The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
Petersburg
Observation-Disclosures

Especial 70 Richmond virrtnian.)
petersburg, oct 24--The men an
bearing Yesterday before the grand
Jury which is Investigating Council
man Wells charges concerning the
Illicit traffic in whiskev here ware
" \. Ramey. Joseph Rowan. Oracar
Fuller. a. r Daniels and r. y.
BurEe
None Of these gentlemen woryHa
alVulge ANYTHING that took place and
r. Strailpan, foreman of the }urv-
had no information for the press
\. f Burgess city editor OF ths
index Appeal. several police officers
ana member of the city councff
/ nave had subpoenas served on theyn
70 appear before the grand furry To-
daE- Mr.. Burgess recently wrote an
articl" on prominent citizen who
ordered case of liquor. paid for n
and received bricks and il Is believed
| nat Nh Burgess viii be called unon
20 give the name q this citizen.
Norkmcn arc busy installing the
machinery for The Petersburg SIN
Hosiery corporation which 10 500, IA
begin operations at Lakamont The
moor space of he factory will he an
proSlmately 20 eco feet and between
/ S5h and $50 operatives VIII no EN-.
ployc9 The machinery represents an
investment of $3.50 GOO and tho an
nua| payroll win he about $500 600
A, G King of sidney y Y manager
Of the plant. has arrived here with
( his family
The meeting Of tho Rotary c'uN
asf night in St Josrph's hall to aid
! ne jewish relief drive was largely
attended and much enthusiasm w,~
displayed Rev Or Mendoza Tho
eloquent Norfolk rabbi. movnd the
audience 80 tears rs he told Of tHse
SuffertnCs Of his race In Pound
More than 400 600 has been ra4sed
and the remainder OF the uuota ~
ne city viii come easily today. Sew-
oral Jewish citizens moved by thu
generosity of their Gertf1e frt,us1u
rose and pledged large sums to ths
|. " g 4 drive which does not b.
ein ,unfl Novcn{ber.
Rev G. a. Ashbv. of the ~hurv6AuS
the Good shepherd, of Raleigh. n.
6, VIII begin mission services ssun-
| 'aV NJ 81, Johns Epfscocnl clrnuA
,e viii he assisted Try thu rec4nx- ~
~ Jofn s church. Rev H. s. Oyeesn.
IN these meetings, which win -ous,-
tInue throughout the week..
-
One of tlre feadfr\- sncisa evsrreuxoP
he season was the rnarvtnee yesn~-
day evening at ESQ tn rxbb-sxzuze
church of William Henry BpuEA .
prominent business MAN. and M
Martha Arnold Seabury. dauxfreua-0
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Watkins Hea-
hury The ceremony WINS performed
by DR.. Chas. r. Strfbffnx. a<st,ert1Vyv
Or J. II. VIM. Miss Mary O0en
Mann was maid OF honor, and Rcexuf
g. Butcher was best mxn. Wy 80
/ Mrs, Booth left for Northern p1nrRx.
Captain John c. Whitmore. -
has been overseas seventeen nrrurkyr
has been honorablv DISCHARGED fS-rr
the service and has returned hnmn
After serving on the staff Of Csxrw>a
Cronkhite at Camp Lee. he xav,r~-
ice IN france, and after the cArxyer
hoStiaties WIS appointed captain uru
! com pany to guard 1000 GeruSan
! prisoners and to superfnt~nd tn ~
! terment Of American and G<xxx,sa
! dead
! Alberta nevoe, who Was asv1end
/ on October 4th on the chxrxo a
storing and having in her posaasHeA
( forty eight quarters OF whiskeL WGn
assessed a fine OF $3.50 and ort11gnd
TO serve sentence of one month In
/ the city iaf, in the hustings cuu1k
today. The woman's counsel, Atea0-
ney r. r. Wilson, asked that On
court be as lenient as possible Van
her. this being her first time in ouRlpk.
Judge Mullen accepted the pleasAud
gave the woman the light jailNsan-
tence and the heavy fine.