The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Petersburg


Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Peters burg, Va. July lathe
funeral of Detective James NJ, Young.
Who was shot and killed in front of
Worth's ice factory Friday night. took
place this afternoon at the grave in
Blandford in the presence of a large
crowd Of friends, Members of the
police force acted as pallbearers and
Rev. Robert r. Nelson. of st. Paul's. of
which Young was regular attendant,
conducted the service.
The post-morten examination showed
that Young was killed by 80 calibre
bullet. Floyd Clements carried a 81
oalibre revolver. but in his pocket were
.SS calibre bullets. while Raine: alias
Long. carried a as calihre gun, but in
his pockets were 80 calibre bullets
The jury will have TO decide who sent
Young to his death.
a4 A registration card bearing the
name of John Walker Raine, Rock
ingham county. Va" was found in
Raine's pocket. The card showed that
Raine had registered June Is. 1917.
Mrs. Clements. mother of Raines COM
! panion. was in the city yesterday ar
ranging to procure legal talent to de-
fcnd her son.
Charles Novotmy. who was killed in
ar army motor truck accident near
Alexandra yesterday. resided in Dim
widdie county. near this city Though
he had only one arm. he was consid-
cred an expert operator of a saw
MILL His father died few months
ago from injuries sustained from be-
ing kicked by mule. Novotmy was
a local knight of Columbus.
White L Il,
contractor. died last night in Peters
burg hospital after an Illness of ten
days, He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Amanda Liverman and Mrs. W. n.
! Jones. Mr.. Barham was member of
Second Baptist church.
Petersburg. Va. July 1.-THE Pc
, tersburg Benevolent Mechanics asso-
citation decided last night to change its
name to that OF the Petersburg Me-
chanics association and to approve
the changes made its charter by the
, state corporation commission, The
association now becomes a joint stock
| corporation and will issue s1S5.o0o of
stock OF this stock $4,000 will he
sold to its present members.
With the proceeds Of the sale OF
. stocks and with other funds in hand
the shortage on the "skyscraper" on
| the corner Of Tabb and Sycamore
streets will be paid The handsome
library OF the association will be do
mated to the Petersburg high school
and provision will be made for the
seven widows now receiving annuities
from the association. The Mechanics
| chartered by the general assembly OF
Virginia in 1926.
The board Of aldermen voted last
night to appropriate $4,000 to maintain
the venereal hospital here and the
night against the carriers on unmen-
tionable diseases will continue to be
waged. DR.. Leonard. of the state
board OF health. stated in his plea for
the appropriation that w P. Allen,
manager Of the Du Pont company.
had said that the venereal clinic in
the Hopewell plant had saved his com =
pany s150.o0o per annum in increasing
the efficiency Of his employees.
Thomas J. Harrison died yesterday
| evening In his home on Grove avenue
following q protracted spell of illness.
He was sixty-four years old and had
spent all his life here. He leaves a
| widow and eight children. His funeral
rites will be performed tomorrow aft
! ernoon at $50 at the grave in Bland
| ford by Rev. Mr.. Graham, of the Old
Richard Scott and Edgar Carlton,
both colored. were arrested yesterday
on River street charged with robbing
the stores of Thweatt and Townes and
the restaurant OF Charles Dabney. of
Cockade alley. The robbers were
traced to the. stores where they had
sold their stolen wares and were ar
| rested. The police believe that with
the arrests of the past ten days they
| have broken up den OF thieves that
| have given them much trouble.
An innovation in religious services
will be introduced here tomorrow
| when Washington Street and Memo
rial NJ. f. churches Will respectively
hold their evening worship on the
lawns in front Of their edihceA
william B. McIlwaine has retired
as head Of the war savings stamp
drive here and ]. Herbert Cook has
taken his place. He has appointed his
aides and proposes to prosecute Wig
orousiy the work OF selling war saw
irgs stamps.