The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
EXPRESS GREAT REGRET
OVER GOLFERS DEATH
Community shocked mt Sad Ending of
Career of Promising Young
business Man.
HEAR RIVAL r.. II. BUILDERS
Prince George Supervisors Have Rush
for Electric Line Franchise--Y. NJ.
G. A. Bazaar Arrangements Rapidly

@. A. Bazaar Arrangements Rapidly
Maturing.
Petersburg. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
funeral OF Charles Fenton Collier.
whose suicidal death occurred at the
Petersburg Hospital about $50
o'clock last evening. will be conducted
from the First Baptist Church at 8
y clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Collier WAS one Of Petersburg $
most popular and progressive young
business men. for several years past
fer Company.
At the close of business yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Collier remained at his
Office In North Union Street with his
hookkeeper. Julian X. Gresham, to
check up the days work. At about
1880 O'Clock, after working at his
desk for some time, he arose and
walked to the rear OF the building TO
the storage room and placed re-
volver to his right temple and pulled
the trigger with fatal result.
Mr.. Gresham h ard the report of
the revolver and rushed to the stor-
age room to find the young man lying
in a pool OF blood Mr.. Gresham at
once called the ambulance OF j. r,
Morriss & Son and summoned DR.. II.
G.. Leigh, DR., w. C. Powell and DIR.
L. l.. Gin. who rushed Mr.. Collier TO
the Petersburg Hospital, but he never
regained consciousness, and died about
$50 o'clock.
Mr. c. Fischer Collier. just a short
time before he committed the rasn
act for which no reason can he as
signed. He was thirty-one years OF
age and his death has cast a gloom
over the entire community. Besides a
young widow. who was Miss Mary Boil
ling Temple, and three small children.
two brothers and Ave sisters survive
him--C. Fischer Collier. r. Wallace
Collier, Misses Alice and Martha Col
lier. Mrs. Robert Mckenney Cuth-
bert, Mrs. william II. Burton and
Mrs Samuel @. Wilson. all of this
city.
Hear Rival Railroad Builders.
An adjourned meeting of the Board
OF Supervisors OF Prince George Coun-
~ was held in the rooms Of the
Petersburg Chamber Of Commerce
this afternoon for the purpose OF
hearing argument by counsel for two
companies. namely the Petersburg
and Appomattox Company and the
Petersl rig and James River Com
pany. both applying for franchises to
construct an electric railway from
Petersburg to City Point.
Members OF the board present were
Chairman c. NJ Lee, Messrs. Joseph
Wagner, J. +, Johnson. Jr.. George r.
Heath and ". p. Temple. also w. Il.
Boisseau, county sheriff.
The James River Company was rep
resented by Messrs. Plummer and Bo-
harmon, while Murray NJ. Mcclure. II.
II. Mann and Samuel w. thinner APP
peared for the Petersburg and APP
pomattox Company. Both companies
asked for franchise to use public
roads of the county for the construc-
ton OF the electric line,
The capital stock Of the two COM
panies Ia, James River Company.
1000; maximum, $4,000. Peters
burg and Appomattox Company.
minimum, $1,000; maximum, $780,
coo.
After hearing argument by counsel
the board adjourned at 3 o'clock, To
meet again on Monday next at Prince
George Courthouse.
Engagement Announced.
Announcements have been received
here OF the engagement Of Miss
Eleanor Irving. daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. David O. Irving, OF Midland Az
enue East Orange. y. j.. to Theron
Hart Brown. Jr, OF this city. the we'd
ding to take place on Thursday even
ing. April 20. In the Bethel Preshy~
terrain Church. East Orange, or which
Miss Irving's father is the pastor. The
ceremony Will be performed by Rev.
George Alexander. ID. D., OF Uniyer-
sity Place Church. New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Will reside at
Colonial Heights. one of Petersburg's
beautiful suburbs,
Bazaar Plans Maturing.
The executive committee of the Y.
NJ. G. A. Bazaar. at their meeting held
today, announce that the plans for
the bazaar has reached such stage
that they are able to state that the
bazaar will be held from May to
May s, both inclusive, in the hand
some new building on Union Street.
With the arrival OF r. Gordon Fin
ney, who has agreed to assist this
bazaar. the plans are being rapidly
whipped into shape. and all indica-
lions point to a most successful and
prof1tab BILE venture. The solicitation Of
out of-town firms for donations OF