The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-10

CITY MUST ACT SOON
TO GET REDUCED PRICE
16-Iittic Girl IL Dangerously
Injured.

Petersburg, Va. Jan. 9.--Recause
of the failure OF a sufficient number
of members of the Board of Aldermen
to attend last nights meeting to make
appropriations, adjournment $
taken until the 18th instant at which
time several important matters Will
come up for consideration, including
an appropriation of $4,000 with which
to purchase terra Gotta pipe to extend
the present sewer system.
The city has a contract with a local
firm under which terra Gotta can be
purchased, prior to March l., for 40
per cent less than the present market.
Only seven members of the board
were present at last nights meeting.
a bare quorum. Those absent were
Messrs. Poole Harrison, Irwin. Kidd
and McCaleb.
All matters of routine nature. IN
Guiding the receipt of reports from
the several city officers, were trans
acted.
Old Offender I'm Tolls.
Joe Ellis. an old offender. was ar
rested by the local police and later
identified as the negro who pawned a
revolver, today. which was stolen
from the Charles Leonard Hardware
Company last night Just as the store
of the Leonard Company was being
closed about o'clock last night the
burglar alarm sounded. Search of
the premises was Immediately insti-
tuted. 1t was discovered that three
high priced revolvers had been stolen
from a showcase and that the thief
had escaped. The other two revolvers
have not been found.
Directors Re-cIected.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Virginia National Bank
was held al noon today and directors
We're reelected as follows:
f. j. Collins. w. A. Totty, =. Fleet
wood Charles Lunsford. II. F. Munt,
w. r. Poole. Paul Roper. G. c.
Wright. j. L. Shepherd, w NJ. Ruck-
or, H. s. Seward, H. c. kinsey. II.
Heineman. W Il. Beach, ". e. Arm
strong and 4. Butterworth.
At a subsequent meeting Of the
board, officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, G. Cleveland Wright;
vice presidents, II. s. Seward and w.
Il, Poole; cashier. John W. Long; as
sistant cashier. Robert G, Spratley;
trust officer, wilkes Madison. counsel,
Richard II Mann; manager of say
ings department. Benjamin T. Kinsey.
The condition of the bank was
shown TO be in the best in It's his
tory.
Little Girl Dangerously Wounded.
Ruth Williams ten year-old grand
daughter of Mrs. !, II, Flynn, Of
Chesterfield County. is probably in a
dangerous condition as the result OF a
wound accidentally inflicted by her
brother early this morning. The .3S
caliber bullet entered the child's chest.
l. H.
w. c. Powell.
Mrs. Bette Il Gfttrnan.
Mrs. BETTE X. Gilman, widow OF
Peter +. Gilman, died at 6 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon at the home of
her grandson. Everett Monroe SOC
Fleet street, following a long period
of failing health Mrs. Gilman was
seventy-six years of age, we'll known
and highly esteemed. She il survived
by three grandsons: A. Everett Mon
roe. of Petersburg; John w Monroe,
of Bedford CITY. and Benjamin n
Monroe. Of Fort Gilliard. Panama
Canal zone.
The funeral will he conducted from
0ld-Strect Presbyterian Church at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon by Rev
]. 4 Mcclure lnterment will be
made in Blandford Cemetery
Aiphcus y. Rlackman.
Alpheus Junius Blackman. age six
ty-one years, died at the Petersburg
Hospital this morning. Mr.. Black
man had resided here only short
time He is survived by two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. G. II. Merritt. OF this city
and Mrs n J. Nick Of Rocky Mount.
North Carolina. The body will he
taken to Rosemary North Carolina
for interment.