The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-03
BODY OF GARLAND IS
Sent TO LYMCnBURG
No Glue Yet AS to How Drowning oi
Man of Well Unknown Family
Came About.
COME FOR WIFE DEsERTER
Chief OF Police of Hudson Falls. New
York. Comes For Thomas +. Rcyn-
oIds. Who Abandoned Family-Gro-
Gerry Store Robbed.

/, Gerry Stpre "ktoDWu.
! Petersburg, Va. Nov 1.-The body
of J, Powell Garland. found floating
upon the surface OF the Appomattox
River near the eastern corporate linn
its of this city yesterday, was taken
to his former home in Lynchburg
over the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way at $40 O'Clock this afternoon FOR
interment
Just how the unfortunate man came
to be drowned Will probably never be
known. There We're no marks of vio-
! lence upon his body, and no one has
been found who can give any Idea
of how long he had been in the city
or now the drowning occurred. 1t has
been definitely learned that he opened
a check account with the National
/ Bank of Petersburg early IN October,
but that all funds to his credit had
been checked out and that he had
only SO cents on his person when
found
Mr.. Garland soon after receiving
his Il. A. degree from Emory and
Henry College and from the Univer-
sity of Virginia, located in this city.
where he practiced law for about two
years, later removing to Lynchburg.
/ He had relatives and friends in Pc
tersburg, the former being among the
I more prominent citizens of the city,
all of whom regret de ply to learn OF
his untimely death
Comes After Reynolds.
Charles II. Benway. chief of police
at Hudson Falls. Washington County.
] ia,
with a requisition from the Governor
of New York honored by Governor
/ Henry c. Stuart for Thomas +. Reyn
/ ODDS. who is wanted In Washington
County for the abandonment of his
children. Reynolds was arrested at
City Point some days ago and was
brought to the Petersburg jail for
safe-keeping. 1t Is alleged that since
| locating in this section Reynolds had
conducted gambling den at Hope
we'll Chief Benway states that Reyn-
old- is a man with a bad record. The
New York officer left here this evening
with his prisoner.
Thieves Rob Grocery Store.
A thief or thieves entered and rob-
! bed the wholesale grocery house of
K. w. Price & Co, in Bolfingbrook
Street. some time during last night
Entrance was gained by forcing rear
window. Money was apparently what
was desired most by the thief or
| thieves as the iron safe located in the
office in front of the store was the
/ first object Of attack. To their cha
/ grin, the robbers found the safe un.
/ locked and containing nothing more
/ than books and papers and proba bly,
! 81 in change The only thing that
/ could be missed, according to a state
/ ment made to your correspondent by
j Hon. r. w. Price, the senior member
I Of the firm. today was several boxes
of Counselor Cigars tees. II is be-
! leved that these will possibly lea
TO the arrest of the thief. Other
small articles of merchandise may
have been stolen which could not he
| missed Messrs. Price Il Co. are Of
fering S25 reward for the arrest of
the guilty party or parties.
Weeks-Blanton.
| Miss Minerva f. Weeks the at
tractive daughter of Mr. William s.
| Weeks and Mr.. John william Blan-
ton. of Ashton" Cumberland Coun-
~. were united in marriage at the
brides home in West Washington
Street at 3 o'clock this afternoon The
ceremony was Witnessed by only a few
friends and near relatives of the bride
and groom
The bride was attired in a go-away
gown of blue with hat and gloves to
match. She wore a nosegaw of orch
ids and lilies OF the valley. She enter
ed the parlors with her matron of
honor. Mrs. W J. Carter. of Rich
mond. who was attired in gray taffetA
and carried American Beauty roses.
They were met at the improvised
altar OF palms and growing plants by
the groom and his best man, Mr..
Samuel Glover, OF Cumberland Coun-
lty. The ribbOnbearers were little Miss
Russell Guthrie, of Petersburg. and
Master William Fourquerean Belts, of
Richmond The ring was borne by
Miss Martha Belts. of Richmond
niece of the groom. The ceremony
was impressively performed by Rev.
George II. Spooner. ID. D.. pastor of
the Market-Street NJ. r. Church.
Still On Insurance Case.
The musings Court was engaged
again today in hearing the suit Of
Lavenstein Brothers VS.. the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company. Witnesses
examined for the defendant company
at today's session were Messrs J. r.
shelton and s. A. FUR, OF Atlanta.
Ga, and James c. Westbrook of Pc
tersburg
The jury sitting in the case Is COM
posed of the following members:
oieSsIs r. II litInuS. NJ. w. tflll, a.
IS Johnson. G. D. Barksdale, T. "
Short. T. f. Adkins. F.. G. Atkins
r. II. Cole. Robert s. Gillian. Cha rles
II. Godsey. Joseph w. Smith and Dean
II. Burgess
Negro Society to Meet
The Negro Organization Society
of Virginia, which meets this even
ing at O'clock In Oak-Street A. NJ
r. Zion Church. is one of the best
organizations of the colored people
have yet devised. It's officers and ex.
ecutive board embraces many OF the
leading negroes of the State, and its
objects are of most worthy char
acter.
The society will be in session three
days and many interesting subjects
will be discussed by men OF both races
we'll qualified to treat the questions to
be discussed by them.
| Among the white speakers will be
Governor Stuart. Ex-Governor Mann,
DR.. Ennion Williams. State Health
Commissioner. and others.
| The great negro educator. DIR.
Booker T. Washington. will also de-
liver an address The program for the
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