The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-12
QUARLEs TO TALK
IN BATON ROUGE
For Secretary of Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce Will
Address Board of Trade.
FINNEY'S BROTHER DIES
Governor Mann Speaks at Meth
odist Church-Two Farms
Sold-Other News. "
FINNEY's BROTHER DIES

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG VA, Sept. l2.-By
Geographic communication Mr.. Edwin
l.. Quarles. secretary of the Southern
Commercial Congress, has accepted an
invitation to address the board OF
trade of Baton Rouge, La, on October
10.
Mr. Quarles will attend the prelimi-
nary convention OF the southern Com
mercial Congress. to which convention
dele gates from all the Southern states
have been appointed by their respec-
tive governors, from october to the
Sth in Atlanta. and from thefe ne
will GO to Baton Rouge, La,
Mr. X. Gordon Finney. secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, was called
TO Washington Saturday by the death
of his brother in that city.
Rev. William IT, AtWill, pastor OF
High Street church, who has been SICK,
is very much improved.
Governor Mann addressed Phoenix
class of High Street Methodist church
Sunday morning.
Mr. j. NJ. Temple, of Prince George
county, has recently sold two valuable
farms in that county to parties in
New Jersey. Realizing $4,000 on one
and $4,000 on the other. Mr. Temple
W
gage in the coal and oil business.
Dr. and Mrs J. 5. Foster, of Biz
miugham, Ala, " no have been visiting
in Petersburg. have returned home.
Dr. Foster was the former pastor OF
Tabb Street church.
Miss Kate Dunlop of Baltimore. is
visiting Mrs. William T. spotsWood
on High street.
Mr.. Henry Stewart, of Florida. is
in Petersburg on a visit
Mrs. James V. Glass, of ShelbyVile,
Ky, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jane
Il, Harrison, on Pine street
DR. II. Tucker Graham, presiden,
of Hampden- sidney College. preached
at the Tabb Street church sunday
morning and at Market Street Meth
odist in the evening.
Christian Lesson.
Rev. Y, l. t.dmunds occupied the
pulpit of High STREET Methodist
church Sunday night and chose as his
subject, Christian lessons from six
years in the cab OF d locomotive"
Past Grand Master Wright, OF the
Masonic fraternity of Nirginian will
be In Petersburg this week to give
instruction on Masonic work. There
will be morning, afternoon and even
ing schools held in Masonic Temple
on Tabb street.
Three squads of eight men each
from Companies \, h and < respeo-
lively of the Richmond Light infantry
Blues battalion arrived in Petersburg
Saturday night on an endurance
march from Richmond to Petersburg
I The route WIS by the Petersburg
turnpike road and the prize 10 the
squad making the best time was a
handsome silver cup and was won by
Company A. who covered the distance
I % miles in 8 hours and u Minutes
The squad from Company c made the
/ trip in s hours and 81 minutes and
/ the squad from Company in s
hours IS and one-half minutes.
/ The visitors were met at Bishop
/ Bridge by Major Benjamin Harrison
Adjutant Charles f, Bowie, Quarter
master George w. Watson, of the sec
ond battalion. Second regiment. Vim
ginia infantry volunteers, and Lieu
/ tenants Robert Gillian, Jr.. and l..
liz Kidd, of the Petersburg Grays
4 Upon arrival i'll the city they repaired
| TO the Stratford hotel for rest How
I ever. they stood the march We'll, and
! seemed to be great pleasure &c
them.
| Mrs. r. r. Wilson will on Thursday
sell her valuable farm. Cedar ifeart
/ in Dinwddie county. The property
/ is about a mile and a half from
/ Petersburg contains about 80 acres
and is situated on the Ferndale Park
car line.
The Petersburg Motor Boat Com.
/ pany will run an excursion down this
Appomattox and James rivers on Wed
nesday night