The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-25
REQUEST | EFT
ITO ORPHANAGE
Powell Estate to Be Divided Be-
tween Three Presbyterian
Institutions.
IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED
Increase Granted TO Street Car
Operatives-H. r. Graves
Injured.

Special TO The Times Dispatch
Lynchburg. Va. January A.-Presl-
dent George r. Caskie. Of the board OF
trustees of the Presbyterian Orphan
age. has been notified that the orphan
age was "a beneficiary in the viii OF the
late William II. Powell. whose death
occurred n Halifax County on Decent Der
p. L nder the terms OF the VIII the
estate Of the testator is TO be divided
equally between the orphanage. the
Presbyterian home mission committee.
and the Union Theological Seminary
at Richmond.
Mr. Caskle has been informed that
the estate consists OF about $500 IN
cash in bank; s. $40 in money loaned by
the testator during his lifetime. and
two frams. one Of l0l acres and the
other Of 1877 acres. which are 70 be sold
for the benefit OF the estate These
farms are expected 10 sell for 5000 or
81 900. and the indications are that the
orphanage board will profit by the
terms of the will by about s. 600
The money coming from this source,
il is pointed out to-day. Will not DE
used for the support of the orphanage'
but will either be used for the improve
ment of the grounds or IT may be used
by the board 20 start an endowment
fund.
The trustees Of the orphanage. at
special meeting ntlu id5t IAshV d. nv
Y. M G. a. authorized the executive
committee TO make sale of portion
of the orphanage property and 10
erect at once three buildings to douole
the capacity of the institution, making
it possible TO care for 100 or l25 orphans
after the confer Niated improvements
are available for a.. The three bChd-
ings include a co tage for boys and
another for girls and the third for cold
storage and dairy plant. with work
room over Il for manual training Tor
the boys cared for in the orphanage
These engagements are designed to cost
about $50 600.
The foundation excavations for the
cold storage and dairy building have
already been started and the work on
this building Will be pushed so that 1t
will be ready for its equipment IN time
for the advent of warm weather
The contracts for the two cottages
are TO be let as soon as possible. with
the understanding that the work is to
be started as soon as the weather is re-
garded safe in the spring for work or
that character
The two cottages will be after plans
of the two already in use and VIII De
located in the original semi-circle. thus
conforming to the original scheme for
the rebuilding of the orphanage prop
erty.
Announcement was made to-day AT
the offices of the Lynchburg Traction
and Light Company. of another IN
crease of a cent an hour for the opera
tives of the street cars. and OF a pro-
vision for the operation of the regular
schedule until midnight without cars
dropping out during the late hours
of the night as has been the case up to
the present time In addition to this.
changes have been provided for by
which all of the men will work nine
hours or as nearly nine hours as the
new schedule will provide
H. r. Graves. aged fifty years.
weli-knOwn resident of LynchDurg ana
an employe of the Craddock-I cry
Company. stepped into an elevator
shaft at the Southland shoe factory
this morning and fell head hrst twenty
feet to the concrete bottom. He was
hurried to a hospital. where he was
found TO be suffering from conclusion
of the brain and shock and is proba-
bly, fatally injured
Mr.. Graves was using a small ele-
vator and left II at his floor. Upon
returning evidently some one had
moved il. and ne stepped into the open
door without noticing the car was not
there.
II. Adler. Twelfth Street shoe
maker. to-day fled a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy in the United States
District Court clerks Office here. in
which his debts are scheduled at 81 .399. -
and assets $40.
All but two Of the creditors are scsat-
tered throughout the country. the two
local creditors being involved for only
small amounts