The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-08
b FlIf PLANNED
FOR PETERSBURG
Exhibition 10 be Held Last Week
in October in Two Large
Warehouses.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Every Branch Of Agricultural and
Domestic Science VIII Be
Encouraged.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED

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Especial to The Richmond sNirEinian.
PETERSBURG, VA, September y.
The Petersburg Agricultural Fair IL
to be- held the last week in October
and great preparations are being made
to Insure a success.
The council of Petersburg has ar
prepriated a large amount for new
4 baiidings case ii was decided to
held the fair on new site, bat in
view OF the iin13ted time ii was deem
"a best to hold the exhibition in two
large warehouses. These buildings
are entirely adequate and are well
located. The Virginia warehouse Is
the largest tobacco building Of its kind
In the State and Moore's warehouse,
which is Situated just across the
street, is also a commodious struc-
tare- Both are now being spaced off
fer the merchants and manufacturers
displays and room Will be allotted the
AGRICULTURAL exhibits
Premiums are offered for trotting
horses. saddle horses. draught horses
aAd mules. Prizes ror all kinds OF
cattle, cows. sheep and nogs. There
will be a splendid exhibit OF farm pro-
ducts. corn. wheat, rye, eats and
grasses, and ali garden vegetables
Premiums are to be had for best to-
hAcco and peanuts. A great display
N anticipated for poultry, chickens of
every breed. The culture of fruit is to
~ specially displayed with choice
4 Dpecimen. For the ladies there will
" m exhibit of sewing, embroidering.
bnrnt wood. and a special department
for preserving and picking work in
manual training will also be exhibited
Veterans to Meet.
General Stith Boiling, OF Peters
burg, major-generai commanding VII
eimia division. United Confederate
Veterans, has issued the following
order.
petersburg. Va. Sept. /. 1919.
General Orders No. s.
The maJor-general commanding
Announces that the next annual meet
mr. OF the Virginia Division of United
Confcderate Veterans, Will take place
Id the city of Norfolk, Va, on the
eighteenth. nineteenth and twentieth
of October, 1910. The same dates AS
tIke meeting OF the Grand Camp Con-
Moderate Veterans.
Through the courtesy of Grand
Commanuer Ewell. the Virginia DfVf-
sfen United Confederate Veterans will
meet In the same hall as the Grand
camp Confederate Veterans on We'd
nesday. October -, at II o'clock.
-Au camps of the Virginia DIVISION
United Confederate Veterans, VIII
elect delegates to this annual meet
y inx in the proportion OF one dele
rate and alternate 10 every twenty
4 active members and one addition oei.-
rate for a fraction of ten members.
eech camp being entitled 10 at least
f4o delegate. provided all dues are
raid at the date of the meeting.
THE ma er-g general cannot toe
strongly impress upon ali the camps
4 the importance Of paying up tneIr
dues, as no delegate can take part In
the meeting unless their camps dues
q are paid on or before the date OF
meeting.
.Ad3utants will forward to brigade
4 Headquarters list of delegates ana
afternates at the earliest date prac-
ticahle. In order that complete roll
may be prepared before the meeting
I'm Norfolk.
4.tsur host. Pickett Buchanan Camp
Norfolk manifests an anxious desire
To make the occasion one or excep-
tionai interest and pleasure and / ex-
press the hope that a fun attendance
ID Of delegates and other comrades viii
b1 there and unite with them to make
a this meeting a memorable one.
Brigade commanders will com
Il municate this order to their respec-
& tive commands.
by command.
.'STITH boiling,
4 Major General Commanding Virginia
Division L. c. V.
w shrdlutao
WIN Nj EVANS.
.Adiutant- General and Chief OF staff e
The underground subway OF the
Il Norfolk and Western railway Is near
ing completion and was put into ser
Vice for the INST time wednesday,
night. This subway connects the
i Norfolk and Western railway with the
Atiantic Coast Line. SO that passen-
gers may 20 from one road to the
other withoutd anger as heretofore
Nax occastoned by passengers cross-
I inx often ahead or trains In their en-
deevor to catch trains.
WIN deliver an address 70 Phoenix
d c,nss 81 High Street church Sunday
tnorning. the occasion being the dedi-
n caft0n 81 ! pulpit In the class room.
This Is the largest mems Bible class