The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
Petersburg


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Petersburg, Oct 1.-THE Crisp
Packing Cos plant, corner of Fourth
and Henry streets. burned this morn
ing about 2 o'clock. entailing loss
of between SIS, zee and 100000 The
walls are standing but the interior ana
the stock were completely destroyed.
The FIRE department had difficulty In
getting stream that would reach be-
Fend the second story. Tanned by d
strong wind the department had diffi-
Guilty In Eetting the hiage under con-
troll.
The Camp Lee department came to
tho aid or The local fire-flghters and
reached here In recordume One
hour after the arrival OF the Peters
burg department the entire contents
Of the building had been ruined by
FIRE md wstur with The exception of
two motor tru oks, n desk and som e
papers. The building was three
story structure. So by 1s5 feet. Nor
timer williams. one of the owners
said the stock in the building. was
worth $4,000, partly covered by in
surauce.
A big motor truck belonging to tho
Swain transfer company Of this city.
plunged through a bridge over Jones'
Sound I've miles from Smithfield, one
man being badly injured and two 9th
crH narrowly escaping drowning. The
accident occurred last night about 7
o'clock. Tho injured man In Samuel
Me0uaig. OF the Hotel Brandon. The
truck was loaded with furniture OF
Joseph Rodgers, Petersburg negro.
Tho truck went down In water about
eighteen feet deep and Mr. Swain lis
Of the opinion that the truck and tho
furniture are total loss.
The cor ferenccE held by Eplsco-
palians In this couvocation In st.
Paurs church IN the interest of the
nationwide campaign, came tn close
yesterday There was large attend
ance or Episcopalians from Southside,
Virginia. The principal speakers were
Eishop r. d. Tucker. Rev. Mr.. Had
ley, of Syracuse, ". Y, and Rev. Mr..
White. OF Moutclair. N. ].
Thog II DcwsIl. aged efghty-three,
died yesterday evening at his home on
Halifax etrnot, after seven years. of
declining health. 8e is survived by
his widow and threo children, Theo.
pewell. OF this city; Mrs, o. J. Scott,
Of Portsmouth. and Mrs. Mary Cam
ming. Of YORK city. His funeral was
the crave Tn Blandford, this afternoon
at $50 O'Clock.
Petersburg is In the midst Of a sea
son of building. Work is being rushed
ga Geo. Cartor's garage on Bank
street, which whom completed will be
| the largest In the South. Work on the
W II Harrison companies store on
Washington street In rushed all day
and night, and long after midnight
'ae Noise Of harnmer and saw can be
heard above The heavy traffic on the
street below. Work on the Leonard
Hardware Co.'S store is progressing
rapidly,
Paul Saunicr. student OF Alexan.
der Russell. Of New York. and form
er!y organI,st of Calvary Baptist
church, Providence, r. L., and the
4 First Presbytcr ian church, Worcester
/ Il. l., and at present director OF tbs
Petersburg choral club. has beer
elected urguuist and choir director OF
he Second Baptist church. He vii
enter upon his duties next Sunday.
The police are working on tho the
| DRY that the wreck on the Sea4boarc
last Saturday night which cost three
mon their lives, as caused by an In
ms~Ie OF the Central state hospital FOL
the coiored insane, which III located
! near the scene of the wreck. A re.
w&rd OF $500 has been offered by tht
government and railroad officials fol
lAo apprehension Of the guilty party
Judge Mullen has -apPoin tod Chas
Y, Laasitcr, Bernard Mann, James
t4uicke, Richard III. Mann, ant
Samuel w. Himmer. to inspect the
clerks Office attached to the court
/ house. with pianaTy powers to eutarg.
and remodel the building TO meet thu
needs Of the office.
| Rev. J. e. Gibson, of Charleston. W
| Va, has accepted the passionate o
| aon amen TAI Baptist church and vii
! s.s,zs1.r1lt hts duties October 10. MIR
! Gibson succeeds Rev. Il g. Owen, whs
resigned 10 pursue 'l4ss s%aalea at Lh'
/ Southern Baptist Theologican Semi
/ mary. ... .,..
| j. Nj Pollard. OF the Petersburg
! Savings and Insurance company. an'
! H. il. j useS4. OF the Petersburg Nauona
bank, are attending meeting of tn
:. nerican bankers association in 81
Louis.
Rev Henry Clay Morrison, of Ken
tucxy. viii begin at Market stree
church, October IL, a SERIES of re
! viVai services Mr.. Morrison is
preacher Of note,
Miss Annis Andrews of Colonid
Hela AIS aud Jasper Alien. of Peter
burg. were married Tuesday eyenin
BY kev A. l.. Harrell, In the minis
ter's home 10 Etuick.
!. CONSULTATION On