The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-18
BREAK IN WATER
PIPE IS RESTORED
Lynchburg Citizens Kept in Fear
of Fire Until Damage to
Conduit Is Repaired.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]


! Lynchburg, Va. August 17.-After
of serious fire, with the water supply
cut off from the city. during which
tiine third of the city or more was
without fire protection OF any sort, re-
lief came this afternoon when the
break In the thirty-inch wooden pipe
was restored and the pipes were again
filed
The trouble was due to the conduit
collapsing distance OF thirty feet
when the water was drawn of Friday
night to repair a small break This
was due. it is thought. to an air valve
ialiing to work. and this formed n
vacuum in the pipe.
Residents have been without water
since last night In the lower levels of
the city, and In the upper levels since
late Friday night while nearly every
Dig plant III the city was closed down
lor haif day yesterday by reason of
the lack of water. The city gets it's
water supply in Il thirty-inch main
from Pedlar River, distance OF 226
miles. and this liz the first serious break
that has occurred in the wooden pipe
since II was put In commission i've
years ago.
Arrangements are being made for
rention of the Virginia Christian Mis-
sionary Society at the Virginia Christian
college, which is to be held at the COL
lego on September s. 3, 10. This is the
annua. meeting OF the Disciples of Christ
OF Virginia, ana about 300 Delegates
are expected to be in attendance The
delegates will be given entertainment
in the college dormitories.
The Lynchburg Country Club will
mold golf tournament on the Westerly
links on Labor Day, during which a
handsome loving cup will be contested
for.
While surf bathing at Ocean View on
Friday, Joseph L. Peasants of this
city, broke his leg and he was removed
TO Norfolk hospital where his wife
has gone to join him. Mir. Peasants is
ono OF the best-known business men
Of the city.
The second annual Labor Day pro-
gram at the y. NJ. c. ~ Island play
ground this year promises to eclipse
the Initial program last year. The as
sociatlon has secured II large number
OF prizes for athletic and aauati
events, and the entry list will be large.
y number of baseball games will be
played some OF them being by teams
representing various fraternal orders of
the city.
The Sunday school of Cabell Street
Methodist Church. Danville. will hold
IL,
ON september Twelve hundred peo-
pie are expected to come on the ex-
Cursion.
Frank Padgett who was located here
Tor several years training horses, and
who is well-known to Virginia horse
men, died several days ago In Indian
aplis, death being duo TO an accident
sustained while racing
NJ ~. dickson, prominent young
business man OF Lynchburg, who re-
SIDES In the suburbs. has been elected
school trustee for the Brookville dis
trict succeeding Fowhatan Cox, whose
term has expired.
The police raided poker rooms in
eleventh Street early this morning,
when seventeen men wore found in the
ioom seven of whom were engaged at
gano OF poker. The rest OF the oc-
cupants of the room were either drunk
or drinking. William Panck, a white
man. Is charged with operating the re-
sort
Henry Jones, colored, is being held
here under suspicion of being the negro
who shot the chief OF police of Cor
dcnsvillc some weeks ago. The negro
was drunk at the time of his arrest.
lie is being held for identiticatiou