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Petersburg Daily Progress

Location

Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1916

Page

5

Colored Dots and Community Life in Local Notes

Long local column highlights a fundraiser at Zion Baptist Church with a high quality mock marriage show, the Central Presbyterian silver offering supporting a new building fund, and praise for teachers and students at Jones Street and East Ward schools. Also notes Royal Lodge officers elected, S of Morning, and funeral of a longtime member. plus a cable report of a German submarine attack near Funchal Madeira with $1000 damage to Salinger & Magnus.

Central Presbyterian Church J.C. Harris Addie Rivers Wilkerson Jones Street East Ward New York Stock Exchange Wim EL Johnson Gilfield Baptist Funchal S. A. Brown Alexander Vorkes Fred Matthews T. M. Crowder Messrs E. W. Wood Curtis Gilliam C. L. Alexander Oak Street Church Willcox South Streets W. A. Stewart Johnson M.T. Chissell, Jr Arthur John Jack New York Fimchal Madeira Islands Salinger & Magnus

Canter on trial again in Abingdon for aiding brother in Wilson murder

In Bristol Virginia on December 5 James Canter aged nineteen was tried in Abingdon for being an accomplice to his older brother Luther in the assault and murder of Mrs. James R. Wilson. Luther Canter died in the electric chair a month after the crime. The case was remanded after a conviction, then mistrial on second hearing. A Wythe County venire hears the current trial with Judge W P Campbell presiding. Commonwealth's attorney KR Summers is aided by Judge Fr B Hutton and L P Summers. counsel for the prisoner is GE Bristol.

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