The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-01
Petersburg
PETERSBURG CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
petersburg, Va. Dec. S1.-Peters.
burg closed its most successful bust
ness year today. In every line oil
business In this city unprecedented
prosperity has been enjoyed by the
merchants of this city.
All the banking institutions OF this
city have increased their sourc
n nave prospered in every way.
MARKED improvements In the facilities
Tor handling the increased. busfrcss
nave peen made by nearly every ba..k
in the city.
Secretary Parsons, OF the Retail
Merchants association. reports that
the business of the retail merchants
or this city has been better. in the past
year than ever before in the history
Of the city,
Acquitted of Charge.
In the police court this morning
b. E. Grammar. who was held re-
sponsibie by the coroner'a Jury for
the death OF John Battaile, who was
run down by an automobile driven by
Mr.. Grammar. WAS DISCHARGED from
custody. Evidence was introduced at
the hearing showing that Mr.. Gram
mar was not responsible for the death
OF Mr.. Battaile and that the accident
was unavoidable.
Funeral Services Held.
The funeral services of Mrs 8 r.
Srain. wife OF a prominent farmer
or Dinwiddie county. were held from
her home Friday after noon and in
~terrnent was made in the Mizpah
cemetery. Mrs. Spain died last
Thursday.
She Is survived by her husband.
mother, three sons ard one daughter:
one brother, 8. c. Loving. of Amelia
county and n sister. Mrs. J. c.
Walthall. OF Petersburg.
Mrs. Mayes Buried.
The funeral service OF Mrs. r.. E.
tAayes took place yesterday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock from the Washington
street Christian church. Rev. Ciar-
ence Poage. the pastor. officiating.
The following gentlemen served as
p~al1-bearers: Honorary-S. s. Ia
than, of Norfolk. Active-Messrs. J.
II, Harrison, Linwood Hargrave, L. A..
Parrish, T. F. Williams, Erette NAV.
ton and James T, Ellis. Interment
was mad in Blandford cemetery.
4 representative committee of the
ladies' auxiliary circle of the Wood
men of the World attended the ser
vices n conducted their rituaiistic
burial service at the grave.
Rudoipft---Johnson.
Wednesday afternoon, December
rs, at the home OF the officiating min
ister. Rev. j. Il, VIM. pastor of the
Nashington-Street M. E. church,
Miss Sagne johnson. OF Erie. Pa, and
Frederick Rudolph. formerly of Erie,
Pa., and now stationed at Camp Lee.
were united in marriage.
Recruiting DulI.
Recruiting at the army recruiting
station In this city still continues dull.
Not a single recruit has been secured
for the regular army In this city since
the Christmas holidays began, but the
recruiting officers are expecting quite
q large number of men after the
Christmas season is over. This city
made a record for the number of re-
cruits secured during the past year.
To Celebrate Freedom.
Tomorrow afternoon at one OF the
J. NJ c. A. huts at Camp Lee the
1000 negro sold ers will cerebrate the
anniversary of the signing of the
emancipation proclamation. This ia
the largest celebration held by so
large a number of colored troops at
Camp Lee since 1t was opened in Sep
TENDER. Tha celebration will be un-
der tho supervision OF the colored Y.
M. G? a. secretaries at the camp.