The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
PETERSBURG SPENDS
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
Comparatively Little Disorder, and
People Spend Day on Picnics
and Excursions.
LIABILITY COMPANY SUED
City Demands Forfeited Bond of Pc
tersburg and James River Corpora
ton For 5000 BE Paid by Security
Concern.

Petersburg Va, July Petersburg
as usual celebrated the Fourth OF
July in a safe and sane manner. There
were no celebrations in the city with
fireworks. Many business houses were
closed. and fishing and picnic parties
were the order of the day. Even
the police spent a day OF quiet, COM
paratively little drunkenness being
noticeable and no disorder of seri-
GUS nature was reported up TO a late
hour this evening. Numerous homes
throughout the city indicated by flying
the American flag the patriotic spirit
Of Petersburg generally.
Files Suit Against Security Company.
City Attorney George Mason, on be-
half Of the citv of Petersburg, has
filed suit for $4,000, with accrued in
terest, against the Aetna Accident and
Liability Company. surety upon a bona
in this sum for the Petersburg and
James River Corporation.
The suit was ocCasioned by the re-
flsal OF the bonding company to pay
a $4,000 bond forfeited by the Pc.
tersburg and James River Corporation
to the city of Petersburg when 1t fall
ed to use a franchise granted 10
bring into the city over certain streets
an electric railway connecting Pc
tersburg with Hopewell. Demand for
payment of the amount of the bond
was duly made. and II was finally
necessary TO bring suit, The defen-
dant company viii be represented
when the case comes up for trial in
October ny Hamilton e. Manu.
Elks' Delegates Named.
Delegates from Petersburg Lodge of
Elks to the Grand Lodge which con-
venes In Baltimore next Monday. have
been appointed as followst Exalted
Ruler d. Hamilton Wilcox, with Past
Exalted Ruler Robert Gillian. Jr., as
alternate. The local lodge will also
be represented at the dedication of
the new national homo at Bedford
City on July 8. A number Of men,
bers Of the lodge have made arrange
nents to go and others are consider~
ing attending.
Coroner's Jury Sits.
Coroner Fl. q. Leigh and Jury
heard evidence at the undertaking
parlors of J. T. Morriss & Son last
evening Of the killing Of Joseph An
derson. colored, by James Copeland.
colored, at Benefits medicine show
tent on Cross Street Saturday night
The testimony was that words passed
between the two over bottle Of whis-
key which Copeland claimed Ander-
son was Withholding from him. and
when the latter stopped over a trunk
to get something out of It, Copeland
struck him terrific blow on the side
OF his head with a rock. crushing his
skull. Copeland is under arrest, and
will be tried at the next term of the
Hastings Court.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth stiles
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth stiles, a ven
cradle and esteemed lady, widow of
BenJamin stiles, died at her home,
the residence Of her granddaughter
Mrs. M II. Bowery. in Taylor Street,
at o'clock last evening. Mrs. Stiles
was born In Prince George County
January 20, 1895. but had resided In
Petersburg for the past twenty-seven
years. where she had made many
friends. The funeral will be con-
Quoted from Blandford NJ. E. Church
at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
and interment will be made IN Bland
! ford.