The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch.
1920 Hull Street,


1920 Hull Street
Phone Madison l75
Empty s the day installed are the
fire and burglarproof vaults which
Linton Z. Lloyd. superintendent OF the
Manchester station of the Richmond
Post-Ofice and chief OF the postal
savings bank OF that institution, had
fondly hoped would be bullying Nth
sheclles CLEANED from the little
cracked teapots and old stockings OF
tho thrifty South Siders. Although
the bank has been open exactly three
months, not penny has passed over
its counters, either coming or going.
M. Lloyd IS confident that bank
ing is profitable for some people. hut
he is willing TO stay in the postal
servico-that is. II his salary as
banker depended upon the amount OF
business For the amount of labor
involved in the new enterprise un-
dertaken by Uncle Sam. Linton is well
satisfied. In fact, he sits In his Of
flee, where he rcigns supreme as tell
er cashier and all other positions
found in nrst-class institutions. wear
ing q smile that won't come Oft.
The bank was officially opened on
July i6 Any amount can be de-
posted up 10 $500. to which one per-
son is limited. The account can be
checked as In regular banks. Inter
est of per cent is paid on yearly
deposits.
The main object Of the bank is to
afford a safe place of deposit for per
sons who arc afraid TO intrust their
savings to regular banks.
RenIty Transfer Recorded.
By virtue OF a deed of bargain and
sale offered yesterday for registration
in the Office OF Clerk Walter y. Du
%
Frank 7. Sutton transferred to the
Union Securities and Realty CORPORA
ton twenty-seven feet of property
fronting on the north line of Hull
Street. between Second and Third.
The lot has "a depth of LOG feet. The
consideration was placed at S3.3T5.
Fined for Beating Child.
Charged with beating a small child.
Lottie Johnson. negro woman, was
yesterday fined $3.50 and costs by
Justice II \ Maurice In Police Court.
Part II. No other cases came up for
oak Grove Court To-Day.
A large docket both criminal and
civil. Will be heard this morning in
the oak Grove Court Magistrate $.
G. Cowan. of Bon Air, who has been
sitting in the court for Magistrate
l.. ". Cheatham. has transferred sew
combined docket at one time.
steam Roller Doing the Work.
Without losing any time the steam
roller has been put to work on the
streets and already an Improvement is
noted. Yesterday it was working on
cambridge Street rolling down the
ridges which have never heretofore
been treated in this rough manner
Where tne street is too badly broken
up a pillow has been put to work. The
thirteen-ton steam roller Is being
utilized to pull the fifty pound pillow,
but Is doing the work without com
planning The streets will be plowed
up and then rolled flat.
No Quorum at Club Meeting.
Lacking a quorum the regular meet
ing of tho South Richmond Democratic
Club which was scheduled for last
night in Fraternal Han was indeh-
ntely postponed Carter C. Jones,
president OF the organization. VIII call
a meeting within the next two weeks.
as invitations have been extended TO
the candidates for the Administrative
Board TO speak at an open air mass
meeting. No date for the meeting has
heen set
Personal Mention.
Rev Walter q. Parker of the Park
Place Methodist Church. viii preach
tomorrow night at the Central Meth
odist Church.
Mrs j. p. Jennings has returned to
her home after spending a week IS the
guest of relatives in Beach. Chester
field County.
George w Dowdy. OF Engine Com
pany No. 10. is now on his furlough
He returned yesterday from ocean
View. where no spent a week. and left
last night for Cumberland County
where he viii visit relatives before re-
porting for duty.
Miss Mary Clark, who has been WIS.,