The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02

tion. M. 1fann IL i eon 81 the late
Captain Samuel a. Mann. who for
more than forty-four years held the
cfice OF Commissioners OF Revenue OF
the Second district OF Chesterfield,
and was succsede by his son upon his
death about n year ago.
Mr.. Mann's friends assert that Mr..
Bonnifant was afraid to enter the pri-
mary. where only white Democrats
will be allowed to vote. and Is hoping
with the support OF the coiored voters
and Republicans OF Powhatan Ccun-
ty to win out In the general election.
Horace Mann II a candidate to sue
coed his brother as Commissioner OF
Revenue. and is opposed by Withers
Bagweil. j. william Dance and Ed
ward A. Beicher. Mr.. Mann's friends
claim that, owing TO his connection
with the ONCE tof Commissioner OF
PECULIARLY fitted for the ONCE and ex-
press confidence In his success In
the primary.
A hot fight IL being waged In Din
widdie County over the ontces OF
county treasurer and sheriff.
For treasurer, the incumbent, John
H. Hargrave, is opposed by Peter b
Halligan. of Carson. and. owing TO the
close personal canvass which has been
maze DIV nOLn EAnuluhhSSs 40 I'LL
possible TO forecast the result OF The
election with both candidates claim
ing success at the polls with safe
majority.
Sheriff ]. w. Galusha is opposed by
BENJAMIN l.. Boisseau, but there seems
to be little doubt that Mr.. Galusha Will
be reelected with safe margin.
Dinwiddie w. G. T. U. to Meet. !.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for the first convention or the Din.
widdie County w. c. T. u. which VIII
convene at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing in the Methodist Church at Car
son. Mrs. Albert Mayo. Mrs E. p.
Ailgood and Miss Mayhem B. Nun
naliy, president. vice-president ana
corresponding secretary. respectively,
express confidence in large attend
ance upon the convention with splen-
ala results. Mrs Lillian A. Shepherd.
State corresponding secretary, will de-
liver the address of the occasion. The
convention will be in session al day
with lunch served on the grounds.
Mrs. @ L. Thomas Dead.
Mrs Charles l.. Thomas, after sew
eral years of falling health. passed
away this morning about 3 O'Clock at
the Petersburg Hospital.
Mrs. Thomas. besides her husband,
is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
Wolff. wife of the manager of the
jefferson Hotel; one brother and two
sisters, William E. Poole. Mrs.
Thomas F. Knock and Mrs. r. L.
Young, all of this city. The funeral
will be conducted from the residence
of Mr.. Knock, on Liberty Street. al
IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
$500 to Petersburg Hospital.
The E. L. Dupont De NeMours
Company, of Hopeweil and City Point,
through Manager w. P. Allen. has do
mated $500 to the Petersburg Hospital
in appreciation OF attention given the
numerous employees of the company
which have been treated at the insti-
tuition A letter to Miss Mary Roper.
president of the Petersburg Hosp!ta,,
which accompanied the check, reads a.
follows.
Dear Miss Roper; l take pleasure
in sending you attached check for
$500 al donation to the hospital with
the company's compliments, Permit
me to say that there are no strings
tied to this donation and that II is
given simply as a means of expressing
the company's appreciation of the
splendid work which the hospital has
done In taking care of the great num-
Der OF injured employees who have
been sent to you and that the COM
pany recognizes an obligation 70 the
hospital which is not measured by tbs
fees which have been charged for TIN