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PETERSBURG FSCTDBY
TO BE REBUILT RT ONCE
It Is Said Company Will Replace Rig
Industry Destroyed by Spec
tacular Fire.
CITY'S WORST BLAZE THIS YEAR
Three Additional Policemen Elected
by Commission Under Authority
Granted by Council and Provided
For In Budget?Negro Is Shot.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG, VA? July J$ ?The
plant of the Virginia Lumber and Box
Company, which was practically de
stroyed by Are laBt night, was one of
the largest of Its kind In the State. It
was rushed with business, and gave em
ployment to a large number of hands.
Its machinery was of the best kind.
There was a large stock of finished and
raw material on hand. The loss, which
approximates $100,00n, is practically
covered by Insurance. The company,
It Ik said, will rebuild at once. The
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany lost ten freight cars loaded with
lumber, which were caught standing
on the tracks in the plant's yards. This
was the most Herlous fire that has oc
curred In Petersburg this year.
Died at the Almnhouac.
M. Lt Fuller, of New York, a black
smith by trade, who had been residing
and employed In Petersburg for some
time, died last night at the City Alms
house, where he had been recently
cared for. He was fifty-nine years old,
and by those who knew him to have
been a man of good character. So far
?b is knowrt* h* has no relatives. He
was glv?yk lstlan burial this after
noon. P- W. Reed, of St. John s
Eplacojn,. Church, conducted the ser
vices.
X?>r Policemen Klected.
T.'nder authority granted by the
Council, and provided for In thl? year'*
citv budget, the Policy Commissioners
last night elected thr?-e additional po
llcemen?James P Stewart, Cary fianes
and C. E. King; and two probationers
?A. F. Cameron and F. E. Perkins.
There Is a vacancy on the hoard of
commissioner^, caused by the failure
of W. Q. Andrews, elect*-! as i mem
ber last month, to qualify In the time
required by 'aw He was a ilav late
in qualifying and will have to be re
elected.
\egro Shot.
Thomas Jefferson, negro, was shot
twic? last nicht by an unknown ne
gro, with whom he had some trouble
in Plum Street Jefferson received
two bullets In th<* leg. and his assaii
nnt escaped No one knows who he
Difficulty llftnrrn Klremeo.
A personal difficulty occurred yester
day between Captain Miller, of the
Halifax Street fire station, and Harry
Williams, driver of the ?-ngine at that
Mation. The trouble is alleged to have
grown out of the suspension of Mr.
Williams by Captain Miller. Roth
show physical evidence of the troub!?\
sr.d the matter Is to be Investigated
n court.
Tenehera Arc Appointed.
'Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
VIRGILINA. VA.. July S.?The Red
i-.iTik District school board has ap
pointed the following Teachers for the
ej.su Ins year: Vlrgliina High .School,
A. 1- O Stephenson, principal. Mrs
Max Horn, Mr? Alfred Hayes and Miss
Mary Ford, assistants. Hires, Miss
Maud A. Tuck. North Fork, Mrs. M. F
WiHard; Mountain, Miss Lllll&n Bates:
1/Igh Hill, Miss Moffett Wlllard: Ridse
Miss i'iwen Stephenson, principal,
r?nd Miss Ella Chandler, assistant.
HiT'-sburfi, Miss Essie Thorn, principal,
Mul Miss Elizabeth Phillips, assistant:
Aarons Cre>ik. Miss Annie Suddith,
principal. an<! Miss Leila Farmer, as
s#tant. Omega. Miss Rosella Thorn,
principal, and Miss Elsie Bloxom, as
sistant. A teacher for Hyeo Falls will
he appointed at the next meeting of
the board.
Dlnmnnd font* Yenr In Prison.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
LYNCHBCRG. VA.. July S.?Emma
Johnson, colored, who stole a $250 dia
mond ring from Mrs. J. E. Edmunds,
for whom she was a domestic several
?i..,..ths fttro, will serve a year in prison
for her theft. The woman took the
ring to another negro woman in Roa
noke, who pawned it for h?r with a
Roanoke broker. When the police
traced the rinA It had been sent to
New York for remounting, but It has
been since restored to Its rightful
owner.
