The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Petersburg. Va, Sept s.-Charged
with robbing A d. Mitchell OF $2S5 in
his room at the Stratford hotel, Au-
gust 81, Sol Driver. private In the
send infantry and his WIFE, Rose
Driver. were sent this morning by
Justice Clements for trial in the hust-
ings court at its September term 5000
claimed by Driver TO have been won by
him in a crap game were found on his
person.
For attempting to work the old
lost and found pocket book" game
on an aged negro man named Chavers.
Alfred Mickens and Joseph Loane are
being held by the police They offered
TO divide the contents Of the wallet
with Chavers IL he would furnish some
change, but the old man was on to
their game and called an officer.
Henry Mcneil, colored. assaulted
his wife with an automobile crank and
lacerated her clothes to shreds ana
in consequence thereof he paid the
state $40 this morning in the police
court For stealing socks and shirts
from the A. c. L. railroad, W. z.
crowder and Joe Elder, white youths.
were given thirty days in Jail,
Leslie rhayer left his automobile
last night on the bank Of the canal at
Terndale Park. On his return he
found It half submerged in the canal.
resting on its rear end. Whether soma
miscreant released the brakes or they
automatically released themselves is
not known.
Traffic was tied up several hours
on the S.. A. L. yesterday. when
northbound freight was wrecked
where the Seahoard crosses the trolley
line. Elk hours labor cleared the
track The breaking OF brake beam
which fell to the track caused the
wreck. No one was injured.
The Know Your Neighbor' cam
raien will be carried tonight to Dis
putanta, where John r. Kolar, r. c.
Parsons. Morris Gates and E. B.
Crutchfield will represent this city in
cultiyating closer business. agricul-
tural and social relations with Dispu-
tanta and its environs.> Free trans
portation is furnished all who desire
to attend these "get-together' affairs.
Miss celia MiIhau, VIII, delivers here
tomorrow night free lecture illus
trated BY motion pictures on the Red
Cross has received the gold Medaille
de la Resemblance from the French
government. This Is the fourth medal
she has received for heroism during
the great war. She donated an ambu-
lance and drove II herself two years.
Sylvester Smith. colored, was Sc
- Ill A.. 3 - Il
sion OF the gasolene tank of his auto
mobile In front OF his home on Virgin.
la avenue. He was in the act OF start
ing the car and the explosion cannot
be accounted for. His condition u
serious smith ID employed by the
c. c. Alley Co.
Edmund Granny Williams. sales
man for the J. D. James Shoe Co..
broke his arm . few days ago while
cranking his Ford. He Is getting along
an well a. could be expected 1t his
home on Halifax street.
Rue1 Gilman, a well-known young
man, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Bren-
nan, OF Augusta. Ca, were married
home OF Rev. r. w. Moore, who per-
formed the ceremony.
Miss Bette Wolfe. Of this city. and
Maurice Goidstein, Of Thermopolis.
wyo.. were married In Richmond
Saturday by DR.. q. n. Calish. They
will reside In Thermopolis.
DR.. Corbin Braxton Bryan. rector OF
Grace church. and member OF the
committee OF l25 on the nation
wide. forward movement in the Epis-
copal church, will attend meeting
ri the commtttaa IN New York. We'd
nssQey,