The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-09
AWAY FROM HOME
MORE THAN YEAR
Anxious Mother Finds Missing
Son in Hospital at
Lynchburg.
MONEY FOR FAIRGROUNDS
School Board Approves Appro-
priations Amounting
to 500.
MONEY FOR FAIRGROUNDS
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Lynchburg. Va. October S.-Several
days ago en- eighteen-y year old boy
staggered into the office OF a physician
here and announced that he was sick.
y hurried examination showed that the
boy was very i'll. and he was hurried to
q private hospital. where. for some
Tune, he was unable to recall his iden-
tlty. After time. however. his name
came back to him, and he said he was
John Jones. OF Chesterfield County, and
the son of wealthy farmer. Last
night woman carrying n baby In her
arms accompanied by grown son.
went to the hospital and identified the
lad as her son, who had been missing
Tor more than year She said her
name was Mrs. John Totch, and she
had come TO take the boy home. This
she VIII do rs soon as he is able to
leave the hospital, for he now seems
TO have seen enough of the world to
go home and remain there.
The school board last night approved
appropriations amounting to $1,000 to
be divided equally between the River
mont school grounds and the grounds
OF the GuggenheimerM illil<en kinder
Carton. by which these city properties
are to BIO converted into modern play
grounds. under the direction OF the
playground association. Plans have
already been made by Frank c. Wood.
in the public schools. for the improve
ment of these grounds. and work will
hc started Mt once, $500 being available
for each OF the Fairgrounds. The
equipment for tho GuGgenheimcr- Mill
ken grourfds will be in tho nature OF
Kindergarten. with an addition OF n
baseball field. while at the Rivermont
grounds equipment will be ordered at
once for outdoor gymnasium. work,
with facilities for baseball and tennis.
both of these grounds may also be
equipped with cages for basketball.
Charged With Dlgnmy.
Facing two wives In the Corporation
Court to-day whom answering TO q
charge OF bigamy was too much for
William r. Phillips, OF Amherst Coun-
~, and he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Christian sentenced him to three
years on the road force. Wife No. /,
who married Phillips in Bedford Coun-
~. and her children still reside in that
county. Wife No. 2. who was n widow
when she married Phillips here last
year under n Lynchburg license lived
with him in Amherst County until the
time of his arrest recently.
The general office building and car
barns OF tho Lynchburg Traction and
Light Company arc to be draped in
heavy mourning tomorrow on account
OF the death OF tho former president of
the company, II. d. Apperson, which
occurred in Southern California on
Monday. The announcement was made
yesterday evening that the body ia en-
pected to reach Lynchburg Saturday
afternoon on train No. 1, OF the Nor
folk and Western Railway, due a short
time before o'clock
The arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed. but In. case
no railway connections arc missed and
the body reaches hero as Is now ex-
rected. tho funeral Will take place Sun
day afternoon from ST. paurs Episcopal
Church.