The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-13
||AIlRiAD Officials
To MEET COMMITTEE
WIN Discuss Plans for Erection OF
Concrete viaduct in Petersburg
At $50, 900 COST.
lCOLoNEL LEWIS BUTLER DEAD
Veteran Of War Between States Dies
~ Age OF Ninety
crs Congratulate President Wilson
& On Reelection.

Petersburg Va, Nov. 12.--Interest
that is being manifested by the off,
caals of the Norfolk and Western and
Atlantic Coast Line Railway Compa-
MES In the city's proposal to build
q m overhead bridge or concrete VIA
Il duct to replace the Bishop bridge is
conclusive evidence. IN the opinion OF
q the special Council committee. that
& the bridge will be erected at an early
date. eliminating the necessity Of
u crossing the tracks by hundreds or
persons coming into and passing
through the city from Chesterfield
Il County and the Richmond Turnpike
M 1Omcials of the two roads were no.
q tthed of the Councils action in APP
propriat!ng the additional 5000 for
a the bridge some DAYS ago and asked
+ to name q date suitable for confer
/ ence with the committee. Three days
after President Johnson, OF the Nor
folk and Western. and President Ken
& ~, OF the Atlantic Coast Line. were
notified OF the Councils action the
chairman of the special bridge COM
u mittee had notice from both of them
set to arrange for the conference to be
held here Tuesday OF this week.
The promptness with which the two
Oficiais acted in the matter Is evil
dence. in the opinion OF the commit
& tee. that the two roads are eager to
do their part in bringing about the
construction of the viaduct,
The building Of the proposed bridge
Will be one Of the longest strides that
the city Of Petersburg has taken in
recent years and indications are that
i the new City Council. which went into
-
be the most progressive and able body
OF men that has handled the affairs OF
the city In recent years. 1t Is claimed
that the present organization OF the
Council Is the most effective in the
history of the city,
Wilson Is Congratulated.
Congratulatory kilograms were sent
to President Woodrow Wilson and
Chairman Vance Mccormick OF the
National Democratic Committee, by
the officers of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club last night, upon the splen
- did success Of Democracy at the polls.
in the election last Tuesday
The Young Mems Democratic Club
was organized late during the presi-
dental campo gD, with Wilson Il. Cole.
an ardent young Democrat as presi-
dent and II has already become a fac
tor in tbs political life OF the city.
Largely through the efforts of the
club the election of President Wilson
was fttingiy celebrated Thursday
night with a torchlight parade. In
which hundreds OF local citizens took
part.
Colonel Lewis Butler Dead.
Colonel Lewis Butler. native of
Ohio. but for the past fifteen years
y resident Of Petersburg, died at his
residence, I43 Harrison street, today
al the advanced age OF ninety-ons
years.
Colonel Butter was born at Column
biana, Ohio, December 2, 1895. of
Quaker parentage. and In his early
4 life was engaged much Of his time
3 as missionary in the newly settled
sections Of Ohio. At the outbreak Of
the War Between the States he an
sTered the first call Of President Lin
coin for volunteers He served three
months as a private and then raised
Company /. of the Sixty -seventh Ohio
Volunteer Infantry.
During the year 1851 he was made
captain Of the company and in So
was promoted to major Colonel But
Ter engaged in numerous battles
around Petersburg during the great
conflict and in 1864 he WAS called
by the Governor of Ohio TO take
charge of the 1921 Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, in which capacity he served
d
afterward saw service in Mexico.
Colonel Butler came to Petersburg
with his aged wife, who survives him.
In 1901 and has resided here ever
since. The funeral services will take
place from the residence Tuesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Clarence H Poage off,
eiatlng.
Death of AN Infant,
Rahily Watson Merritt. aged nine
months and five DAVIS son az Walter
i J.. and Annie NJ. Merritt. died AT the
nome OF his parents at noon ycstcr-
day. Funeral services were conduct
ed from the residence. ill4 Farmer
Street. al 80 O'Clock this afternoon,
by Rev. Alonzo L. Love. pastor of
\ the West End Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Will have the
sympathy Of a wide circle Of friends
In their bereavement
JursIncn Are Summoned.
Jurors for the Noveub Der term of
the Hastings Court. which convenes
4 next Tuesday. have been summoned
a. follows:
Grand jury-F Orlando strailman.
Horace l. Smith. James ". scroggin,
William l. McGuI Frank NJ. Hobbs,
James Y Branch. Wallace NJ. Ruck-
Or. T. C. Gregory and Samuel E.
Ridout.
!. Venire-william s. Lyon. Benta-
min J. Andrews. Edwin b. Spottswood.
s Joseph W. Dolan. Charles E Borst.
/ Maxwell K DonBan. Mortimer Will
ttar1s. buufey L PerKInson. II Carter
q Myers Robert d Atkinson, w. Aus
tin Robinson. William r. Worth. J.
Douglas Watkins, Moses e. IAven-
stein. Howard II. Butcher Clarence
E. Magee. Richard NJ Harrison. Geo.
Il B. Carter. Herbert F. Bishop and G.
Bernard Smith.
Petit iury-Walter Wade, William
n. Lnnsford, Frank d. Mckinney.
John S, Tynes. Herbert Rogers, VIII
liam w. Hines, Andrew L. Lewis,
" James p. Coleman and James X. Nc
Broom.
Interesting Meeting Held.
An interesting and largely attend
Cd meeting OF the /. .. b. 3. was held
L At Birth Achem Synagogue this after
noon. An especially Interesting pro-
3 gram was rendered and short ad-
u dresses were made by H S Hutzler
Il And ii. S. Bloomberg. OF Richmond,
4 both past presidents OF the Grand
Lodge. and Charles Hutzle-. acting
president Of Rinmon Ledge and pres
n tdent of Beth Ahabah congregation.
d Richmond.
DIR. Striblinx Speaks
Rev. Charles K. t;tr4..rg of tsa
Tabb-StTeet Presbyterian Codrcn. adj