The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-24
CONTRACT FOR CARS
FOR NEW RAILROAD
Record Breaking Progress Being
Made On New Electric Line to
City Point.
LAND VALUES RISE KApirL1
Southside Counties Have Numerous
Noteworthy Nnptiai Eyen,s-Dr.
Asbury Christian breaches Revival
Sermon.

Petersburg, Va. Sept o3.--sstewart,
James d Cook. of New York, Blue
field and Charleston w Va electrical
engineers for the Petersburg and APP
pomattox Railway Company, have an
nounced the purchase of cas- ter the
line being constructed by the =. h
A. Company between Petersburg,
Hopewel and City Point. The cars
are fifty feet in length. with a seating
capacity Of forty eight passengers and
are of the pay-as-yoI-enter type
The construction work on the road
( is progressing rapidly and the first five
miles are expected to be completed
within the next few days. when the
laying nf rails WILL he cnmmencad- 1t
is believed now that record will
he established In the completion of
the Fead-I.ess than thirty working
days have passed since the construc-
! ton work was commenced and prac-
| tically all the heaviest grading Las
been completed. All of the equipment
to be used on the road will be the
most modern, and after many months
t OF anxiety citizens and business peo
! pie OF Petersburg are practically as
sured that an electric railway will be
/ finally built between Petersburg and
/ City Point. The road will come into
the city through Wythe Street. and
property in this vicinity will be greatly
enhanced. while the merchants will
obtain much greater bencht from this
road than they would have obtained
had Ii come In lower down in the
city. Property just to the east of the
corporate limits OF the city has ad-
vanced within the past few months
/ by leaps and bounds. ON YESTERDAY
the owner OF twenty-six acre tract
'refused an offer OF $1,000 per acre
For the whole, which could have been
purchased for one-tenth that sum a
short time ago
Hastings Court Cases.
The case Of Willie Crawford, color
ed. indicted for the larceny Of IS so
from the person of s. |. Bell was call
ed for trial when Hastings Court con-
vened this morning. The accused
was represented by Mr.. Bernard Mann
and a verdict of mot guilty" was re-
turned by the jury,
The case of William Hogan young
white man appealing from the Police
Court, where he was given four months
in the city jail on a vagrancy charge.
was taken up at the morning session.
, but the examination was continued
, until some time later in the term
/ The case Of Cecil Tyson, colored,
charged with the larceny OF several
} Dupont checks for sums amounting
In the aggregate to $2l24s, was call
ed this afternoon and at a late hour
the evidence had not been concluded.
The accused is represented by At
torney Benjamin Lovenstein. OF Rich
mond.
DIR. Asbury Christian breaches.
large and deeply interested con-
} gregation heard the third of a series
OF evangelistic sermons being con-
Quoted by Rev. w. Asbury Christian
at Memorial NJ. E. Church last even
{ ing DR.. Christian took as his text
the words found in the first verse OF
|, the flfty-first Psalm. Have mercy on
me. O God"
position OF the gospel truth and re-
! suited in much interest being mani
tested
: Perkinson-James.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ
Parkinson. 943 West High Street. was
2 the scene OF pretty wedding at 80
O'Clock this afternoon when their
daughter, Miss Marie Louise. and Mr.
: Allan Preston James were united In
: marriage.
: The parlors we're beautifully decor
ated with palms and cut flowers, and
: the ceremony was impressively per-
formed by Rev. w. b. Jet, pastor OF
the Memorial NJ. f. Church and was
witnessed by a large gathering OF
friends and relatives OF the young
/ couple
The bride was Handsomely attired
, In n tailored suit and carried Brides
roses. She was attended'by her cousin,
Miss Bertha Wilkinson, as maid OF
5 honor. wearing white chiffon and car
rying white chrysanthemums. The
groom was attended by MIR FLOYD
James his brother. as best man.
After bridal tour North, Mr. and
parents.
Wnlsif-Branrh.
Mrs LILLIAN Cousins Walsh and MIR.
James Y. Branch, prominen. local
business man. ware united In mar
t riage Yesterday afternoon In Richmond
by Rev. j. *. Joliff, formerly OF this
: city After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs, Branch left on an extended tour
!, North, They will return to their
nome here about October /.
COglc-POtts.
The home of the brides parents.
Mr., and Mrs. j. r. Cogle. in Prince
George County. was the scene at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon of beau
tiful wedding. the contracting parties
being Mics Emma ID. cogle and Mr..
Herbert Potts. former we11-knowa
young Petersburger
4 the ceremony was performed by
Rev. r. w. Moore, OF this city. In the
presence OF large gathering OF
I friends and relatives OF the couple.
1.-THE bridal party entered the beauti-