The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
TWO CANDIDATES
OUT FOR OFFICE
Close Fight Being Wageo for
City Collectorship of Peters
burg.
MRS TIBBS ARRESTED
Lecture for Sunday-Schoo Fund
Many Real Estate Improve
ments are Contemplated.
MRS TIBBs ARRESTED
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PETERSBURG. June Is.-~There
are two candidates Tor the collector
ship of the city of Petersburg, and
both have neen pressing thei.' claims
In Washington Vigorously. II. tiai-
borne Wilson ana William Malone,
the present incumbent, are the men,
IL is said Mir WiIson has the backing
VI a portion OF his party oonstItu-
ency and that OF MIR. Hitchcock, post
matter
delegation gof friends of MIR. Ma
hone called at the White House Fri
day urging his rsappointment. How =
pointment are the best. having the
support OF the republicans most gem
crazy in the State.
The committee appointed by the
road board of Chesterfield county
were to have met with similar COM
mittee from Dinwiddie county Fri
day morning relative to the bridge
across the river from Ferndale, In
Dinwiddie county. to Matoaca, in
Chesterfield county. but the Dinwiddfe
board failed in Its appointment.
Another meeting VIII be held neXi
Friday. With the committee. *. Cor
don Kinney, OF the Chamber OF Com
nerce of petersburg. and John Har-
veil. of the Virginia hallway and Lee
velopment Company. win confer and
lend their aid in the project,
Mrs. Tibbs Arrested.
Mrs Annie Tipbs, of Richmond,
aunt of Junius A Williamson, VINO
was to have been tried In the Hust-
ings Court OF Petersburg Friday on
a charge of forgery, but whose case
was postponed. was arrested Friday.
The charge against Mrs. Tibhs Is
that June II. on the occasion of her
visit to Williamson at the Jail, she
brought concealed to her nephew two
i2-inch steel hack saws for the pur'
pose of enabling Williamson to es-
cape
VIII Lecture.
Dr. William H. Atwill, pastor of al
High Street Methodist church, viii
deliver Thursday his lecture on Love
Courtship and Marriage" in the Higr
street Church. This Is to be hello
for the purpose Of raising funds fol
Sunday school improvement.
children's Day services are to ht
held at High street Sunday school
Sunday morning at II O'Clock. b,
the superintendent Isham r.. Dyer
members of the Cradle Roll" and
an excellent progrom is TO be rem
dered.
The musical exercises are under the
direction of Prof. Moro and the chill.
drsn's part is to be looked after b,
Mrs Richard Bagby and Miss Nellie
Partin,
Mrs. Ellen NJ Seabcrn, OF Pol Is
mouth, president of the Rebekai
Assembly of odd Fellows of Virginia
visited the membership in Petersburg
Friday evening under the auspices Of
Charity Kebekah Lodge. No. 43, l. o
O. f.
The several lodges Of Masons in the
city are anticipating delightful time
on ST. Johns night in June,
The exercises will be held under
the auspices of Powhatan Starke
Lodge No. i24 and MIR. John n. Sehrei
Of Norfolk Is speaker for the occasion
Fas. Improving.
kenilNorth, the beautiful suburban
addition to the western end OF Peters.
burg is fast filing up with hand
some residences. Senator Charles T
Lassiter has built for himself here
his summer home and has moved ou
for the season.
Ferndale car line passes through thi:
residential suburb and a new public
school house built last year make:
school facilities as good as can be hac
In the city.
Asphalt pavements have been laid
and sewerage system viii shortly
be put into operations. Petersburg
growing westerly must take in this adj
dition and property is fastly enhanc.
! ing in value.
Colonial Heights lust across on tn