The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-26
Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Petersburg. Va Sept. 25.--Charies
Sumpter. colored, was given nine years
in the penitentiary by the musings
court this morning for shooting and
dangerously wounding Maggie Battie
in the woman's home August 7. The
accused pleaded not guilty and claimed
that the woman was shot by acciuenI
He was sentenced at once
An interesting test as to chattei
mortgage was brought this morning
before the police court. lVey Smith,
representing the Taimage Furniture
company. was warranted for entering
a colored womans house and remoS-
ing furniture on which she had faiied
to keep up payments. His attorney
asked that fine be imposed that an
appeal might be taken TO test the
privilege OF furniture dealers in such
matters A fine of $40 was imposed
The quarters of the Z. w. c. A win
be moved from the corner OF Tabo anu
Union streets to the building formerly
occupied by st. Joseph's school ON Mar
ket street The building VIII be thor
oughiy renovated and several new tea
lures including swimming pool Will
be introduced The Union street build
ing will be closed November /.
Tho wedding yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock of Miss Helen Randolph
Kevan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter G. kevan, and Charles Is. Seward,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Hatcher S. Seward
was one OF thd leading social events
Of the season. The best man was 81
mon Seward. the gtoom's brother and
the brides attendants were Miss Sew =
ard and Miss Rose kevan. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev, Charles
r. Strihling, Of Tabb- Street church. Mr..
Seward is associated with the viz
ginia National bank.
Miss Blanche Waymack and William
/ Boots Traylor were married this morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the home of The
brides father. w, I, Waymack, In Ken
ilworth The groom is connected With
the Petersburg Telephone company.
/ They left for an extended Northern
bridal tour.
The czecho- slovak society, whose
| membership consists of Bohemians
/ from the three contiguous counties held
! in st. Josephs hall, last night gave a
/ banquet and reunion of the organtza-
I ton. Addresses were made by DR.. J. NJ.
/ Burke. Joseph Machat, r. II. Plummer.
Mayor Gillian. b. G. Bowles and Rev.
! Fathers StefI and Jedlicke.
The Tucks won in the campaign to
4 increase the membership of the y. M.
o. ~. which closed yesterday, their
| number of points standing at f,42s
! while the NtpS secured e,'oV. Inc Nlps
] win wear the aprons at the Publication
and banquet October 3. The Y. NJ. G.
I A. is now launching "A campaign to
ltquidate their indebtedness of about
1000.
The pastorate of Rev. A r. Love, the
popular retiring minister OF West End
Baptist church. viii close the first Sun
! day in October and no will Immediately
assume the pastorate of Grace church
] Baltimore.
The Shredi farm. on the Jerusalem
! Flow road, two and one-half miles from
the city, was sold yesterday to George
| Burton for S7,705.
The Totty Drug company, Lum Bros,
! Drug company, Russell a. Rowe Drug
| company and ]. r. Harris compan ny
! were before tho police court today
! charged with violating the Sunday
laws by receiving on Sunday Kodak
films to he developed later Complaint
I was lodged by local photographers. The
accused will have hearing Monday.