The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-22
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IN C0CkAOE CITY.
OWNER OF INDEX APPEAL TO
PUBLISH AFTERNOON DAILY
CALLED EVENING RECORD.
WELCOME ODD FELLOWS
THREE LODGES OF RICHMOND
GIVEN CORDIAL RECEr-
TION.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.,
PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. ga
new afternoon paper, The Evening
Saturday of this week. This paper
will be run by Mr.. Walter Edward
Harris, owner OF the index-Appeal.
The demand sor sucn local paper IL
strong and it will be literally patron
tied. Ii will be published at the
lndex-Appeal plant.
Mr.. X. Randolph Jones, superinien-
dent OF schools of Petersburg. LETT
Monday for Hampton to inspect the
work done at the Hampton Institute
In regard TO manual and Industrial
training. Mr.. Jones is planning to
incorporate these departments In the
schools of this city. For a long time
he has been agitating the matter of
making suitable Fairgrounds for the
children. especially at the Anderson
school, which Is situated In position
where adequate grounds for physical
culture may he we'll laid OF.
The new r. f. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson schools have very little space
for games. but Anderson Is accessible
to both, and after school hours the
children may repair here for sports.
Mr.. Jones thinks this is necessary
after being confined to the lecture
room In school hours and little ground
TO play In at recess.
Increase In Deposits.
Between September l and Novem-
Der 10 the banks in Petersburg have
showed large increase In deposits,
larger than has ever been made in
similar period before,
The increase from September l to
November 10 amounted To $423,S0256.
These figures do not include the APP
pomattox Trust Company.
The Presbyterians OF Petersburg
will hold their Thanksgiving Day ex-
ercises in the Tabb Street Presbyte-.
rian church and the services will be
conducted by Rev. ID. II. Rolston. The
collection taken that day VIII go to
the Assembly's Home and School at
Fredericksburg as usual, this being
school for the children of mission
aries of the church and a home for
widows of Presbyterian ministers.
Must Amputate Again.
Mr.. w. K. Ambrose. who was so
badly injured in an automobile ACCT
dent with the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway as to neeessitate the ampu-
tation Of his legs, for which he re-
covered damages amounting to ST.
600. will probably have to undergo a
further amputation. He has been
wearing artificial limbs, and these
have caused complications which will
cause another operation
meeting of the lower Appomat-
tox board was held Monday after
noon at O'Clock at the wharf to
consider the building of sea walls
by the property owners In connection
with harbor improvements. Those
from the Appomattox board were
President koenig. of the board OF
aldermen. and Alderman W. e. Poole.
Councilmen o. W. Mattox, c. r..
Bowie and r. 8. Chandler. Property
owners represented were Mr.. John
Dunn. Mr.. Carter Hail representing
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany. Mr.. James Mel. Ruf'in. OF the
OF the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company. The matter OF building a
concrete sea wall on the south side
OF the river from Pocahontas bridge
TO Atkinson's wharf was considered.
The harbor will be thoroughly dredg-
ed, provided these sea walls are con-
struetsd.
Odd Fellows Welcomed
great reception was rendered
Richmond n ,
local lodges Monday ntyht wnsn
Patrick Henry. Henderson and Re,vt-
dere lodges ar Richmond visited
Petersburg in a body About seyanfv-
five came over In the alec,r,c cars
and were met AT the denot nv lar.s
DELEGATION of members from Nonraa
Appomattox ana Petershurr lode.
They were welcomed unon the
threshold of the odd Fellows, hal, nv
Past Grand Master jaime. r. Rlank.
OF Petersburg. Ifnon entrance into
the lodge room the Richmond deIe.
cation were introduced 10 the lnca,
Organizations by samuel y. RosSer.
chairman of the evening M II,Ii
Montague. president ~ ,ha odd
Fellows Orphans. Home Of v,rg,,i,
responded and was followed nv al
dresses by Mr.. r. r. Rrunet ~
Petersburg. and M.ssrs. Ross sonth-
ward. Ieslfe Drew. Georr. r Ioras
Charles Pohlix ard Others from, Ricb,
mond. Delightful refreshmsnt. wsra
served and = smoker vas hala 80
in the evening tho visitors returned m