The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
]. HE0ER GOOOSOM DIES
RESULT OF INJURIES
Was smithfeld Man Employed AT
Hopewcll-Funeral Of Victim OF
Motorcycle Accident.
CHARvAT LOSES HIS CASE
Jury in Prince George County Brings
in Verdict Favorable to Defense In
Damage Suit Against DUPONT Conn
pany-Havc Received Reward.

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 2o.--J. Heber
Goodson, aged thtrty-eight years,
citizen of smithfeld. but for some
months past employed as clerk in
the clothing store of G. C. Booth at
Hopewell, was struck by an automo-
bile owned by j.. T. Powers and driv-
en- by Phil Kofer on South Sycamore
o'clock last night and died OF his in
juries at the Petersburg Hospital
about o'clock this morning.
At the time OF the accident, Mr..
0oodson according to the chauffeur)
was walking along Sycamore Street
and stepped from the sidewalk d.
| rectly in front Of the machine.
Mr.. Goodson is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Fannie Goodson, one
brothers, II. A. and e. A. Goodson,
and two half-sisters. Miss Ruth Good
son and Mrs. L. T. Calling. the last
named of Battery Park. Va.
Kofer was arrested today and bailed
in the sum OF $4,000 for his appear
ance in Police Court tomorrow. The
body of Mr.. Goodson has been pre-
pared for burial by Messrs. Badger
and Wood and after the inquest to-
night will be forwarded to Smithfleld
for interment.
Funeral OF Joseph b. johnson.
The funeral Of Joseph B. johnson.
son of the late Joseph H. and Mrs.
Bessie johnson, whose death occurred
at the Petersburg Hospital at 10
o'clock last night from injuries sus-
tanned in a motorcycle accident will
be conducted from St. Johns Episco-
pal Church at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The young man was eighteen years
nf IL, iu
vived by one brother and one sister,
George Ben Johnson and Madeline
Louise Johnson, all of this city
Two Firms Are Fined.
At today's session of the Police
Court, b. ID. Booth and Company and
the Virginia Feed and Grain Company
were tried for violating the pure food
law upon warrants sworn out by F.
c. Brazeal. State food inspector. Com
monwealth's Attorney s. w. thinner
appeared for the State. Booth and
Company were fined SIS and the Viz
ginia Feed and Grain Company was
discharged.
To Attend W. c. T. U. Convention.
Mrs. Albert Mayo. president Of the
Din widdie County W. c. T. u. accom-
panied by Mrs Z. P. Allgood and Mrs
j. Q. Anderson. of this city; Mrs.
Leonard. OF Ocran. and Miss Elizabeth
Baugh. Of Carson. will leave here
Monday to attend the annual con-
vention Of the w. c. T. U. at Taze-
we'll on the 76-2sth. The local party
will be joined by Mrs. Shields Hatch
er. Of the Mothers Department.: Mrs.
Eff1e Clement, State treasurer. and
Mrs J. H. Lyon, superintendent of
medical temperance, both of Chester.
Verdict for Defense.
A jury in the Circuit Court of
Prince George returned a verdict yes
terday for the defendant in the suit
| of Frank Charyat vs. the DUPONT
| Company for $4,000. The suit grew
| out of alleged damages to growing
crops and vegetation OH Mr.. Charvat's
farm on Bailey's Creek. adjoining the
DUPONT plant, caused by fumes from
the plant. The case claimed the at
tention of the court for about a week.
| Get Reward for Negroes Capture.
Messrs. X. T. Mayer and Henry
| Potter, Of Dinwtddie County. the two
young men who captured Henry Will
liams, the negro assailant of Miss
! Mamie Mason, near Blackstone, have
received the reward of 5000 offered
by the State and county for the cap
ture of the negro.
Good Tobacco Prices.
The market for the sale Of bright
tobacco opened here today with good
offerings. Buyers representing many
of the larger manufacturers through
out the country were on the market
and good prices were received for all