The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-16
WHITE STRANGER
WAS FROM ALABAMA
Injured Man I'm Petersburg Hospital
Proves to Be Walter Croclxcr,
OF Selma
AIR POLLUTION CAUSES SUIT
DuPonts Called On to Pay 1000
for Damages To Vegetation Caused
by Fumes from Big HopeweIl In
dustry.

Petersburg. Va, Sept. 15--The
white stranger who was brought
to the Petersburg Hospital yesterday
morning from near Reams, Dinwid-
die County, where he was found in
an unconscious condition beside the
tracks OF the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway with a fractured skull has
been identified as Walter Croker. of
Selma, Ala. Identification was estab-
lished by means of through rail-
way ticket to Selma, and It Is be-
lieved the young man accidentally
fell from the train. His father and
brother arrived here today and are
al his bedside. His condition is con-
sdered critical, he not having yet re-
gained consciousness.
Husting Court Begins Term Thursday.
The September term of the Hust-
ings Court with one Of the longest
dockets In recent months due to there
being no session of the court in Au-
gust will begin on the 21st with Judge
Mullen presiding.
Tailor Jailed for Larceny,
At yesterday afternoons session of
the Police Court. A. SchonwCtter,
Bollingbrook Street merchant tailor,
was sentenced to thirty days in jail
upon a charge of larceny Schonwet-
va Ai@S bcSh uoAilS phSiIiNES III etti -
burg for several years and within the
past twelve months has had more
than dozen Judgments rendered
against him for collecting money on
clothing and failing to deliver the
goods sold. He noted an appeal from
the decision of the police justice.
Rally Day at West End Baptist.
Rally day will be observed at tho
West End Baptist Sunday School on
Sunday morning next and the chief
feature of the program will be rem
dered by DIR. r. f Chambers and
a company Of native Chinese. DR..
Chambers is a missionary of the
Southern Baptists to China and has
brought the young Chinese with him
to this country to enter college.
Wherever they have been this sum-
mer. 1t is said. they have attracted
large crowds and doubtless there will
be large number of persons at West
End, the largest Sunday School In the
city. Sunday morning to welcome
them
Tag, Day for Ferrum School.
Tomorrow will be observed here as
tag day for the benefit of the Ferrum
Training School at Ferrum. Va. The
Ferrum School Is a Methodist insti-
tuition, but pupils are taken irrespec-
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ing given under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Aid Society of the
Market Street NJ. F. Church. from
which it Is hoped a handsome sum
will be realized.
Sue DuPonts for Air Pollution.
The Circuit Court of Prince George,
Judge Scott presiding for Judge Jesse
F. West, Is engaged in hearing the
suit of Charlotts VS.. The DUPONT Pow
der Company for $4,000 damages.
The suit was brought on account OF
alleged pollution OF the air. causing
destruction of vegetation and grow
ing crops on the lands of the plain
tiffs Ex-Governor William Hodges
Mann and son and Attorney Ber-
nard Mann are counsel for the plain
tiffs, while the interest of the defen-
dant company Is being looked after
by Messrs Plummer and Bohannon
Mr.. Booth Painfully Hurt.
Mr.. T b. Booth, an aged and promi-
nent citizen of Dinwiddie County. was
painfully injured near his home on
Cox Road last evening when his buggy
was struck by an automobile driven
was purely an accident and Mr. Booth
Is reported as resting comfortably to-
day.
An Enjoyable Occasion.
ball given at Libery Hall last
evening under the auspices of Peters
burg Aerie Of Eagles proved to be
most successful and enjoyable occa-
sion. Bountiful lunch was served
during the evening and dancing was
kept up until l O'Clock this morning
Farmers Exchange Robbed.
The Southside Farmers Exchange
on Bollingbrook Street was entered
by thief or thieves some time during
last night. who secured about s. in
money and a quantity of small arti
cles of merchandise.
Personals.
Herbert Jones, son Of DR.. and Mrs
]. Boiling Jones, left here yesterday
for Cincinnati to resume his second
years course at the Cincinnati Col
1ege of Medicine
Mrs. Z. J. Hughes, who was OPP
Grated upon at the Petersburg Hos
pital some days ago for appendicitis
has recovered sufficiently to return to
her home In Grove Avenue.
Master John L. Wells, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. James II Wells, of 1240
West High Street, was taken to the
Petersburg Hospital this afternoon to
be operated upon for appendicitis.
His many young friends are hoping
that he will soon recover.