The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-24
MANY INQUIRIES
CONCERNING FAIR.
Southsidc Counties Interested in
Event Planned for
Petersburg.
PREPARING FOR DEDICATION
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PREPARING FOR DEDICATION
Graceful Act Of President OF
Pennsylvania Com
mission.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore street.

Tho secretary OF the Chamber OF
Commerce is receiving many inquiries
rs 70 tho Educational and Agricultural
Fair which IL has been decided shall
be held In Petersburg next fall. and
much interest Is being shown in I'll
OF the southside counties. which Tiii
he invited to exhibit their best farm
products. A writer from Prince Ed
ward asks that that county may DO
represented in the fair.
The boys or the counties are prcpar-
ing to contest for the best yield Of
corn from one acre lots. and 1t Is ex-
tho Southslde will make a splendid ex-
hibition.
Preparing for Dedication.
The dedication OF tho Woody Memo
rial Annex of tho First Baptist Church
has been arranged for Sunday. May
10. and preparations for the event are
already being made. The Seward
Mems Bible Class VIII use the main
room OF the building for it's meetings.
II If reported that William Var
borough well-known citizen OF Ma
toaca, who has been missing from his
home and family for over a week, has
OStH Htiih llpUl III AFoitu ,diDl'hh.
4 GrncrfuI Act.
Mrs l. T.. Marks president Of the
Ladies' Memorial Association, has re-
ceived from Major Isaac 3. Brown, OF
Cory. Pa. president OF the Battlefield
Commission. Third Division, Ninth
Corps, Army OF the Potomac. a bond
of tho city of Petersburg for $1,000
the interest on which $50 annually is
10 bn devoted to the care and decora-
tion by tho Ladies' Association of the
Pennsylvania monument at Fort Ma
hone aud the marker at Fort Stead
man. The association has consented
10 keep in good condition the memo
rails and the grounds around them,
and on May 30 OF each year Will place
flowers on the soldiers statue at the
monument. Any surplus of the inter-
est on the bond left over will be used.
by Major Browns request, 10 commem-
crate In some way the valor OF the
Confederate soldier.
Mrs. Marks has replied TO Major
Browns letter, acknowledging receip.
of the bond and stating that IL will
be the pleasure OF the association to
faithfully carry out the agreement un-
der which tho bond has been sent.
sunday school Union.
meeting of the Methodist Sunday
School Association, embracing all the
sunday schools OF that denomination
in this city. Will be held Sunday after
noon at Market Street Church. An ad-
dress Will be delivered by Rev. Lloyd
c. Moore, and an interesting program
viii be rendered by the schools.
News In General.
The sales of loose tobacco in this
elty this week aggregated 244,12o
pounds. which brings the sales for tho
Eeason up to date to s.5S6,090 pounds.
IT Is believed that enough tobacco yet
remains in the barns to bring the sea.
sons gales UP to 100000 pounds
a stranger. youth OF nineteen or
twenty years. was taken into custody
ty the police to-day on suspicion OF
being a runaway from his home in
Kingston. y. Y. The police had been
notified to look out for youth named
Edward Harris. the son of physician
in Kingston. The young man under
arrest denies that he is the person
wanted. gives his name as Edward
Hanson. and says he is from St. Louis.
y photograph of the missing Kingston
boy is to be sent here.
The Central Convocation Of the
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia,
which sat here for three days this
ing in Houston. Va. The visiting cler-
here.
NJ NJ. Davis. OF New York. who for
n great many years was a prominent
dry goods merchant in Petersburg, was
a visitor to his old home and friends