The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
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Christian church are urged to attend
an important Congregational meeting
tonight at 8 o'clock.
Citizens representing the Southside
Will hold a mass meeting shortly under
the auspices OF the Southside Patriotic
Memorial association. which organiza-
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.xs,ln syenroorisi tn the bcs-a Of South
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bstsleAelds
This step was taken at a meeting
o. the recently organized association
bold last night In the hustings court,
part Z where and when this meeting
viii re held was not determined Al
the mass meeting the matter viii be
put up to the citizens Of the Southside
and wha. methods shall be adopted in
order to rate the necessary money will
he determined then.
The meeting last night resulted In
itS organization being completed and
reports of several committees. formed
at the frst meeting last week, being
read. while meme OF the committees
could make definite statements all were
optomtstie over the work and reported
that they were getting along nicely.
accommodations that another com.
r1ittee be formed were adopted and
this matter Was left with Presiden,
Morton. The new COMMITTEES will b.
one of the most important of the or
, esnisa ton. Its purpose will be to tn
vestigatc and report upon . suitable
site for the erection of the proposed me
mortal and To make arrangements for
the design.
while the organization has az its
purpose the erection of . suitable me.
mortal to the dead soldiers, those who
| returned from France wounded and
ALSO those Who enlisted also will be re-
| rnembered 1t In the purpose Of the as
socistion 20 have the names Of all ths
| boys made permanent part OF the
records OF the hastings court
Thomas Jackson. colored. was award
ed q verdict Of $500 IN the hust!ngs
court, part Z. yesterday. In q suit
! gainst the Virginia Railway and
lower company A motion to set aside
tine verdict was brought up and con.
According to the declaration Of tls4
suit IL is alleged that Jackson suffered
severe injuries when street car smash cd
into an tee wagon and drewo an &c.
hook into his foot.
With ayswitnessAs TO TIE TRACED,
ipresent the trial of Linwood yohnson
who is alleged to have shot HIS wife
I'LL begin IN the Chesterfield count,
circuit court today.
The shooting 10 said TO have oc
CURED near Bermuda Hundred and IN,
woman was shot by her husband ate
she had gone to her mothers home
Charles w. Moss has been appointet
council for the accused man by JIdg'
,nka a.,
Twin Be conducted by Commonwealth
Attorney FYaskinKs Hohson.
County Constable Flynn also will
be given a hearing In the Chesterf,el,
court today on a charge Of shoctin,
Frederick Davis. who WAS travelling
Ia Pullman on n freight train. tn
constable states that the affair wa
to wound Davss. he merely wanted b
scare him.
The funeral Of Mrs Jesse W. Buck
nsr. who died Monday In Msuoria
hospital will be conducted this after
moon from her home on the Petersbur,
. turnpike. The suria, viii be in Maur
cemetery Mrs Buckner was thirty
seven years old. She 10 survived b
two children. jesse w. Jr., and Ros
Lee Bnckner. her mother, Mrs Tanni
: Fl. Johnson: ore brother. James
johnson. and four sisters. Mrs.. l. ]
Lindsay. Mrs. Alice BEDFORD. Mrs Mar
tina Hague and Mrs. Julia Hudson
Justice VI. A. Maurice, OF police ceur
; part .. ruled yesterday that Thetoro
Jsnetos. a Greek. was justified In keep
ing open his store on Sunday and sell
ing food. Counsel for the defendan
: Put In the plea that his client did no
, sell tobacco or confections. but serve
the public by selling food
) Cofronvealth's Attorney Charles I
Tage argued that the transaction too
place in the portion Of 6oor space o
which the restaurant owner conducte
: his confectionery business. and that III
business was not essential