The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-12
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Poythress, who has agured In several
Sensational episodes hare, was cut ia
the neck and forehead last night with
knife during 4 scuffle with Arthur
Clifton. who was arrested and lodged
in Jail.
George Crowder. charged with
breaking the furniture in the Poyfh.
ress home. was arrested with Clifton.
The woman charges that Clifton
siashed her for refusing to 20 away
with him. Crowder showed the
he says the woman inflicted.
Both Clifton and Crowder were
fined $40 In police court this morning.
Charles Sumpter. colored, was ar
rested, charged with shooting Maggie
Battle. August Z. The shooting took
Lace last Thursday on Carter street.
but he police were not notified until
Saturday. The police arristed Sump-
ter at the bedside Of the woman In
the Crowder Memorial hospital,
where. it is said, he was begging her
to swear that the shooting was acci-
dental. Jealousy il assigned as the
cause of the shooting. According to
AePoi - toudy, lIc WOIudu IS AIuPIOR-
mig and has q chance for recovery.
Mrs Addie Ramey, widow OF r. r.
Ramey, died in her home on North
West street yesterday morning, fol-
lowing several months illness. She
was native of Prince George
county. but had resided here thirty
years. She leaves two children, Cabel
c. Carson and Mrs. e. D. Newell. Her
funeral will take place from her home
tomorrow afternoon, and interment
will be in Blanford.
Another large real estate deal.
illustrative of the rapid expansion OF
industries in Petersburg real estate
activities on Union street, Is the sale
OF the Southern Dry Goods company
by the Lavenstein brothers to the
Lyon Hickle company The sale was
made last Saturday. The Southern
Dry Goods company had been bought
earlier in the week by the IAven-
stein brothers from the Watson
ealty company. the sale Saturday
resulting in the property changing
hands twice in les than n week. The
amount involved was not stated.
Secretary Martin, OF the chamber
OF commerce. announces q meeting
OF the committee In charge Of ar
rangements for the good roads pill
erimage to Richmond. in the rooms
OF the chamber OF commerce. Final
arrangements for the trip to Rich
mond Wednesday, August 10, have
been made. 1t Is expected that from
200 to SOC cars will be In the con-
tigent which will represent Peters
burg.
Gordon I. Browning, OF 1922 Hall
fax street, assistant undertaken to J.
7. Morriss and sen. was seriously ir-
3tred Saturday morning by the ex-
rlosion OF q gasoline tank in the
establishment where he u employed.
He was sholder.ng an empty tank
with the aid OF plumbers torch
when there was a sudden explosion
which ripped out both ends Of the
tank and hurled one piece OF the tank
against his chest and another against
his abdomen. He was rushed to the
Petersburg hospital where the ply
sicians hold out hope for his re-
covery. Browning is married and has
two children
John Moroso, q nine-year-oid boy
from North Carolina, while playing
with dynamite caps in the home OF
his aunt. Mrs Bellinger. on Market
street, was painfully injured by hav-
ing the chumb and index finger OF
each blown of. He was also injured.
but not seriously about the body. He
is In the Petersburg hospital doing
RS we'll AZ could be expected.
Rapidly increasing business has
driven the Community Savings and
Loan corporation from its of1ces on
" ashington street. to larger quarters
which will take up all the lower
floor OF the building in which small
Office has been maintained. A steel
ceiling and mahogany fixtures with
marble base havG been installed and
elegantly upholstered mahogany fur
niture has been put in.
Passing the half million mark last
December, the Petersburg postoffice
now leads all other Virginia cities in
receipts except Richmond and Nor
folk. While business has had some
decrease since thu DUPONT slump and
the gradual decline In the number OF
men at Camp Lee yet the postal re-
ceipts are far In excess of any year
prior to the war and every merchant
is optimistic about the commercial
future OF the city,
| Camp Lee claims the honor OF be-
| ing the temporary home OF the SOL
der who Aired the first shot for
| America after his country got on the
firing line. He is Sergeant Alexan-
der L. Arch. OF the Sixth Field artil-
lery. His claim for this honor ie
verified by Floyd Gibbons, war cores