The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-13
HUNGRY REFUGEES ARE
FED N PETERSBURG
HoPEwEaA. BANK is SOLD


Bank, Of Mushroom City, Organised
Five Months Ago.
Petersburg. Va, Dec. 1.-THE cen
trail committee, in charge OF the Pc
tsrsburg work for the relief Of the
homeless and destitute OF Hopcwell.
has decided to continue its work here
and In Hopewell through tomorrow
morning. A meeting Of the committee
viii be held in the parlors on the
second floor Of the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing a& IL o'clock tomorrow morning,
q which time It viii be determined
whether the work shah be continued
longer.
About three hundred persons wers
given shelter At the 7. NJ. c. A. last
night and about 400 others were given
food.
meeting OF tlse local ministers was
heid In the study of the Washington
Street Methodist Church yesterday,
whom plans were perfected for solicit
ing food throughout the city. and In
this manner largo quantity Of food
was collected and taken in packages
to the Z. n. c. A.. whore 1t Was later
served TO the hungry refugees by Boy
scouts. The scouts have taken an
active part IN the relief work 1t all
times. and the committees has praised
them highly for the part which they
have taken
Enployes Receive CQ,scAs.
yesterday was the regular semi
monthly payday at the DUPONT gun.
cotton plant, ana IN consequence Pc
tersburE WIS overcrowded all yester-
day afternoon and last night with Wis
itors rom Hcpewsll. many OF whom
are now without homes and are being
cared for by the public. II 10 esti-
mated that the company paid out
about 100000 to Its employees yes
terday. and q large amount OF this
was spent In Petersburg. Contrary to
expectations, there has been very little
disorder among the hundreds Of en-
ployes OF the plant who have been
lorcsd to seek shelter in Petersburg
curing tbs past few days There were
arg number OF DRINKS on the street
ponce headquarters were crowded to
cvsrnowing. but there was very littlel
disorder OF . serious consequence.
fn1Wz4eD Prove Fatal.
the body OF an unidentified white
man whose name n supposed to be
TAllsy. which was found by the tracks
o. the Norfolk and Western Railway
between here and Hopewsli last night,
. osaAg held ut the morgue OF J. r.
NORRIS = Son for Identification. The
strAnGer - supposed to have fallen
from Norfolk and Western train.
fsOsh OF his legs and one arm had Been
severed by . train. and he was UNI
conectoug and died before reachin =
ene Fssefn0urI Hospital
6nt b. HlghsvaynnAu.
Robert Js6ries. colored. an employe
Of the DUPONT Powder Company. but
Who had been living on RcIIingbrook
ekrsef. this city, was shot and killed
~ haghWayman while en- route from
the business district to his home last
ntghe According to 4 statement made
90 tho police by Jeffrtss, the highway
man was . negro. but tho authorities
90 not oelieve that upon the evidence
Iurnished them they will be able "a,
locate tha highwayman.
Held Up and RObaed.
Willie Scott. = ssventsen-year-o ld
neero boy. reported 20 the police last
ni9nt That he had been held up by a
Streoe near the point whore jeffries
was shot. II l. supposed that the
same man who help up and robbed
scott Of thirty cents and his pocket
book shot JsAfr4esl
bank r Purchased.
Tho Farmers and Merchants Bank
- HcpaWell. after an existence Of
sn9htly less than five months. during
which time deposits in the institution
had reacAed $4,000, was purchased
yesterday by Petersburg capitalists
Petersburg. The deal had been pend
in9 nor several weeks. but was not
cO0eummated until yesterday. when
y Il Walters. president Of the fnsti-
tuition. agreed TO transfer his stock
with that Of others interested to tina
Petersburg men. Tho exact price
paid Tor the controlling interests was
not announced. but It ID understood
to have been between 1900 and $3.50
shars. Among the new owners are:
Msesrs. c. e. Plummer. NJ. A. Finn
and Joseph l. Rosenburg, OF this city.
Mr.. Walters came to Hopewell from
washington, ID. c.. and no is expect
I'd to remain here for some time to
devote his energies to real estate busi-
nes.
Mrs. Mary T.. Allen.
Information has been received here
OF the death OF Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Allen, wife Of r. H. Allen. at her home
near Nottoway Courthouse, about
clUNN I4Bv Hl8nt. Mr9 Alien was
eighty years old and besides her hus-
band. who Il several years her senior.
ID survived by seven children, among
them being J. II. Allen, OF this city.
r. Fl. Allen. the husband Of the de-
ceased, has been In critical condi-
ton for several weeks his death be-
ing expected momentarily.
Lac 10 Amputated.
Thomas Outlay. colored. IL at the
petershurg Hospital. where he was
taken last nieht. after being found
heaide the Norfolk and Western Rail- |
way track on the City Point branch |
In painfully injured condition. The |
attending physician found II necessary
10 amputate one OF Outlay's legs, butt
his condition today Ii reported as |
fAvosA0le.
Old ssMammy' Dead.
Susan ellis, who. according to the I
best family records obtatna BILE, born !
In 1900, died 1t her home in Brook
lyn yesterday. Susan was born on |
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