The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-24
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lnD|cTS SEVERAL
rHur paxxs nnrUnEED AND
sEN1nNCns TErosnD N
PnTrnssunc COURT.
w. c. I. u. TO MEET
INsTTrUTE WILL BE HELD TO-
MORROW AT BArTIsr CHURCH
RAINS IN soUTHsrDE HELP
GROWING CROPS.
lw. c. I. u. TO MEET

Mechanics Building. Room 31S.
PETERSBURG. VA. June 33.--The
Hastings court convened this morn
ing. Judge ]. NJ. Aullin presiding. The
following presentments were returned
by the grand jury:
Andrew Ford, felony, not . true
bill Richard Jones. Lonnie Jones. J.
B. Major. Lott Jones, f. D. LITURGY
felony, true BILLS ]. b.. Major plead
ed guilty to grand larceny nnd Wal
sentenced to one year in the peni.
Tertiary. Lott Jones' colored. charged
with nouecnrcakins. was given twelve
months imprisonment In the City jail
and fined IS, e. d. Lufsey. charged
with the felonious cutting Of VIM.
Boone, colored. was given. six months
In the City Jail.
Negro Excursaonists Fight
Twenty coaches. srcwded with
seventeen hundred and th.rty-nine
co!ore excarsi - list, lef. This city this
reached q point near Suffolk q row
occurred during which several shots
were nred. The railroad authorities
report that one man was shot in the
leg ard q woman received a bullet In
her shoulder.
Hold w. G. T q. institute.
The W. C. T. U. institute will be
held at the Second Baptist church on
Wednesday at this week. Tho day
will be devoted TO giving an insight
into the work being done by this
organization. The institute will be
addressed by Mrs. Howard NJ Hoge.
of Lincoln. Va. Tho nrct session will
commence ut 10 o'clock. she second
session at 2 o'clock. and third ses-
sion at 8 o'clock p. NJ. A splendid
program has been arranged FOR each
session.
Killed ny Train.
a negro whose name was not learn
ed was struck by a Seaboard Air Line
train. near La Crosse, Saturday, re-
ceiving a fractured skull. The injured
man was brought to tho Petersburg
hospital. where he died OF his In
juries last night
Funeral Of A. II. HAS.
Tho funeral of A. P HAS took
place from mis- late residence In Prince
George. at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon, and was largely attended. Rev.
Mr. Sawyer. OF the NJ. e. church.
officiate6, and the following served ~
pallbearers: A. r. Hobbs, c. III.
Leath. w. w. Edwards. w. L Will
liams, H. p. Belchep Chas Saunders.
Thos. Temple and John CoEg.n.
Clarence A. Spain.
Clarence A. Spain, a well known
and highly esteemed young man. died
at o'clock yesterday morning after
an illness Of two weeks, aged twenty
nine years. Mr.. Spain married Miss
Nj, a Upcnurch, who survive MIN,
with one child He is survived also
by his mother, two brothers and one
sister, Mrs. ". A. Spain, s. z. and
A. l.. Spain, and Mrs. c. L. Baldock.
of Richmond. Va.
The funeral was conducted from
the residence of his ntother-in-law.
Mrs. X. r. UpcAurch, 60T Farmer
street at O'clock this afternoon, Rev.
L. c. Moore. of Memorial NJ. f.
church, officiatad. TIE following
served as pallbearers: w. E. Wilkin-
son. J. rc. Floyd. J. P. Fowlkes, w. w
Watkins, G.. b. Breithaupt and w. r.
Johnson.
HEAVY Pain Storm.
A heavy rain storm. resulting IN
much good to growing crops, prevail
ed throughout this section last night
The storm was accompanied by quite
display Vt electricity ard consider
able hail.
Tho festival OF st. John the Bap-
list will be appropriately celebrated
by the Masonic fraternity. at Masonic
hall. tomorrow night
The board Of trustees OF the Metho-
dist Female Crphanaxe will meet
Tuesday evening, Juno Saith. at s:is
o'clock. to which time the annual
meeting was postponed recently
owing to q lack Of q quorum.
"The willing Workers" Of Matoara.
Chesterfield ,unty. will give . picnic
at Kids park on July 9Th. The
proceeds from which Will be for the
bencfit Of Matoaca M. E. church