The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-04
HIS PROPERTY GONE
AND WIFE MISSING
FORMER PETERsBURGER MEETS
WITH MISFORTUNE IN OHIO
FLOODS,
REAL CRAP GAME THIS
THIRTY-FIVE NEGROES TICKLE
THE worries AND NOW
"PATRoLLERS AFTER
THEM.

Mechanics Building. Room 31S.
PETERSBURG, VA, April a.
Louis Dalton, a former Peterburger.
but for several years manager Of the
satchel department of the NJ. G.. Lilly
Trunk and Bag company, at Columbia,
O., has written a friend here that
during the recent food he lost all his
household effects. and that his wife is
stiil missing and grave fears for her
safety are entertained. His child
which was missing for several days
has been found, but no trace of Mrs.
Dalton had been discovered at the
time Mr.. Dalton wrote.
Warrants in BunChes.
Thirty-five warrants were sent to
this city for execution yesterday, by
Justice Faison, of EttriCk. The war
rants are for the arrest of thirty-fve
Petersburg negroes on the charge of
gambling in Chesterfield county on
March gath. The gambling is alleged
TO have been done openly and boldly,
during an Eastern picnic given by
colored people of this city. The war
rants will be executed by the Peters
burg police. Justice Lundie, of Ell
trick, recently fined a bunch of young
white men Of that place. $50 each and
cost. for INDUCING in the popular
game of crap. If the Petersburg dark
les receive the same dose, a trihe more
IiAstii @Ifpopf VIII ne duueQ TO the CneE-
terfield treasury
Real Estate Deal.
g. e. and w. A. Williams, proprie-
tors OF the Model Steam laundry, of
this city, have purchased privately of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, the lot in West Washington street
adjoining st Joseph's Catholic church
for $4,000. This lot was purchased
several years ago by the association,
+ "a A1gnnya6 ~
/ camore street building, for about ST.
500, TO he held as the site for the as
soCiauons future home, for which the
High school lot in Union street has
since been purchased. The lot is 70
by As feet and its value since purchas-
/ ed by the association has nearly
doubled. The investment proved to be
good one
Large Crowd at Revival.
( A crowd numbering nearly q thou
/ sand assembled in Washington Street
N. F. church last night to hear a
simple, heart touching sermon, ad-
dressed primarily to backsliders Mr.
/ Holcomb's text was Jeremiah 8; %
/ Return. We hacksliding children, and
/ !. VIII heal your backsldings" Mr.
/ Hokombi word painting of a merciful
God willing and waiting 70 receive his
erring children touched the souls of
! many, and about thirty-five requested
the prayers of the congregation and
in response to the invitation twelve
came to the alter either to renew their
vows or TO profess conversion. A
/ remarkable feature of this service was
/ that most of these came from the
galleries. Three services were an
| nounced for tomorrow: Preaching in
/ the Second Baptist church at 1890; a
service for school boys and girls in the
second church at 80. and preaching in
4 Washlngton-Stree church at o'clock.
/ A meeting was announced for men only
at Washing ton-S Street church Sunday
at , o'clock when Mr.. HolcOmb will
speak on David That Awful Sinner"
Large crowds are hearing all the gospel
sermons.
Al Market-Street Church.
[ The Brideers- Tillman evangelistic
meetings scheduled some time ago to
/ begin in Market street M e. church
week, and viii begin Sunday, April
/ 18th
DIR. Rattle TO Lecture.
pastor OF the First Baptist church Of
this city. but now pastor Of a promi =
nent Baptist church at Charlottesville,
/ Va. will lecture at A =. Hill Camp
Character of Jefferson Davis before
/ a. T. HilI Camp. Sons of Confederate
veterans, and guests.
I Quiet Wedding.
John Shortt Faber and Miss Bessie
Lee Williams were quietly married at
q 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the
parlors Of Rev. f. w: Moore, the off
and popular young people of Chester
/ field county.
Cutting Down Distances.
/ r., p. Halliean, prominent merchant
/ OF Carson, with several members OF his
/ family. drove to the city today in their
! handsome touring car on q mbined
/ business and pleasure trip. Carson
was at one time fifteen miles from
/ Petersburg, but the good roads have
| brouEht 1t TO within about forty
| minutes,