The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
RAILWAY employees
RECEIVE INCREASES
Motornsen and Conductors VIII BE
Paid Twenty Cents Per Hour
After Serving Two Years.
WILL OPPOSE FRANCHISE
Reunion Held In Home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mes. Buchanan, In High
Street--John Henry Connolly Dies
In Petersburg Hospital.

Petersburg, Va. Aug. s.-The vir-
GINA Railway and Power Company
of this city has announced through its
superintendent, John E. Harvell. a
substantial increase in the wages OF
its motormen and conductors Under
the new wage schedule, which goes
into effect at once, all motormen and
conductors who have been in the EN-
ploy Of the company for one year and
less than two years will receive eigh-
teen cents an hour.
Those who have been In the COM
panys employ for two years or longer
will receive twenty cents per hour.
and all new men will be paid 16 as
cents an hour until the end of the first
years service.
The wage increase Is the result of
the recommendation Of the loca. sup
erintendent. who stated to the COM
pany that due to the large increased
cost OF living he thought the increase
should be made.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company numbers among its operat-
ing force In Petersburg as clever a lot
Of men as IL would be possible to flnd
in any walk of life and the fact they
are to get wage increase will be
pleasing to the many citizens of the
city.
To oppose fTauCnfSe.
It Is rumored that when the Board
of Aldermen meets in regular month
ly session tomorrow evening some OPP
position will develop to the granting
of two street railway franchises.
which measure has been adopted by
the Common Council.
The Petersburg and Appomattox
Railway Company has ben awarded
a franchise to enter the city through
Wythe Street and the Petersburg and
James River Corporation has been
granted a franchise TO come into the
city through Boilingbrook Street. The
latter company has been engaged for
several weeks in the construction OF
its line between here and Hopewell,
and the Petersburg and Appomattox
Company has awarded its contract and
will commence construction within
few days.
Hold Family Reunion
A delightful family reunion was
held In the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mes. Buchanan, IN High Street,
today. 1t had been ten years since
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan had enjoyed
a similar privilege.
Among those present were-Dr. j.
W. Buchanan and family. OF Norfolk;
Mrs. Edward Russell and family, Of
Washington, d. c.: Mrs. Charles e.
Harveil and family. Mrs. Samuel B.
Harweli and family. William J. Blu
chanan and family. all OF Peters,
burg: Misses virginia and Fannie Blu
|chanan and Frank and Walter Blu
chanan.
John Henry Connolly.
John Henry Connolly. a well-known
and highly respected citizen Of Dim
widdie County died at the Peters
burg Hospital about 10 clock this
morning. after a brief Illness. Mr..
Connolly was sixty-nine years of age.
and had spent all his life IN Din
widdie County. The funeral viii be
conducted from Rocky Run Church.
near Dewitt, at $3.50 o'clock. tomor-
row afternoon, and interment will be
made in the family cemetery.
The body is now at the undertake
ing parlors of ]. r. Morris & Son, by
whom 1t was prepared for burial.
Mrs. Frances Claiborne.
Mrs. Frances l.. c. Claiborne. widow
OF the late DIR. j. w. Claiborne. died
Mt her residence I'm South Market
Street about 1920 o'clock last even
ing.
The funeral will be conducted from
Grace Episcopal Church at o'clock
tomorro wafternoon and interment
VIII be made IN BianuIoru cemetery.
Buried In Blandford.
The body of the late William Archer
Peterson, M respected cstixen and rTer-,
chant OF GEandy {Meredithville1,
Brunswick County. whose death oc-
Cured yesterday. arrived here this
afternoon and interment was made in
Biandford. the funeral being conduct
ed at the grave.
Mr.. Peterson was In the forfy-nfth
year of his age. was former resident
Of this city and was we'll known and
highly regarded by wide circle OF
Petersburg friends.
Old "Mammy" Expires.
Information has been received here
of the death, which occurred near
Dinwiddie. of Mary Rives, colored,
who 10 believed to have been 1oaI
wears of are at her death. Nanny.
as she was Familiarity known, was OF
the genuine old type darkies. Mary
was a slave to the family of the late
Major Isaac Rooney. father of Mrs.
Judge John Y. Harris. OF Dinwfddie
She had for the past fifteen years been
given a home by Mrs. A. e. Richard
son. who was Miss Harris.
Onicer L. Injured.
Police Offcer Joseph Heeian was
quite painfully injured by the ac-
cidentaI discharge of his revolver
while on duty. The bullet struck Of
ficer Heelan in the foot, INJECTING only
a slight flesh wound.