The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-31
HAT PEN|NGS IN
THE COCKADE CITY
No Particular Celebration of Me-
mortal Day There.
COM MENcEMERT EXERCISES.
Those of Southern Female College Be-
gin With Sermon Sunday Night.
Public Schools Closed Yester-
day for the Session.
COM M ENcEMENT EXERCISES.
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PETERSBURG, VA, May 30.--Beyond
the closing of the Federal Offices and
banks in Petersburg to-day there was
! no celebration OF Memorial Day in this
city. The George II. Thomas Post, Grand
Army of the RepuDnc, visited the Ma
tionai Cemetery in Dinwiddie county this
afternoon and held their usual memorial
services.
Commencement exercises of the South
ern Female College will begin Sunday
morning with the baccalaureate sermon
preached at Washington-Street Church.
by the Rev. James McC. White, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church, IN
this city. The exercises will close Tues
day evening with the final concert in
the Hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The session just closed is
one of the most successful in the history
of the college.
A negro named Mack was seriously cut
yesterday by John Read, a negro piano
player. The wounded man was unable
to appear in court this morning. and the
case had to be continued.
Rev. Thomas Spencer, who has been
confined to his room for several months,
is able to be out in an invalid's chair.
Mr.. Spencer will leave tomorrow for the
Hot Springs, Va, to spend the summer.
"A InuSlCdl colCeil, ShS ehoSptSSS
of Prof Watson, was given at the Acade-
my of Music tonight for the benefit of
the ChiId's Cot Association.
Mr. cambridge Spotswood, Of New
York, is visiting relatives in the city.
Mr.. Joseph e. Venable is quite sick at
his residence on Washington Street.
Messrs Walter Cousins and Jeddo
Scott, Of Portsmouth, We're in TINS city
yesterday.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE.
The public schools of Petersburg closed
this morning for the session The eSer-
cises in all the schools were brief. AT
the High School the prizes were delivered
by Rev James N1cC. White, and the med
ais to the graduating class by Mr. john
w. Bradbury. The certificates OF prof.
cheney and graduation were delivered py
DIR. D. NJ Brown, superintendent OF the
schools of Petersburg. The medaAsts
and full graduates at the High scnooi
are: Leighton Hartwell PEBBLES James
Cleveland Collins, Miss Sallie Manning
James. Miss Willie Harrison Marks, MISS
Eva Mason Car err, Miss Sadie Wade
Clarke. Miss Lottie Barbara Baxter, Miss
Annie Levin. Miss NJ. Justine Plckreli,
Miss Bessie Sutherland Spain. Miss flor-
ence Tucker Gresham.
The orizes in the graduating class were
awarded as follows: Stenography, Leigh
ton Hartwell PEBBLES; penmansn!p' MISS
.Salie Manning James: intermedlate ,ciass,
cooking, Miss Virginia Drewry Wins
|spenmanship. Miss Helen Lyman; junior
class. penmanship. John Gillian: sub
junior, penmanship. Miss Grace Parkin-
son.
Dr. VIM. Harwood was elected chair
man and Mr.. j. e. Whitehorn secre-
tary of the Confederate pension commls-
sioner at the meeting held in this city
last night. The committee carefully ex-
amined into the case of each pensioner
under the act of 1900, and many names
| We're erased because the pensioner pos
sessed as much as $500 worth of proper
| ty, or had an income OF sl5o or more per
| ing in thirty days.
Misses Emily and Mamie Bond, VINO tof
several months have been visiting IN 9ar
Antonio and other Southern cities re-
turned home last evening.