The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-01
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ness houses In the mushroom city will
be ready to be connected when the
current Is first turned on.
The other work upon the electric
railway is progressing satisfactorily
crossties have been distributed along
the greater portion Of the line and
the officials OF the company are con-
fldent that cars will be put In opera
ton on or before January /. The
company proposes to make the trip
between City Point and Petersburg in
twenty Ave minutes which is much
faster tir,e than the present Norfolk
and Western passenger schedule and
which viii tend to popularize the
electric line,
Theatrical Men Have Row.
A personal difficulty between Harry
Lambert. press agent for the Man
haitian Opera Company. which played
at the Academy Of Music last week.
and Charles Holly, manager of the
company was stopped by friends of
the two In the lobby of local hotel
about 1920 O'Clock this morning.
The cause OF the difficulty was, it is
alleged. the intention of Manager
Holly to leave the press agent strand
ed in this city without paying him his
salary or settlino his hotel bill This
Lambert resented and several blows
were passed before the two were sep
arated. 1t was claimed by Holly that
the company did not have the money
with which tho pay off the. troupe. Mt.
Lambert finally satisfied the hotel
proprietor. who loaned him money on
hts own note to return to his home In
New York city.
The company left here for Whining
ton, n. c., this morning where 1t Is
expected to show this week
Mrs. Jackson Dies Near Beach.
Mrs. l.. J. Jackson. well-known
and respected lady of Chesterfield
County. died at her home near Beach
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, fol-
lowing an illness of six weeks. Be-
sides her husband. Mrs. Jackson is
survived by two daughters, two sons
and three brothers. Mrs. r. NJ. Eike. of
this city: Miss Alene Jackson. Messrs.
Notion and Roland Jackson. of Beach.
and Messrs. r NJ. and r. J. Graves.
OF Ettrick. and Mr.. Churchill @.
Graves. of Roanoke. The funeral and
burial viii take place at Mount Gilead
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Beach,
at l o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Lewis Arnold Hoistein Dead.
Lewis Arnold HoIstein, son of Rev.
Holstein, of Chesterfield County, died
AT the petersburg hospital apout o.sV
o'clock last evening, The youth. who
was eighteen years OF age. came from
Buffalo. W. Va. to the homo OF his
father about two months ago. He was
taken to the Petersburg Hospital about
6 o'clock last evening to undergo an
operation. but died before II was per-
formed.
Petersburg News Briefs.
A large and deeply interested audi
snee listened attentively to talk
on The Making OF a Man. by Merritt
Lee Roy. tho artist and cartoonist. in
the auditorium OF the Young Mems
Christian Association at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The lecture was to men
only and every seat in the spacious
auditorium was occupied. Tonight Mr..
lie Roy occupied the pulpit at the West
End Baptist Church, where he was
cordially received,
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
In the school auditorium at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Plummer G. Bunting. formerly Coun-
Gil Committee Clerk, now business
manager of the Epps estate at Hope
the home of his mother In West Wash
ington Street.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander W. Bryant.
OF this city, have announced the en-
gagement of their sister. Miss Eliza
beth Nichols, to Mr.. John Thurman
Clarke. Of Bedford. The wedding will
take place early in the new year and
will be one of the social events of the
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