The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-13
Petersburg
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
OF DIR. WIN. EDWARD HAYWOOD

Petersburg. Va. December 1.-THE
| funeral of DIR. William Edward Har-
wood. win take place tomorrow morn |
ing at IL O'Clock from the st. Paufs |
Episcopal church, tho Rev. K. p. DAN |
bridge. rector OF the church, officiat- !
, ing, assisted by the Rev. c. r. Strib- !
ling, pastor of the Tabb-Street Pres !
! byterian church. Interment will be
| made in the Old Blandford cemetery. |
The following viii act as pallbearers:
Active--Harry NJ. Woody. Blackwell !
Smith. DIR. w. P. Hoy, w. S. Young, |
Or. William Pitcher. e. r Bowman,
Warren Goddard. DR.. E. L. McGill. |
Honorary. b. Taliaferro, r. A. Nor |
rison. Charles Bland, R.sL. Bowman. II. /
1 G. Temple. sr. r. f. Ragland. w. u. !
Armstrong
/ speed Limit Remains.
| Al an adjourned meeting of the
common council last night. much dis |
cussion arose over the new traffic |
! ordinance The chief section of ths |
new ordinance which brought about
! the discussion. was that which related !
to the speed limit of automobiles on |
I the streets of Petersburg
After much heated discussion. the
present limit of fifteen miles an hour /
was retained. Several members of the
| council wanted the limit raised TO
/ twenty miles an hour, saying that II !
car up several Of the hills OF this city |
without speeding
4, The matter has to go before the
board If aldermen before 1t can be-
come effective and 1t Is thought
/ that stiT opposition will be raised
against IT.
/, Another section OF the ordinance
which was adopted was that of re-
curing no tights on automobiles stand
J ing on lighted streets or under an
electric light.
/ The section relative to titnsurs 80
Letting passengers for their cars was
changed so that cns may solicit pas
sengers for his car II he IL standing
; within ave feet OF the car
I The resolution raising the salary OF
city Engineer Budd from ss.4oo to
$4,000 per year. All other matters
brought down from the board OF ST.
dermen were ooncurrsd In.
Funeral Of MFR. Cexfe.
The funeral OF John r. cogie Jr.
took place yesterday afternoon from
the First Baptist church. Tbe Rev.
! Louis NJ Roper. assisted by IN Rev.
F.. w. Moore. officiated, fnterment
WAS made In Blandford cemetery.
The following served psiioeareret
STANLEY BaRiand. Hugh Richardson
Prince Robinson. Fowhatan Wingheld
Thomas Burchett. Jack Co~ingtcn,
Sam Woodsn. Charlie Walls.
trr0Fff EoF StoSNps
In tire circuit court Of Prince George
county yesterday. NJ. F. Troster, Of
Charlotte. N. C., WAS awarded "A verdict
~ $40 ooN in hts suit against the Du-
Pout company for alleged injuries re-
celved az result Of "A fail while work.
ing for the defendant company In
IIepeweli.
The plaintiff. who IL ar electrician,
alleges that he was so injured that he
has been unable to use ore Of hlE
arms since the accident and that the
use Of his arm is lost. He brought sutt
against the DUPONT company for SIS
oee and was awarded verdict Of
$4,000
After the verdict Was rendered.
Aieszrs. rlumuer and Rohaunon, coun-
sci for the defendant company. noted
On appeal Trotter was represented ny
Nfessrs. Lassister and Drewry. Of this
4ity
wounded so.aier Known Herr.
First Lieutenant Edgar W. Young
medical reserve corps. who was men
ti0ned IN press dispatches as having
Heen wounded while In action with the
British forces in France, Is well known
I'm this city.
Lieutenant Young was twenty-seven
years old and was surgeon for tina
Srahoard Rir Line railway at Nc
Kenneys Va. the home of the Young
-e2r7&a ts N-a7 ..proTinern n the AZ
fairs II 0lnwtGdie county before he
Joined the color. In August.
HIS wife moved TO Pikesville. Md.
since the departure Of her husband and
has been living there with her small
daughter The father Of Lieutenant
b Young is prominent merchant Of Dis
= putanls, Va
snsw blocks Traffic.
, Ten inches Of snow here to-day
, blocked traffic and caused very much
. Inconvenience 10 the public. The snow
hogan 70 fall last night about O'Clock
and continued until ahou; - O'CLOCK
r today.
, The snow and cold weather caused
. Of this city.
New Bank Building.
The Banking Trust and Mortgage
- company are now moving into their
new banking house at 12i North Syea-
more street The new home 81 the
banking buildings in Petersburg and
adds much n the appearance OF syeh-
rnors street
doctors Erto- Bmuuu~t.
The banquet rendered the Southstde
, Medical association last night at the
Hotel Petersburg by the Petersburg
Medical Faculty and the Dinwiddie
Medical association. was largely at
tended and enjoyed
MANY speakers of note addressed
the large number CT doctors, assembled
from all parts Of souths'de Virginia
. Among the speakers were Major r.
Schrftter Nj C.. commanding OFFICER
Of the base hospitai At Camp Lee.
Major James Ross Moore. NJ. u. C..
chief OF neuro -psychietry, Eightteth
! divtsion The remarks OF both of these
noted doctors we're thoroughly en-
jcved
The association was addressed nv
. many other prominent physicians OF
@ the state Much important business Of
o the association was also transacted
| laat night.
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