The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-13
Petersburg
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Especial to The Richmond virrtnian)
Petersburg, Va. September H.
The American Banking ana Trust
company Will soon erect at Courthouse
avenue and Sycamore street buiiding
ten stories, dreproof and OF the most
modern type Of architecture and con-
struction. The building will occupy a
seventy feet frontage on Sycamore
street, and extend back ninety feet 10
an alley. 1t viii occupy the SPACE now
taken by the r. l.. Watson company
ths Newark Shoe company, and the
Law building The structure will house
the bank on the first f5eor and contain
$50 offices and a public hall above The
ground cost 800 o0n and the building
Will require an expenditure OF not
less than ss50,ooA The material vii,
be Of white brick, with granite base,
Rev. A. r Love, Of the West End
Baptist church. was extended Weanes-
day a cali ,e Grace church Baltimore
>. Mr.. Live ca.r, to, E rs>,yr q kss a97
frsn4. H@ndersan%ffIe, n e and his pas
torate here has shown rapid growth
of the church numerically, financially
and spiritually. An annex has been
made to the building ane pipe organ
installed and Mr. Loves popularity a.
q preacher has drawn uniformly large
congregations Mrs. Love, who is
witty IASIoi dsFlbiaAt, G5E pufiI Up
the largest primary department In the
city The Baltimore church which has
more than 500 members and worships
in an elegant stone e5ihce offers nne
opportunity to a minister of Mr. Loves
type Should he accept the cali. it
will be regretted by all classes OF Pc /
tershurg people.
The new La France Are motor truck |
was tested wednesday before the nre
com niissioners who were pleased with .
the engines power 10 throw streams +
upon the dome Of the courthouse Yes
terday at another test Stream OF
through two-inch nozzle The city
has now motorized fire department
capable Of handling any connagration
Miss Lucy Bird Parham, daughter of
Mrs. Fannie Field Parham, died thit
morning 1T her home on Harrison
street. after brief illness. Miss Par
ham was a member OF Market street
church and was greatly be- :
loved Her obseauies will be conduct
ed At the grave in Blandford cemetery
tomorrow at o'clock by Rev Lloyd G.
williams
Moses Moore, sixty-three years old,
Of Burch street. this city. was struck by
IN AuAOiHooiie uTlVeu Oy LIT. j. II.
on the Hopewell road last
Tuesday and died last night OF his in
juries. According TO witnesses the ac-
cident was unavoidable Or Hargraves
being unahle to see Moore on account
81 . wagon Of hay which interviewed.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
Attorney Sam w. thinner will assist
IN the prosecution OF Andrew j. Nc
Kenney. who will stand trial the sec
Dnd time for the murder OF Herman
Holman last winter. Tho case will be
,alled at Dinwiddie Court House next
week There lis also a rumor that the
will have some new !
violence to offer. !
Sergeant John II. Sheets, Of Niagara 8
Falls n Y, now stationed at CAmp !
xAe, and Miss Lille Frisbie, Of Peters 2
purg. were married by Rev. F. w. I
loore in the minister's home last night n
{ o'clock.
Harley j. Philpott Of this city. and o
gtas Myrtle O'Donnell, Of Lynchburg, q
rere married yesterday in the Hill city h
w Rev II. L. Cathay. Of Bethesda
church. They will reside
ere.
The A. p, Rifles. Captain Robert Gil O.
an commanding has been placed on "
10 inactive list TO be called on only y,
/ case Of emergency. Allfpublic mil Ii
6ry property In the pcsses win be r,
bfned over to the Petersburg Grays W
~ Ar1ncEy On Tabb street Will also b m
lace4 ~ ths disposal q ths GrayA "a