The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
WILLIAM B. HIP WINS
SUIT AGAINST DUPONT
TIN For Injuries Sustained
In Plant
TOBACCO SALES ARE SMALL
Tnfavorable weather Conditions said
To BE Causc--OffiCers Elected BY
virginia State Bank of Hope
well

Petersburg, Va. Feb. t2.-Trial OF
the suit of William r, Hipp against
the Dupont Powder company for
$4,000 which occupied the attention
OF the Prince George circuit court
Judge Dabney, of Charlottesville, pre-
siding all last week, ended saturday
evening with verdict for the plain
tiff for $4,000.
The suit was the result Of injuries
sustained by Mr.. Hipp while In the
employ of the defendant company at
the Hopewell plant some months ago
by the falling of 9 sCasfold. Counsel
for the defendant company, UPON the
announcement of the verdict. moved
the court 10 set il aside on tho ground
that il was contrary to the law and
evidence In the case. The motion Will
he argued In the law Offices Of Las
sitter d Drewry, in this city, next
Saturday who with John w. Hutch
inson. OF Charlotte. n c., are counsel
for the plaintiff.
This was the second trial OF the
case, a verdict for the plaintiff hav-
ing been rendered for the same
amount Of damages at the previous
trial Messrs Plummer & Bohannon,
Of this city. are counsel for the de-
PENDANTS
Tobacco sales small.
Sales of tobacco at the several
local warehouses during last week,
due 70 the unfavorpble weather, were
small, bat the market was very active
notwithstanding the war scare Bright
leaf ranged from $40 to $40 per
hundred pounds or an average OF
Si4 30 and for dark leaf prices rang
ed from sl1 to $35,, an average Of
$13.16.
Bank Officers Elected.
Al the annual meeting of The stock
holders Of the Virginia state Bank Of
Hopewell officers for the wear were
Injected A. -fe4laHS.--p President MA
Finn; vice presidents, J. w phillips
and ] y. Harrison.
Directors-'The above officers and
H. Jones, Richard Erl,e. Charles
L Pmmmer, W. II Temple, ]. l..
Vaughan, FL II. Lavensteiu, y, A.
Harrison H.. A w Gray L. A,
Rosenstock, J. NJ. Luke and Or. w,
/ L. Raines
Kidd--Brown.
Saturday night at o'clock al the
home of the officiating minister Rev
A r. Love, OF the West End Baptist
church, Miss Estelle Louise Brown.
and william Lewis Kidd we're united
TN marriage. The attendants were
Miss Fstelle Kidd, sister Of the groom.
herman p. German, Edward VIII
Hams, Waiter Kidd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Burkhardt and Mr., and Mrs.
William Perkins. Mr. and Mrs KIDD
will reside IN Petersburg
Mrs. Margaret Whidden.
Mrs. Margaret Whiddcn, wife 4
Robert H Whiddon, died at the Pc
tershpgg hospital this morning after
a BRIEF Al ness Mrs. Whidden was In
her twenty-fourth year. She had
resided In Petersburg several months
during which time she had made
many friends Funeral services viii
be condut& i from her home, the
residence OF Mrs. p. s. Plummer, al
417 Fillmore street, Tuesday morn
ing Mt II O'Clock. Rev f.. + Dan
bridge, OF ST. Paui's Episcopal church
will oficiate and lnterment viii be
made In Blandford
viii Institute Tribe.
r. NJ Addington. of Cocruru. VI
great sachen OF Virginia Red Men
assisted by prominent members Of the
order from Richmond, PETERSBURG
and Norfolk, will institute tribe OF
the order at Hopewen tomorrow
night a picked team from Rich
mond will confer the degrees and
quite n number Of Petershurgers viii
Pattcnd The initiation ceremony.
Temperance Workers Meet
The midwinter convention and in
stitute OF the Womnns Chrstior
Temperance union. OF DjuWd1it
county. will he held In the local y
NJ G. \. tomorrow beginning at l0.2G
a. NJ. All who are Interested In
temperance work are cordially IN.
vited 70 attend.