The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-19
CITY TOO CROWDED TO
CARE FOR CONFERENCE
Hence Methodists VIII Probably Meet
This Year In Lynchburg Instead
OF Cockade City.
FORMER PETERsBURGER DIES
K. o. Mann Passes Away In Maryland.
Prominent Dinwtddie Man Painfully
Hurt When Horse Runs lAway--Sat-
isfled of Franks Guilt.

Petersburg, Va, Aug. 1s.-Owing to
the congested conditions in the homes
OF large number of Petersburg peo-
pie on account of an effort which has
been made by residents of the city to
care for the large number of families
that have come here for homes since
the opening of the Dupont plant. the
question of changing the meeting place
of the Virginia Methodist Conference.
is being discussed.
Rev. B. f. Lipscomb, D. D.. presid-
ing elder of the Petersburg District.
who is chairman Of the entertainment
committee, has been notified of the
proposal to change the meeting place
to Lynchburg. An invitation has been
extended the conference to meet at
Lynohburg. and while all religious de-
nominations. especially the Methodist.
regret to have the change made, the
matter has been discussed for several
weeks and 1t seems to be almost o
necessity.
There are few homes in Petersburg
that have not been opened In one way
strangers who have come to Peters
burg within the past few months and
found 1t impossible to rent homes In
which to live. The city Is SO much
crowded that In numerous instances
people have rented storehouses OF one
room and an entire family Is living in
one room divided off by curtains or
temporary petitions.
Sent Up For Meal Ticket Theft.
Robert j. Raymond, white
stranger, was before the Police Court
this morning charged with the theft
of q memorandum book containing q
meal ticket at the Dupont mess house,
valued at IS.
Justice Peasants after hearing all
the evidence in the case found the
six months in the city Jail. Raymond
Drewry, while Commonwealth At
torney thinner appeared for the
State. Counsel FOR the accused gave
notice of an appeal as soon as the de-
cision of the justice was rendered. The
| meal ticket is alleged to have been
stolen from the pocket of Clarence E.
Moore, citizen Of Richmond, who is
| employed at the Dupont plant.
| Former Pctersburger Dead.
| Information has been received here
of the death OF Mr.. e. o. Mann. a
! former well known Petersburger,
whose death occurred IN Washington
Hospital following injuries received
when Mr.. Mann fell from a train at
Mt. Pleasant, Md, Saturday night
last.
Mr.. Mann was about thirty years of
age and was prominently identinea
with the mercantile life of Washing
ton. He is survived by sais mother.
Mrs. M. o. Mann. and two sisters
Mrs. j. w. Dunnivant and Mrs. G.. r.
! Parish, all of this city.
MFR. Parkinson Painfully Hurt.
Mr.. ]. E. Parkinson. a prominent
citizen and business man of Dinwiddie
County. ex-chairman of the county
road board. was painfully injured yes
! terday by being thrown from his
buggy when his horse became frighten-
ed and ran away. Prompt medical at
tenuon was secured. and the latest
information from the county Is TO the
effect that Mr.. Parkinson Is resting
comfortably and that his injuries are
not of a serious nature.
| Little Girl Dies.
| Doris. the infant daughter of Mr..
| William c. and Mrs Lille Ross
| Spencer. died at the home of her
| parents at Swift Creek at 1870 o'clock
Monday evening. The funeral was con-
Quoted from the Woodiawn Baptist
Church, and interment was made in
| the church cemetery at o'clock this
afternoon.
Relatives Come For Body.
| A relative of Jack Asher, the young
vaudeville actor. whose sudden death
| occurred at Chester Monday night
following stroke of apoplexy suffer
ed while en- route to Petersburg from
Richmond. where he had been for a
days recreation, arrived here TODAY
and claimed tn body. Young Asher was
formerly of Midwife. Ga, and his body
was taken to Augusta for interment.
| Satisfied OF Franks Guilt.
/ Mr.. Henry c. Coleman. a former
we'll known young citizen of Bruins.
wick County, who for the past twelve
or fifteen years has resided In Atlanta,
Ga. passed through Petersburg today
] on his return trip to the Southern CITY.
Upon being questioned as to his opin-