The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13
ONE KILLED; FOUR HURT
/ IN STORM At H0PENEll
ITALIAN ACoaDErrALLY sHo


tresuit OF severe storm which swept
over this section early last evening
considerable damage was done to
growing crops and the fruit trees.
The heaviest damage suffered was
along the northern border Of Prince
George County. Hopeweil, the thrifty
little DUPONT village. was about the
center of the storm. and considerable
damage was done the improvised
shacks Of which that village is large
iiy composed. One two-story frame
building occupied a. a lodging house
was blown down and demolished. re-
sulting In the instant death Of Orestes
lSlavers. Greek, and injury - four
after the storm that three men had
been killed, but this proved incor-
rect. and all those who were injured
are, expected to recover.
Soon after yesterdays storm had
passed over Hopewell an Italian la
b0rer. Htefano Andolyn. was acci-
dentally shot and killed by another
Italian whose name has not been
learned here. 1t was at first reported
that the case was one of murder. but
Inquiry by Coroner Hargrave devei-
Ioped, the fact that 1t was purely an
accident. The body was turned over
~ xAC1sIE. D0u&CT W ttOo0s iON4t MI
dertakers. TO be prepared for burial.
A young foreigner. whose name
lcannot be learned, committed suicide
about 1880 o'clock this morning by
jumping into Swift Creek. The stran-
fger was apparently about twenty years
lof age and had been engaged for a
short time A. q farm laborer near
Swift Creek.
Masters John Mann and Pat Pee
bles. Of this city. were fishing near
the scene Of the drowning and saw
the young man when he ieaped into
the water. They afterwards caught
the body with their fishing tackle. p.
n. Bishop. q member Of the Peters
burg fre department, who was spend
ing the day at the creek. pulled the
body ashore. and II was afterward
taken charge Of by the county au-
thorities and turned over to Messrs.
IL. r. Morriss q 9ons. local undertake
ers, by whom 1t win be held until
relatives can be communicated with
John Cross, q Biandford youth, II
in the Petersburg Hospital as the re-
suit Of being accidentally shot by ari-
other boy named Underwood near
Biandford Cemetery this afternoon
The weapon with which young Cross
was injured Is supposed to have been
a .22-calibre rifie The ball entered
the boys stomach, but the wound lie
not thought to be OF serious nature.
Hold House Party.
A house party composed Of Misses
Mary Baxter. Nellie and Dorothy
Spooner. OF Petersburg; Mary Codd,
OF Portsmouth: Maxine F1aherty. OF
Orange; Marie Ellington. of Rich
lmond. Meesrs. Morris Spooner, Har-
Ivey Baxter. Charles Dillon nd Paul
webb, Of Petersburg: John Phillips
and Harvey Lindsay. of Portsmouth.
returned home Saturday evening after
a most delightful week near Forest
iHrl Park. Chesterfield County. The
party was chaperoned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Drewry. Of this city. and
Mr.. and Mrs George E. Wise, OF
Richmond.
| Rev. Father Francis Theads the
fyoung priest from Columbus. o.. re-
Gently appointed by Bishop O'Connell
as assistant TO Rev. Father Martin ].
Haier, OF st. Joseph's Catholic
IChurch. this city. conducted the 1880
Ia. N. service on yesterday. Father
Threads celebrated mass and preached
Ia most instructive sermon.
i Large Police Docket.
/ The Police Court docket this morn.
linz. Justice c. @. Pleasants presid-
ling. was composed OF thirty-six cases
q large majority OF the offenders be-
ling charged with violation OF city or
|dinances. number Of whom drew
nnes aggregating $50. Several Of the
more important cases on the docket
were continued until Wednesday.
t Large Gain n Postal Uep06ats.
The postal savings deposits In the
Petersburg postonlce gained 50 pei
Icent during the month Of June
iEighty-nine new accounts were open
led In the names Of laborefs from al
most every nation In Europe. Thia
lis said to be the largest rtlative Eatr
lin any OF the South Atlantic States
tine enormous tnflux Of foreign borr
liaborers ct the Dupont Powder Coma
lpanys plant near City Point u largely
Irresponsible for the remarkable In
icrease.
Well-Kncwn IN PutessbuxE.
Miss Mary Davis. daughter OF the
Hate Henry Davis, Of Richmond, whoss
death occurred 1t the home Of hel
lniecs. Mrs.. Julian II. Levy. In Sum
iter. 3. c.. yesterday. was weli-knowE
land highly esteemed BY many friend
lin Petersburg. Miss Davis funera
will take place ct 10 O'clock tomor
row morning from the mortuar.
chapel At the Hebrew Cemetery
Richmond.