The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-24
PETERSBURG NEW
HOTEL IS ASSURED
COMMITTEE CONFIDENT THAT
STOCK WILL BE SUBSCRIBED
WITH EASE.
IN COURT IS YEARS
LoNG-DHAwN OUT CASE OF DAVIS
ADMINISTRATOR VS.. wHITTLE
IN JUDGES HANDS.
Virginian Bureau,

PETERSBURG. VA, April %
600, needed to execute the option held
by the Citizens Hotel CO., Inc, on the
Shirley hotel property, was subscribed
in a few hours. with but little effort
made by the soliciting committee.
A meeting of subscribers to the cap
ital stock will be held tomorrow night
in the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce for the purpose of organizing
and taking immediate steps to secure
a charter.
The committee received such en-
couragement as to lead it to believe
that when the company is organized
that all of the needed capital for the
purchase of the Shirley hotel site and
the building and equipment of the new
modern 1o0-room hotel will be read
lily subscribed. The maximum CAPT.
tai of the company will be 100000
F1fteen-Year Case Nears End.
Argument in the cause of Pascal
Davis administrator against For
tesque Whittle was concluded in the
Circuit court this afternoon, after
three days had been devoted to it's
buosS Eouthdit tooH
the matter under Amusement. and will
render his decision later The cause
had been on the docket of the court
for more than fifteen years.
Webb-Pcrlkins.
Miss Cora Perkins, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. Perkins, and w r.
Webb. both we'll known residents of
Dinwiddie county, left for Washing
ton this morning. in which city they
were united in marriage this after
noon. Their going to Washington was
a matter OF choice, and not a runa-
way match.
Funeral of Mr. Goode.
The funeral service OF Robert H,
Goode took place at l o'clock yes
terday afternoon from the family
residence at Drewrys Bluff, and was
largely attended Rev. A r. Love,
church, this city, officiated, and the
Clarke, I. ID. Scott, NJ. A. Palmore,
Fl. l.. Swineford. E. A. Swineford and
T. II. Chalkley. Interment was made
in Blandford cemetery.
World Record Fiiiy Sold.
Title Upton" two-year -old filiy,
owned by John Fl. Patterson. of this
city, was sold at auction in Richmond
yesterday. A prominent horseman of
Emporia was the purchaser at s1,975.
Title Upton" holds the worlds rec
ord for pacing.
People Turned Away.
A large number of people were
turned away from the Bridges-Till-
man meeting at Market-Street church
again last night for lack OF even
standing room in the spacious build
sd
ed from the text. Luke 10: 20, And
in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in
torment, and seeth Abraham afar off
and Lazarus in his bosom" When
the invitation was given the altar was
crowded with penitent souls. The 0
O'Clock service this morning was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Tiliman, at which there
were great many conversions The
business mems meeting at A p Hill
Camp hall from ! to 1898 o'clock this
afternoon. was largely attended. Mr..
Tillman and his daughters sang. and
Mr.. Bridges made a short talk from
the text, Teach me, Oh God;
Miss Trigg's Concert.
The second song recital in the Sc
ries of three, under the direction of
Miss Jean Greenway Trigs. for the
benefit Of Grace p. e. church choir
F'Af NtAhS pia]C ilNdS hight 2pTil
25th, at the Academy of Music.
Attend Engineers Meet
Captain Phil Cranmis. of Crewe
a retired locomotive engineer of the
Norfolk and Western railways well
known in this city. left night before
last for Jacksonville. Fla. to attend
the annual union of Locomotive En-
gineers of thirty eight territorial dis
tricts, at which 1000 engineers are
expected.
personals and Briefs,
new twenty nine-room hotel he
ing built at Waverly will be com
pleted and opened to the public Inv
July LIST.
Rev. r. Fl. Bennett, d. D, OF T.vnch-
burg, is in the city
Dr. William r. Drewry has returned
10 the city. having entirely recovered
from his late indisposition.
Petersburg is not the only n1aca
IN which politics are warming I'm
The night in Dinwidde county for the
legislative nomination, between p n
Wilson, prominent young attorney
and Hon. Thomas f. Clarke, who has
represented the county for MANY
years in the house of delegates. is in
teresting, and there are many predic-