The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23
ASSEMBLY
TO ELECT MAYOR
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Successor 10 Late William NJ:
Jones 10 BE Named in
Petersburg.
I SEVERAL. OBITUARIES
House Parry in Dinwiddie
County. Personals and Briefs
From Cockade City.
OBITUARIES

Especial 10 The Richmond NIrginian.t
PETERSBURG. Aug. 2S.---Captain
Garter Y. Bishop, president OF the
board OF aldermen and acting mayor
of the city. has issued a call for
toint meeting of the two branches OF
the council for Tuesday night 60 elect
Il mayor to NIL the Gnexpired term OF
& 4ha late Mator- VILLA nm M Jones. Ne
other candidates than those named
have announced themselves and the
snarer viii Doubtless be chosen from
/ them
This contract for the fireworks to
he nseai al The State Fair In Rich
anond has been awarded to the Ma
sinnal Fireworks Company. Of Pc
stershurg. This company has also con-
tracts for pyratechnsc displays at
Montgomery. Ala. and Augusta, Ga.
Merchants In Petersburg have COM
Menced planning for displays at the
Petersburg Agricultural Fair. Booths
are being allotted and premiums to be
given Will soon be arranged for. The
fair last fall was great success and
ssssaiess plans fat the ONO this year
viii be even greater.
Mrs. Mar, Noftcnius.
a Mrs. Mary Banfster Noltenius, Wild
ON or II. Noltenius, of Petersburg.
died suddenly Sunday at Salem, She
WIS daughter Of the late william
81, Banister, of Petersburg. who was
killed June 9, 1864. when Kautz' s
& Federal cavalry made an unsuccess-
ful attempt TO capture the city
Mrs Noitenius was sixty-fve years
~ age. She liz survived by two daugh-
Aers--Mrs w b. Banister. whose hus-
band Is major in the United States
1 army. stationed at Fort Smelling, and
Mrs. Herbert Cooke, wife of Lieu
I tenant Cooke
MIR. Aipheus CrowSer died Sunday
eyening at his home on Commerce
xfreet. Mr. Crowder was forty-nine
years OF age. He was a past ceun-
-cilor OF Virginia Council. Mr., 8, Jr
se. II. A. NJ. past grand OF Monroe
Y Lodge, No. 8. l. O. O, r.. and a mem
] her nf Sycamore Council. Royal Ar
cnnHin He Is survived by his wife,
two SONS and one daughter.
The funeral was held Tuesday al
s o'clock from Grace church and
Was attended by q large gathering OF
odd Fellows and mem bers OF the Jr
s q. U. A. NJ.
Personals.
DR. John s. Foster and family, who
have been visiting MIR. and Mrs. VIII
liam III. Camp on Sycamore street
+ left Monday for Virginia Beach. They
N viii return SHORTY 10 ETIuinEhaHf'
Ala. where Or. Foster liz pastor Of
tho First Presbyterian church.
Mr.. German II. Gin. auditor of the
city Of Petersburg. who has been on
visit to Huntsville. Ala. to attend
d the annual reunion OF the Forrest
cavalry, has returned to the city.
Mrs cambridge Spotswood. who has
been visiting Mrs. ". r. spotswoot
and family on High street, returned
to New York Monday.
Mr. E. c. Pond returned to Peters
burg Sunday from New York.
Miss Pattie Tpes recently gave a
h delightful house party at her home,
(satewood in Dinwiddie county.
Among the guests We're Miss BESIDE
mona Bates. ~ Florida; Miss Sidney
Guy. of Blackstone, Va: M.ss Mabel
Muir Smith. OF Petersburg. Miss Lan-
ra Eagbill Holmes, OF Boydton; Miss
Mary Eliza beth Taylor, OF Miller
school: Captain j. A. Nichols. of the
N. M. T., Robert Jones, Of Petersburg
4 VI. r. Parsons. Thomas Atkinson and
George Powell. of Mckinney, Va.