< VLVES SELECT HISTORIC
SPOT TO COMMIT SI'ICIDE
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
LYNCHBURG, VA.. July S.?The old
saying, "give a calf plenty of rope
and he will hang himself," was proven
day or two ago at Natural Bridge,
.?hen a herd of nitie small calves were
, urned out on the famous estate to
r: i?.e Unaccustomed to so unlimited
f> eelom, one of the calves began to
ru? It made n straight track for the
i(ri'i-e and fell over into the gorge.
The other eight followed In the wake
<>r leader and four of them were
ki' !. Five were practically unln
J ti, despite the fall.
Veprro Pnj-* Ilenth Pcnnlt}'.
I Special to The Tlmep-Dispatch.]
RALEIGH, N. C., July S.?Willie Bell,
negro, the first person to die in the
electric chair In North Carolina on any
day other than Friday, paid the death
penalty in the State Prison here to
day Bell was sent to the chair from
Durham County, where he was sen
tenced to death for the murder of B.
N Mann, a merchant. Bell confessed
!?> the killing before he was sentenced.
I.nwroncp Skinner.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
FR KDER1CKSBURG, VA.. July S.?
I.iwrence Skinner, a well-known citi
?. it of Stafford County, died suddenly
it his home yesterday at the age of
!.fty-flve years. He was owner and
?oprietor of the well-known Tacketts
Mills, in Stafford. Mr. Skinner was
found dead sitting In his chair. Heart
rouble was the cause of his death.
He is survived by his widow and five
?hildren.
? I'TKNOAXCF. INCRKASIXG
AT SUMMER EXCAMPMEXT
I Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., July S?
With greatly increased attendance, the
Virginia Baptist Summer Encampment
>ntintied sessions hero to-day. A
special feature was the masterly ad
dress in the pastor's conferenco by Dr.
\\ Ij. Poteat, of Wake Forest, N. c.,
ii which the. function of the prc&cher
:is a prophet was emphasized. Dr.
Charles S. Gardner, of Louisville, Ky.,
^.nke at the noon hour on "The Labcr
ii ^ Man." This lecture was given
under the patronage of the social ser
uc<- commission.
All of the departments of the summer
hool for workers were larger to-day,
n11<l thwrc are new arrivals constantly.
To-night, Rev. John Roach Straton, of
Norfolk, delivered his lecture on "The
llappy Highway." The lecture proved
, great success and was enthusiastic
ally received. To-morrow will b? col
lee? day, and Dr. Henry Louis Smith,
of Lexington, Va., will he th? chief
speaker.
Th" annual myelin? of the executive
committee was held thiF afternoon with
members present from the various sec
tions. Treasurer F T. Crump read his
annual report nhowinR progress in the
liquidation of the building debt.
The president to-night appointed a
nomlnatorv committee to propose offi
cers and members of the executive
committee for the ensuing year. The
committee will report on Friday even
ing A new president will be chosen.
Dr. W. W. Hamilton having recently
tendered his resignation.
I)urlr?nnimhriier.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.. July 8.?
Thomas Durie. and Miss Blanche Drum
heller. both of Faber's, Nelson County,
came to this city this morning and
were married by Rev. L. T. Williams,
pastor of the First Methodist Church.
The ceremony took place at I0:3n
o'clock In an uptown department store.
INQUEST POSTPONED
Coroner Bright Seek* >>?? Witness in
].nki?Mlde Mystery.
In order to h^ar from Dick Childress,
who. according to statements made yes
terday by Bernard Trent, colored, has
said that h?* found the Lakeside boat
in which Joseph Kranitzky committed
sulfide or war. murdered, lying on the
shore a short distance from th?? boat
house. the coroner's inquest into Kr.i
nitzky's death was postponed yesterday
to to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
Trent had previously testified that he
found the boat drifting near the dam.
