The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
FUNERAL OF JEFFERSON
HELD IN PETERSBURG

Especial to The Richmond V%irginian.)
Petersburg. July 15.-The funeral
of John l.. Jefferson. thirty-three years
of age, who was killed early yester-
day morning by being struck by an
east-bound N. 4 w. passenger train,
near the Fleet-Street crossing, will be
held tomorrow afternoon from the
Memorial NJ. e. church, the pastor,
+. V. Carson, officiating.
According to e~ye-wftnesses Of the
accident. Mr.. Jefferson. who is a mar
ried man with a wife and two small
children, was sitting by the side of
the track and evidently did not see
the approaching mail train. He was
struck by the train, crushing his skull.
breaking his right arm and injuring
his spine. He was carried to the
depot by the train crew, but died on
the way TO The hospital in an am
hulance. The body was turned over
to a local undertaken for burial prep
aratIon.
Coroner Crockford viewed the body
and summoned a jury to hold an in
quest Friday night.
Mr.. Jefferson was the son of Mrs.
Carrie Jefferson. of West High street.
and was well known throughout the
West End, Besides his wife, two
small children and mother. he is sur
vived by o Il brothers, Deputy Ser
geant w. w. jefferson, James. NJ.
Jefferson and George jefferson, of this
city, and Lewis Jefferson. with the
American ex~peditionary forces in
France, and two sisters. Mrs. Walter
F. Feltz and Mrs. Station Holbeck,
of this city.
To Succeed DR.. Draper.
Captain J. II. Linson. surgeon OF the
IFn4fn1 Gtn4n1 rt1LIg- IzaI+L. -N-.Ix
will succeed DIR. w. F.. Draper as di-
rector of the public health work in
the extra cantonment zone around
Camp Lee. This zone also includes
Petersburg, Hopewell and portions of
the surrounding counties.
DIR. Draper left Petersburg his
morning for Newport News, where he
has been placed in charge of the
public health work In the zone around
that city.
Lieutenant ], y. Applewhite, assist
ant to DR.. Draper. Will continue as
assistant to DR., Linson.
Guards Mustered In.
With more than the required num-
Der OF men, the Petersburg Guards,
the second militia company of Peters
burg. was mustered into state SER
vice tonight by Acknowledgement 10
Lane Stern.
Stxty-eight men answered the roll
call and were inspected and muster
ed into state service by General Stern.
The inspection was held In the Court
house square and was witnessed by
several hundred citizens.
The new company is headed by
Captain Virginius Parham, deputy
clerk of the hastings court of this
city and a veteran of the Spanish
American a Twenty-Five of the
men on the roster of the company
have had previous military service and
the new company bids fair to be one
of the best In the state.
Bishop Cannon Lectures.
Bishop James Cannon leCtured al
the Camp Lee Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium
yesterday afternoon on his experience
in France. His address was interest
ing and was heard by several hundred
petersburg citizens, beside the large
number of soldiers.
The musical program was in charge
Of Q. Fl. Lehman, general social sec
rotary at Camp Lee and song director.
Several choirs from Petersburg
churches sang at the meeting.
Twenty-Five Soldiers Arrested.
About twenty-five soldiers were ar
rested at Hopewell yesterday after
noon by the military police and
charged with being absent without
leave. The soldiers claimed they were
merely visiting the city for the day.
but they are said to have been with
out, the necessary passes.