The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-11
SELLS LIBRARY;
BUYS TWO STORES
Isaiah Broekwell, of Petersburg,
Changes Role ffem Salesman
to Buyer.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
Census Taking Completed--Bap-
fist Delegates Off for Balti-
more--Sical Items.
n. III. O'Kennon,
Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va
Phone $40.
VIII give prompt attention to
complaints covering irregular
service OF paper or news services.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
n. III. O'Kennon,
Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
1t is learned that Isaiah Brockweli.
who few days ago sold the Library
building on the corner of Sycamore
and Boilingbrook streets to +. Sit
terding. of Richmond. for $4,000.
more street, one occupied by Louis
York Shtrtwaist Company. The price
paid fer-thc two stores 4s said TO
have been 100000.
Fruit Crop Huge.
1t Is said by parties from the neigh
boring counties that the fruit crop is
the largest that has been known in
this section for many years. In some
localities the limbs OF the trees are
30 heavily laden with fruit that they
have to Be propped up.
The delegates from Petersburg
Post, Travellers Protective Associa-
tion. to the convention OF Virginia
Division, r. p. A.. which conyenes In
Staunton on Friday next. will leave
here Thursday night over the Sea-
board Air Line railway for Richmond,
whore they will join the delegation
from that city.
Delegates from Petersburg to the
Southern Baptist convention. which
meets to-day In Baltimore. Wednes-
day afternoon are: Rev. w. c. lay
lor, Rev. r. w. Moore, Rev. A. r..
Love, Rev. /. M. Pitcher and Messrs
Bartlett Roper. ST., T.. A. Hartley and
w. nd. Rucker. r.
The Hastings court OF Petersburg.
Judge J. M. Mullen Ayfesiding. will
open on Thursday. the 18th instant.
The grand and petit jurors who are
to serve during the term have been
summoned
Census Taking Completed.
The taking of the census of Peters
burg has been completed and the
papers have been forwarded to w.
A. Land, supervisor OF census for
the Fourth district of Virginia at
Blackstone. Messrs. James ID. Bass,
Jr., and Horace Scott. the two spe-
cial enumerators for Petersburg, OBJ
tanned two hundred and thirty-six ad-
dttional names. which will be COM
pared by the supervisor for correc-
ton. as II La possible that some OF
these names may have been listed by
the other enumeratoTs.
Social and Otherwise.
Misses Grace and Daisy Alley left
yesterday afternoon for New York.
AIoh NhSHSo kuty Will Sdkt vi tAc
18th instant on the Atlantic Trans
port steamer Minnewaska for Eng
land, Scotland and the continent to
spend the summer
Isaiah Brockwell. a member of the
board of aldermen from the Fifth
ward. IL confined to the house by
sickness.
Mr.. r. II. Mann. attorney for the
Commonwealth. who has been con-
lined to the house for several days
by sickness. Ii somewhat improved.
At meeting OF Blandford Lodge,
A., r. and A. M. held last night,
c. L. Guthrie was elected senior war;
den; Rev. w. c. Taylor. junior war
den. j. w. Hayes. senior deacon. ana
C. Fl. Westbrook. junior deacon.
Big Tobacco Sales.
Two thousand pounds of loose to-
bacco was sold at Moore's warehouse
to-day at an average price of $40
per hundred pounds. The tobacco
was raised by w. r.. Young, of Din
widdie county, son OF w. II. Young.
one of the inspectors at the ware
house named. 1t Ia estimated that
only two per cent. of the crop OF
tobacco raised in this section remains
to be sold.