The worlwork to which the chain
fastens it to th" shore had heen whittled
away, jfliondng that some one had gone
to an exceeding amount of labor to
break it from its moorings.
No motive for murder has yet been
established, and the suicide theory Is
still generally maintained. However,
in order that no stone might be left
unturned to bring about exact deter
mination, Coroner J. Fulmer Bright de
cided to postpone the inquest until he
could hear from Childress.
HUSTINGS CONVICTIONS
Henry Holt nod floron Tucker Get Year
Knch for Miillrloiu WoudiIIiir.
Henry Holt, indicted by the grand
, jury on the charge of malicious wound
ing. was found guilty in the Hustings
i Court yesterday and sentenced by the
! Jury to serve one year in the peni
( tentiary. The defendant's motion to
; set aEide the verdict was overruled.
His counsel took exception to the
I court's ruling, and time was allowed
j the defense to file a bill of objections.
Joseph Courtney was found guilty
? of committing petit larceny. It was
j the third conviction on this charge,
? and he was sentenced to serve one
I year In the penitentiary. Baron Tucker
j was given on* year in the penitentiary
upon conviction on the charge of ma
i liclous wounding.
Arretted on Hotmehrenklng; Chnrsr.
Rosetta Nelson, colored, was arrested
i yesterday by Follceman J. F. Shoe
! rnak?r. of Henrico County, on the
! charge of breaking into the house of
' Katie Scott and stealing property
valued at $f>. Magistrate H. S. Sun
day will hear the case Monday.
FRESH AIR CAMP
, Salvntlon Army Call* for Funds to
Carry on Summer Work.
The Fresh-Air Camp at Drewry's
Filuff. provided by the Salvation Army
! for the poorer mothers and children of
the city, is taxed to its utmost ca
i pacity, and, because of the lack of
space. many applicants have been
turned down during the last week.
Sixty mothers and children are now
being cared for at the camp, and, with
!the present accommodations, no more
can be taken in at any one time. It.
is planned to give "Of! the advantages
of the tamp durinp the summer.
This charity work Is a big under
taking for the Army, and would be
'impossible of accomplishment were it
not for the generosity of Mrs. Mary
Danner. the secretary, who, at her own
Resinol
cleared away
every pimple!
At least oncc a day?usually twee?I
bathed my face for several minutes with
plenty of Resinol Soap and hot water and
applied a little Resinol Ointment very
gently. I let this stay on for ten minntes
or so, and then washed it off with Resinol
Soap and more hot water, finishing with
a dash of cold water to close the pores.
I was astonished how quickly the healing
Resinol medication soothed and cleansed
the pores, and left my complexion clear,
velvety, and free from pimples.
Pby*icvan? hav? ?]*o wed Resinol Ointment ind
Rcrinol Soap lor 30 ywr? In (tie treatment of itching,
burning skiD-e.ruptiorvj. Sold by all dniffrlit*; {or thai
free, write to Dept. 13-S, Reateol, Baltimore, Mi
To the Seashore Every Sunday
VIA
No ChnnKP
of Car*.
Only All Rail Double Track Line
Round?$ 1.50?Trip
TO yORFOLK AXI) OCEAX VIEW.
.$1.05 Round Trip to Virginia Beach and Cape Henry.
CHOICE OF TWO PA ST TRAINS.
The SpcciiU leaves Richmond 8:10 A. M.; leaves Norfolk 7:40 P. M.
Carrie* throuRli conch ultliouf changc Iwttvfrn Hlchmonct nnrf Vtr
Rinln Ilcitcli.
Knut Kloctrlc Cnrn give quick nnil frequent Mcrvlcr brtnern Norfolk
nnd Ocean View.
Tickets also good (from and to Richmond only) on the Cannon
Ball, leaving Richmond 9 A. M. anri leaving Norfolk 4:15 P. M.
WHUK-ICNI) RATES! Norfolk, $3.00; Virginia Beach, *3 25. On
sale Friday afternoon and for all trains Saturdays. Limit Monday fol
lowing.
expense, put up an additional building
at the ramp. Sleeping quarters for the
boys are still needed, but limited funds
will not allow any more expenditure.
