The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18
FIRES AND BURGLARS
VISIT C0CkADE CITY
y. W. Thomas 4 Co.. Heavy losers
From Blaze, While Two Are
Visited BY Robbers.
COURT BEGINS TERM
list of Grand Jurors----Scycuteen
Felony Cases Await Trial. Including
One Murder Case--Mirandy' Min
strei@ Presented.

Petersburg. Va. Nov. 17.--Fire,
which was discovered about ii:f5
o clock last evening, resulted in the al
most complete destruction of the store
of j W. Thomas 4 Co, wholesale and
retail dealers in crockery, glass and
tinware. at 1875 North Sycam more Street,
together with the large stock of mer-
chandise The flames had gained con-
sidera BILE headwsy when they were
FIRST discovered. and owing to both the
Halifax and BANK Street FIRE COM
yanies being Mt "a fire on BoliinEbrook
Street. which was of little consequence.
the blaze had made Htiil further pro-
gress before the arrival of the South
Street company. Thu prompt and
heroic efforts OF the South Street
company prevented the spread OF the
flames to the wholesale store of the
Stockdell- Myers Hardware Company
on the north and the Petersburg
Laundry on the south, though the lat
ter was considerably damaged by
SIN oke and water.
The building which was destroyed
is the property of Mr. Fortesque Whit
tie. and is fifiiy covered by insura nee,
The stock Of goods lost by Thomas X
Co. was valued at about $1,000. on
which there was $4,000 insurance.
Thomas 4 CO had within the Ia st
several days gotten in a large quantity
Of their Christmas goods. which makes
their loss much heavier than IT would
have been at any other time. The
origin Of the fire is not known,
Robbers Active.
The stores of l.. NJ. Moore. furniture
dealer, and r NJ Brockwell. grocer,
on Halifax Street were both broken
into and robbed of "A small quantity
of merchandise shortly after IL o'clock
last night. Ohicer Pet2old found the
door Of the Moore store open and
snspectjng that something was wrong
took stand under q shed on the OPP
posite side of the streer III watch sor
the thief whom he believed to he in
the building, hut while he was waiting
he heard "a noise in the Brock well
store from which the thief soon made
his exit some distance from the officer.
The sieuth halted the thief and fred
at him several times as he ran off. but
the fleeing cuIprit refused To halt and
succeeded in making good his escape.
"Mirandy's Minstreis
Mirsndys Ministries" presented by
| local talent under the auspices of The
choir of St Johns Episcopal Church.
In Ston<wall Jackson School audi
forum last evening. was enjoyed b.
an audience which taxed the capacity
of the building. and there were many
who We're una BILE To gain admission.
In order that the many who were
turned away last night may have an
opportunity of Witnessing the play the
ladies have decided 10 repeat IL at the
same place Friday evening. beginning
at Sis O'Clock
Court Begins Today
The November term of the Hastings
/ Court. Judge Mullen presiding will
/ open al 0 O'Clock tomorrow morning
! There are on the criminal docket foi
this term seventeen felony cases in
Guiding one murder case, four mis-
demeanor and several appeal cases
! The following citizens have been sum
moned 10 serve as jurors at this term
/ Grand jury. q. Strailrnan. VIII
liam koenig, Hatcher s Seward
Frank l. Hobbs. j. Mes. Buchanan
! r. r. Parsons, John W Sutherland
] John r. Hubbard, Samuel e. Rideout
/ Nenire-A. l. Lavenstein. John l..
] Graves, William g. Malone, Charles
/ w Boyle, William r. Johnson. Harry
y. James, r. Boyd Bragg, Joseph r
I Young. James r. Coleman. Mark F.
/ Holt, william p. Northington and
! Edward j. Collins, IT.. r. Milford
1 Moody. Kenneth Ledbetter, Mont
FshHiCtN - dHfkStH, - w est ftotUtH
/ Chas T., Harwell, NorveH T.. Wicker
Sidney r; Cotton and r. A. Field Jr
| Little Boy Dies.
/ Thomas Atkinson Baird aged on.
/ year. three months and fourteen days
the youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs
Nathaniel II. Baird, died at the resi-
! dence of his parents, 1929 Halifas
Street. at $40 o'clock Yesterday after
| noon following a brief Illness The
! funeral viii! be conducted at the grave
| In Rlandford Cemetery al II o'cIot X
! tomorrow Thursday morning Rev
! i \ Mc(tI11re NIL ~