The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
PETERSBURG

state Senator Patrick III. Drewry,
democratic nominee to the house Of
from the Fourth Viz
giniA district to fll the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Hon
W. A. Watson, today rendered his
resignation A. = member OF the state
senate from this district. The resig-
nation has been mailed to Governor
Davis.
Senator Drewry will come up for
election to the seat in the house Of
on April II. There be-
ing. no Republican opposition In this
district, the senator's place in the ma
tional body il assured.
At a meeting Of the physicians of
the city and the board OF directors Of
the Petersburg hospital. It was def
nitely decided to make Arrangemen
to have y campaign in the near fu-
ture for the purpose OF raising $780,
600 by popular subscription to pay OF
the indie BIT edness Of tho institution and
to make all necessary improvements
as are considered necessary.
! The board Of directors Is composed
of the following: II. A Hartley. presi-
dent; ID. w. r. Drswry. vice. pr esident;
e. II. Patterson. secretary. ana DR.. j.
boiling Jones,-DS, D. Osborne, Or.
E l.. Mag,ll. Mrs. Edward Eisenbrun.
Miss Mary D. Mckinney, Miss Mary
Paul Roper. Mrs. Ashton w. Gray J.
westmore Brown, P. s. Push and II. H.
Patterson.
Bernice NJ. Stone. aged forty-two,
died last night At the Petersburg hos
pital He is survived BY his wife
three children. five brothers. and two
Isisters The remains win DO conveyed
Ito Thomasville. N. c., for interment
Harry M. Rogers. SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry w. Rogers, OF this city,
was painfully hurt Tuesday when he
fell from his motorcycle while -a-
turning from Richmond. He Ia restiE 3
comfortably today. An x-Ray will be
taken on sunday to ascertain how seri-
ousiy he was hurt. ~
! Since a statement was published a
few days ago to the effect that an eff
fort will be made to obtain from
Governor Davis a pardon for Thomas
Brown now serving a life term for the
murder OF lone Crowder In septem
| ber, 1918, another sta tements 4has
been given out to the effect that the
pardon will be opposed by people OF
this city. 1t Is stated that Brown has
made q bad prison record. and Il IL
1 feared by some that their lives would
be endangered we're ne given his
freedom. A letter alleged to have
been written by Brown and addressed
to Mrs. Rosa TrAylor, Of this city
who reared the dead girl, contains a
statement that several persons In thi,
city may look out when he gets on,
Of prison."
| Mrs Thomas l.. Grace, died last
night at the residence OF her brother.
in-law, DR.. ]. NJ Burke, on West
| Washington street Mrs. Grace wa.
Miss Jessie Harrington, and was Dor,
In Washington, D. G. Her funeral viii
take place On Sunday from st
Josspf's Casho1i1 church, Or which
she was . devout member.
The funeral Of the late John B
EvAnA who died Thursday, wxs held
this afternoon from Grace Episcopal
church, Row c. n. Bryan, ofliciating
Intermsnt was made in B1Andford
cAnnAa4ey. ,,-
Otis johnson. the negro youth held
In the city jail since last July awaiting
nent~nce in the iiustinxs court, havine
pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of rob.
bfne several Wholesale grocery seorel
in... Shs, city VIVA tnAaYy sentenced. ny
judge Mullen 70 Two years IN TIE poni.
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