The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-09
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Isx1soRs CHANCE PLANS


"a 81 enrsburs. Va, May s.--At todays
16an 81 the HustinGs Court. guoge
q Hl3on heard argument when the mo
B z3SSs - 4 nav trial by counsel Tor
AIrAn convicted some days ago
u RI Grand larceny and given one year
Sn 2 fhn state peniteniary. Messrs'
S&ort Gillian and Herbert Is. oli-
4 iSS,1n rapressrted Allen with Common
,~ss~ftH,s ATTORNEY Samuel w. thinner,
x~nreaanttnr the State. Immediately
fafeiaovfng the argument Judge Mullen
$50 nAidA the verdict of the jury upon
fka around claimed by counsel LOT
4 AlIen that through inadvertence Juror
sfsallnan had not been duly sworn !
ThA case was set for rehearing on
fGay Is Allen was released on pono
Sof $1,000, with George B. Garter az
his bondsmAn.
M Board Changes Plans.
w rhA BOARD OF Supervisors of Prince !
&13A0rra County, at meeting held IN
70 local Chamber of Commerce to-
Nanx with full attendance OF the
voted unanimously 10
chanse the plans fer the Petersburg. |
f1opewell and City Point public hlsh.
NgnS to 4 fourteen foot road and nnlla
Il IL on the route south OF the NorIoin
saNxA Western Railway, The road VIII
s5To4 approximately 100000 under the !
xnoM plan and the work of construc- !
843on Will be commenced at once
s<1l1oty thousand dollars has been ap- |
1<e6urfated by the city of Petersburg, |
sfkN Dupont Company and Prince
8&xorge County for the construction |
sd6f the road and the remainder OF the
40Nd necessary will be raised by pun
ue subscription
Sunday school Organized.
A morning Sunday School was or
#1anieed Al the Main Street Baptist
MShapei, Blanford, yesterday morning
With fcrty-two members and officers,
6xn follows Superintendent. Elmore
Oavta; assistant superintendent. B. II.
a11Yafe, secretary, ". L. williams. as
AxStent secretary. ". G. Spivey; treas
MfAf. J. M. Saunders. librarian, @. W
E946Ies, musical director. John BY
sjaf1: pianists, Misses Wilma Temple
and Agnes Williams. The prospects
Tor 4 large school are bright.
Rttchic-Swfnk.
I'M Mrs., Margaret Louise Swlnk. an at
tractive young widow, and Mr.. Earl
Lee Swink, were united in marriage
af 8.2e O'Clock Saturday evening at
thu residence of the officiating minis
~. Rev Fred w. Moore. The cere-
lHony was witnessed by number of
friends OF the young couple.
Two More Marriages.
Miss Cassie Dean Robinson and MI
Michael Daily. both of this city, were
united in marriage at Weldon. n. c.
saturday afternoon.
s Mins Jahnnie Christian and Mr.. Ar
thur John Fore, both OF Augusta, Ca,
were united In marriage at o'clock
this afternoon by Rev. Lewis NJ, Ro-
Snef. D. D.. Of the First Baptist
FIJI Ont PAPERS
At Prince George Courthouse to-
day Greeks, Italians and Armenians
Numbering nearly hundred resi-
Il beats OF Hopewell. took out their first
naturalization papers, declaring their
4 tntention TO become American citi-
xeex. Chief V. r Moore Of the Nat
i1xatfor Bureau AT washington Was
present 70 aid in preparing the papers.
Funeral of MFR. Lewis.
The funeral of Mr.. Edwin n. Lewis,
f'""th o"eurred at his home.
~ Pine Street. last evening, was CON
sa sss.ss .tos4t tne residence at O'Clock
ssfhfs afternoon. Mr. Lewis was a de-
sout member of High-Street Metho-
dist Church and the pastor of that
d church, Rev, Fred e. DAVIS. officiated
I ~ the funeral. The following gentle
Inen were pall-bearers: Messrs. Geo.
Harlow. George w Dyer. John
q DOswell, Blackwell Smith. John r.
1 NJ. Smith and Samuel r. Ezell
James q. James.
The funeral of MIR. James O. James
whose death occurred at his home,
ISL West Washington Street. last
evening at . o'clock. will be conducted
from the residence at 4:s0 O'Clock
1 f1morrow Tuesday afternoon.
VIII present Play.
3s ThA Dramatic Club of the Peters
nQfg High School will present the
HI Merchant OF Venice" in the audito-
&t3a5na 81 the Duncan Brown School
the evening Of Thursday. May II,
13M40 the afternoon OF Friday, Nav ~
$3.50 program. which has been pre-
40 Tor the play ia as follows:
Cast Ut Characters.
The Duke of venice-Edward Tray
Anl0nin. merehaHt-ef Venice
Marvin Ezzeli IS
xS DAaanio. Sal arino Gratiano Salerio
&4AM0s OF Antonio and Bassanio)-
yeN Wicker 'ls Willis Lfpscomb
Peasants is Duckett
$500 ~. respectively.
yiock. rich Jew--James E.
I'LL nN3er- Meakin rs.
~1&hAser. servant 10 Portia~-wal-
- 0ideout. rs
1erk Of the Court-wallaoe Rid
016 re.
RtktA u rich nefreaA--Sarah HN-
- Nf0 rs
L esiasa. her waiting naid-Jans
1ntntss. Is, and Florence Couch. ST
osne-PartIy at Venice. and partly
81 eimont. the seat OF Portia, on the
M mffnent
1nk1swn Negroes Body FsurA.
- BODY OF an unknown nero was
- n the Appomattox River near
ADpomastox Mills tonight in
- condition. He 10 supposed 70
- bsen drowned while in bathing
- trace Of his clothing has been
- DeieHates in Mas Me>tfr<
~ Democratic City Central Com
49, ~ meeting held tonight. d.
- call q macs meeting Of voters
- Chamber Of Commerce 10 se-
4eJeGAtes to Roanoke convention
e1fy IL entitled To eleven dele
Eject Csty Physician.
- City Council. In joint session to-
postponed the election OF a
lng inspector and elected DR.. Jon,
14lt8An and DIR. w C. Powell city
1<I14nAa aurr$sx ~.