The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-03
DUPONT ACCIDENT
VICTIM IS BURIED
Funeral Services For Tidal Kirk
Stevens Conducted At Grave In
Blandford Cemetery.
RABBI LEAVES.
Negro Shot By Unknown Found Lying
Near A. @. L. Tracks, South OF
Petersburg-Moose E1ect -- Prince
George Moves For Good Roads.

Petersburg. Va, March 2-Funeral
services for Tidal Kirk Stevens. who
was accidentally killed at the Dupont
plant, Hopewell early yesterday
morning by a bursting valve. were
conducted at the grave In Blandford
cemetery at o'clock this afternoon
by Rev. Clarence II. Poage. Of the
Christian church, assisted by Rev. r.
L. Matthews. Of Woodlawn Baptist
church. The pallbearers were: B. D.
Duke, T. c. Traylor, Joe Andrews,
clifford Cameron, F.. w Marsh and
Ernest Grigg.
Mr.. Stevens was thlrty-Ave years OF
age and besides a widow, who was
formerly Miss virgie Macliu, ne is
survived by four small children, his
mother, two brothers and one sister,
the latter being Messrs. Frank and
George Stevens. OF this city. and Mrs.
j. ]. Worth. OF Hopewell.
Rabbi Myers Resigns.
Az a special meeting OF the congre-
cation Of Brith-Achim synagogue,
held at the synagogue IN North Mar
ket street last night. Rev y. s, Myers
rendered his resignation as rabbi of
the congregation, to become effective
March Is.
DR.. Myers has served the congre-
cation for eight years and through
his efforts the handsome new syna-
gogpe now used was erected Mt a cost
Of about $4,000. He resigns to ac-
cept a call to the Knesrth Israel, at
Klttannig, Pa.
Negro Mysteriousiy Shot
William Mcknight. coIored. Is at
he Petersburg hospital suffering from
Tunshot wounds In his hip inflicted
by some unknown person Wednesday
night, near Golfers, Just short dis
'ance south of the city on the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad. Mcknight was
found lying by the tracks He says
that he does not know who his as
atlantis were
Hand Badly Crushed.
William Robinson, colored. en-
ployed by the Norfolk & Western
railway at Hopewell, had one OF his
| hands SO badly crushed yesterday
while coupling cars, II was found nee
essary to amputate it at the wrist
when he was brought here for treat
mcnt.
Death of Miss Boisseau.
Miss Ruth Esther Boisseau, aged
fifteen years. daughter. Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E II. Boisseau, died at $3.50
" N4Sea tdSN evening ut the HODlS OI
her parents. 1904 Commerce ctreet
following an illness of several weeks
| from rheumatism. The young lady
was we'll known and highly ESTEEMED
| by a wide circle Of friends She was
a member of the Second Presbyterian
church and Sunday school, Funeral
services will be conducted from the
Second Presbyterian church at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon ana inter
ment will be made in Blandford
| Moose Elect Officers.
| Petersburg lodge, Loyal Order OF
Moose. at its regular meeting last
night. elected officers for the current
term as follows: Dictator. J. L. Dug.
er; vice-dictator. w. L. Enniss; pre-.
late, j. K. Sheffield: secretary, Ed.
ridge Smith: outer guard. c. T. Pc
ters; inner guard. p. F. O'Hern; trus-
tee for three years George r Wright
Organize for Good Roads.
The Good Roads Association OF
| Prince George was organized at q
meeting OF prominent citizens OF the
county at Disputanta Wednesday with
j.. o. Faison as president and C. Lee
Wolfe as secretary. The purpose OF
the association is to organize and look
roads and keep them In gooi condi-
ton.
Names Local Board OF Review.
Judge Mullen. OF the hustings
court. has reappointed r. r Meade
Forrest w. Tucker and w. C. Malloy
members of the local board of re-
view for the current year. He has
also appointed Messrs. II. B. Gillian
and w. Nj. Rucker as members Of the
electoral board to succeed themselves.
| Says Girl Not Lost Sister.
| w. ]. Joyner. brother OF the long
missing Luna Joyner. denied that the
young woman living with Mr.. and Mrs
Wright, of Jackson street, Lynchburg
has been identified by him as his sis
ter. who disappeared from her mothers
home. near sutherland about fourteen
years ago. Mr.. Joyner. in addressing
the local press states that the young
lady's adopted name Is Annie Morris
and that she Is some years older than
| his lost sister. The young lady
claims to have been taken from her
| home in Pennsylvania years ago by
| gypsios. but she rem embers very lit
tie, but seems to be overcome with
grief and says that her only desire Is
to locate some of her relatives.
Enlarsfng Cigarette Plant.
Contractors arc rushing to compile
ton large addition to the British
American Tobacco company's cigarette
factory in this city to take care its
largely increased business The addi-
| ton will be completed by the latter
, part OF the coming summer and It
! will necessttate the employment Of
number of additional operatives
Only Thirteen DRINKS In Month.
The report OF Chief Of Police Rag
land. for the month of February, shows
| that total of 1873 arrests were made
during the. month. classified as fol-
lows: assault and battery. 8: assault.
3; drunks 10: felony, 10; fugitives
from justice. 6; larceny. IS: misdeme can :
! ors. %: trespass. 8; vagrant. /; viola
! ton of city ordinances, Q.
Thieves Enter Coal Office.
! The office OF the Cockade City Coal
/ and Coke company at Mt Airy, in
the southern section Of the city, was
broken into by unknown thieves. The
! thieves gained entrance to tho office