The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-02

Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond vIrEinian.)
Petersburg. Va, July 1.--George
William Radcliffe. one Of the oldest
and most highly esteemed citizens OF
the city died yesterday afternoon In
the Petersburg hospital Mr.. Radcliffe
who was native Of Maryland. was
seventy-three years old, but had re-
sided here forty-six years. He Is sur
vived by his widow. two sons. w. l..
Radcliffe, of Washington, and Thos.
Radcliffe, Of this city, He was
member OF. Memorial NJ r. church
and a teacher in its Sunday school
He was also member of Petersburg
lodge A. r. and A. NJ. and Of Pc
tersburg Union Royal Arch chapter.
The Young Mems Business club or
ganized last night building and loan
association and voted TO form cor
poration with a maximum capital
stock OF $500. under the title OF the
Petersburg Mutual Building and Loan
corporation. The following officers
and directors were elected:
President, e. H. Crutchneld; vice.
president +. Morris Gates: secretary
and treasurer, John L. King.
Directors: E. B. crutchheld, T.
Morris Gates. John l. King. Norman
Wells, ". G. White, Chas. r. La1si-
ter, J. w. Terrell, Harwood r. Hall,
r. T. Francis Floyd Brown.
Fifty thousand dollars Of Its capt
tai stock has already been subscribed.
The home OF Rev. T. ]. Heath. OF
Wesley church was the scene OF dou-
BILE wedding yesterday morning. the
contracting parties being Carroll g.
Talmage and Miss Tythe NJ. Mccoy
and Sidney r. Gotten and Miss Alice
Jones. Mr.. Talmage Is a clerk in the
Leonard Hardware company's store.
and Mr. Gotten Is a member OF the
firm OF the Gotten Motor Co. The
happy couples left In an automobile
for trip to Atlantic City and New
York.
A total OF 229 arrests were made
here in June. distributed as follows:
Assaults and battery. S: assaults. IS:
drunk. IL: felony. II; fugitive, s.:
~. trespass, 4; violation city ordi-
nance, IS; peace warrant. 2. That
there were only . arrests for drunk
enness In a city OF $4,000 in 80 days
speaks well for the Mapp law. Now
that Baltimore has dried up and there
is no other oasis within reach Peters
burg promises to be a Sahara.
Ton Gee Lee IL the frst son Of the
Celestial kingdom to fall within the
tolls OF the law here for violating the
Mapp law. He was arrested last night
/, in his chop suey cafe charged with
| having eight quarts Of liquor in his
| restaurant He was released on $500
bond for his appearance this morn
| ing in Judge Clements court. where
| he was sent on to the hustinEs court
! for trial.
Jas Nichols colored. Just discharg-
| ed from the army at Camp Meade,
Nd. stopped over in Baltimore on his
| way home and reached here last night
with eight quarts of whiskey A recon
! ton committee consisting OF four Off
| GERS met him and escorted to police
| headquarters. He will face Judge
| Mullen in July.
| S. C. Anderson. a well-known Hope
!, we'll ATTORNEY. was appointed yester
| day as commonwealth attorney 70,
/ that city by Judge Robertson. He fils
| the position vacated by w. l.. Giike
| son, who has moved to Norfolk.
The Bank Of City Point. OF which
J J, j. White is cashier. has served
/ nol1ce on ltS patrons tnAI III VIII SCOT
| go into voluntary liquidation and close
/ its doors on account of lack Of bust.
| ness. The bank did land ONCE bust
ness'' until the duPonts suspended
| operations
! Alrheus Dunnivant died last night
| in his home in Matoaca following an
+. illness OF six months. He is survived
! by three daughters and TWO sons. His
| obsequies will be held tomorrow al
three o'clock in East Matoaca GENE
| terry.
4 William r. Valentine died in the
home of his parents on Harding stree'
this morning at Ave o'clock. He was
i ten years old.