The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-08
PETERSBURG AER|E
ELECTS OFFICERS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL GIVE
AN ENTERTAINMENT IN
COCKADE CITY.
ODD FELLOWS BUSY
WILL HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
AND GIVE INTERESTING
PRoGRAM--oTHER LOCAL
NEWS.
ODD FELLOWS BUSY
Eirginian Bureau,

Firginian Bureau.
Law Building, Phone 1881
PETERSBURG. VA, Jan. Peters
burg Aerie of Eagles held its annual
banquet tonight at the Chesterfield
hotel. IT was a most enjoyable affair,
and vas largely attended. The ban
quet followed "A business meeting Of
the lodge at which officers were in
stalled.
Knights Will Entertain.
Petersburg Council, Knights Of Co.
lumbus, will give an entertainments in
Odd Fellows hall tomorrow night. Re
freshments will also be served.
Banquet of Odd Fellows.
Petersburg Lodge Of odd Fellows
will have their annual banquet at
their hall Thursday night at s o'cl 'cA-
An interesting program has been pre-
pared for this occasion
VIII Erect Bridge.
w. 3. McIlwaine, attorney for the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, has IN
formed the board of supervisors Of
Chesterfield county, that the railroad
has decided TO erect an overhead bridge
at CHEESEMAN'S crossing. This will be
welcome news to the people of Ches-
terrified. This crossing is one of the
most dangerous in the county. A
number of people have been killed
there. Work on the bridge will be-
gin soon
Negro Held Fer Trial.
Thomas Iamplin, rhe negro who
shot Rufus Cole, colored. in Dinwid-
die county on the night of December
gath, was given hearing before JUS
tice Watkins, at Ritchie's Store, In
Dinwiddie county, this afternoon. He
was sent on to the Circuit court OF
Dinwiddie county for trial.
Death of James Dunn Mason.
James Dunn Mason, for the past ten
years assistant cashier of the Peters
burg Savings and Insurance company,
died last night at IL o'clock at his
home on Union street. He had been
critically i'll with heart trouble sew
eral days Mr.. Mason was native
of Petersburg. He was forty seven
years old He was widely known and
highly esteemed by all who knew him
His death has occasioned much regret
He is survived by his wife and three
children Mrs. Mason is a sister OF
DR.. Fl. Gilbert Leigh, of this city. The
funeral will be held from the resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
Charles w. Wright Dead.
Charles w. Wright. of Norfolk, for
merly Of this city, died this morning
at. O'Clock at the home of his son
e. II. wright, OF Norfolk. He was
seventy six years old. He was a gal
liant Confederate soldier. He was a
brother of Mrs. Henry Bowman, of this
city. He is survived by one son and
several children. The funeral will be
held from the grave in Blandforu
cemetery tomorrow morning at IL: ~
o'clock.
Common Council Meets
The common council met tonight
in regular monthly meeting. Routine
business was transacted.
w. G. r. e. Meet.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
woman's Christian Temperance union
will be held at the home OF Mrs. All
good. Bank street, tomorrow after
noon at 9 o'clock.
Gerald Straaton Ill.
F. Gerald Stratton. member Of the
common council. was taken suddenly
Ill at his home, on High street
last night with stomach trouble. He
is much better today.
Trains for City Point.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
has started a three train daily ser
vice on the branch road between this
city and City Point This Is done to
accommodate the workmen employ
ed on the plant of the Dupont Powder
company, near city Point.
Will Erect Synagogue.
The Orthodox Jewish congregation
of this city, whoch some time ago pur-
expect to erect a $4,000 synagogue
on the site in the near future.
Bible Class Meets.
The Philathea Bible class Of Bland
ford Methodist church held regular
monthly meeting last night at the
home of Miss Grace Pond. Officers
were elected for the ensuing year Re-
freshments were also served.
Body is Sent North.
The remains of John II. Quacken-
bush, the Union veteran. who died
Saturday night at his home. on Tabt
street, have been shipped to Troy. ",
Y. for burial.
Fe wBusiness Assignments.
Business assignments in this city
last year were very few. None Of
them were OF any consequence.
Attorney Ia Candidate.
Thomas II. Howerton, a well-known
attorney OF Sussex county. has an
nounced his candidacy for the Office
Of assistant United States attorney FOR
tho Eastern district of Virginia.
Brief Local Notes,
Captain w, T. Cunningham, OF
wings, was here today. on. bust
! ness.
Mrs r. IT. Wilson returned today
10 her home In Richmond.
f. l. Lee. of Stony Creek, was here
! today.
Mr.. and Mrs T. F. Knock have
returned from visit TO Richmond.
| Miss Lucille Tbomas left today for
Blackstone Female institute, where
sha T., a student