The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-05
Three Days Session Of State In
stitute Begins August
Ninth.
WORK ON APP0MATTox RIVER
Condition Of Injured Negro Wo-
man in Chesterfield Is
Serious.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg. Va, August 4.


The Virginia State Farmers 1nsti-
tute will meet in it's seventh annual
session IN the Academy of Music in
this city on Tuesday next. August O.,
and will continue in session for three
days From reports thus far received
the attendance will be the largest in
the history of that body. and Its pro-
ceedings promise to be of very In
teresting and instructive character.
To Visit Model Farm.
Westmoreland Davis, of Leesburg. is
the president, and. 3. Morgan Shep-
herd. of Richmond, Is the secretary OF
the institute. The body will receive
a cordial welcome In Petersburg. and
arrangements have been made for eX-
tending many courtesies to the dele
gates. On the last day of the session.
under the supervision of the Chamber
of Commerce and on invitation of the
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany. the delegates will be taken on
special excursion to the model farm
OF the Norfolk and Western Company
at Ivor. where the day will be spent
In viewing the operations of that
farm.
Many Speakers Of Prominence.
The remarkable advance in agricul-
ture during the past few years brings
especial interest and imp ortance to
the coming meeting of the farmers Of
the State, and 1T is understood that
addresses on practical subjects Will be
delivered by several men OF promi-
nence. Among these will be Cover.
nor William Fl. Mann, DIR. S. A. Knapp.
and Prof w. j. spillman, of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture; State Commissioner G. W. koi.
| ner. DIR. S. w. Fletcher, of the Vir-
GINA Experiment Station; Prof. w. d.
Saunders, State Dairy Commissioner,
and others of equal prominence
Work on Appomatto1 River.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mason NJ. Pat
rick. OF the corps of United States En-
gineers. Norfolk. writes that the ap-
preparation of $4,000 made by Con-
gress for dredging the Appomattox
River is now available, and that no
viii be prepared TO open bids for tho
work on the 29th inst. and he hopes
to have the work started soon tnere-
after
This particular dredging will cover
distance of four miles, extending
from Puddledock 10 deep water at
Broadway, and it is hoped to get
channel OF twelve feet depth. and
clean the river OF all distractions to
navigation.
About Dogs.
Licenses nave been paid on about
l.i50 dogs in Petersburg. not one-halr
OF the dogs owned in the city. There
| Is an ordinance very strict in its pro-
visions as to unlicensed dogs, but It
is found difficult matter to enforce
III. The position of "dog.catcher" is
anything but an agreeable one. and no
one seems disposed to take it or hold
II for any length OF time. The conse-
quence is that comparatively few ca
mines are impounded.
Last night IT is said number OF
dogs were poisoned by unknown per-
sons. some of them being valuable
hunting animals and listed as personal
property and taxes paid on them.
May Result Fatally.
The condition of the co!ored wo-
man. Maggie Simmons, who was cut
and stabbed by John Parham (colored)
In Chesterfield county yesterday morn
frg, is SO serious as to cause fears CT
fatal result. Parham, who was taken
u the Chesterfield Jail this morning.
may therefore have to answer the
charge OF murder.
Both of the negroes are residents of
Petersburg. and Parham is married.
The trouble between them seems to
have been caused by Jealousy. The
woman was operated on at the hos
pital.
General News Notes.
p. G. Bunting, committee clerk Of
the Council. who has been unwell for,
some days. left yesterday afternoon
for Providence, r. l., to visit his
brother, Oscar Ernting
At the lawn party given by the
Volunteers" in Blandford last night.
two beautiful watches were awarded,
one to Miss Grace Chappell and one 70
Miss Willie Bishop.
John Stewart, OF Springfield Mass.
one of the Union veterans who re,