The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT
|NG00D CONDITION
Commissioners Elect Officers
and Privates for Ell
suing Year.
NEW SCHOOL IN DINWIDDIE.
sixty-five Veterans Will Make
Trip to Spring
NEW SCHOOL IN DINWIDDIE
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,


A meeting of the Fire Commission
ers was held last night and officers
and privates Of the department were
elected for the term beginning July l.
Captain Edgar V. Farley was re-elect-
I'd chief; f. II. Harrison, captain OF
the force al Bank Street Station; w.
I. Miller, captain at the Halifax street
Station. and w. II. Thayer. captain at
the South Street Station. All the pri-
Yates were reelected. and only one
new man was put on, TO fill a vacancy.
The Fire Department is composed Of
chief. three captains and eighteen
rr;vates. 1t is a thoroughly equipped.
effective body of men. and mas made i
splendid record. The commissioners e4-
press themselves as highly satisfied
with the efficiency of the force, and
therefore reelected the body from
chief down. The annual loss by fire in
Petersburg is very small. due in large
measure 20 the promptuess and good
work OF the department..
Election OF school Trustees.
AT meeting of the Board Of School
Trustees of Dinw!ddie county yester-
day Joseph Wood was elected mem
Der to fll the unexpired term OF r. S.
Lockett. OF Rives District. who has re-
moved from the county. and w. n. Ad-
ans was elected to I'LL the unexpired
term of Jos. P. Burrow, deceased.
The county has begun the erection
OF fine high school building at Dis
putanta, at cost of between $4,000
and $4,000. This building is expected
TO be completed this summer.
Veterans to Springfield.
When a. 2. Hill Camp OF Confeder-
ate Veterans some time ago accepted
the invitation of (. *. Wilcox Post.
G. A. r., of Springfield, Mass. to visit
with the Grand Army men in the cele-
bration of July 4, the National indie
pendence Day. IT was thought that
probably not more than fifteen or
twenty of the veterans would be able
to make the trip. But the cordial and
friendly spirit of the invitation Great
ed interest that spread through he
camp, until last night the number who
VIII go was increased to slxty-fve. and
this number may be still further in
creased.
The camp will leave on the evening
of July l for Norfolk. where the men,
bers win take the Old Dominion Line
teamship for New. York There they
will be met by delegation of Wilcox
Post and escorted TO Springfield. The
veterans VIII wear the Confederate
uniform. a. they are Invited TO do. and
VIII take the camp drum corps with
them.
General News In Brief.
The Chamber OF Commerce has re-
quested the census Office, at Washing
ton, to furnish information as early
as possible of the population of Pc
tersburg as shown by the recent CEN
sus. Director Durand has replied that
the Information is not yet available,
but will be furnished as soon as ready
for distribution
A slight fire occurred in the shavings
room of the plant of the Petersburg
Building Supply Company. on Market
Street. this morning, caused by the
~shavlngss catching ablaze. The fire
WAS fortunately extinguished without
smaterial damage
At a meeting of citizens of Din
widdie and members who practice in
the county court, held this week. reso-
lutions of respect TO the memory of
the late Albert NJ Organ. for nearly
half century the clerk OF the county
court, We're adopted after addresses by
Chas. T. Lassiter and A. T. Powell.
These resolutions We're subsequently,
presented to the court and ordered to
be spread on the records
The Petersburg Grays are making
prepare tons TO go to Gettysburg on
July /, where, in accordance with or
ders from the War Department, they
will encamp for ten days. The com
pany expects to carry full ranks.
The Petersburg Benevolent Mechan-
les Association expects TO have ready
this week for the bidders the plans
and specifications for its new seven
story office building. to be erected at