The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-04
MAY CALL LOCAL
OPTION ELECTION
ANTI-sALOoN LEAGUE PEOPLE IN
rETERsnURG BELIEVE II
WILL CARRY.
DRYS WILL ORGANIZE
SCORES OF PEOPLE DISSATISFIED
WITH THE ELECTION THAT
WAS HELD I'OIR YEARS
DRYS WILL ORGANIZE
Virgjnian Bureau.
Law building. Phone ll46.

Law Building. Phone lifo'
PETERSBURG, MA, March g.
The defeat of the Jordan enabling
act may mean the calling of local
, option election in Petersburg In the
near future" stated a well known
( "a nti-saloon man last night inns
may or may not be true. but 1t is
fact that scores of people here are
dissatisfied with the result OF me
! election held here nearly four years
ago. and desire another election.
The vets in the election here
nearly four years ago We're plenti-
! fully supplied with money, and were
we'll organized. With the assistance
| OF the negro vote they were able to
get good majority. AT the present
| time the "drys'' are we'll organized
here, and it Is believed that should
an election be held in the near future
the result would be different.
Mrs. Ida V. Friend Dead.
| The funeral Of the late Mrs. IDA
! Venable Friend. who died YESTERDAY
morning at her home ia Franklin
street, took place ffem her late resi-
dence this afternoon at o'clock and
was largely attended. Or. George II.
] Spnoner- conducted the services and
the burial was in Blandford Gene
| terry.
| Mrs Friend was the widow of Al
| fred Friend, Sr, of this city, and was
| q lady of many lovabie traits of char
( acter. She leaves a wide circle oil
= rT1eHds to mourn her DEATH
/ MIR. williams Funeral Preached.
The funeral of the late james F.
williams, who committed suicide
! Thursday night by drinking carbolic
acid mixed with whisky. took place
! Yesterday morning at II O'Clock from
: tift-eratr in Hiandferd ceHtetefe.
The funeral of tho late Mrs. Ida
! Virginia Ford took place TINS AFTER
/ noon at O'Clock from High Street
! Methodist church. Rev. w II. ANIL
I officiating. The burial WAS in Bland
! ford Cemetery.
The funeral of the late William H.
! James, who was killed on the \. &
| w. tracks in the lower part of the
I city by shifting engine early Friday
7 morning. took place from Ettriek
Methodist church this afternoon at
I Q o'clock, and was largely attended
! The burial vas in the Ettrick Gene
\ terry. Rev. G. w. Watkins conducted
I the services.
! Real Estate Active.
! The real estate business iii this city
#! was very active the past week. ana
a large number of property trans
, ferS were RECORDED
Tobacco Sales Large.
I The total sales of tobacco IN the
!, warehouses here from October j,
1911, to March /. 1912. were 1880
600 pounds, according to a statement
of Superintendent Of Sales McCul-
! louch last night During the month
OF February 1885, $50 pounds were
sold in this city, which is the great
est tobacco manufacturing center In
Virginia.
Hold Rally For Missions.
The foreign missionary societies or
| the Second Presbyterian church held
an interesting rally in that church
tonight, which was addressed by
Rev. Yoash Yohannon, of Persia. and
r. u. Dodge, who was a delegate 10
the recent missionary convention IN
Chattanooga. A large audience was
present.
Rev. DIR. r. IT. Marsh OF Nashville
Tenn. preached AT both services in
the First Baptist church today. Rev
l.. NJ Roper, Of Spartanburg. :. G.
who has accepted call TO the pastor
ate of the First Baptist church, Will
begin his work here April ].
\. A. Alley has given the contract
for the erection of a new residence In
Liberty street to w. A. Wilkinson
& sons and work viii be commenced
at once. NJ. T.. Andrews is the arehi-
tcct, and the building viii cost $4,000
What New Firm VIII Do.
The firm Of Roper. HUT & Com
pany. Of this city. which was incor-
porated during the past week. was
organized for the purpose of publish
ing The American Fruit and Nut
Journal" and not Tor the purpose of
engaging IN the stationery business
US erroneously reported in other pa
! perS.
4 A box party and ice cream festival
will be held at the home of Mrs. ".
+. Fclts, GIG ". High street, next
Thursday night for the benefit of the
proposed new West End Memorial
4 sHethodist church, ana RI is hoped that
ii Will be literally partonized.
Benefit Day at Theatre.
The Petersburg Stars. champions Of
the Wiregrass amateur baseball
league last season, win have II bene-
fit day at the Nirginian theatre to-
morrow. Baseball fans will be given
good entertainment. and the proceeds
VIII go toward e4uipping the team for
the coming season. The program to
he rendered is an excellent one. and
1t is hoped that the public viii lib.
crafty patronize.
Snow has been failing here all day,
and the ground is covered. The wet
tpAltll|gll VI tiit ETounu, HCNcN CT, pTF-
vented much OF the snow from stick
ing.
Personal and General.
Cameron Coleman, of Blackstone, is
visiting friends in this city.
Charles H. Cuthbert. Jr.. who was
operated upon Friday for appendicitis
is getting along nicely.
Miss Dorothy Harrison will leave
Thursday to visit friends in Norfolk,
Baltimore, ana New York.
Mrs j. i. Rees, of Norfolk. who has
been visiting relatives in this city,
has returned home.
Mrs. NJ. J.. Warner of Washing
ton. ID. G.. is visiting her daughter.
rms. NJ. T.. ferrei in Hinton street.
George Williams. of Prince George
county. who WAS operated upon last
week at the Petersburg Hospital for
appendicitis. is getting along nicely.
ara will return home In few days.
Miss Alys Clemmitt. OF Richmond,
is visiting friends in this city.
Grover Laath, OF iDsputanta, was
in the citv yesterday.
David Dunlop. we'll known sport
ing character. is in Panama for his
health.
Henry McCann Of Disputanta. was
here yesterday on business.
Little Miss Charlotte McKenney,
daughter Of Mrs. James ID. McKenney,
who Was badly barned several months
ago. is able to ba out.
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