The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
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Unanimous Decisionsto Advertise.
Is City's Industries at the James
town Exposition.
GET THAT $4,000 5000 ANYWAY Al 7 y ''.''
Council to Be Askcdsto Make APP
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GET THAT $4,000 ANYWAY ! 1'.'l
Council to Be Askcd.to Make APP
preparation Despite City At
torncy's Opinion.
! Especial to Tho Times D lspatcli,

PETERSBURG, VA. March Pill Peters
burg will have a frst-rntc exhibition at
tho Jamestown Exposl ton, . representa-
of nll It's industries and Interests. 'flatl
question was tinnlly and definitely decided
Tonight lat a mass meeting OF citizens
at IA. p. Hill Camp Hall. The meeting
was a unit In favor OF n large and com n
prehensive exhibit ut theaexpo:s l y ton not
Il suggestion being made ITO othcr pur-
pose, und lit soon resolved itself into g
discussion OF the form of action to take
to secure an appropriation from the CITY
appropriation for technical reasons, 5ren-
dcrcd lin anGopinton from the Ci ty Attor-
ncy.3 After lengthy, discussion by many !,
business and professlonal men i. OF OF !. az q
imous standing vote was taken in favor as
Of every man present, and as many others
as wished to come, appearing before the
City Council to ask for an approprlat--ss
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Many Subscribe.
This action was suppsmetesd by az ,i IN
present to be Increased by large num-
Der Of pledges, with amounts unspecilleu:s
! This subscription was made on motion! OF
| H F. Strat ton, who led off with "a llb-
eral amount, and was made chairman 81 &
III committee to solicit funds from all cit
lzens The motion to q ppear before the
| Council was first made by Bartlett ,Aopei,
changes in wording, 1t resulted IN the
unanimous passage OF the following res res
| olution: }5 N i{s wv rs
IsFi,st-Thatl committee be. and the
i same hereby is, appointed to appear be-
4 ana Board Of Aldermen Of the city, i.
etersburg to be called 3 tbs earliest
j pirate, in behalf OF the city, not less than
/ S., 900, to be expended in suitably adver-55
1 Using the city in.connection with the
] Jamestown Exposition. hi ~ ~ isafii H8 j5ss#
! E,'second-That the said committee cons
1 sist of Bartlett Roper. chairman, and the.
! Following citizens (lIerc follows Il long;
| list of names OF l-knoWn men In this
The meeting was called BY the Cham
her of Commerce, and Its officers and
board Of governors took active part t IN N
hxPansSd speecha ssn G
! Augustus Wright. Cha rles Hal Davis.
General Boiling, M Levy, H. P. stratton.
/ w. Il. thinner, a. K. Davis. Robert Cab
r.. L. Quarles, secretary Of the Chamber
/ OF Commerce G. land others. q 5{3s
Elks' Officers. AZ s8
E5 Petersburg Lodge Of Ilks last night
nominated the following officers for the
|ensning term: Exalted Ruler William
KaiEht
4 w. II. Baugh; Secretary, H.#l..aV.
Parham: Treasurer, J. Harry Bailey;
Butler Ute Rep r 10 Grand Grand Lodge.
4 G, j. Williamson; Alternate, E. a, Nor
Wyatt Wright. colorea. was fined 500
IsHustings Court this 51nori ng for selling
whiskeyi on Sunday, and without a license.
The case had been appealed from the
MayGrn tseea ags ws!fh ter slG e as s
. this morning had convicted Wright and
a had assessed tho fine, commonwcaltha
attorney R Mann asked ask "a that ths
at sixty days. In passing sentence Judge
q Mullen told Wright, who had been con-
B vlctcd once before Of n similar offensc,
a that the first experience should have
\ taught him q lesson, and warned him ths
& another such violation OF the law. would
produce the extreme penalty, which is
twelve a months imprsonment and Awe :,
Wilcox and Wilcox, This was the hrsl
case tried Mt the opening OF the March
. term of the Hastings Court BE3
!. Gillian Gets Off, vi
James Gillian. colorred, indicted fol
!. I. Clark. colored, was declared not guilty
I BY the petit jury, and was discharged
Several other minor cases of ncgroe!
II arc on the docket.
An attempted burglary on Higl
apolicc officer. Who fired several shot Il
at the Would-bc robbers rs they were
trying to force an entrance into pri
( vpte residence. The man on Watcf
. warned his pals OF the approach o
tho officer before the latter could reacl
! them. E5 l7s 80
u. II. Plummer a well-known bus
: mess man Of this city, has leased tn,
Rawley Springs. in Rockingham coun
!, | ", for the coming season, and will hi
: me mana l' ger OF that summer resort. ~
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