The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-06
THE KIcnMoNpv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sEpTEMgER 8. 1919
Petersburg

X4Xt1xsis
Especial to The Richmond yirrtnian.a
Petersburg, Sept 5.-One Of the
best meetings In the Know Your
Neixhbor" campaign was that last
night at Ford. in Dinwiddie, when 100
heard get-together talks by
G. c. Kirkpatrick. John w. Long,
vicc-president OF the Virginia Ma
ttona bank: 8. B. Spain Of the Farm
er's union. E. e. Jones. county de-
monstrator. n ]. J. Kramer, OF the
United States Chamber OF Commerce.
DR.. McKeen spoke to $50 farmers
at Stony Creek last night and an In
cident of this feeling VIE the sub
scription OF $4,000 for a public school
building at Stony Creek.
The w. H. Camp Co, Inc. will
erect a new steel building for its fer
tilixtng plant at a cost Of $4,000.
The building will be sixty feet high
and the other dimensions will be 100
by 242 feet. 1t viii, be located at the
foot OF Little Church street. and will
have a capacity four times as large
as that of the present plant, which will
continue operations
The second trial of Andrew Jack
son McKenney,s the alleged slayer OF
Herman Hoffman. asst March, will
begin September Is. at Dinwiddie
courthouse. The accused has been
out on $4,000 bail since his first trial
when the jury by a vote Of nine for
%acquittal and three for conviction,
failed to agree.
The second trial of Hewett. for the
murder OF Tom Walters, will begir
next Monday in Judge Robertsun's
court, in Hopewell. The acquittal of
both OF these men is freely ~forecasted.
Mrs. John E. Bowman died yester-
day afternoon at her home in Ettrick.
after a lingering illness. She was
sixty a old and had resided in Et-
trick fifty years. She leaves her hus-
band. John f. Bowman. and seven
children, Her funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the Ettrick Baptist church, of which
she was a consistent member.
Meyer II. Lavenstcin, r. +. Harris
and Charles Darcy Sanford, are the
Petersburg young men who passed the
bar examination and will practice
law in this city.
Miss Lucille Cousins, a popular
young school teacher in the A. T, Hill
school, and daughter of Mrs. II. r.
Cousins, was married in Richmond
Tuesday to Mr.. Morton James. of this
city.
Homer Atkinson a leading citizen
of this city, was elected first brigadier
of the Grand Camp of Confederate
veterans at-the reeent-uHiea Of the
camp in Harrisonburg.
Following is a list of city street i'm
~provements that were reported by the
finance committee:
Cement sidewalk. both sides Hawk
street. from Halifax to Custer streets.
$1.450.
Cement sidewalk. curb and gutter,
on north side East Bank street, from
Fifth to Main streets, s1.5S5.
Cement sidewalk. curb and gutter
on west side Third street, from Henry
to East Bank street, $3.50.
Cement sidewalk. curb and gutter
on both sides Third street, from Boil
lingbEeek to River streets, S2,2a0-
Cement sidewalk on both sides
Kirkham street. from Melville street
to Baylors Lane, s2,410.
Sidewalk on south side Wythe
street, from Adams to Jefferson
streets. $500.
Sidewalk, curb and gutter on north
side Appomattox street, from Dunlop
to Rnissean street, S4,S4n-
Sidewalk. curb end gutter. both
sides OF Clinton street. from Fillmore
TO Mars streets. sl.615.
Sidewalk, curb and gutter VI cas-.
side Of Jefferson street. from Frank
lin to Washington streets. s5S2.
Sidewalk. curb and gutter on south
side of Wythe street. from Jefferson
street to Lieutenant Run. $500.
Sidewalk on the west side OF JET
ferson street. from Henry To Franklin
streets. $2.305.
Total. SIS,T07.