The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-14
BONDS WILL Be ISSUED
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
ISnancicrs BY Petersburg Finance
Committee.
FIREMEN RECEIVE INJURIES
Captain IAnwood Shelley and j.. ID.
Cardweli Thrown From Auto En-
gine When Tire Comes On--Con.
flrmation Services Sunday.

! gine When Tire Comes On--Con-
flrmation Services Sunday.
/ Petersburg, Va, April lathe FL
nance COMMITTEES yesterday afternoon
received bids for the $500, 600 Az per
cent gold bonds of the city, issued for
public school purposes. There were
| eight bidders for the issue, and the
successful ones were Baltimore fnan-
! ciers-Jenkins. whedbee & Poe and A.
b, Leach, who Jointly bid s1o2s6. or
| scs5 above par for the entire ISSUE or
s305.7OO for the 100000 OF bonds. The
soundnesz OF Petersburg's financial
condition Is such that it's bonds al
ways stand high in the financial mar
! ket and are always in demand az an
/ investment.
/ These bonds are to run forty years
OF the proceeds $4,000 will he used
for the erection of a public high school
building and 100000 to the enlarge
ment and Improvement OF the present
grammar schools.
Firemen Are Injured.
| Captain w. Linwood Shelley and L.
d. Cardwell. of the Petersburg Fire De-
/
accident yesterday afternoon. They
were on the new auto engine. which
was being run up Harrison Street, re-
spending to an alarm from Shore
] street. when a tire came off one of the
! front wheels Both men were thrown
and received slight injuries. Mr..
/ Cardwell was taken 20 the hospital.
but quickly recovered and returned to
/ duty. The FIRE was at the home OF
A,Nk
little damage was done.
VIII Confirm Young Man.
Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock an
! interesting service will take place at
the Unionstreet Synagogue, the oc-
casion being the confirmation of Sam
uel A Reinaoh, Jr.. son of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Samuel A. Reinach.
The Rev. DR.. Calisch, of Richmond.
will officiate, and any friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Reinach who may desire to
attend are cordially invited.
Richard M. MarmbIe.
Richard II. Marable, welI-known
I and highly respected resident of Prince
George County. died Tuesday night at
his residence near "Flur de Hundred"
on the James River, Mr.. Marabls was
seventy three years of age, and was n
/ Confederate veteran with an honora bio
T record.
Surviving Mr.. Marable are his wife.
four sons and four daughters-Messrs.
J Edward H. w. p, r. H., Jr.. r. Il
Marable, Mrs. II. NJ. Butts. Mrs. J.
Ward Misses Beatrice and Virginia
T.. Marable-all Of Prince George County.
The funeral was conducted from tina
residence mt o'clock this afternoon
/ and internent was made in the old
homestead burial ground.
/ Injuries Prove Fatal.
/ Claude n Fisher, of Charlotte. N. c..
! aged twenty-nine years, died in the Pc
tersburg Hospital last night of injuries
, received in a fall at the Dupont plant.
whore he was employed on yesterday.
Mr.. Fisher fell out of building and
fractured his skull. lie was brought
to the hospital here. but the fracture
\ was of such a serious character that
nothing could be done. The body will
be shipped to Charlotte for interment.
Policeman Hall buried.
;. The funeral of Police Officer Isaac
J. Hall was conducted from the Second
Baptist Church at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and was largely attended.
The police corps. OF which deceased was
an honored member. attended In a
body. The pastor, Rev. r. w. Moore.
t-0fiofated. and the following served as
4 pail bearers:
Honorary--Messrs w. A. Ryland and
!. w. Ramey
Acknowledgement J. J. Donahue
Sergeant John 'Titmus and Officers
Richard owen. John Avery. ]. ]. Heelan
and w. w, Jefferson. Interment was
made in Blandford Cemetery.
w. n. sIedge Dead.
I Information was received here today
of the death of w. L. Sledge at his
home In brunswick County, after a
protracted Illness. The deceased was
a native of Brunswick. and for the
past hfteen years or more had been
the clerk Of the court of that county
He is survived by his widow and sew
eral children.
Hoyle--Pfttard.
At the residence of @. w. Tudor, or
West Hinton Street. at 7:46 o'clock last
evening, Miss Matte Octavia Pittard
|, and Walter Lee Heyie. a popular young
: couple of this city. we're united in mar
rage by Rev. c. A. Tucker. pastor oi
the Methodist Church OF Hopewell. The
attendants were Miss Blanche Tyus and
: J. r. Bledsoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyle will reside In
; Petersburg.
Young Couple Married.
:. Yesterday evening at O'Clock, fr
the home OF the brides brother. Z. s
Harlow, 1146 Hawk Street, Irwin JEFF.
4 ferson Bennett and Miss jamie Maria
Harlow were united In marriage. Only
m embers of the Immediate family were
, present. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. L. s. F1ournoy. Mr.. and Mrs
Bennett left Immediately after tn,
ceremony for Washington and Other
points North. After their return they
will reside at 1872 wythe street, this
city.
Bersram Cousins.
Bortram Cousins. aged forty-two. sor
of the late Henry Cousins, OF Dinwid-
die County. died this morning at hi!
home In spartanburg. 8. C. He Is sur
! vived by his widow. formerly Miss
, Georgia Atkinson. OF Norfolk. and two
children, Alice Cousins and Bertram
Jr.. and by four sisters--Mrs, e. q
GOODWIN and Mrs. II. *. Butterworth
of Dinwiddie County; Mrs. Howars
James, of Petersburg, and Mrs. Irms
Trotter, of Lynchburg,
: Mr.. Cousins spent his boyhood days
> in Petersburg and has many friend:
here who will regret to learn of hi
; death Tho interment will take plac,
= in Norfolk tomorrow.
> PAPER SOLICITOR HAS NO
, LICENSE, rs ARRESTED
], J. Maloney was arrested yester.