The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16

al who w9fo convicted ct the eeptsrn.
Ter term Of the Hustirfgss Court and
who have been taken to the peniten-
tiary to serve ont their terms.
Ten More Policemen.
At a meeting OF the Police COM
missioners. held last evening. ten new
patrolmen authorized by the City
Council at It's last session. were APP
pointed to the force, as follows: w.
@. Longmire. r. Lee Petzold. H. C..
Blankenship, H. j. Biankenship, John
Goss. John Tench, Peyton Fuqua and
Robert e. Beasiey. Substitute Onicer
Aurellus Cameron was made q regular
and H. j. Fuller and J. CACurtis wers
appointed substitutes. This increases
the Petersburg force to forty-nine
men. The new officers will go on
duty Monday.
Police Court Docket.
In Police Court this morning
Thomas B. Moore, white. charged with
the larceny of an automobile, the
property of Mr.. c. r. Williamson, from
in front of his saloon on Halifax
Street, was sent on to the Hastings
Court for trial.
Algie Knox, colored. charged with
stabbing and wounding william Book
err. coIored. Tuesday night last in a
dispute over crap game, was sent
on.
Cornelius Johnson. colored. charg-
ed with the theft of diamond ring,
on account of the absence Of import
ant witnesses in the case against him
here. was turned over to the Prince
George authorities. where he is want
ed for housebreaking.
InsrO<sfOy, Trfv, 70 Hov,ux.o1J
A party OF officials OF the Pennsyi-
vania and Norfolk and Western Rail-
ways made a tour of inspection OF the
City Point branch and of the Hope
well yards of the Norfolk and West
ern Company yesterday and expressed
themselves as much pleased with the
business outlook and the improved
conditions in this section. Those who
composed the party were Vice-Presi-
dent Mayer, superintendent Riton
and Blake and Chief Engineer Craw-
ford. of the n. & w, and Vice-Presi-
dents Abbebury and Wood, Super
intendent Gibbs and Director Henry
of the Pennsylva MIA. The trip was
made in train of five private cars.
Furman Line Busy.
The Furman Boat Line sent from
their wharves here this morning two
OF their large steamers loaded to full
capacity with freight shipped by Pc
tersburg merchants TO merchants at
City Point and Hopewell.
Mrs. Amanda c. Barker.
Mrs. Amanda c. Barker. widely
known and highly esteemed lady. OF
near Church Road. Dinwiddie County,
died at her home last night in the
eighty sixth year of her age. Mrs.
Barker was the widow of the late B.
w. Barker. of Dinwiddie she is sur
vived by the following children:
Messrs. r. II. and B. G. Barker. Mrs.
w. A Harris and Mrs. Sallie Dabney,
OF Dinwiddie. and Mrs. NJ. J Spring
field. of this city. The funeral will
be conducted from the residence Of
MIR. r. H Barker at 1880 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. II. r. j. Spain.
Mrs. r T j. Spain died very sud
denly about O'Clock this morning at
the residence OF Mr.. Edward Vaughan,
near Dinwiddie Courthouse. where she
was visiting. Mrs Spain Is survived
by one son and one daughter-Mr
John L. Spain and Mrs. Guthrie. OF
Dinwiddie. The funeral will be con-
Quoted tomorrow afternoon and inter-
ment will be made in the family bury
ing ground. near Cut Bank.
Funeral OF Marcus Il. Edwards.
The funeral Of the late Marcus L.
Edwards was conducted from the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, of which he