The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-25
MARTIN AND KELLEY
SPEAK At H0P[WELl
and Presidential Eicctor Hearty
Welcome.
COURT IN BUSY SESSION.
Petersburg Soon to Have New Trunk
Corporataon-Moosc Arranging for
Prompt Receipt of Presidential
Election Returns

Petersburg, Va. Oct. 24.--Senatof
Thomas s. Martin and Hon. Samuel
Kelley were the guests OF Secretary
William NJ. Martin. of the local
Chamber of Commerce at luncheon
at the new Hotel Petersburg this
afternoon. Senator Martin and Mr..
Kelley arrived here at 3:30 o'clock.
They were met upon their arrival at
the union station by committee OF
Hopewell Democrats and Secretary
Martin. Upon invitation of Secretary
Martin, the entire party was driven
to the hotel, and after luncheon they
were driven around the city.
The party, accompanied by Secre-
tary Martin, left here at o'clock
this evening for Hopewell. where the
Senator and Mr.. Kelley spoke tonight.
The powder town turned out in force,
giving the Democratic speakers very
hearty reception.
Given Sixty Days,
At todays session of the Hustinga
Court, Judge James NJ Mullen presid-
ing, the case OF the Commonwealth vs..
James Cargill, an appeal case from
the Police Court, where the accused
was sentenced to four months in Jail
for an assault upon Patrolman Belch-
err was heard and the accused was
given sixty days in Jail. CegbiIl, since
his conviction in Police Court In July.
has been confined to the Central State
Hospital for observation, but was re-
turned to the city jail a few DAYS ago,
having been adjudged mot insane"
Mary Rice. colored, convicted in thu
Police Court of conducting a gambling
house, withdrew her appeal and was
given six months in jail
Many Are Convicted.
Several persons convicted at ths
October term of the Hastings Court
and sentenced to terms in the. peni-
Tertiary. were removed from the city
jail to the State institution today, as
follows: Alfred Young. colored, high
way robbery. eighteen years; Ernest
Brown, colored, murder, twelve years:
y. T. Britton, forgery. four years:
Henry Leach. co1ored. forgery, eight
years; Willie Johnson. colored.
burglary. eight years.
Moose to Receive Returns
private wire for receiving ths
election returns on tho night of the
presidential election, November 7, has
been installed In the lodge room OF
Petersburg Lodge Loyal Order Of
Moose. The auditorium OF the Moose
home will seat five hundred persons,
and the public generally is invited
! 10 be present at the hall on election
night.
New Concern Opens Business.
Among the new industries to CONF
mence business in Petersburg in the
near future Is the Rogers e. Madison
Trunk Corporation. for which char
ter was issued by the State Corpora.
| ton Commission yesterday. The Of
! ficers OF the new corporation are:
! Brooks Rogers, president; HI, p Har-
rison, vice-pres.; secy. -treas-gen man
ager. Randolph Madison. Mr.. Rogers
Is man of more than twenty years
in the trunk business. and said to be
one OF the best trunk salesmer. in tho
entire country. Mr.. Harrison Is one
of the leading wholesale grocers OF
Virginia. and Mr.. Madison has been
engaged In the trunk business since
boyhood.
The corporations factory win be .
two-story brick structure, 60xc00 feet,
located between Commerce Street and
the Seahoard Air Line Railway. with
private siding. The Harrison Con-
struction Company, contractors for
the building, are under contract to-
| turn the building over to the owners
by November 80. and the plant will be.
placed in operation with one hundred
men at work on December I.
Respected Colored Woman Dies.
Della Sturdivant. an aged colored
woman of the cid type, widely known
throughout the city among both white
and colored people, died at o'clock
this morning. at her home in the rear
Of the residence of City Sergeant John
b. Evans. on High Street. Aunt Della
as she was Familiarity known. was
stricken with paralysis while wait
ing at the railway station here a few
weeks ago for the remains of friend
She continued to grow worse until her
death this morning