The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-04
|HARD To SECURE
ELECTION JUDGES
PETERSBURG CTTY COMMITTEE IS
EXPERIENCING NO LITTLE
DIFFICULTY.
AVOIDING CRITICISM
ExCAyAToRs DISCOVER SUFFER-
RANEAU PASSAGE CONTAINING
FRESH WATER, EELs
AND FROGS.
CRITICISM
Virginia Bureau.
Mechanics Bldg. Room, 31s.

Mechanics Bldg, Room, 3lS.
PETERSBURG. VA, August a.
The electoral board of this city is find
ing II different task to secure judges
for the State primary of next Tuesday.
On account of some reflection on the
conduct of the recent municipal
primary in Third ward, VIM. Fl. Ke-
van. for sixteen years judge at that
precinct. declined to error again.
While there never has been the slight
est imputation cast upon the manner
in which any officer conducted himself
In this ward. other than Jno. Guinan,
who was recently indicted by the
grand jury upon two charges OF mis-
conduct in the recent primary. Mr.
Kevan declined to serve and notified
the board to that effect several days
ago Last evening Mr.. Grinian an
nounced that owing to the fact that
he has been charged with misconduct
in the June election. he would decline
to serve in Tuesdays primary, The
board mot yesterday and elected w.
r. williams registrar OF Fourth ward
to succeed w. r. Uzzell, resigned
Present at Yesterdays meeting We're
NJ
Curse ana Samuel w. thinner. The
board will meet again tomorrow to
elect registrars to succeed Jno.
Grinian ard S. b. Kuykendall, resign
ed. for Third and Fifth wards. re-
spectiyely. Not a great deal OF inter-
est has been shown here In the COM
ing primary. until the last few DAYS.
when the friends of Assistant Attorney
General Richard r. Davis became
alarmed and got busy. In behalf OF
Attorney General Williams Mr..
Davis being a retershurger and gem
tleman Of high moral standing, will, II
Ia believed. poll a highly compll-
mentary vote here for Judge VIII
lams.
Discover Underground Road.
workmen employed in laying sewer
pine on Henry street during last week
opened up what Is believed to be
sihtenanean carriage road Leading
! from the street to the Center Mn
mansion. older citizens rememher
| the existence of such an underground
! way, which was closed M some years
ago. But none seems able TO explain
| the reason for its existance. 4he
/ openfng discovered by the workmen.
| was bout twelve feet In height ana
| about thirty feet in length, al the 1nd
of which was an unbroken wall. one
of engineers in charge or the WorK
yentured to explore the cavern. lie
discovered that the floor of the cav
! ern" was covered with water, whicf
| ut certain places reached the dep'H
~ a foot There was no apparent
means If entrance for the water. In
a shallow pool the young man ofs-
covered an enormous eel, How II go'
into the cavern cannot he explained
| but it's life was sustained by I'M
Vulnerable frogs in the cavern. lhe
Il nnening WAS closed by the workmer
and left inst as il was found.
Il VIII Examine Bridge.
u Consulting Engineer F, w. Scarnor
ough of Richmond, Will visit refers
burg tomorrow for the purpose o.
making an examination of the ;. a. J..
hridre over the Appomattox river a
similar examination was made ot th'
bridge by Engineer Burton Mary'
several weeks ago. These exanlna
tions are being made under the dfrec
ton Of the State corporation cofhihis
sion. at the request of Secretary MAR
tin. of the Petersburg chambeF
commerce. based on complaints NEE
with the chamber of commerce, IN
Seaboard engineers claim that t''
bridge is capable OF SUSTAINING
weight ak times as great as any eve
sent over It.
Killed by Train.
Perry wray, aged nineteen years
nenhew OF Mrs George r. Meade, o
this city, was run down and killed by
car on the tracks of the Southern Ian
II and Timber company, at wilson. pIn
widdie county. yesterday morning. IN
body was brought to TINS CITY an
prepared for burial by j. T. Morrtss
} Son and was later sent to the home O
the young mans parents at Mckennes
Va The funeral took place this al
z ternoon The young man Is survive
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexande
Wray, and two sisters.