The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-17
BOARD TO HEAR
HARb0R'S NEEDS
PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD
AND CITIZENS INVITED TO
ATTEND.
TRIP DOWN THE RIVER
NEGRO CHARGED WITH MANY
MispEMEANoRS is ADJUDGED
lNsANE-MRs. EDWARDS
DIES AT OLD AGE.

Law Building. Phone 1887.

Nirginian Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1887.
PETERSBURG, VA. July l6.-~Vice
Western railroad, has written 10
Mayor Camerson that his company is
willing to do what IL right and fair IA
the matter Of raising the bank OF the
Appornattox river, between the cleo
trio line bridge and Second street.
CHIEF Engineer Churchill. OF the Nor
folk and Western. will reach this city
next Sunday morning ami witt confer
with Mayor Cameron in regard to the
matter
The public meeting TO take place
here on the Esd. In the interest of
the proposed Improvement to the To-
cal harbor, will be held In the court
house. and will be largely attended.
The board of engineers for rivers
and harbors at this time viii hear
'-idence from competent authorities
as to the best means OF improving The
present condition OF the harbor here.
President koenig. OF the board Of
aldermen. took party Of city Of
fcers down the river yesterday At
terno0n in steam launch as far as
City Point the object Of the trip being
TO observe the general condition Of
the river, and the particular points
where improvements are needed. In
the party were: Mayor Camerof, Rob
est Gillian, Sr.. o. w. Mattox. II :.
Seward, w NJ. Martin, Captain A. ],
Nichols, engineer in charge Of the
river. and City Engineer Robert Budd.
Captain Nichols pointed out the places
where lights are needed and i'm
prorements are necessary.
fytf r.
engineers meets the citizens Of Pc
tersburg in conference on the 23d.,
the condition of the river and har
Dor will be fully explained.
Adtudged Insane.
r. I'll, Jackson colored, under ar
rest for several charges OF INSIDE
meanor was adjudged insane today
by commission of lunaE composed
of Justice Peasants, Drs. NJ. Burke,
osborne and McGiil He was sent
80 the Central State hospital for treat
ment Ia RuE
Death of Two Infants.
James Hoy Beicher, the thirteen
months old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
at Delchcr. died yesterday at the
Petersburg hospital The funeral will
take place to morrow morning at 10
o'clock from 81. Fsul.s Episcopal
church, and the burial viii be in
Blaldford church.
Little May Belle Hamm. the TWEEN
u months old daughter of Mr,
and Mrs Nav l.. Harm. died this
morning al the residence nf her pa
rents. SIS shepherd street. The fuu-
eral will take place tomorrow at
ternunn ri / o'clock frnn the "esi-
deuce Rev A. L. Love officiating.
Burial Will be lit Biandfosd Gene
terry.
Death of Mr.. Trayior.
Sidney Ii. Traylor, well known
farmer Of Dinwiddie county. died this
morning at o'clock at his nome
neur this city aged forty years He
had been in bad health fouf years
and his death was not unexpected. lie
- survived by his wife and three
children The funeral ana burial VIII
Ia ke place al the residence tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock
Mrs. Frances Bland Edwards.
Mrs. Frances Blanc Edwards. widow
Of the late Rev. +. NJ Edwards. died
yesterday at the residence Of her
daughter, Mrs, W r Freeman. at
stony Creek. Va she was eighty-two
years Of age. and had been in feeble
18th a long time. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at IL
o'elocs from the Methodist church at
this city on the / o'clock Atlantic
Coast Line train. and will be taken to
Blandford cemetery, where the burial
will take place.
Personals.
MIR and Mrs. Luther Robertson. Of
Raleigh. y c. are visiting friends
here.
Mrs Richmond Bowen. has return
ed home. after a two weeks visit to
relatives in Notioway county.
Mrs John A Robinson and daugh-
ter. have returned from "A two weeks
visit 10 the ,seashors- al..s-,a... ,.a...5..
Mfr and Mrs. II. f. Munt have re-
turned from visit to Cape May. ".
J., much improved in health.
Miss Gladys Shepherd returned
home last night. after pleasant visit
TO Baltimore.
Mrs. V. A. Romano IL visiting at
Virginia Beach
hrs ID. T. Williams Of Richmond,
liz visiting Mrs. Maxwell Dorman, in
Perry street.
DR. Thomas Hume, who died in
Chapel Hill. \. c., yesterday. was at
one time g teacher In the Southern
Female college. Of this city. and was
we'll known here.