The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-04
WARRANTS ARE ISSUED
FOR AGED CONTRACTOR
Had ofices In Petersburg and Hope
wclI--Said to Come From
\ Denver.
SUFFOLK MAN IS INJURED
Thomas b. Scott, OF Richmond. Sue
ceeds Alexander Hamilton rs Dircc-
tor I'm Savings and Insurance Com
pany.

rants have been issued here for the
arrest of Leon G. Fairfax. general
contractor. with offices at Hopewell
and in the Law Building this city
charging him with the larceny of $500
and $500 from Charlie Mike and Fred
Daniels. respectively, on February Is
and February "a.
Fairfax. who had an office here for
several weeks, is described as being
eighty-five years old, five feet eleven
inches in height, weighing ESQ pounds
with perfectly white hair, aristocratic
in APPEARANCE and limps as he walks
in one limb.
According TO the statement OF
Charlie Mike, Fairfax entered into a
contract with him on February Is to
erect home on a lot owned by him
(Mike) Mt Hopewell to be completed
in twenty days at cost OF $1,000.
He paid $500 cash on the con-
tract and the balance was covered by
notes secured by a deed of trust. pay
able $3.50 monthly. with interest. The
complainant claims that nothing has
been done toward the fulfillment Of
the contract and Fairfax has not been
seen in Hepewell or Petersburg since
February rs though diligent search
has been made for him
T'airfaxs' stenogra pher in the Pet
ersburE office states that he left the
office Monday stating that he was
going to orfoik, and that she has not
heard anything from him since.
The contract made with Fred Dan
ielS is similar to the one made with
Mike. except that Fairfax received a
s4ha deposit TO bind the agreement.
and the house was TO cost 81 400,
Fairfax claims to he from Denver.
col, and 10 have done work FOR the
government in the Philippine Islands
Clerks from the Hopewei Office OF
Fairfax were in Petersburg today,
hoping, they said, TO attach his office
fixtures TO secure pay for persona.
services rendered him.
Charges OF Forgery
~ today's session Of the Police
Court. LEROY Maree and JnmeE Hend-
rickson two white men arrested In
Charleston S G.. for the Petersburg
authorities on warrants charging them
with forging and passing fraudulent
Dupont checks on Petersburg mer-
chants. one for &4S.15 and the other
for $5S.16, refused to enter plea 10
the charges and were both sent on 10
the Hastings Court for trial. II la said
the men may plead guilty when ar
raigned In the Hastings Court. throw
ing themselves on the mercy OF the
court The alleged forgery was com
United here on October last, and
the two men have since been traced 10
many points They were arrested on
reaching Charleston. their home a
few DAYS ago.
Suffolk Man Hurt On Head
G. G. Griffin Of Suffolk. a fireman In
the employ Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company was taken "a
the Petersburg Hospital this afternoon
in a painfully wounded condition. Mr..
Griffin, according to his statement.
was engaged In making UP his train In
the Norfolk and Western yards here
this morning, He had just thrown
some coal into the frehoS and
leande oaft 81 his cab window when
he was struck on the head by a box
car on another track. He was found
few minutes later in an unconscious
condition and rushed to the hospital
where he soon regained consciousness.
He is now resting as comfortably as
rtrtttd h- expected--
@Oit succeeds HAnfttoN.
At meeting Of the board OF d.
rectors and stockholders OF Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Company
held yesterday afternoon, Thomas n.
Scott. of Richmond. WAS elected a
mem Der Of the board OF directors to
succeed the late Alexander Hamilton.
Al other directors were reelected.
Officers were elected ny board as fol-
lows. President. Forresque White
first vice president, Thomas b. scott;
second vice. president and cashier.
Peyton NJ Pollard
The Petersburg Savings and lnsur-
ance Company is one of the strongest
financial institutions as we'll as one
OF the oldest in the South.
Woolard More Comfortable.
T. NJ Woalard of Petersburg and
County. who narrowly es-
capped being murdered at the hands OF
five hiGhwaymen near Stop 81, on the
Richmond and Petersburg Electric
Railway, while going to his home
Wednesday evening. Is now resting
more comfortable, DIR. Nixon, Mr..
N-oofarti.s physician states that an
X-ray examination will he necessary
in order to locate the ball, which en-
tered Mr.. Woolard's breast, near his
heart.
W. G. r. L. Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
" omans Christian Temperance
Union. Petersburg branch. was held in
the ladies' parior of the Young Mems
Christian Association this week. with
a large and enthusiastic attendance,
Reports from the different depart
ments OF the union were read and dis
cussed. and proved very encouraging
Combination Fire Truck.
The test or demonstration or the
new LaFrance bination Fire
Truck. recently purchased ythe focal
which was TO have been
held before the Board of Fire Com
missioners this afternoon, was post
poned on account OF the weather I'M
til o'clock next Monday afternoon.
Honor Roll of Schools.
The honor roll OF the Dinwiddie
High School for the month of Feb
ruarv contains the names of the fol-
lowing pupils:
Primary Grades.
Seeend---Iulian Rutterworth, Marie
Butterworth, Margaret Clark, Charlie
Cuthherson, Ruth Haddon, Park
Leigh Crxain, Evelyn Williams and
Sidnst Young.
Third--Tkomas Ridley Adkins,
Manly Kimhall, Willard Kimball and
Mary Richardson.
Fourth-William Meadows, Mar,
81