The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
BRIDGE Is
TURNED OVEN TO COUNTIES

TURNED Ot XIX To COUNTIES
At meeting OF the Matoaca Bridge
company, held In the rooms Of the
chamber OF commerce tonight. the
splendid steel and concrete bridge con-
structed over the Appomattox, con
meeting the counties of Chesterfield
and Diuwiddie at Ferndale park, was
turned over 70 the TWO counties for
maintenance
The bridge was built several years
ago from ca pital stock subscribed by
citizens Of Petersburg and Iatoaca
1t has paid for itself In tolls and Is
now IN first class condition, after all
outstanding stock in the corporation
has been retired
Beginning tomorrow morning the
bridge Will be public property and
/ free TO all persons who desire to use
It. The original cost of the structure
\ was approximately $500 and the d.
rectors announce that persons hold
Ing tickets can have them redeemed
by presenting them TO Treasurer II or
ace Holt Of the dissolving corpora
tton- Acceptance of the bridge in
thorough repair on behalf Of the state
was announced BY G. c. Appleton. of
the state highway commissioners Of
I nee today
/ PROMINENT BUSINESS
Man FINED FOR SPEEDING
At to6ay's session of the police
court, II p. Harrison. prominent
citizen and business man. was fined
IS for violation Of the autorn ohile
speed ordinance. The complainant in
the case was c. D. Barksdale, who
testified that Mr.. Harrison came near
running him down while exceeding
the speed limit. After the case had
bean disposed OF Messrs Harrison and
BArksdale came TO blows outside the
courtroom when the former stated
1 that persons testifyine against him
{ had lied. Mr., Barksdale promptly re-
scented the insult and they were both
returned 10 court. Mr., Harrison was
I Gned another So and Mr.. BarksdaIe
was discharged
Piiiow-Brown
MISS Eula Rebecca Pillow. Of Char
lotte county. and Mr.. Chester Lester
Brown. OF this city. were united in
marriage ar o'clock last evening al
the home Of the officiating minister.
Y Rev. Fred W. Moore The ceremony
wa1 witnessed by several friends OF
the young couple, They Will reside
In Harrison street
WfI1iamson-Moodv
Miss Lily May Williamson. the non
MAR and attractive young daughter Of
X ID Williamson. OF Dinwlddie coun-
~. and Mr. Robert J.. MOODY. Jr
= prominent young Dinwiddle farmer.
s49s~ - = AAAAet1 44t ltIdIi ldGe at the hCT1A
" % the officiating minister. Rev ~
=. HAN, at o'clock last evening.
Parsonage Committee Named
committee consisting OF Rev.
r. Lpscomb. D. D. presiding elder
r. Harrison and Forrest W Tucker
81 this city; S II. Short, OF Law
1enceviile' and G. L. Vincent. OF EN-
PoIia' was appointed al recent meet
In1 OF the Petersburg district Marb-
odist conference at Jarratt to mr.
cnase In Petersburg a district parson-
age Tor the Use OF the presiding eIdnr
y cost not to exceed $500.
To Better Sanitary Conditions
Inc board Of supervisors of Prince
n ueorge county, AT meeting held YES
appropriated 1900 to be ex-
pended IN the Improvement Of SAINT
b saFy conditions in the vicinity OF Cann
N A0e. A like sum VIII be exnepaed w
- PUBIC health service. which viii
lave the cooperation OF CITY Health
Onacer Robert A. Martin.
Lad Bitten by Bulldog.
1S nennie Iench. aged about thirtenr
n &eArs. messenger in the employ az ira
Kestern Union Telegraph OFFICE s eI'o
9f ~. A. Tench, Of 457 Halifax street
- severely bitten on the ankle ~,
*MH Dutidog about noon TODAY ~ q
o0tn was attacked by the dog while
3ning the corner OF West Tabb and
streets on his bicycle II
seward took him into the Russell
store. where his wound was can.
zsrysSed.
Mr.- Ora Elsie Anthony, wife OF n
Arvfn Anthony. died about $40
0sock last evening at her home ina
Ne0dsnce Of Robert A Wells. santa
- Court. Chesterfield county. roI.
3ng . long period OF failing health
Anthony was thirty-four years
80 and native OF Maryland. Be.
- her husband. she leaves -four
children. her parents, Mr.. and
- }. T. Gibbon. of York, Pa: three
eeehers, r. 7, Gibson. of Richmond
q. and J. z. Gibson. OF York; Mrs
g9n W. Andrews and Mrs. David G
AIN. OF this city.