The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14

Especial to The Richmond virginian.l
PETERSBURG, VA, May 1.-THE
twentieth annual session at the wo-
mans Home Mission Society of the
Virginia Conference with convene at
the kendree church. Norfolk, May IL
20 OF May inclusive. The delegates
for the different Methodist churches
In petersburg who viii attend in COM
pany with Mrs. Albert Mayo, the dis
trict secretary. are: Washington
Street church, Mrs w. Fl. Hlte; Mar
ket-Strect church. Mrs. Walter
Brunei From r. p. Miss Martha
Ledbetteri High Street ehurch-Mrs
]. p. II Smith. Blandtord church,
Miss Annie Warren. and Miss Susie
Griffath
Entries I'm Horse Show.
Petersburg viii be represented at
the Richmond Horse Show by
christine" owned by Harvie Seward /:
Tier Grace" owned by Z. h. Sydnor:
Amulet" and Safe Conveyance.
owned BY Captain M. c. Jackson
will ride these horses In the ladies
classes.
The commencement exercises OF the
Virginia Normal and Industrial In
stitute tcolored) was held yesterday
afternoon at the institute and were
largely attended. Certificates and
diplomas were awarded to number
OF students.
Social and Otherwise.
Lieutenant Hooper. of the Salvation
Army, In this city. has received orders
to proceed to Cumberland, Md, for
which place he Will leave on Monday
next. Lieutenant Hooper has been as
Bisting Captain Woods for the past
four months.
Petersburg now OF Richmond. was in
the city yesterday celebrating his
sixty-seventh birthday.
James Il. McCulloch. supervisor of
the sales OF loose tobacco at the sav-
ersl warehouses in the city reports
the sales for the past week to have
been $3.50 pounds. Total sales to
date. e,s3S.2i0 pounds.
Six deeds were admitted to record In
the Office OF the clerk of the hastings
court OF Petersburg during the past
week.
The May term of the hustings court
of this city will open on Thursday
morning next. There are some fave
or six eases on the criminal docket
The Petersburg and Richmond Col
lege baseball teams played a gam'
y Saturday afternoon at kenilworu
Park
Motor Boat Club Elects Officers.
AT q meeting of the Petersburl
Motor Boat Club held Friday nigh
the following officers were elected
Commodore. Spooner Eppes: vice
commodore, Homer Atkinson: rear
commodore, Or. J. q, Osborne. secre
tary and treasurer, W. A. Worth.
While in Petersburg Friday tn
dwelling house Of Samuel Tucker,
well known colored merchant o
Prince George county, near Dispu
tantn, on the Norfolk and Westerl
railway. was destroyed by fire. witt
contents, over sixty dollars worth o
saed peanuts was also burned.
seven months old child was burne
70 death. Tho fire originated from
m orerheated stove.
The new gravel roadway OF Co
Grad. Dinwiddie county. for dis
lance OF about twelve miles out @
Petersburg has about been completed
/ This work was done by the Stat
force The road board of that coun
" will hold meeting Tuesday mex
at the county courthouse to decid
D What road they win take up ~Xt 70
Improvement.
Louis H. Curry. for the pas yea
an operator In the Western Unioi
telegraph ONCE In this city, has beer
transferred TO the oce OF the com
pany In Portsmouth. for which place
h. will leave on Monday next
Lee Rogers. well known tele
graph operator of this city Is quite
tii with double pneumonia at hi
home IN Grove avenue.
Thomas Birohett, one of the mos
prominent citizens OF Prince Georgs
county. is quite Ill with infiammatory
rheumatism
The annual meeting OF the Phoenis
Bible class Of H1gh-Streef Methods
Episcopal church viii he held to-mo--
row morning when officers for the en-
grfny term wifi. be elected.
Rev. W. II Atweil. pastor Of High
Street Methodist Episcopal church
and bride have returned to the city