The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-08
INSTITUTE WILL
CONVENE TUESDAY
Prominent Speakers on Agricul-
tural Topics to Address Farm
ers in Petersburg.
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PROGRAM OF BUSINESS
Hospital Board Meets, Aged
Chesterfeldian Found Dead.
Skull Fished Out of River.
PROGRAM OF BUSINESS

Especial to The Richmond Sirginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. August S.--The
seventh annual session of the Virginia
Farmers Institute Will begin Tuesday
morning at the Academy of Music
Owing to the continued Illness OF
Mayor Jones. the address of welcome
win be delivered by Captain r. f.
Heath. president of the Chamber of
Commerce. About twelve hundred
representatives are expected
Program of morning session.
A. M.-Call To order by the presi-
dent
Invocation. DR.. c. Braxton Bryan.
Address of welcome, Captain I. T.
Heath
Response. Joseph A. Turner vice.
prt sident OF the Farmers Institute
Report of legislative committee.
Walter f. Hathaway chairman.
appointment of committees.
Address by Governor William Hodges
Mann, The Advancement OF the Agri-
cultural Interests OF the State-How
This Can Best BE Accomplished I'm
der the Provisions of the New Law
Co-ordinating the Different Agricultu-
raj and Educational Departments Of
the State Government"
Discussion of this and other sub
Jects.
Address by George W. Koiner, 1.-THE
Lure of the Land"
Afternoon session. . 80:
DR.. w. c. Stubs. of Gloucester
county. will address the institute on
Increasing the Fertility of Farms in
firginia-How to Improve Il Run Down
Farm In Middle and Eastern Virginia"
Discussion.
improving a Farm BY Growing
Forage and Legume Crops" Profess
sors w. j. Spilnan. Lyman Carrier
and Mr.. James BeIlwood.
Discussion.
Improving Farm BY Live Stock
ta) by Mich Cows" Professor w. D.
Saunders, dairy commissioner: tb)
Beef Cattle" by J, II. c. Beverly.
Essex county; tc) by Hog Hus~
handry', Or, n. $, Mayo. professor OF
animal husbandry at Blacksburg
Discussion.
Growing Hay in Middle Virginia. -
MIR. John I. Lewis, Clarksyille.
Discussion.
Tuesday evening session. O'Clock:
Address with stereopticoa views).
improving the Fertility of the Farm, .
Or :. w, Fletcher Blacksburg.
Discussion.
Agricultural Education in the Pub
Tic schools, Joseph ID. Eggleston.
Hospital Board Meets.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the managers of the Petersburg hos
pitai was held August 4, when the fol-
lowing amounts were reported from
the churches as contributions to the
work:
Washington Street Methodist. two
months, see. Tahb Street Presbyte-
rtan, $40; First Baptist. $40; st. Paurs
Episcopal. $40, Second Presbyterian.
$3.50; Second Baptist. SS,s5; Grace
Episcopal So. Total sass.
Four small coiored boys have been
arrested for robbing the store Of MIR
j. A. Pulley. on Halifax street. OF
from SS5 10 sac
While Messrs- Alexander Crowder.
William Heath and Robert Goodwin
employees OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company were "gigging'' for
frogs near the old shipyard on the
AppomHttox river. just below the city
they discovered the skeleton OF HUI
man being, whether man or woman Is
not known. Over the left eye was q
hole made apparently by a bullet
which from appearance came out at
the back of the head.
Found Dead.
Mr.. Sylvester LYMAN, aged IA a
has not been seen since Monday night
was found dead In the home of Mr.
Arthur Whttehurst. on the turnpike
Sunday morning.
Mr.. Whitehurst went down to spend
week or more with his family at
Virginia Beach July so, and asked Mr.
Lyman To stay at his home until his
return from the seashore. To which
Mr.. Lyman consented. Yesterday
neighbors and passers-by had their
attention called by the odors which
came from the house. and upon in
vestlgation found tho bodily decom-
posed body of Lyman in bed.
II Is rumored that MIR. Lyman COM
mitted suicide, as il is stated that q
bottle half full OF carboiic acid was
found In his pocket. However. no
inquest was deemed necessary, as 1t
was probable that death resulted from
natural causes. Mr. Lyman's health
had not been good for some time,
The knights of Pythias. who re-
Gently went to the encampment at
Milwaukee from Petersburg. have re-
turned to the city. much pleased with
their reception and trip.
Mrs. Isadore Reinach, Miss Coro-
liza Reinach and Mr.. Sol. Reinach left
Petersburg Sunday for the Blue
Mountains. In Maryland.
Mr.. Mortimer Williams left Satur-
DAY for visit in New York.
Messrs Alehert Hall and Joseph b,
Hack have gone to Columbia. S. c.:
from there they will go to. Cincinnati
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