The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-08
OVERHEAD BRIDGE To
REPLACE BISHOPS
Committee Reports Favorably On
Plan to Do Away With Grade
Crossing.
SOUTH oARoLINIAN DIES
Man Supposed to Be j. w. Nelson
Succumbe 70 Blood Poisoning in
Hopewell Hospital-F1ned and
Jailed for Assault.

Petersburg. Va, Aug. T.-At an ad
journed meeting of the Common Coun-
ell. held last evening, Captain n. T.
Patterson. former chairman of the FL
nance Committee, recently appointed
chairman of special committee to re-
port upon the feasibility of an over
head bridge to replace the Bishop
bridge, reported favorably In that mat
ter.
Captain Patterson submitted along
with his report or the report of his
committee plans for the proposed new
bridge as prepared by w. G. Donley.
an expert engineer OF Philadelphia,
who has for a number of years been
engaged in making plans for bridges
for the B. &c o. and the Seaboard Air
Line Railways.
Numerous other items of minor I'M
portance were brought before the body
and disposed of.
Dies in HopeweII Hospital.
man supposed to be former resi-
dent of South Carolina died at the
Hopewell hospital yesterday as the
result Of blood poisoning, caused from
a broken leg sustained in an unknown
manner more than a week ago. Moth
ing has yet been heard from friends
or relatives of Mr.. Nelson and his
body lie In charge of Messrs. Badger
& Wood. OF this city by whom 1t was
prepared for burial.
Rfchmonders Lodge Guests.
Petersburg Lodge, Loyal Order of
Moose, at their last lodge meeting. had
the honor of having the officers of
Richmond Lodge to call on them TO wit
ness one of the large class limitations.
The degree work was put on and was
very impressive.
After the class initiation, Dictator
Mccarthy. of Richmond Lodge, extend
ed an invitation to Petersburg Lodge
to attend a banquet In Richmond the
latter part Of this month. Dictator
David Alexander accepted the invita-
| ton on behalf OF Petersburg Lodge.
| and large crowd Of Moose from this
city will attend.
| Fined and Jailed for Assault.
| William. alias Billups. Knox, colored,
was before the Police Court this morn
| ing charged with assaulting a coiored
boy. for which fine of s25 was as
sessed and a Jail sentence of thirty
| days imposed
For shooting and wounding Charles
Parham, colored on June 90 last. Knox
was sent on to the Hastings Court
| for trial on a charge of felony.
WIFI Present Banners.
| The banners recently won by the
Tabb-street School at the Union service
held In the Second Presbyterian Church
will be presented to the former school
at the regular session tomorrow morn
| ing.
The officers OF the union will be pres
ent on this occasion and the presenta :
ton address will be delivered by Mr.
Frank F. Thweatt president of the
union, response to same being made
by the Tabbstreet superintendent
Methodists Presbyterinns' Guests.
In the absence of their pastor the
congregation of Washington Street NJ
e. Church will attend services at Tabb-
Street Presbyterian Church tomorrow
night at which time DIR. Foster, a for
mer pastor of Tabb-Street Church, will
preach.
The II o'clock service at Washing
ton Street Church will be conducted
by Professor c J. Brown. who on last
Sunday morning gave most interest,"
ing and instructive exposition of the
Sunday School lesson to all the teach
ers and scholars OF the school and
which proved most helpful to them