The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-01

Lynch urg-DltEer NfiNanlS ana
Hezekiah Wells, negroes who escaped
from the county read force, were
arrested in Lynchburg Tuesday. Will
liams was caught in IA house by De-
tective Irwin and Wells was arrested
on the street by Policeman Cheatham.
Williams was sent up TO five years
from Bedford City for breaking into
box car. while Wells was convicted on
minor charges.
Christiansburg-~So little excite
ment was cause Monday night by the
escape of a prisoner from the convict
camp near Blacksburg. He was cap
tured by two farmers, Escaping again
from them. he was caught by Sergeant
King at Cambria, after an exciting
chase. In which number Of citizens
took part.
Lynchburg-N &. Handy came near
being seriously injured Tuesday even
ing when his Ford automobile got
from under his control and dashed
across the sidewalk and ran into the
office of Morris and Company on Ninth
Street
Danvile-R. Mott Gee chain gang
tomorrow, has been dismissed by the
Board Of Police Commissioners who
inquired into the escape OF nine pris-
oners from the gang last Saturday
Only four of the fugitives were re-
captured.
Clifton Forge-~Before an audience
that quite exceeded expectations, DR.
Roy X. Flanagan, OF Richmond. who
is connected with the state Board of
Health delivered a lecture Monday
night In the City Hall, Or. Flanna-
gan was introduced to RS hearers by
Mayor A, b. Davies,
Harrisonburg -Rev. II. A. Young,
for six years pastor of Cooks Creek
Presbyterian Church, near Harrison
burg. has resigned to go into mission
work in Phelps County, Missouri. The
Rev H. s. Osborne, OF Emporia, Va,
has accepted a call to the Harrison
burg Episcopal Church. to take the
place made vacant by the removal
OF the Rev. John Long Jackson to
Charlotte, North Carolina.
1ancaster-Tho lit. Rev. William
Cabell Brown, BishoplC oadjut of the
Diocese of Virginia. will visit the Epis-
copal Churches in this parish dur
ing the last week in June, beginning
at Wicomica Church on June IS.
This Will he the first visit of Bishop
Brown to this parish since his con-
secratiou last spring,
l.ancaster--JudGe Joseph W. Chinn
has appointed Armistead y. Wexford
Commonwealth Attorney Off Rich
70 ba truC ayl~ ~
caused by the recent election Of Judge
Chinn to the bench Of the Twelfth Ju-
dicial Circuit. Mr.. Wexford is the
eldest son OF Robert Carter Wexford.
of Sabine Hall
fredericksburg Board of SUI
pervisors of SpotSylvania County viii
appropriate one half OF the cost of the
bridge over Massaponax river. on the
Caroline road. The bridge Will cost
SIS 900 and Fredericksburg and Caro-
line County will appropriate the re-
mainder
Newport News Commission govern
ment' advocates say that DIR. Thomas
W Page, of tn. University of Viz
ginia, struck the keynote OF simplified
government and the s!mp,ifed gov
eminent fight Tuesday night in an
address at the Olympic Theater when
he said that the cities want and need
business administration and not gov
eminent. The meeting was we'll at
tended and enthusiasm ran high dur
ing speeches made by DR.. Page, Lieu
tenant c p. Shaw, OF Norfolk, and 8.
X. Buxton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was made
Tuesday that the social session OF
Hampton Ledge, No. 3Ss, b. r. q.
Eiks, will be he'd Thursday night of
next week, instead Of Wednesday. The
change was made because OF the fact
that the Newport News lodge will
install it's officers on Wednesday night.