The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-08
Petersburg
VERNON BARRETT
NOT DROWNED


Especial to The Richmond virginlan.)
Petersburg. Jan. Vernon Bar
rett. who was reported as having been
with his brothers when the auto in
which they were crossing the James
river at City Point broke through the
ice and carried the men to death. was
at home with his wife in Charles City
county.
Vernon. who IL a member Of the
Three Hundred ard Eighteenth infan-
try at Camp Lee, was supposed to
have accompanied his brothers home,
but becoming tired OF waiting for
them walked across the ice and was
IA, home when the accident occurred.
Efforts to recover the bodies Of
James and Rowland Barrett the
young men drowned. have proved
iruitiess thus far. MI day Sunday
parties Of workmen were engaged In
trying to bring the car to the surface
and one time had the car fastened 10
cable when Il slipped and the car
fell back. The danger OF the fast
melting ice caused the sparchers TO
discontinue their work, a diver has
been ordered from Norfolk by the
du Point company. the employers Of
tho Barrett brothers. It was stated
that once the bodies are recovered no
effort 10 raise the machine until the
iS~ has broken up win be made.
Robbed ny Negroes.
When he was ordered to throw up
his hands. S. Robertson. an employe
Of the du Pont company, received
pistol wound In the leg. Robertson
wac stopped near the ball park in
hopeweif Saturday night by three
negroes and ordered to halt He re-
fused and one of the negroes shot, the
bali breaking the bone of the leg and
coming out on the opposite side
EohertHou's aseailsnts had gone 10
the ball PARK to rob a negro ba ok
smith living there. but when he an
swtred their summons with rifle In
his hand the negroes tackled Robert
son. The injured man was carried
to the dg Font hospital by the Hope
well police
Mrs Nellie T.. Lewis.
Mrs. Nellie Thomas Lewis. wife of
Bernard Lewis died Sunday after
noon ut her residence In Diuwiddie
county, about seven miles from this
city.
Mrs. Lewis was fifty-nine years Of
age and besides her husband is sur
vlved by the following children; Mrs
! Ida May Pegram, Mrs. Mollie o.
l7irdsong. Mrs. Elizabeth witherson.
Mrs. Julia Hollywood. Mrs. Lewis Nc
Gee, Miss Kettle f. Lewis, Miss Dora
NJ. Lewis. q. r.. Lewis, Arthur r..
Lewis Guy l.. Lewis and John Lewis.
The funeral viii take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from
! Smith Grove Methodist church in
Dinwiddie county Interment will be
made In the church cemetery.
Funeral of Dorsey Roberts.
Tha nF Af%
who died. at his residence in Matoaca
Saturday. was held yesterday after
noon, the Rev. w II. Euston, officiaf
ing.
/ Chamberlain Roberts Buried.
The funeral of tho late Cham ber-
| lain Roberts was held yesterday
| afternoon. the Rev w H Euston,
! pastor of tho Matoaca Methodist
! Episcopal church. officiating
! Mr. Roberts. who was born in Ches.
terrified county, was the oldest citizen
in his native county. being ninety
three years of age He is survived by
/ the following children: Luther Rob.
erts, OF Pulaski; Mrs. Martha Frank
lin. Mrs Alice Kitchen and Miss Ari
adna Roberts. He Is also survived
by many grandchildren. among whom
| is Rev. A. L. Franklin. n weliknowr
member Of the Virginia Methods
Episcopal conference, now stationed
at Brambieton-Ave Nj. f. church
Norfolk.
II. Newton Smith.
/ r, Newton Smith, bridge carpenter
foreman Of the Norfolk and Western
railway and a resident Of this city
died suddenly in Lynchburg on Sat
urday afternoon.
The remains arrived In this city las
night ana were taken to his residence
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the Wesley NJ. Il
church
He is survived by wife and the
following children: Misses Grace
Frances and Virginia Smith, James
Rosser, Benjamin Newton. Rennie
McTlwaine and Robert Dunn Smith
He is also survived by one sister ant
one brother, Mrs, John Boswell ant
, J. =. II, Smith.