The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-02
Petersburg
RESTAURANTS AND SODA
FOUNTAINS TO BE REGULATED

Especial TO This Richmond Virginian.l
Petersburg. Jan. ALI the restau~
rants and soda fountains OF this city
come under the supervision of the
public health service within the next
week and fully so per cent of those
now In operation are expected 10 be
closed unless they comply at once
with the regulations set by the health
service.
II the proprietors of the restaurants
and others places now serving IN
clean food and In unclean surround
ngs do not comply, with the most
sanitary methods, the military au-
thorities will place military police at
the doors and Will prohibit soldiers
from entering such places.
This will not only apply 20 the
soldiers Of Camp Lee. but 10 the CIV
ilfans as we'll for the local health de-
partnent also issue an order sslnii ar
20 that issue by the military au-
horities.~
Sanitary methods for the barber
shops OF this city will also be de-
manded bx the military authorities
before they NAV be natronired by the
soldiers from Camp Lee.
Give Interesting Concerts.
Two most interesting concerts were
given al lamp lSSN bS SAANU A@~F1 -
HARTLEY. planiEte. at Y. VI. G A. unit
80. for the men Of the depot brigade
and at unit SO. for the siTth regt-
merit. Both concerts were euthus!as-
t4caIv received by the men who ex-
pressed great appreciation for the
generosity NJ the artistic. Miss Hart
ley IFS deeply interested in the camp
ana hopes 70 give other recttals later
ii the season.
Sexy Tftx Sergeant I'm ONCE.
w G.. Andrews, the newlv-elected
CITY serveant took charge of his new
office today, succeeding John p
Evans. who was not candidate Tor
vs-elerts on Mr.. Andrews has ap-
nointed as his deputies c. r, Keys
| w w jefferson and G. A Brister
All of thees men have seen service
| In the poi!cp department lof this city
| and viii make valuable additions "a
Mr.. Andrews corps Of assistants. The
| 4enuiies also entered upon their new
| duties today.
| Funeral OF sftss Wilmington.
| The funeral of Miss Sarah J Whit
! ttneton, whose death occurred satur-
! day took pIare yesterday afternoon
| from tha Groee-Aeenae Baptist
| church, the pastor. Rev. c. owen
conducting the services The follow
| ing acted ms paflhearers: MesHrs. w
III. C,row6er. Fred Pitcher, IuFar
Gresham. John Juliano. fnsermen'
was made In the Blandford cemetery
| Celebrate New Year.
MANY suppers and dances were helf
Ia sh'a city last night in celebration
/ ~ tf- Sew Year Al all the ,cca
I botsls brilliant New Year Celebration
were held. hut probably the mos
elaborate affair was thu dance sfver
lat library hall for the osfscers Q
camp Lee ana the younger set or TIM
city.
| Bankers az Bauauet.
Tha entire clerical force ~ IA
National Bank OF Petersburg wa
hanaueted Inst ui~ht by the Prrs'den
i "A, u. Jones, al his home on soutf
Adams street
Car Hits Automobile.
I north bound sycamore stree
car crashed into "a stalled eutomoost
m the boulevard. walnut HUI, las
] nigh, about 10 o'clock, hurting TN
4 machine across the street ana com
nletedlv demolishsrg It. youn'
iadv occupant and her escort stand
ing beside the machine narrowly es
caned serious injury
The driver OF the car, H. e. Jones
Of this eitv, had gone ahead 10 sto'
the> car after attempts 70 start IN
machine had failed. and the motor
man OF the car saw MIN ara az
tempted to stop the car ne los
! control OF the car and losing MS nea
: turned on the current, the car crash
: Ing into the machine while going a
a rapid rate of speed me StfSet ca
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