The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-01
Petersburg
Suspected of BJnr a spy.

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Is being detained upon suspicion OF
being German spy. What evidence
the authorities have against Spite 1,
Is impossible to ascertain. Spit7
claims Charleston, s. c, as his home
and says that he has resided there
eighteen years He claims to he 2
naturalized citizen and a lember OF
the Masonic lodge at Charleston.
II has been learned that SpItz left
Charleston not long ago. and has
since visited Chicago and New York
| BON leaving New York he went &c
Richmond and thence to Hopewell
United States Attorney Richard H.
Mann. the only person with authority
TO give out any information on the
subject, is in Hopewell on official bust
ness today and will not return before
late tonight
Merchants TO Hold Down Prices.
Retail merchants of Petersburg, as
an organization and as individuals
have pledged themselves, as far as
practicable. to protect Petersburg
families from cxorbitant charges on
all foodstuffs and other merchandise
Of Necessity. At a recent session of
the Retail Merchants association, the
following resolutions were offered and
adopted;
Whereas the war department has
designated Petersburg as military
mobilization point for the establish
ment OF a camp at which large bodies
Of troops are TO he assent led and
trained: and
Whereas IL is the patriotic duty OF
all loyal citizens TO aid the govern
ment in every way possible to pre-
pare tho country fully to meet the de-
mauds which the war places upon ms;
therefore. be II
Resolved by the Retail Merchants
association of Petersburg, That all
citizens of Petersburg and of the ad-
jacent counties be urged to aid the
government by furnishing all needed
food and other supplies, labor. nous
ing facilities, etc. at reasonable
prices: and he II further
Resolved That the mem hers OF the
Retail Merchants association OF Pc
tersbnrE- hereby place themselves, a.
individuals and as an association. on
record as being opposed to all eHortS
to use the establishment of the mill
tary camp in this vicinity as an ex-
cuse for charging exorhttant or nm
reasonable prices for food, clothinH
and other supplies. board, rents ana
hotel rates. and that they herepN
pledge the association to protect the
as the people of Petersburg. against
all such forces of extortion. as far as
possible
Mrs. Linda May Minton.
After a painful and lingering ~
ness. Mrs. Linda May Mtnton, VIE
OF J. VIII Minton. passed away aoou
= O'Clock this morning al her homf
in the West End. Mrs. Minton wa'
-tIirtv-eteht years of-a ge-r-Shc wa.
formerly Miss Linda bishop and was
we'll known and highly esteemed ny
a wide circle of friends and relatives
Besides her husband she is survived
by four small children, her father
Mr.. Emmett Bishop. and one brother
Mr.. Rrviu Bishop, of Dinwiddie county
Mrs. Minton was deyout Christian
having for a number OF years beer
a member OF the West End Baptist
church Arrangements for the tu-
neral have not been completed.
jackson G. Bishop
Following an illness of ten days
Mr.. Jackson c. Bishop. widely
known and esteemed resident Of Soutl
Market street, died about $40 O'Clock
this morning. MI. Bishop was in tbs
seventy fourth year of his age anf
had for the past thirty-one years beer
a postman in the employ Of the loca
Z.
known as any resident of Petersburg
He was a consistent members of tht
Market Street Methodist church Be
sides widow. he is survived by three
daughters and three sons, Misses Lii
Han T. and BESSIE A. Bishop and Mrs
r f Robertson. Messrs. William f.
Arthur L. and Waverly c. Bishop. al
Of Petersburg. The funeral will take
place from the Market Street churcf
at II o'clock "Wednesday morning ant
interment Will be made in Blandtort
cemetery
ShactIcford--G.iIIs.
Mrs. Sadie Alice Shackieford. Of thi.
city. and Mr. Thomas Hundley ellis
Of Powhatan county. were united il
marriage at 9 o'clock this mornlni
at the home of the officiating minister
Rev Michaux Raine, pastor Of tn,
Third Presbyterian church. Mr.. ant
Mrs. ellis will reside in Powhatal
county where they Will have the goot
Wishes of scores of friends.
Oldest American Flag.
Perhaps the oldest United State
flag in Petersburg, or this section il
one on display in the windows of thu
! Petersburg Hardware company. TIL,
flag was purchased by Mrs. j. II. w
Smith. wife of the president OF tn,
public school board. of this city II
/ b65, and is therefore more than fifty
two years old It is of pure silk
bears only thirty-tour stars and is il
splendid condition.
Mckenney's Condition Favorable.
Friends Of Charles s. McKenney,
prominent young resident of the Yves
End. who was stricken with acute ap,
pendicitis last NiRht and operated OF
early this morning at the Petersbure
hospital 10y Or J. Boiling Jenes. viii
be pleased to learn that the operation
was successful and that the youne
mans condition Is favorable
LYNCHBUKG MAN Is STRUCK
BY CONGRESSMAN'S AUTO