The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
CHIEF RAGLAND MAY
co TO CITY POINT
Veteran Head of Petersburg Poifos
Departmnt VIII Shortly Tender
Resignation.
REAL ESTATE Is ACTIVE.
Much Petersburg Land Changed
Hands During Weei0-'aThe Mar
From Home" Proves Decided suo.
cess.
REAL ESTATE Is ACTIVE

Petersburg. vaa. June Ia.--chiet OF
Police Reuben r. Ragland will. II 10
currently reported. resign as head Of
the Petersburg Police Department after
sixteen years of faithful and efieient
srvice as chief of the department
Major Sylvester. chief of the secret
service for the du Point Powder Com
pany, is said TO have rendered Chief
Ragland a very iattertng offer TO en-
ter the detective service OF the du
Pont Company at City Point.
When Chief Ragiand resigns as ths
head of the local department. which
is almost a certainty, the city will lose
one of the best and most faithful Of
ncers in Its history. according to older
citizens who have given the matter
serious consideration. and his successor
will fnd the once. n properly allied.
asnything but smooth sailing"
Makes Deed Of Assignment.
Hermon A. Cohen, a dealer in cotton
and woollen goods. etc, doing business
at sos Halifax street, this city, has
made a deed of assignment TO H 3.
Gillian, trustee, Liabilities are named
at 1900: aasHets not given.
Real Estate Active.
Petersburg real estate dealers report
quite an active week ending today.
Among the deeds of bargain and sale
admitted to record In the once OF
Clerk Robert G, Bass are the follow
ing;
William Grossman. Jr, and wife 20
Rose Lavenstein. deed for LOT on BIZ
linRbrook Street. &5.6&&23
NJ. W. Gill and wife 20 ". r ana
NJ. b. Fowlkes deed 10 lot on north
aide OF High Street. $4,000.
C. L. Guthrie to A. r. Bagey. deea
for lot on south side of ST. Matthew
Street $3.50.
NJ. L HAYS to Clara w Hays. dssa
for lot on north side OF st. Matthew
Street. sl.oso
a. David "A. 'Byor. '5rss.' stirsttruts trustee.
TO e, p. Read. deed for lot on east
side Oracle Street s4os.
John d watkins trustee, 70 .. =
Wyatt deed for lot on south side OF
Rome Street. $4,000.
Louis Weinberg. substitute trustee.
TO NJ. Fl. Lavenstein ct ais. release OF
lot on west side Of sycamore Street.
j. NJ Quicke, Jr., special commission
err. 10 Robert J. Jones, deed for iots on
east side OF Jones Street. ssos.
At the Churches.
There will be numerous services Of
special interest In Petersburg churches
tom orrow, some OF which are an fol-
lows:
special musical program has been
arranged for the service at the First
Baptist Church. which will include
selection by the male quartet and eelec-
lions by the choir. There remain only
two more weeks of the campaign Of
pastoral and personal evangelism IN
this church, whinch has been q season
of great result
Al the Washington Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. Rev. Richard wilkin-
son. D. D.. will preach in the morning
on IAN Every Day Martyr: or. Per-
evening he will discuss Dives ana
Lazarus; or. Helpful Hindrances."
Chautaaaua Great Success.
The 1915 chautauaua. which closed
last evening with the famous piay,
The Man From Home" Is said to
have been great success. Nearly
$500 worth OF tickets were sold by
the committee. and each program was
most enjoyable one. Three special
by DR.. s. Parker Cadman. Of Brooklyn;
Mr.. Montavilie Flowers and Mrs. fGen.
eraD George Pickett.
The ChautauQua for next year ID AL
ready assured. ever 1900 worth Of tick
cts having already been pledged
81. The Hnstings Court, Judge Mullen
presiding. convened at 10 o'clock this
morning, when the civil dcckets~was
called and cases set for trial
The suit of Lavenstein Brothers Va.
several insurance companies for the
recovery OF losses sustained by the de-
struction by IRE of their large stock
OF merchandise, more than year aro.
was set for trial on August 1 next.
Take Body TO ClarksvflIe.
The body of William w. Wilkinson.
whose accidental death occurred at the
DUPONT sCompany's plant at City Point
Yesterday. was taken to clarksville by
relatives today for interment Mr.. VIII
kinson was twenty-six years OF age.
boiiermaker by trade, and had been
employed at the DUPONT plant several /
months. he accidentally touched the.
third rail OF : coal carrying trolley
running through the boiler house yes
tsrday snd.was instantly sIsctrpcutAa