The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-12
REAR MONUMENT
TO GALLANT DEAD
Pennsylvania Battlefield Commits
sion Is Trying to Select
a Site.
WILL INVITE PRESIDENT
Rev Eli Tartt Removes to
Ricl1mond-Church Row
Still Unsettled.
WILL INVITE PRESIDENT
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PETERSBURG. VA. October 1.-THE
Pennsylvania Battlefield Commission.
composed Of six representatives OF the
SIN regiments OF General Hartranft's
division OF the Ninth Army Corps, who
came to Petersburg yesterday to Sc.
lect a site for a monument to their
DIVISION, has not yet made its decision.
fort Steadnlan, In the recapture OF
which. the command served consp!cu-
ously, has been regarded by the vet
Grams as an appropriate location for a
memorial to their fallen comrades, but
Is considered too inaccessible. The
Pennsylvanians have great plans for
the unwilling ceremonies, and propose
to have the President of the United
States and the Coverings OF Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia present to partici-
pate The battlefield commission will
return to Pennsylvania tomorrow.
Cnre of Insane Convicts.
|. In his most interesting annual report.
rendered yesterday to the board OF d.
rectors OF the Central State Hospital.
DR.. w. r. Drewry, the superintendent,
in speaking of certain minor changes
needed in the law regulating commit
ment, says that provision should be
made for the separate and safe GUS
tody and treatment OF insane convicts."
During the year ending September s0th
last, the hospital farm. on which many
patients arc employed as q means OF
restorative occupation. produced crops
and dairy products with an estimated
value OF s17,l75.59 at cost OF main.
tenarce aggregating s87666s.
Dnseball Next Season.
Indications are that Petersburg will
have q strong baseball team next sea-
son, whether In the State league or not.
There Is much talk of placing a team
in the Virginia League, and Alex.
Brodie. Of Richmond, formerly short
stop on tho Petersburg team that won
the State league championship, IS IN
the city with that purpose IN view
Tart Moves to Richmond.
ELI Tart, the colored preacher, whoss
affairs have attracted much afternoon
here. both In and out OF eou!t, a Tic
Harrison Street Baptist Church. mas )
gone TO Richmond with his family, -. H. ~
is understood that Tartt VIII remain aa :,
Rchmona u ,nd asa abnyyche ahq in that
city. lie Is under $500 bond to ap-
pear in the Hastings Court of Peters
burg during the. October term, when .,.
the motion OF his counsel Tor =, a ZEN neW
with assaulting ]. H. Mason tcolored2
and is under a sentence Of six month,ss'
Imprisonment In the Petersburg JAZZ
viii DE argued before Judge Mullen.
Under recent decree .6 OF the sat Hasai
meeting was to be held at the Harr! arr.
son Street Church next Monday night
with Rev. Or. J. NJ. Pitcher prestdins
as the courts commissioner, for the
purpose of settling the long continued
fnctional fight but this business meet
ing has been postponed until an au.
| thentic roll Of the members OF the
church is secured. Dr. Pitcher, how
ever, will preach sermon there Mon
day night In the interest OF peace.
First Football To-Day.
The first football game OF the season
here will be played at the R Rive, J.
| ternoon, when the Petersburg High
School team will meet the st. Anur re-, " )
School team. of Richmond. The Hlgr
School team will line up as follows
Graves. left end: Rairly, left tackle
Allgood, left guard: Heath. centre
Hoag, right guard: Hall. right tackle
Gillian. right end: Jones. quarterback
Shepherd. left halfback: Jackson, full.
back; Calender. right halfback.