The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
|l[In RECRUITING FOR
SECOND PETERSBURG CO,
Ynenneryncn TO Be known A. The
Peeersburg Riflee--NeGrocs
Break jail.
szrr, AWAY AT PRINCE GEORGE
1um. Lock on OF pcor--1hrec Lake.
xuunt Amusement Park Owners In
dscsea---Mrs. Alice Clements Ii
Dead.

pe<ersburx. Va June e5--Acttve
rerrfrstinS the new Petersburg COM
many OF infantry will begin tomorrow
morning with The placing OF blanks
n centrally located places here ana
in Hopeweil in order Ia. enaoie any
who NAV wish to enlist With the com
many to sign them without troaole.
The new company Will De known
az the Petersburg Rifles. J. IA Leake
~a.hier Of the Virginia State Bank of
HopewelI, .s deeply Interested in the
orranisa.icn OF the company and Will
aid materially In recruiting II TO fui
,~trsarfh. AZ soon as sixty-nve men
have enlistsd a meeting will be called
and ofioars Of the company Will ne
elected. wrthin two or three days
AFTER the examination. che company
VA be mastered into service.
The movement 10 organize the new
com pany has the hearty endorsement
of Hopewell and Petersburg business
men. and II IN probable that the ma
ssoysty, IL not al. clerks who enlist
wfli be carried on the payrolis or
their present employers.
Negroes Break jail
Six negro prisoners confined In the
Prince George County Jail, four or
whom had been convicted and sen
tsnced to short terms on the roads
for the 3 al sale. OF whiskey and
other min. oaenses escaped between
4 and S o'clock this morning. The
six men were confined on the second
floor Of the jail. They burned the
lock from the door to their cell and
with q saw secured by unknown
means they sawed the lock from the
iron door on the lower floor and then
with their combined weight TANNED
the outer door
Edward Uncommon and Edward
Jeffr,es. two Of the six- were under
indictment Jointly with Arthur King
for the theft or number of pay
checks from the office Of the DUPONT
Company King was tried at tho last
term of the court. his case resultirg
In a HING Jury and was reset for tho
July term The two negroes were
held as witnesses and aceomplices in
the case.
Amusement Park Men Indicted.
Three indictments have been re-
turned against the owners OF Lake
mont Park, an amusement resort or
r-ated In Prince George County about
50, miles east OF this city. for open
,lation of the law In keeping open
place on Sunday and conducting
rious Amusement attractions. The
1ce for some weeks has been locked
1yer conducted IN Virginia and the
Offices of the law apparently paid
no attention to the manner In which
II was conducted. The matter wn'
taken UP with Judge Jesse r. Yves
by local citizens some days ago and
he gave assurance that the owners
will be brought TO Justice for theil
open defiance Of the law, Sheriff Bots
seau while here yesterday is said Il
have made the statement that tn
park will be closed today or that or
ders would be given 10 that effect
The closing of the park II II has I,
fact been closed by the authorities
In due, It IL generally believed. to III
enactment of the custer law whiC'
has been in effect for lust one weak
Mrs. Alice Clements Dies.
Mrs. Alice Clements. well know
and esteemed lady of Dinwiddie Coun
ty, widow OF John f, Clements, die
at her home near Burgess at 73
o'clock this morning. Mrs. 4Clenent
was eighty three years Of age sh
was stricken with paralysis abou
1870 o'clock yesterday afternoon an
her condition grew worse until III
end came. She is survived by tn
Following children; John T. Charlie
L.. and William W. Clements>of Din
wfddie County. and @. F, CiemeScs, G
this city: also by ten grandchildren
She was tho last of a family of eigh
teen children. The funeral will b
conducted from Smith Grove NJ. 4
Church at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon by the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Gayle
and fnterment win be made In tn
church GEM nv
Festival OF at. John, baptist
The Festival OF st. John the Ban
+isf will he observed by the thre
local Masonic Lodges under the aus
pfces of Powhatan Starke Lodge, NJ
ia4. tomorrow evening This Is ON
OF the semi-annual feasts at whic
time the Masons come together an
enjoy an elaborate banquet after tn
formal session.