The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
HUST|NGS COURT
IN BUSY SESSION
MANY CASES ARE DISPOSED OF
AT FIRST DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY TERM
NEW PENSION BOARD
MOVEMENT Is ON TO ESTABLISH
CHATAuaUA IN sPRING--UNI-
yERsITY EXTENSION Lee
TURE PROGRAM CHANGED.
NEW PENSION BOARD
"virginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building. Room 81

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PETERSBURG. VA, Feb. 2o.-The
February term of the Hastings court
began this morning. Judge J. NJ. Mullin
presiding. The grand jury returned
the following presentments Everette
Keemer. bigamy: While Kennedy, rob-
berry; Wade Prince, unlawful cutting;
all colored; true bills were found in
each case. Everette keemer pleaded
guilty to the charge of bgamy, and
was sentenced to serve three years at
hard labor on the roads. keemer left
wife in North Carolina, came here
was found guilty OF robbing Willie
Carter. The jury giving him five years
on the roads. Mack Prince, for unlaw-
fully cutting Edward Mattox, pleaded
guilty. The court assessed him So, and
gave him six months In jail;
Joseph Hill. indicted at the last term
West, was acquitted on the plea Of self
defense. The evidence showed that
West assaulted Hill and was beating
him with fenceran when the latter
Gillian c Gillian.
The court appointed the f0l norsog
m board Of OF pe sns pr "
Harwood and Messrs w. T. Parham
and NJ w. Pyne Clerk Gillian laid
before the court q copy Of the pension
|
I are 12f pensioners on the roll, and
that last year the. sum of s3.372 was
paid them under the statutes of 1855,
1890 and 1892 several pensioners have
died during tho year
VIII il Probated.
The will of the late VIM. Wesley
! Tucker an old Confederate soldier, was
admitted to probate today His widow,
Mrs. Eugenia Ann Tucker, qualifying
as executrix.
Wanted In DanviIie.
Detective Hpplan Yesterday after
noon arrested Joseph Hardick, proprie-
tor of a cleaning and pressing estab-
lishment on Bank street. on a warrant
charging him with desertion and nom
upport of his wife and minor children.
The warrant was issued IN Danvtlle'
eral months. He will be taken back
to Danviile
Movement for Chatauqua.
Rev. Geo, l. kener. Ct Getttty ~ b,,
ness people of Petersburg the question
of having a Petersburg chantauqua IN
May The increment. it is belieT y,
chantauqua is controlled by non
profting corporation. meeting viii
be held tomorrow. night in the rooms
Of the chamber of commerce by those
who are interested. and il Is believed
that a sufficient number of season $
tickets can be sold guarantee its sue
cess.
Change In Program.
\ On account OF changes in DR.. Kent z
plans, the, University. Extension lee
ture which was scheduled for Febru-
! airy 22nd has been given up, In place
of this lecture he Petersburg Eduea-
ton association will hold a meeting
auditorium Of tho D NJ. Brown school
Mr.. Paul Petit. president Of the as
4 ISOLATION, viii preside. and Mrs Beverly
b Munford. Of RICHMOND, president OF
4 the Co operative Education association
of Virginia will give an informal talk
on Education Association Work OF
N tor
4 the Petersburg association are urged
to be present, and the public as well.
suhragists to Meet:
II is probable that Mrs Valentine
4 meeting Of the local suffragists which
4 is expected win be held on TUESDAY
Il night Of next week for the purpose 81
n effecting pcrmanent organization
n here
! BOND Election.
The special election to be held II
4 Matoaca district Chesterfield county
for the purpose of deciding whether OF
] npt the school board Of the distrie
4 shall borrow $4,000 with which t
Y erect two school houses viii be, hel(
\ on Saturday, March Sth. 1t is believed
II that the voters Of this district are over
N whelmingly in favor of the bond issue
H. Pavement In Finished.
4 the wood block pavement on Secont
\ from B9llingorook 70 Lombard street et
q more streets has been finished. The
a pavement II almost noissless, The
4 blocks having beea soaked in creosote
4 II is claimed that they will last equally
as long AS vitri6ed brick.
Personals.
DR. Geo Potts, Of Providence Forge
near Richmond was in the city today
i DR., Potts is "a former resident Of
II | Petersburg.
\ Postmaster w NJ. sterns. Of Din.
4 widdie courthouse, was visitor here
u today.
II Mr., VIM. ]. Wells, of Darville, Din.
\ widde county, rs Ia the city today.
Mr.. A d. Snowdrift Jackson, OF
n Atlanta, GA, is registered at the STRAIT
Il ford hotel