The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-14
LARGE INCREASE
IS ANTICIPATED.
Assessment Of Real Estate in
Petersburg Has Been
Completed.
LITTLE BOY IS DROWNED
Aaroi, Jordan Loses Life While
Bathing in Appon1attox
River.
LITTLE BOY is DROWNED
Petersburg Bureau.
The Times-Dispatch,
100 North Sycamore street.

Petersburg buEcaus
The Times Dispatch,
10o North Sycamore Street.
THE assessment of real estate IN
Petersburg has been completed, ana
the assessors probably VIII have their
books ready to turn over BY OCTOBER
No estimate has been made OF the totai
values under the new assessment, ous
1t is believed they will show an IN
crease of largely over million dollars.
sud Case OF Drowning.
Aaron Jordan, the eleven year -old
son of Engineer Walter Jordan, Of the
Norfolk and Western Railway, was
drowned in the Appomatto% this after.
noon just below the Pocahontas or
Batterseu cotton factory. Master Jor-
dan. With friend name Lanier, went
in bathing in what is called "Birchett's
Hole" Each of them had wing pre-
servers made of blown bladders.
which were used as life protectors.
displaced while in water over his
depth. and, being unable to swim, ne
sank and was drowned before aid could
reach him. The body was soon after
wards recovered. and DR.. W. F. HOY
and friends used every EFFORT to resus-
body was taken to the home OF the
parents on West High Street.
Interesting Fighres.
In the letter from the West End
Baptist Church, in this city, to the
Petersburg Association, which met at
Jarratts. in Sussex county, to-day. the
following interesting figures Will ap-
raised during the past year: Pastors
salary. $1,000; current expenses.
s sss7s5; aid idpp Of poor. s4s:ss; Church
building Improvements. ss45.55; foreign
missions se$s home s, missions Sas2ioo;
S21615; orphanage, $4,000: Hl!scel-
laneous. $3.50: total. s5,319.25. The
total membership OF West End Baptist
Church is SOL, the new. members added
during the year numbering II. The
is pastor. has a large and growing
The report of the First Baptist
Church to the Petersburg Association
shows a total Of s14,O5s raised during
the year for all purposes.
At this session OF the Petersburg As
ISOLATION the Grove Avenue Church in
this city. recently organized, will be
admitted as a member.
Meeting of Board OF Aldermen.
The first regular meeting of the
newly organized Board of Aldermen
was held ysSterday afte r. 9Sa WITH
iTGSluGllL Will fAoculS III ZIG Sttt19As
and ten of the twelve members pres
ent. Concurrence was voted in the
various appropriations made by the
lower branch of the Council last week.
and in other matters passed by that
body. Tho recommendations submitted
in the recent message Of the Mayor
were referred to appropriate commit
tees. Alderman Moore entered an
earnest protest against certain things
done at the recent Joint meeting OF
what they were. Mr.. Moore was out
OF the city at the time of that meet
ing and did not get his notice to at
tend In time.
The "aIeanest" OF Negroes.
Anegro named Joe Johnson has about
neanest of his race in Petersburg. In
the Police Court this morning he was
sentenced to sixty days confinement
in jail for an assault committed on
bee. When taken from the courtroom
he became very violent in conduct
and language, and swore that when
he gained his freedom he intends to
Kill the woman. no matter what the
brought back to the courtroom, where
! he used the same violent threats. and
declared that he would kill the wo-
| man II he had to hang for it. The
| police justice imposed a fine, of $40
/! for contempt, and then required a bond
| OF him to keep the peace and be OF
| good behavior for twelve months in
| the penalty of $500. which will keer
the negro in jail for a year ya;n a. least Isl,
| threats until removed.
I johnson some time ago served
| term Of two years in the penltentiary
| for beating this same woman.
Hastings Court.
The September term of the Hustng:
Court begins on THURSDAY, but srant
and petit jurors. and witnesses nav
Monday. Though no court was held IL
August, the dockes for the Septembe
| term is a light one.
Personal aud Other,vise.
The Masonic School of instruction
being conducted here this week b.
!, Marion, Va, is we'll attended eact
i day by nen,bers of the craft. Instruc
4 lions is given in tibet symbolical de
j grees.
Ihs ps public sehe %itn in an Ettr sn
rolment Of 1876 pupils The principal
Miss Whitehead. has four assistan
lie public n.x foe9 onaa q ,es sss9s
pupils and next Wednesday TO
whites. Petersburg has q. school popu
lation OF 500. nearly balanced as pc
tween the races.
fine oil painting OF Augusta
i sWright has been hung IN the VII
i GINA National Bank. Of which institu
ton he was the president.
4 large camp of Woodmen Of tn
i World was organized on Saturday b
District Deputy r Il. Mayes, OF TN
. CITY. and ofhcers were elected and In
]. stalled. Alfred James is the com
mander.
J, Thomas B. Ivey. Of this city. wa
to-day unanimously elected presider
Of the State Camp, Patriotic Cam