Treasurer P. K. \V. Goodwin will re
ceive donations, however small, for this
week.
GIRL HELD AS WITNESS
.Invrnllr A uthnrltlea Tnkr Chargrr of
Mnrtltn Harlan Pending In veHtlgnt Ion.
Martha Harlan, alias Martha WootlJ.
who camo to Richmond about ten days
ago from West Virginia in company
with Robert Kvans Moore, and who
has boon detained at the Henrico Coun
ty .tall since that time, was yester
day turned over to the authorities of
tho Detention Home of the Juvenile
Court, whore she will await the ac
tion of the United States authorities
in Moore's case. Magistrate H. S. Sun
day, of Henrico County, fined Moore
$2.r? and costs and s?>nt him to jail for
thirty days on the technical charge
of trespassing on the property of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and it
Is understood that, at the expiration
of his term, other chares will be pre
ferred against him. The girl seems
to be sixteen or seventeen years old.
Will Inntnll Odlcern.
Capital City Council. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, will hold
a meeting to-night at S o'clock in
Thompson's Hall, when the following
newly elected ofllcers will be installed:
F. F. Minor, past councilor; W. P. Cas
sldy, councilor; W. R. Oraef?, vice
councilor; A. K. Krurncrle, recording
secretary; E. B. Clemmitt. assistant
recording secretary; J. 11. R Pcav, fi
nancial secretary: \\\ H. Tyree, treas
urer: XV. M. Cauthorn. warden; F. E.
Miles, conductor: J. \V. t'ole. inside
sentinel: W. C. Hendricks, outside sen
tinel; M. E. Brown and A. F. Krengle,
representatives; M. F. Rrown and J.
C. Kendler. trustees.
Refreshments will he served after
the Installation ceremonies. All mem
bers of the order are Invited.
POLICE COURT CASES
flnttle nookrr. Churned Willi Stealing
Jewelry. Held for Grand Jury.
Lear Sledd and Mabel McH?nry, col
ored. charged with operating an objec
tionable resort at 700A Brook Avenue,
were fined $50 each and placed tinder
$100 bond for six months in Police
Court yesterday morning.
Ida Miller, colored, charged with run
ning a like resort at 53? Brook Avenue,
was fined $50 and placed under $100
bond for six months. She noted an
appeal.
Hattle Booker, colored, charged with
stealing $122 worth of jewelry from
J. D. Ewell, a lot of wearing apparel
from Mrs. L. N. Trant and wearing ap
parej and silver spoons from Mrs. Van
Riper, was ordered held for action by
the grand jury.
Mniry Undergoes Operntlon.
F. N". Maxey, of Cumberland County,
was operated on at the Stuart Clrcie
Hospital yesterday about 1 o'clock. He
was reported last night to be doing
well.
Smnll Boy Arrested.
Arthur Lee Wilson, a colored boy
of twelve years old. was arrested yes
terday by Tollceman R. W. Bendall,
of Henrico, for breaking into the store
of T. W. Traylor, also colored.
107 East Broad Street
Week End Specials
As the spason advances specials offered each week-end
are more attractive. Reductions are more pronounced this
week. Don't miss a single item.
Special No. 1?Golfine Coats
A limited quantity only; made
of fine, wide-cord golfine, in
short, jaunty sty.le; misses' sizes
only: regular price <t?yl QQ
$9.75, at
Special So. 2?White Cloth
Coats
Made of all-wool fancy cheviots,
in three handsome styles; all
sizes for misses and small wo
men; regular price A
$9.75, at
Special No. 3?Golfine fonts
White and colors: made of
heavy cord golfine. in all regular
sizes; Norfolk style; ?
