The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-04
To SPEND $4,000
ON APP0MATTOX
River Will BE Dredeed BY Gov
,rnmem from Puddledock
To Broadway.
COMPANY INCORPORATED
Ball Team Gets Back for Series.
Manse Being Repaired for
New Pastor.

PETERSBC rig. Aug mir. Pierce
Atkinson. port warden OF Petersburg.
is in receipt of Letter from Mr.. Mason
NJ. Patrick. Lieutenant colonel Of en-
gineers Of the United States army sta
ting that bids will he opened ON Au-
gust % for dredging the Appomat-
tox river.
The amount appropriated for this
work IL $4,000 The dredging will
cover a distance Of four miles. extend
ing from Puddledock cut To Broad =
way.
a meeting OF the school hoard OF
Prince George county IL TO he held In
a few days either at Prince George
courthouse or Disputanta 10 elect
teachers for the school term.
At this meeting the books of the
district clerks Will be audited for the
county treasurer.
Wednesday morning, near Grosman's
i'll Chesterfield county a short dis
lance from Petersburg. serious DIM
Guilty occurred between John Par
ham and Maggie Simmons both col
ored and residents of Petersburg dur
ing which the woman was stabbed In
the abdomen. 1t is alleged. by Parham,
and badly wounded. The woman was
brought to Petersburg hospital and
garded as serious. Parhan was ar
rested shortly after. turned over to
Officer all and is now In the Peters
burg Jail. Parham when brought to
the station house was bloody. 1t IL
stated that In the fight with the WON
an he was struck on the head with a
chair.
IL Incorporated.
certificate Of incorporat ton has
been granted the Stratford Liquor
Company Of Petersburg.
The officers of the company are Will
liam Budd, president: Joseph Vena-
Bile. secretary and treasurer. The
capital lis $4,000.
r. Pannill Sons sold by auction Wed
nesday the Lockett Property on South
street to Thomas Burge for $3.50.
Captain Woods, wife and children
of the Salvation army who have beer
visiting the Blue mountains OF Penn
sylvania have returned to Petersburg
Petersburg's baseball team after &
trip In which they won only one gam.
out OF six returned to Petersburg
Thursday for a series with the Roam,
oke club.
The first game was called at d 81
Thursday afternoon and the same houi
on Friday a game is to be played, Sat.
uIudF tittIP Will ne n uOuDIe nEhGpT
commencing at $50 Fans are hope.
full that the team may pull out of thu
bottom round on the home grounds
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
Richmond Plays the local team.
The manse of the Tabb Street Pres
byterian church fs being put in thor.
ough repair for the ineo ding of tn,
new parton. DIR. Charles r. Stribblint
of Waynesboro. In September,
High Street Methodist church car
ried a large excursion TO, Norfolk anC
Ocean View Thursday mbrning.
The lawn party held Wednesday
night in Blandford at Good Shepherd
Memorial church was largely attend
ed. Two gold watches were Offered
to the two young ladies who raised the
largest amount of money for the build
ing fund of the church. The frs
prize was won by Miss Grace Chapel
and the second by Miss Willie Bishop
Miss Juliette Seyler has gone t.
Baltimore TO visit relatives. thence
she Will go to Philadelphia and At
lantic City before returning to Peters
burg,
Mr. j. r. West. OF thu city. Is ,
guest at Buffalo Springs Hotel.
Mr.. Abe NAV. former resident o
Petersburg. now of Cincinnati Ia stop
ping in the city after pleasant visi
to Ocean View.