The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-25
TWO RETAIN OFFICE
AND TWO RESIGN
N. 7. Biick Quit Their
Jobs
COMMITTEE TO MEET TONIGHT
City Democratic Body to Meet In Of
flee OF Inssiter s. Drewry--Wiii
Lay Cornerstone of Matoaca High
school.

Petersburg. va. June 24.--Mayor
Robert Cabaniss declared that he will
retain his Office: Police Justice Charles
f. Piummer has rendered his resigna-
ton; Chief of Police Reuben f. Rag
land Cancelled his purposed withdraw
al and Deputy Sheriff n. T. Blick sew
cred his connections with the city of
Petersburg today after Il service Of
twenty-five years.
Justice Plummer sent his resignation
TO Judge ]. NJ. Mullen. of the Hustin.ts
Court IT will become effective July l..
Chief Ragland has wired to Major
II. sylvester. head of the du Pont Sc
cret service that he would not accept
the position offered him there.
Deputy Sheriff Blick has an eaviab'e
record and has made a name for him
self In his office In this city. Blick
will probably he employed by the du
Pont people.
Disposes of College.
Professor Clark c. Brown wednes-
day sold the Petersburg Business COL
1ege to Professor Edwin r. Bowman,
head of the Bowman Commercial Col
Icge The new owner expects to con-
solidate the two institutions and thus
give Petersburg one of the best COM
mercIai and business schools in the
South.
Democratic Committee 90 Meet.
In the office of Lassiter & Drewry.
in the Leigh Building. the Democratic
city Central COMMITTEES, MOTOR Benja-
min Harrison. chairman, will hold Il
meeting tonight The chairman re-
quests that all members attend
InssniIs Rnraca Officers.
In the CITY Point NJ Il. Church. on
Sunday morning c. w Harrington,
Ok Ia tla1 tho fnf
I lowing officers of the newly organized
! Baraea class:
Teacher Rev. J $. Gresham: presi-
dent L. f. Butterheld; vice president,
Mr. Van Dyke; secretary treasurer, r
r Bailey
Interesting addresses were made by
r, c. Franklin and w r. Wood. of Pc
tersburg,
To Lay Cornerstone.
With appropriate ceremonies. includ-
/ ing an address by Congressman A. J,
Montague. the cornerstone of the new
Matoaca High School will be laid at
o'clock r. NJ on July g. There will be
big picnic during the day and Bruins
wick stew will be literally served. The
new building. which is 10 cost about
$4,000, will occupy part of four
acre campus AT Matosca.
Fire Follows Explosion.
Nearly ST 600 damage was done by
+ fire Wednesday to the home OF Mrs
Joshua Eeasley. No, 430 Grove Avenue
The building was partly burned and
/ the interior Of the remainder was food
/ ed by the water thrown by the fire.
! men to extinsuish the blaze, which was
caused hy the explosion of an oil stove
/ in the kitchen. The alarm was sound
ed shortly past noon. w. NJ Rucke1
| is owner of the damaged residence.
! William n. Rifchie.
/ William r. Ritchie died Wednesday
evening at 7:3o o'clock in his Dinwid-
/ die County home. He had been In
I poor health for six months, but WAS
| taken seriously i'll two weeks ago. a
! widow. two married daughters. Mrs
A. r. Branch and Mrs. ]. c. Crawford
| and three sons william r, Jr,, Benia-
! min T and James $. Richie. survive
/ him Mr.. Richie was seventy years
! old was was widely known throughout
! this section Funeral arrangements
| have not been completed.
Funeral OF Mrs. r. w. Smith.
Funeral services were held a 4 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, in Second Pres
j byterian Church, for Mrs. Alice Hays
Smith. wife OF. Franklin w. Smith
who died Tuesday in Petersburg Hos
pitaI. The pastor. Rev, j. A. Mcclure
will conduct the services.
Tire surviving relatives of Mrs, Smith
Include three sisters. Misses Anahei
Clara w. and Sallie n. Hays. all teach,
lers. and two brothers. j. Mack and !
/ Willis Hays.
Social Notes.
On Friday and Saturday nights. :
lawn party Will be held at Mrs: Fred
Moores. No. s24 Mckenzie Street.
without losing single day, Edward
/ Raymond Wheelhouse son of Mr. ans
Mrs w. Fl. wheelhouse. ended the ses.
sion Monday at the Crater school.
Rev. Or. r. r. Lipscomh, presiding
/ elder. held quarterly conference an
preached last night In Ettrick NJ. e
/ Church.
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