The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-11
Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond virgini1u-y|% III
Petersburg, Va. Feb, I0.~-WilliMm L54Is
Etsweli. clerk and paymaster 81 tA4As
Gresham and Ware Transfer compAuJsAss
was sent on to the hastings court EoHAs
trial when arraiEned in police court 81
this morning on the charge Of shoots4
irg John Smith. colnrsd- on SavaHHAe4
II 1t is said that the shooting was III
! caused over dispute about money!
matters, Smith having cursed Bo&Ss
wei and attempted to hit him WITH
raperweight after the negro HAD D
been ordered from the company ufficusSsa
| The annual council Of the Dfocao0z
southern Virginia opened this morntIsg
| at 10 o'clock in Grace Episcopal churciasA9
| CT this city. The meetings will consss
tinue through Thursday. sss
! Mrs. Harriet Sanford Sommers yifAe
| OF the late Walter Harry Sommarn,
died early this morning at her h0nIe
on Berkeley avenue. Walnut HILL sThG q
deceased is survived by three children. q
two brothers, and one sister Ss5
| Mrs. Sarah p. Dillon, wife of the hats I
John Dillon, died early this YnornftsGs
at her home on the Richmond and Pes
tersburg turnpike The funeral VIE
take place on Wednesday aftarnoon
from the grave in Riverview cemetery,
Richmond.
The case of Mrs. Hattie Perkln1 .
against the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
! road, which has been before judge
Mullen, OF the hustings court for tbs
past three days, was brought to a close
yesterday afternoon. when tina jury
brought in verdict giving the plain.
tim $4,000. Attorneys for the defendant
made motion tor new trial.
The suit was brought by Mrs Per- i
kins asking for $4,000 for injuries res
ceived at the Hawk street crossing In 4
June. 1918. when buggy in which sho /.
was riding was struck by one Of the
local Atlantic Coast Line traina
Petersburg's frst standard training
school for Sunday school leaders, un-
der the auspices of the Methodist sun.
day School association. of Petersburg
and vicinity, will be held In ths~Po4
ttersburg High school beginning ON
February Is. and continuing through
the goth. .SsNs
The funeral Of George Mason wn1
held yesterday afternoon from his resir
dence on Lafayette street Rev. e. IL Y
Bryan officiating. Interment was made
in Blandford.
Today In the hastings court the ssiit
OF the Atlantic Coast Realty company
against the executor OF the Writ Rob-.
ertson's estate was begun, the amount
involved being approximately s40,06Q.
The plaintiff Ii suing to recover
commissions for q sale Of certain
tract OF land In Prince George county
by the defendant. The property ia
lqucstien was sub-divided and sold
during the Hopeweil boom several
lycars ago.
4 Messrs IAssiter and Drewry rspre.
sent the plaintiff. while Messrsl Mann
and Townsend are counsel for the de-
|tendant. ~
Detective Chandler narrowly escapAd
serious injury and the lives OF tWU
fother police officers and several nagr0
lpolice automobile, on its way to pos
lice headquarters from an alleged
gambling house on South avenue, waas
struck by a Ford car driven by Arthur
Bass colored. at the corner OF Harrt-
con street and South avenue. Detec-
tive Chandler received painful In
juries about the legs.
/ permission to sell ardent spirits
for the immediate use in the treat
ment of influenza and pneumonia Vas,
granted In the Hastings court today.
by Judge ]. NJ. Mullen to C. L. Han
cock, druggist, 4o4 North sycamore
once and expires on March 10, 1885,
i Mr.. Hancock was placed under -
4 $1,000 bond for the compliance with
the law in the sale of the spirits.
Aubyn r. Talbot and Mis- CoE~s
neill L. Joyner, both OF PeterS6urE,s
were married in Weldon. n. O. a.
February s.
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Miss Sarah Wright, who resided ~
1924 West Washington street, 4toAx
Sunday. The funeral took piaGA HMn>x
terday from Grace Episcopal cbu1ea.
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