The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-12
F ARM BUILDINGS
DESTROYED BYF|RE
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Burned Structures Part Of New
Market Race Course
Grounds.
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TAG DAY IN PETERSBURG
Farmers Educational and Coop
erativc Union TO Meet
April %.
Times.Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street.

| otpi 81 tountyt snort distance iron
Petersburg, were destroyed by fir,
about midnight Saturday night. Tl'
houses included a neat cottage resi-
denoe. the barn and thirty one. stall
stable. containing large quantity Of
! timothy hay. There was no tenant OF
! the place, and the fire therefore was
person MI. Jones . a citizen O
/ Petersburg, where he conducts large
1--we n,, stock and livery business.
me buildings stood on a part of the
and the stable formed part of the
] old grandstand. Afr. Jones had $500
! Insurance on the buildings, and his
loss Is $1,000 above Insurance.
| Sunday Morning Fire.
| The thrce-story double brick store
| belonging to the estate OF the late
Charles Friend. and located on Cockade
Alley, near the Old Market, was seri-
o oSan, damaged aged; by fire SUNDAY morning
buildings were burned off, and the
! men and women occupants OF the upper
| floors lost much of their furniture and
effects The two storerooms were oc.
cupied by Thweatt & TONNES, FISH deal
ers. and Mack Morgan. barber. The
property Is insured The fire is sup
posed TO have caught from an over
heated stovepipe.
Farmers' Meetings.
The Virginia Division OF the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union will meet In Petersburg on April
e. The officers of the union are f.. T.
Bondnrant, president. c. Gordon. vice.
president, and II. l.. Petty, secretary
treasurer There is large executive
committee. representing various coun-
Ties in the State.
The objects OF the organization are
educa tional and cooperative. having in
view the best interests of the farmer
and the best methods of farming, and
goodly attendance OF the members is
expected.
A meeting of the farmers interested
in the dairy business around Peters
burg will be held in the Chamber of
Commerce building on Thursday 10 con-
slider the matter of the establishment
OF creamery near the city. There
are a number OF dairics In the three
counties adjacent 10 Petersburg. and
the question OF creamery plant has
been quietly discussed FOR some time.
Arrangements are being made for
the proper reception of the Farmers
Institute, which is to meet in Peters
burg in August and which attracts a
large number OF the prominent farm
ers OF the State TO the city.
Contract for Mnusoleum.
In the Will of the late Colonel Henry
c. Roper the sum OF si2.o0os>was set
aside for the erection OF q handsome
mausoleum to his memory in Bland
ford Cemetery. 1t is understood that
the contract tNlS mas
been awarded to Burns s; Campbell, Of
this CITY.
widdie granite.
Tag Dny in Petersburg.
Everybody in Petersburg was tag
ged'' to-day for the henefit of the Pc
tersburg Hospital Beautiful women,
natrons and maidens, had the good
work IN hand. and no one could resist
their appeals. In fact, everybody was
han IN tfnay sla adj
OF honor. and some wore many OF
them. The fair, sellers stationed
themselves in the banks. in the stores
and at all eligible points on the
streets, and no one was oyeriooked.
of the hospital. 1t is claimed. would
not be necessary If the people were
more liberal in their support Of the
institution. The new addition to the
hospital. giving some fifty or more
beds. has been rooted in. but will not
be completed before June.
General News in Brief.
1t Is remarked as singular coiaci-
dence that on the same day, April 2.
plowed up on the battlefield of the
Crater. the skeleton Of Confederate
soldier. member of the Louisiana
Tigers, was plowed up on the battle,
field OF Gettysburg. Both soldiers had
been buried where they were killed
High Street NJ. E. Church. gave his
very plain and practi-
cal sermon last night or "Gossips.' and
the lesson was directed to both men
and women.
The Rev. VIM. E. Hatcher D. D., who
began series of special meetings in
the First Baptist Church yesterday.
preached to large congregations morn.
ing. and night He will preach every |
night this week.
M i1fr,r:olatinp raachnl tho |
family and friends of Frank kratvil,
the Bohemian farmur of Prince George |
county. who mystoriously disappeared
several weeks ago. The missing man
awaiting news of him. He left home
with $3.50 in his possession to pur-
chase horse in Richmond.
I. M. Bellamy, of Norfolk. the own
err of the Oak Hill" and violet Bank
on both sides of the turn
pike. in Chesterfield county, is making
great improvements thereon to make
a residence park suburb with every |
convenience enjoyed in the city.
Joe Whitehead, colored. was arrested
here last night for the Norfolk au-
thorities, charged with felonious cut
ting and wounding!
Walter n. Jones. President of the
Board OF Aldermen, has resigned his I
seat in that body because OF his re-
moval from ths ward in which he was I
elected
About fifty negroes employed as la
borers in the construction OF the Nor
folk and Western Belt Line around
this city. We're brought up from Nor
folk this morning.
Thomas G. Leath, the well-known
theatrical man. who died in Richmond
to-day, was native and for many |
years q resident of Petersburg. He |
had great many warm friends here.
Death OF Young Woman.
Miss Julia Francis. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. N. y. Francis died this at
ternoon at the home OF her parents
On Jefferson Street. She was In her
sixteenth year, and was a young wo-
nan of lovely character and charming
manners and disposition She was a
,avorite In a large circle of friends, by
whom her death Is sincerely lnourned
The store Of BEDFORD s. Co.. in
3prkeville, was broken into on Friday
hight and robbed OF $40 In money
md about 5000 worth OF jewelry and
'ther property.
The residence of Mrs. Clara Q. Mil
er, on Apollo Street. was entered Sun-
lay morning by a thief, and some
money was stolen. Nothing else Is
Missed.
baptist sunday Schools.
The regular meeting OF the BAPTIST
unday School Association OF Peters
,urg' and vicinity was held yester-
lay afternoon in the church In Ma
oaca The following officers were
lected for the ensuing Year: j. p.
stkatN1 at ayNt n \.