regular price is SI 5, at ?P&r?l D
Special No. 4?White Coats
Several up-to-date models, ma
terials all-wool white cheviots,
with touches of black vel
vet; regular price is Q>n j
$12.7 5, at *J)D. I D
Special No. ??Palm llcach
Coats
Made of genuine Palm Beach
fabrics, in the natural and gray
shades only; regular rt**? fa
price is $9.75. at .... v *
Special No. <??Palm Reach
Suits
A very limited quantity in the
natural shade only, and mostly in
largo sizes: the regular (t? ? qq
price is $9.75, at .... <pd??sO
Special No. 7?Palm llcach
Suits
Natural, gray, black and white
and navy and white hairline
stripes; very newest styles;
regular price is $14.75,
at
$9.75
Special No. 8?Tailored Suits
Only fifteen Rults in the entire
lot; odds and ends from the sea
son's selling; all good styles;
regular price is $15.00,
Special No. J)?Wash Skirts
Cotton gabardine, white pique
and Beach cloths; from up-to-the
minute styles; all sizes; qo
regular prlco, $1.98, at .. "5C
Special No. 10?Wash Skirts
White pique, gabardine and
Palm Beach fabrics, In all the
most wanted styles: the (t? i aq
regular price Is $2.98,
Special No. 11?Palm Heach
Skirts
Genuine Mulfords, Palm Beach
fabrics; made in a wide rango of
the latest styles; the
regular price is $4.98.
$2.98
Special No. 12?Taffeta
Skirts
Three styles, pleated and ruf
fled models; marie of exceptional
quality taffeta; the reg
lar price is $7.50, at..
$4.98
Special No. 13?Wash Waists
About 12 dozen in all, made In
the most desirable of styles; all
sizes up to 4 4; regular
price 9So, at
49c
Special No. 14?Wash Waists
An assortment of desirable
Waists, in lingerie, china silk and
Reco silk effects; regular
price SI.49. at
98c
Special No. In?Crepe Waists
A number of good models; all
colors and all sizes in the lot; un
usual quality; the regu
lar price is $2.9S. at
$1.98
Special No. 1 C>?Lace Waists
A very limited quantity; made
in excellent styles of exquisite
laces; the regular price qq
is $3.98, at
Special No. 17?Tussalt
Petticoats
White and flesh shades only:
an excellent wash skirt for sum
mer wear; regular price, qq
$1.25, at VOC
Special No. IS?Jersey
Petticoats
Whitn and black only, with
deep pleated flounces of black
and white stripes; the (t? -j a q
regular price is $1.98.
Special No. If)?Silk Petti
coats
Both messaline and Jersey
Silks, in good styles; odds anil
ends; regular price,
$4.95, at
$2.98
Special No. 20?Wash
Dresses
Ahout. forty dresses, made in
the most wanted stylos. Including
the new army stripe; the qq
regular price is $4.98.
Special No. 21?Wash
Dresses
A most excellent assortment, in
both white and colors; best
styles of the season; the * qq
regular price is $7.50.
Special No. 22?Silk Hose,
3 Pairs
Mostly black, but a few colors
aro included; all sizes; the regu
lar price Is 50c per pair,
at
$1.00
even pure beer?
it starts decay and
renders it unfit
for use," and the
slightest taint
ruins the health
fulness of beer.
The light bottle is
insufficient pro
tection; even
the light bottle
brewers admit
that brown glass
is the best known
containerforbeer.
Drink Schlitz
ranmnuH ?mmbmh
in Brown
*
Bottles
There is no purer
beer brewed, and
the Brown Bottle
protects its purity
from the brewery
to your glass.
Sch litz is all
health fulness,and
it costs no more
than light bottle
beer.
See that crown is branded "Schlitz
Phones Randolph 387 and 3S8
Phil. G. Kelly Co., Inc.
423-431 N. 18th St
Richmond, Ya.
\? Beer
That Made Milwaukee Famous.
NOTICE
Owners of Property in
Madison Ward
arc urgently requested to attend a meeting to" he held at
10 o'clock Friday morning, July 9th, at the Chamber of
Commerce to consider the new assessments now being
reviewed by the assessors.
(Signed) COMMITTEE OF PROPERTY OWNERS.