The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-10
!. MIC. A.PREPARES
FOR NEW BUILDING
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING AND
RE0RGANIzE RY ELEcTxNG A
NEW BOARD.
CHAMBER TO MEET
ANNUAL BANQUET OF BODY WILL
he HELD T0NIGHT-yUDGE
WATSON I'D OPPOSING CON-
s0LxDATloN.
CHAMBER TO MEET
Vlrginian Bureau,


PETERSBURG. VA, Jan. s.-The
directors of the Young Mems Chris
tian association met tonight In the
chamber of commerce. The board of
directors was reorganixed Fifteen
new directors were elected. The new
directors will at once make plans
for the erection. OF the new Z. NJ C.
A. building on Union street for which
$4,000 was recently subscribed. The
first payment on subscriptions to this
fund win be due February list.
Chamber OF Commerce to Meet.
The annual meeting OF the cham
Der OF commerce will be held In A.
p, Hill Camp hall Tuesday. January
18th. at p. NJ. After the business
meeting the annual barauet will take
place at the Stratford hotel.
Judge Watson In Washington.
Congressman Elect Watson. OF this
district. was in Washington today in
the interest Of the people of this city,
who are protesting against the con-
soltdation OF the customs Office here
with that of Richmond. Congress
man Watson conferred with Senators
Martin and Swanson. but moth ng was
given out for publication. 1t is un-
derstood that something definite will
be announced in regard othe matter
In a few days. 1t Is said that the
treasury department intends to abol-
ish all the offices of collector OF Gus
toms in Virginia and have one CEN
trail office In Richmond.
Mr.. SEatton III.
r. q. Stratton, a prominent mem
Der of the common council. will be
taken to a hospital In Richmond to
be operated upon IN Few days Mr..
Stratton was taken seriously Ill few
days ago with stomach trouble. His
physician desires him to improve ful-
Their before operating.
jefferson Is Discharged.
Henry Jefferson, colored, was ar
rested last night In Biandford by Po-
liceman Slate on the charge of being
Implicated in the robbery OF David
Bulifant about a month ago. Jefrer-
son was discharged In Police court
this morning. The evidence against
him was very weak. Several negroes
were arrested at the time OF the rob-
berry. All except Levi White have
been discharged. He will be. tried at
the next term Of the Hastings court
Buildings Near Completion.
The four brick stores being built
by Mrs j. r. PercivaIi on Sycamore
street are rapidly approaching com
pietion. They will add much to the
appearance OF Petersburg's principal
thoroughfare. The brick block OF
stores being erected by the Watson
Realty company on the corner OF
waxhlaxsess. assti. s's2ian atre#ts Is also
sssarly ysseup listed. 2sataa e&..+.
Smallpox Wiped Out.
The Ave cases OF smallpox reported
In Blandford several weeks ago, have
all been cured. The quarantine has
been raised and the house fumfgated.
r~&. t@f ia al a
from the county about two months
ago. The disease was confined TO one
family.
DR.. Webb TO Lecture.
DR.. Webb will deliver a lecture in
r. E. Lee auditorium tomorrow
night under the auspices Of the Pc
eersburg Educational association. His
subject will be The Life OF tht An
cient Creeks 1t is hoped that
large attendance vii greet DIR. webb.
Elect Directors.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the American Bank and
Trust company was held yesterday az
ternoon. The following directors were
elected: Messrs. w. p. McIlwaine. w.
J. Rahily, e. Eigenbrun, J.. w. Long.
Charles Lunsford, r. r. Lunsford. Fl.
r. Munt. ]. e. Perkinson, DR.. VIII
liam Pitcher, w. e. Poole, Philip
Rogers, raul nopcE, n. .. SeWaIos
W. w. Warren, and g. c. Wright. Tho
report OF the president showed the in
stitution to be In flour;shing condi-
ton. The directors OF the bank sub
seQuently met and elected w. b. Nc
Ilwains, president: w. ]. Rahily. vice.
president: and Wallace D. Blanks.
cashier. for the ensuing year. No
change was made in the clerical Iorce
Of tho bank.
Cicero M. King.
Cicero NJ. King died this morning
at 10 o'clock at his homo on Halifax
street. He was forty-six years old.
He had been In bad health several
years He was q vestrynan IN 81.
Johns Episcopal church. and highly
esteemed by all who knew him. The
funeral will take place from 1t. John
= tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. 1853
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