The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-21
q. G. PILLOW !.
has NARROW ESCAPE
b, ECTIVE HEELANs TO. RESIGN
W - Cicsg,Hen WIN Fril Pulpi's of
9sntcs>s Today---Tcsasco Receipts
~ largest OF Season and of Good
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Ftsp{eaai t. The Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg. Va, Nov. 29,--F'loyd G..
| Piildw, weli-known young man OF
the west End. son Of Mr. Robert l.
PilioWs collector OF delinquent city
! tnxet, is IN Petersburg Hospital suf-
Y terms with painful injuries sustained
about II 80 O'Clock yesterday az
Esf&rDoon when lie was struck and
Knocked beneath "A shifting engine In
1.-the yards OF the Norfolk and Western
Z RA4seey. The youug man is employ Ell
81 brakeman by the Norfolk and
kAHessefn Company, and At tho time OF
1.-THE accident aud Just stepped from
n his train when be was struck by the
lkhifting engine. knocked down aud
dragged some distance before The To-
comotive cnuld be stopped. His es-
cape from instant death Is considered
n Aitnost miraculous He WIS Of once
remeye 10 the Petersburg Hospital,
5Mwhere he is being treated by DR.. II.
"A. Bgrke. the local surgeon for the
! Norfolk ard Western. His condition
tnfs evening waa eons{deraSf fayorab bic,
and hss early recovery IL confidently
expected.
Detective Heclan to Resign.
It~~as learneN5 this afternoon from
An authentic source that the Peters
burg Police Department would within
feN days. lose one Of its most val
liable members. Detective John }
HeesSn, Familiarity known 10 his many
friends throughout the city as "Jac~
tHeeian, one Of the most able and eff
eient- nfftrers on the corps and as val
liable a sIeuth AS can be found In Viz
yinia, VIII tender his resignation 70
he department. effective December ],
10 accept the office of deputy city
srgeant made vacant by the restgna-
@,n OF Deputy Nathaniel T, Blick,
VIC has held that position for many
years. lack Heelan Is as fearless and
Faithful officer as @eil as being as
valuable ana officer as has>4een con-
Enecfed with the department in recent
years. Thr iact that ny va reAgn as
#a member Of the police department.
! will be generally regretted by every
5m3mber ON. tn force, especially BY the
Eufficers who in their positions know
his value best
In securing the servirAs ~ Detec~
4ixe Heelan as his deputy, City Ser
E8eant Evans is fortunate. as man
bNtter fitted for tho position could not
$hasfound. There are few noted crooks
&wllD have ever visited Petersburg bat
&Ni1At are known to Jack Heelan. and
I'm HIS capacity as deputy city sergeant
[AosNsl be able to serve the community
EMola. There are few, II amy, offenders
EN6 the law In or about Petersburg who
Asnct respect his ability as an Off
" beri and his knowledge of their char
Letter and while the city Is losing a
1Alpab1e officer In one capacity 1t Ia
t4otlbtful II one more able or efficient
SoOpAd be found to MI tho position
hach he rettres rom the Police De-
f6Aktment TO accept.
Today's Services, ).
zA0Wtng to the absence from the city
large number Of Methodist minis
- who are In attendance upon the
3SnAuai Conference in session at Nor
Il Nolk = number of pulpits will be hlled
4 4On1orrow by visiting clergymen and
MI local clermmen Of other denomi-
Nations IT is to the credit of the To-
u &nxspaAforg that there exists between
3&hoAa Il splendid spirit of cooperation
&n6 brutheriy love 70 strong that pull
&tfM are frequently EXCHANGED between
&has Baptist, Methodist. Presbyterian
!. Mn6 other Pr ,testant ministers.
The congregation OF the Washing
AAeH Methodist Church and Second
D RyeAbyterian Church viii worship to-
/ &othef Mt both services tomorrow
18th Rev. J. A. Mcclure. OF the latter
u &hNYr41 preaching. The j o'clock
Y Ehatrch and the o'clock service al
h M Washington Street Church.
The congregation Of the Tabb street
S2re&byterian and the Market Street
Y Methodist Churches will hold joint
n 3etn1 services with Rev. q. r. strih.
3kaH. ID. D.. pastor OF the Tabh Street
4hs(rch, preaching. The morning
nsslice will be held at Tabb Street
nA the evening service at Market
Il xNet
q ii sISuyH1ay School Union 10 Meet.
The regular monthly meeting of the
M1fhodigt Sunday School Union AS
L e5ation of Petersburg and vicinity
313t hesheI at the Ettrick school at
Y&i6ck tGmorro~ afternoon. A splen-
u M proGram has been prepared and II
IL 4op6d that every school in the
N Sn1Qn xwiil send representatives and
n IT. Septrt
Large Tobacco Receipts.
The receipts of hoth dark and
Il 3t3eht tobacco at the local warehouses
III 8nf3ng the past week were the largest
ss II tie season on account Of the favor.
IN ~ weather for handling the leaf
81 %GemArket was quite active and price!
Wfa1nsd or all grades Were gener-
n M saafisfa Glory.
|T Manag srs to Meet.
Nj The annual meeting OF the board
M XHanagers Of the Petersburg Hospi.
N m WILL be held IN the rooms OF tbs
~ &namber OF Commerce Monday after.
h &e&N~zat which time REPORTS will be
n viewed upon the general condition
\ This most worthy institution.
NJ Cark--MIiier,
S8 Miss Maud Louise Clark and Mr.
o13n Wesley Miller, a well-known Pc.
E &T1burg couple, were united in mar.
iaGe last evening at the nanse of the
u hbh Street Presbyterian Church by
~. pastor. Rev Charles r. Strihline
n. and Mrs Miller Will reside at Co