The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-12
ACCUSATION AGAINST
MRS. A'CANh UNJUST
|Two RANKS FOR HoPEwEIL
Rising CITY On James VIII soon
Have Ample Banking FhciIitics.
Banking Houses Now Being
Erected.

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Petersburg, Va, June 1i.---Mrs. Nc
Cam, wife Of Thomas Mccain, who,
! 1t has been stated In local newspapers
land by correspondents to other State
papers, was alleged to have been
drunk when her throat was painfully
cut by her drunken husband at their
residence on Bollingbrook Street
Tuesday evening. states that she has
been greatly Inundated by the unjust
IAccusation OF her husband. McCann
was before the Police Court yesterday
morning and was sent on : TO the
Hastings Court on . felony charge.
Mrs. McCann states that she has been
done q great injustice by the false
accusation Of her husband, who was
Infatuated by liquor 1T the time he
committed the act. Although the Mo-
Cams have resided here only short
while, 1t is the desire Of all concern-
ed to rectify ~ far as possible any
injustice that Mrs. McCann may have
suffered.
!. Bank Under Construction.
Hopewell, the Dupont village. win
soon boast Of excellent banking Ia
cilities for the accommodation Of the
increased population and business in
terest Of the village.
The Bank Of City Point. branch
OF the National Bank of Petersburg. 10
under course Of construction and II
expected to be ready for occupancy
on or about July Is. The institution
was chartered with . liberal capital
and will be housed In q substantial
brick building. b. B. Jones. cashier
OF the National Bank Of Petersburg, -
secretary OF the institution and its
AFFAIRS will be conducted by Robert
|F. jackson, former paying teller OF
the National Bank, and r. Claiborne
Jones. two prominent syoung Peters,
burgers
OF Hopewell. organised by business
men Of Hopeweii village and farm
ers In the vicinity. with an author
ICED capital Of sio,0oo to $4,000. will
soon be under course of construction.
The institution will be housed In
handsome brick building, adequate for
all its purposes, corner OF HopeweH
street and broadway. H. ]. Watkins.
Jr., formerly cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank Of South Boston. will be
cashier OF the new bank.
Guest Of Honor.
Miss Sarah Emma McLemore was
the RuG8E Oh h0AVT A01A GNWSAsAs& -
recention given at the residence OF
Miss Maude M. McLemore, the hos
tess. sos Grove Avenue. The occA-
sion was the return home OF the
guest of honor from school for the
vacation holidays. The entire lower
f,oor OF the house was tastefully dec
GRATED In white and blue, the color
scheme being carried out In the cos
TUNES OF the younger set. A pro-
fusson OF cut flowers and ferns were
arranged about the rooms and on tho
refreshment table, and the occasion
proved 20 b an unusually enjoyable
lone Music and games enlivened the
evening for the score or more happy
guests present.
TAfsle Girl Dies.
Ciarine Antoinette Dance. aged one
year, eight months ana twenty-five
days. died at thu residence Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William
Dance, No 110 Chesterfield Avenue,
Estrfck. about 6:16 O'Clock last even
ling. The little girl had been in for
about ten days. ami her death was :
severe shock to the grief-stricken pa
rents. The funeral viii be conducted
from the residence at 1880 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Rev. e. G. Primm
Of the Etfrick Baptist Church, will
-
lin Biandford Cemetery.
Funeral or Bcnjnm1n B0hAnnOn-
The funeral OF BENJAMIN BolAn-
non was conducted from the resi-
dence OF his daughter. Mrs. WitSei. ON
Pine street. NJ o'clOuk yesterday
afternoon Rev. L. M. Roper, d. D..
OF the First Baptist Church. ofnciAted
and the following were pAalbeArers:
Messrs H. r.. Talbot. Prince Sykes.
Austin w. Robinson and Samuel w.
Hood. Interment was made In Bland
ford Cemetery.
Funeral Of AGiss Merritt.
The funeral Of Miss Hester Mer-
rift wa4 conducted from her resi-
dence on the Richmond and Petsre-
burg Turnpike, Chesterfield County.
at II o'clock this morning. Rev. Il
NJ. Roper, %. D., and Rev. r. W.
Moore o4flc1ated. The following were
pallbearers: n. g. Seward. T. r. Rob-
ertson. I. A. James. John w. Lon8.
10. r.. BOrst and DR.. William Pitcher.
Interment was made In BlAndfcrd.
Briefs.
On Wednesday Of this wreck the
honorary degree OF d. D. was confer
red on Rev. George III. Gpoener. pas
tor OF the Market-Street Methodist
Church, this city. BY Randolph- Macon
College.
Among the graduates OF the HAr-
rtsonburg State Normal during the
past session were Misses Eleanor
May DILLON. Lila Marie Gerow. Bee-
10 Wilson 6cogein and Agnes Browne
6tribiing. Of this city.
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