The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-11
MUROERERS MADE hASTv'
WORK Of IhItRMfAT.
Fonl Crime Comes to Light Near
Hopewell When Body Is Located
BY Head Protrudin- From
Ground.
HIGHwAYMEN ARE ARRESTED
Prince George Authorities Make
Strenuous Efforts to Put Down
Crfme-Virginia Lumber and Box
Company Not to Leave Peters
burg.

ton has been received from City
Point of the discovery of a dead body,
supposed. to have been that of an
week ago. A man re. 'orted to an Of
ficer of the DUPONT force that he had
seen what looked like the top of
mans head sticking out OF the ground
near the banks of the James River.
An investigation disclosed the object
to be the body of a dead man having
been hastily buried, and it is believed
that he was murdered after being
robbed.
Three negroes were arrested last
evening by the officers of the Dupont
force charged with attempting to hold
up jitney bus.
Written orders have been issued
to members of the Dupont force oy
the DUPONT Company to cooperate
by every means possible with the
Prince George authorities Is keeping
order and suppressing crime.
The Dupont Company has donated
$21. 900 with which to erect Y. NJ. G.
A. buildings on its property and at
Hopewell.
Petersburg Has Lo.s Death Rate.
The report of Health officer Martin
for the month ending August 81 shows
that there were thirty-four deaths in
the city during the month. including
three nonresidents. The mortality for
the month was remarkably low. espe-
cially among the white race. There
were twelve deaths among the white
population and twenty-five colored.
For the eleventh consecutive month
typhoid fever does not appear as a
cause OF death in the city. which Is
remarkable.
The number of births registered for
August was sixty-five: White-Males,
twenty; females. twenty. Colored-
Male. twelve: female. thirteen.
Mrs. Charlotte turner.
Mrs. Charlotte Turner, widow of the
late Frank Turner, died at the Peters
burg Hospital at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, following several years of
feeble health. Mrs. Turner was forty
nine years OF age and Is survived by
one son. Wavelly Turner. OF this city.
The funeral will be conducted from
the Third Presbyterian Church. of
which she was member. at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
Southside Doctors to Meet.
The fietieth session OF the Southside
Virginia Medical Association. embrace
ing the counties of Surry, Sussex,
Prince George, Greenesville. Bruins
wick. Dinwiddie. Isle of Wight. Lunen-
burg. Prince Edward, Amelia. Notto-
way. Southampton. Mecklenburg,
Nansemond, and the cities of Peters
burg and Suffolk, will be held at Law
renceville on Tuesday next. The body
is a large and influential one and
many subjects are discussed at each
session which are both interesting and
instructive
Denies Report OF Removal.
Mr. W. l.. Nufer, president OF the
Virginia Lumber and Box Company.
whose plant was recently destroyed by
fire here and rebuilt upJn more ex.
tensive plans. stated today that press
dispatch appearing in The Vfrgintan
this morning. dated Godlsbere. ~. G.,
to the effect that the company would
move from Petersburg to Goldsboro, is
erroneous. The company has recently
purchased a large tract of timber in
North Carolina, but there Is no
foundation for the statement that the
plant will be moved to Goldsboro.
Brief Notes OF Interest.
A large and deeply interested con-
gregation attended the revival services
at the West-Street Presbyterian
Church last evening and listened at
tent1vcly to the Iourtn sermon py REV.
Michaux Raine. whose text was taken
from Hebrew 3:7S.
Rev. Richard Wilkinson. D. D., wiz
continue his month-end sermons by
preaching at the Washington-Street NJ.
E. Church Sunday evening on "A
Sleeping City Deprived of Her
Lights" DR.. Wilkinson's vacation In
terfered with the regular date of his
month-end sermon In August.
The many friends OF Mrs. Martha A.
Hayes, widow OF the late Titus d.
Hayes. who has been Ill with typhoid
fever at the home OF her son IN
Charleston. 8. c.. will be pleased to
learn that her condition is improved.
He daughter. Mrs. E. D, Butler. with
whom she resides In this city. Is at
tending her bedside.
Miss Rosa s. Vaughan. daughter
Of the late Spencer and Mrs, Vaughan,
is Ill at her home in South Sycamore
Street. Her friends are wishing for
her speedy recovery.
Rev Charles e. Green. a native
Petersburger. now Of Richmond, &C
companied by his little son. visited
relatives In Petersburg today.