The verdict
Of the jury was that the woman came
TO her death by being accidentally
struck by Virginia Railway and
Power Company's car. and that the
! accident was unavoidable and not owing
to any negligence or lack of precau-
ton on the part Of the conpany's Of
hcers in charge OF the car. There
was no evidence before the Jury as 10
the name of the dead woman hut she
was subsequently identified by her
mother at the undertaker's rooms as
Annie Lee Baker. who came to Pc
! terSburg about two years ago from
Bruins wick County. She leaves
mother and five sisters. whose home
is on Boiling Street far away from,
| the scene of the accident.
Ada Green. who was in company
with the Baker girl, and was also
knocked from the bridge by the car.
: is in the hospital suffering from Sc
we're, but il is not thought dangerous.
Injuries. Their male companion Ma
son by name. who saved himself nv
catching and holding on to the car.
! and who subsequently disappeared.
has been located. lie was more scared
| than hurt
Died In Baltimore.
| Mrs. Louise +. Hargrave. wife of
Epps Hargrave. formerly OF Peters
burg. died yesterday at her home in
Baltimore. The body will be brought
to the city on Christmas Day for
burial in Blandford Cemetery Mr.
iargrave was former merchant in
Petersburg. and is we'll remembered
here.
Industrial Consolidation.
I 1t is reported that the projected
business consolidation of the several
trunk and bag factories In this city
viii take effect the first OF the year.
under the name Of The American
Hardware Company" recently char
! tered by the State Corporation Commits
sion with large capital Under the
new arrangement the factory IN South
/ Richmond and the factories elsewhere
are included. Each factory will con
| duct business as now. but competi-
tion will be eliminated.
Caught Armed.
| Henry Davis, cOlored was sentenced
J TO Jail for sixty days and fined SIS by
I the Police Justice this morning for
carrying a concealed pistol. Davis
was a member of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway road force working in Ches-
B. terrified County at the time the negro
who shot five times at Roadmaster D.
! r Moore was discharged for insubor-
/ dination. and left with the discharged
man. This morning when Davis went
Element it was discovered that he was
. armed. and he was arrested. A line
pistol and fifty cartridges were found
concealed about his person.
Killed by Train.
! \ mule belonging TO Moses Moore.
/ cOlored. in Blandfo-d got out of the
/ lot yesterday, and IN crossing the rail-
/ road track in front OF an incoming
passenger train was struck by the
| engine and killed
Pretty Home Marriage.
\ pretty marriage was celebrated
at noon to-day in the home of the
/ brides parents. when Miss Mamie Eliz-
abeth Smithey, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs Z. Il Smithey. was welded to
Joseph +. Hack. of this city. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J. A
Mcclure. OF the Second Presbyterian
Church, in the presence of a number
of friends. The bride wore a hand
some suit OF blue velvet with hat and
gloves to match. and carried Bride
roses. She was attended by Miss Lula
Hack. sister OF the bridegroom as
maid of honor. attired in white mes
saline and carrying pink carnations
Edward lone. wa. best man Wedding
lunch wa. served. after which Mr.. and
Mrs Hack. accompanied by Miss Ssllie
/ Hack. sister of the bridegroom. left
on their bridal trip
General News Notes.
Mrs Lucius Green is critically i'll at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs
DR.. william Pitcher. on Union Street
The funeral OF the late Waveriy y.
Ragland. who died OF apopiexy in VII
liarrsburg. took place at the grave in
Biandforj Cemetery this morning. The.
services were conducted by the REV
c. p Bryan. n. D.. and the psIl-bear-
ers were the brothers and rephews or
the deceased. Mr. Ragland was a ns-
tive and former resident Of Petersburg
T. NJ Pearson. a farmer o. Prince
George County. on Friday last killed
4 hog which weighed sac pounds net
Mrs X. ?. Rarham. who underwent
= serious surgical operation At ~
T.uke-s Hospital IN Richmond several
weeks ago. has returned home much
improved but still very feeble
, The Board OF Supervisors 81 Din
widG.s will meet on Thursday -
award the contract for the erection
OF new county ta!l For some time
past the jail has been in such unsafe
condition that all county prisoners
hav. been kept in the PctersburS jail
Tor safety
n prlchard. Of Bu-na VISTA -
,s.ttf,c Mss old home and friends ia
pet.~snur- Tor the holidays