The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-08
Petersburg

& aug i-DcidICd NiS%
ton returns show that f. p, Buford
defeated Hammock for the house of
Se'egates from Brunswick county by
vote of $50 to ST and that Snow
won for treasurer OF the county over
r Meredith, present incumbent by
vote OF 704 to Ats.
While returns from Chesterfield are
not complete It is evident that Col.
Harry Snead ha., defeated NJ. z. Bird
yer for the house of delegates and
Hnconfrmed rumor has II from Ches-
ter that Gordon W. Shepherd has
small majority over Emmett Lee
Mann for the house.
Car inspectors on the Seaboard Air
Line walked out yesterday and orders
were received at the local office to put
off half the clerical force and all the
laboring force except one man. Moth
in~ except perishable freight is be-
ing received and this means a reduc-
ton in the clerical and other forces.
While in swimming in the river OF
Southside Island, in the rear OF Dun
lo,'s tobacco factory, last night
shortly before O'Clock. Joseph s.
Brown, IL years of age, son OF B. e.
Brown. Of Est High street. was
with two small companions and had
gone TO the river unknown to his par
ents and without their consent.
Nothing kas heard from the boy
until this morning about 10 o'clock
when Mr.. Brown. standing at the cor
/ ner OF Market and Bank street over
heard two small boys talking Of their
companion being drowned. The mis-
/ sing boys father questioned the boys
and learned that the drowned boy
| was his son. The two boys then told
all they knew OF the matter and led
NJ. Brown to the river where the
found on the bank.
Ollie Jackson, a fourteen-year old
colored boy was drowned yesterday
, afternoon at White Rank after being
seized with the cramps. The boy had
gone to white Bank with colored
picnic party from the city.
After standing on Bank street three
| days and nights unclaimed an aban-
doned Saxon car number. 1643 was
taken possession OF last night by
police ofncers and aoken to the po-
lice station. The car was badly used
before being abandoned.
Auto thieves were busy last night
in the city. with the result OF two
5-paEsenger Buick cars being stolen
1t police headquarters a report that
Linwood Short. OF l27 N. Jefferson
81 eet. had lost his car. nve-passen-
ger Buick was stolen from his garage
in the rear Of his home. The lock on
the aoor Of the garage was broken
and the car driven off without at
p rfinU the NJ i'm
tn house at the time. The car bore
the state license Of No.15,47o.
e B. Mastin. Of 81 Apollo street.
left his 5-passenger Buick car stand
Ing on Franklin street. near the corr
ner OF Sycamore, this morning and
when he returned for 1t a short while
later II had been stolen. No trace OF
| it could be found. SIR Mastins car
bore the license tag No. SO, lSz.
A party Of fifteen business men will
leave tomorrow 20 attend the celebra
ton Of the pouring Of the first con-
crete on the Peterscurg- Norfolk road
Representative speakers from all over
the state will make brief speeches on
various subjects. State Highway Com
missioner Coleman. Senator Lupton
and Judge Wes- will be among the
speakers.
Miss Mollie e. Edwards. formerly
OF Roxobel. N. c., but for the past
two years q resident OF this city. died
yesterday afternoon at I o'clock at
the Petersburg hospital Mics Ed
wards was 81 years OF age. and since
coming TO this city had made her
home with Mr.. J. W. Minton. 1927
Hinton street.
She is survived by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J, D. Edwards, four broth
ers and two sisters. all OF Roxobel.
North Carolina.