The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-27
Petersburg
PETERSBURG BOARD HAS
NOT RECEIVED LIS


Petersburg. Va, July 2s.-The Of
hciai list of the draft mum bers had
not reached the local exemption board
today and the SUNNI oning of the first
quota OF 7s6 men before the board for
examination was delayed until to-
morrow.
Great interest is being manifested
in the outcome OF the boards work
in examining the first 1855 men, which
Is double the quota to be supplied by
the district composed of Petersburg
and Dinwiddie county. Everyone OF
the ATS young men between the
ages OF twenty-one and thirty-one.
who registered IN the district on Juno
5th, are eager to learn just where
they stood in the official drawing and
none will be satisfied until the full
quota of 393 men has been selected
ny the board
POLLARD TO SPEAK IN
PETERSBURG TONIGHT
Hon. John Garland Pollard candi-
date for governor of Virginia. will
deliver an address in the Lyric thea
ter building here at $50 O'Clock to-
morrow evening. The meeting. ac-
cordinE to Mr.. Pollard's friends. is
expected to develop something sensa-
tional. 1t ts reported that Mr. Pol
u may eAptcde a pom q IN the local
Fllrson camp. Just what the nature
of the bomb will be is not known here
or has not been given out for pub
ltcation. However, indication are
that the theater building will be
taxed to capacity when the hour ar
rfves for the speaking tomorrow
night
sEvENRE(RUIT Ed AT
ARMY RECRUITING STATION
Seven recruits were accepted at the
local army recruiting station today.
breaking all previous records for the
Petersburg station since war was de-
! clared with Germany
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR FREIGHT WAREHOUSE
Contract for the erection of an ad-
dition to It's present freight warehouse
has been awarded by the Norfolk &
Western Railway company to John
F. Pettijohn IL Co, of Lynchhurg at
a cost of $50 1000. The addition will
more than double the present capa-
| city of the warehouse The new
! building will be a two-story brick
| hre-proof warehouse and will extend
| from the east end OF the present
! building TO River and Second streets.
distance of $50 feet. The freight
offices will be located on the second
floor. Work on the building will be
/ commenced a once and will be rushed
! to completion as rapidly as possible.
SUIT FOR FIRE DAMAGE
/ Is NOW on TRIAL
The circuit court OF Prince George
has been engaged for the past two
days in the trial of the suit Of n y.
| Board of Hopewell against the Nor
folk & Western Railway company, in
which the plaintiff sued for 81 900
! 40 fnr "a pF lot
of merchandise burned in the Hope
we'll fire of December. 1915. when
the Norfolk & Western freight depot
was destroyed Trial of the suit was
concluded yesterday with verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum OF So
900 r. II. Mann and J. 0 Heflin
represented the plaintiff and ]. NJ.
Townsend and William r. McTlwain
appeared for the defendant company
Old--Andrews.
Miss Mary Louise Old and Mr.
waverly Thomas Andrews were
united in marriage at o'clock yes
tterdat afternoon at the home Of the
officiating minister Rev Fred w.
Moore The Young couple were at
I tended by Mas Florence Browder
and Mr. c. c. Andrews. The bride
is daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Old Of Chesterfield county. She
taught last session In the Crewe High
school and is an attractive and &C
complished young woman Mr.. An
drews is member of the firm OF the
West End Woodworking company.
Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Ora Lindsay. OF Lynchburg.
and Mr. william Little. OF Richmond.
were united In marriage at 10: 80
o'clock last night at the home OF the
officiating minister. Rev. Fred w.
Moore.