The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-24
THIRTY LOTS BROUGHT
$4,000 N H0PtWEtL
City Point Motor Company TO Build
Modern Garage on -Four
OF These Lots.
MOUNTED POLICE NAMED
Five Thousand Greeks Plan to Deco
rate For Booster Day--AIleged
WhislScy Sellers Are Arrested.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Hopewell. Va. March 23.-One of
the most important realty deals con-
summated in Hopewell for several
weeks past was closed today. when J.
r. TIlghman, representing the Eppes
estate, sold to DIR. Williams, of Dis
putanta. and others thirty of the lots
on Broadway. being a part of the
original Hopewell tract, for the sum
OF $4,000.
These lots are on East Broadway
and are situated near the Nustadter-
IAavenstein purchase OF few months
ago. aggregating $4,000 This prop
erty will be improved rapidly by the
new owners. and 1t Is highly probable
That portion of IL will he resold
The City Point Motor Company
viii begin at once the erection of a
modern freproof garage on four Of,
the lots, fronting 100 feet on Broad =
way and extending back a distance of
10 feet
Charged With Selling whiskey.
The police. under the direction of
Chief Cotton, are doing all in their
power to break up the Illicit sale OF
whiskey In Hopewell At least a half
dozen men were arrested last night
and this morning on the charge OF
dispensing ardent spirits in violation
Of law. Two Swedes were arrested
last night, and their suitcases were
found to contain each four and one
half gallons OF whiskey. The Joy
liquid was confiscated, and the men
will have to stand trial on the charge
OF retailing the booze.
Among others arrested were J. NJ.
Moreland, contractor; ]. w. knight,
a contractor; d. w. Willis, a painter;
D. M. Davis. a merchant; Jim Black,
a cook, and Ed Austin laborer.
The two last named are colored.
Make Booster Day Success.
There will be a big mass-meetinR
OF citizens tomorrow night in the
tabernacle near the passenger station,
when ID is expected that the Chamber
Of Commerce and the ZOO 900
League" will join hands in making
Booster Day a grand success from
every viewpoint.
Chairman j. N England, OF the
Booster Day Committee. addressed n
letter today to E. NJ. Cleveland, presi-
dent OF the Hopewel 100000
League" requesting that special
working committee be named by the
latter organization to wo1~ = in con-
junction with the Chamber of Com
MERGE
Since the letter WAS written and the
plans made public. the enthusiasm is
20 great that 1t is feared the large
tabernacle will not hold the people
who declare their intention of attend
ing. 1t Is highly probable that an
open-air meeting will result II the
weather will permit. It Is stated that
the services Of a brass band will be
secured for the meeting tomorrow
night.
1t Is now generally understood that
all railroads centering in this section
have agreed to sell greatly reduced
excursion tickets from various points
in the Virginias Maryland and the
Carolinas, covering at least three days
for the round trip.
Greeks Tender Services.
Prominent Greeks of Hopeweli and
vicinity have rendered their services
to the Booster Day Committee, and
declare they are going to do their
part in the way of making the cele-
bration grand success. There are
fnore than 5000 Greeks in HepeweH.
They are planning to decorate all their
buildings and stores with bunting and
will build n float. decorating It In the
national colors. and flll 1t with repre-
sentative Greek citizens, dressed in
native costumes for the parade They
will address special invitations TO
prominent Greeks throughout tho
United States to come and see what
has been accomplished in one year in
the building of Hopeweli.
Mounted Police Named.
Chief OF Police Cotton today named
the three mounted police officers for
the Hopewell force, in addition to Of
ficer Phillips. who distinguished HIM
GOLF yesterday by stopping a runaway
team. after a chase of four blocks on
horseback. The new mounted officers
ere Lewis, Cavadis and Wrestler.