The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-06
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
Of SELLING WH|SkEY
David NJ. Bland, of Grove, Is Taken
Into Custody By Petersburg
Authorities.
NEW LAW HAS IMPROVED CITY
Change For Better In Cockade City
Nothing Less Than Remarkable
Local Talent VIII Present Drama
THIS Week.

Petersburg. Va, Nov. 6.---David NJ.
Bland. of Crewe. was arrested here
today for selling liquor on Sunday
and without license. The arrest of
Bland was the first to be made here
for violation OF the new prohibition
law. He was .caught in tho act OF
selling the goods and has confessed.
Only two arrests were made here
yesterday and last night for drunken
ness. the smallest number ever made
on that charge on Saturday in the
memory OF the. Oldest citizen OF the
city. Men who have seldom been
homo sober for years. after drawing
their weeks earnings. were seen
walking tho streets in the business
and former saloon-infested districts
as sober as II they had never seen a
drop OF the cursed stuff.
One man in particular, known to
your correspondent for the past six
teen years. and seldom seen sober
on Saturday night, but seen in an
intoxicated condition nearly every
Saturday night and frequently at
other times. was seen on Sycamore
Street with his wife. a burden lifted
from her soul. leaning upon his arm,
without fear of his dropping into a
saloon and bringing shame to her.
The game man was seen by your cor
respondent half an hour before time
for the mems meeting to open at the
Young Mems Christian Association
this afternoon. standing on tho steps
of the association building waiting
for the meeting to begin.
A reporter for local paper tells
the story of having heard an old
colored woman as she passed along
the business district yesterday, with a
basket ladened with groceries, numb
ling to herself as she walked along
with filled market basket: Hun
State done gone dry an l got all desc
groceries to carry home"
Several sections of the city through
which II was not safe for a lady with
out an escort to pass on Saturday
nights ara now as quiet and orderly
as other sections and persons who OPP
posed prohibition the strongest. are
predicting an advance in property
values in these particular sections.
Tho change for tho better In Peters
burg 10 perhaps the most remarkable
Mrs- Bette J. Smith.
NrA Bette J. Smith. wife OF Thomas
s. Smith. died at her home at Dispu-
tantA about $50 o'clock yesterday
morning. following lingering III
Mesa Mira Smith was seventy -thr ee
years OF aga. widely known and high
" esteemed by wide circle OF
frienda
Besides her husband she IL survived
by one son. q. J. Smith. OF Disputants-
The funeral services were conducted
from Trinity Methodist Church At 8
o'clock this afternoon.
Motorman In Injured.
A motornan named Wilson, on the
Petersburg and Appomattox Electric
Railway. was quite painfully injured
In head-on collision between two
cars. at White Hill. this afternoon.
The scene OF the collision IL only q
short distance from Lakemont Park.
How 1t occurred could not be learned
Both of the cars were quite badly
damaged and several passengers were
slightly injured. 1t Is stated that the
motorman was taken to the hospital.
but this could not be verified.
VIII Present Play.
An unique entertainment. drama
L y
under the direction OF James D. Me
Kenney. will be presented at the
stonewaIl Jackson School auditorium
on Thursday and Friday evenings, OF
this week. for the benefit OF the West
End Baptist Church. The entertain
ment viii begin at SIS o'clock The
cast of characters follow:
Jack Dunning, victim Of his own
folly, Carter Donahue: Dan Ogden, a
true friend. Floyd Hall: Madame Paula
Drayton. the other woman. Miss Char
lotte King; Hiram Boggs. owner OF
Cowslip Farm. Ray Mayhugh; William
Henry, the hired man. Walter Hover
ton; Bell Boy. at fremont Hotel. Al
ton Short; Dorothy Dunning, Jacks
wife. Miss Aiesse Andrews: Alice Gran
don. a society pet. Miss Marion Ram
sey; Melinda Jane Boggs, from JUMP
ersvil1e, Vt. Miss Elva L. Marks: Sarah
Hirams better half. Mrs. Chas. Nc
kenney; Polly Flinders. the hired girl
Miss Pauline Rogers.