The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-25
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T0IMAKE EXHIBITS
Southsidc Virginia Fair Will
Be Held in Peters
t.s burg.
INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT N
sAnti-Tuberculosis League Off
GERS Discuss Plans for
Work
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y Work.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
.i 100 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va, October a.
The Southside Virginia Exhibit cons
prising the agricultural products. live
stock and manufactures of the South
side section, will be held In this city
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
this week. Two large warehouses
Moore's and the Vtrginia-on Market
and Friend Streets, affording large and
convenient space for display and album
dant room for live stock, are being prs :
pared for the exposition.
Twelve counties will be represented
In this exhibit, and they are coming
forward in such manner as to ill all
available space with the finest productM
of this growing and progressive section
of the state. 1t is believed that the
corn tobacco and peanut exhibits will,
beyond all question: be the finest ever
seen In the State. In tile corn exhibit
especially. the result Of the boys dem
onstration work will be shown to adj.
vantage, and some wonderful exhibit
tions Of the yield under intensified
farming will be shown. Hundreds Of
boy farmers in this section are engaged
in demonstration work, and ther Will
be contestants at this fair.
The crops Of tobacco and peanuts in
this section this year are the finest
known in many years, and the exhibits
OF these crops will be especially good.
The live stock show will be large. the
domestic department showing the skill
az n h n ityo r,f NOR no fli11.
and the manufactures will be varied.
An interesting feature of the fair
will be practical and educational adj
dresses each day by men of experience.
addresses on the cultivation of various
3 crops, to the young as well as to the
old farmers. On Saturday there will
be parades of live stock and Of work
horses.
Injured In Auto Accident.
A party of several young men, said
to be from Richmond. riding in hires,
automobile, met with an accident Sat
urday night out on the Turnpike road,
near Petersburg. They had been riding
about the city and We're on their return
trip home when the machine struck
heyroadside ditch and was overturned.
The riders were all thrown, and two Of
them. it is reported, were more or less
injured. The names of the riders are
not known here They returned to
Richmond that same night on an cleo
trio car, and left the disabled auto to
be looked after later.
observation-disclosures League.
meeting OF the officers, directors
and committees of the -Anti-Tubercu-
losis League, organized last week. was
held tonight in the Chamber of Com
merce. ard plans for immediate work
We're discussed. The league has over
$1,000 in cash in hand and pledges for
an equal amount. This amount will be
largely increased by membership fees
and contributions. and the city gives
an annual sum of $1,000. The purpose
of the league is to establish hospital
S for the special care and trea tment of
: tuberculosis patients, and the LIBERAL
hearted people of Petersburg will make
this movement a success.
Normal and Industrial Institute.
The Colored State Normal and Indus
trial Institute, near this city. is crowd
ed with students of both sexes this
year. 1t has 567 students in attend
ance. and for want of accommodations
was forced to turn away $50 who ap-
piled for entrance. This is, therefore,
the greatest year in the history of the
institution. to the support Of which the
State gives $4,000 a year. Last year
$4,000 was collected from the students
for board. and though the institution
only began this session in September,
about $4,000 has already been paid by
students. All the Industrial branches,
including;a farming, are taught at the
institute. aad.ths graduates go out pre-
pared for the duties of useful life.
Cigarette Factory Resumed:
The cigarette factory of 1.-THE British.
American Tobacco Company, which was
closed some months ago on account OF
the high duty imposed on its export
products, has resumed operations and
Will soon be working at full capacity.
It is understood that the best OF the
exhibits at the Blackstone and Chester
field Fairs will be brought to the
Petersburg Fair.
There was a large attendance at the
rally yesterday Of the Washington
Street NJ. z. Church Sunday school. The
exercises were ,sof very interesting
and attractive character.
The First Frost.
The first frost of the season was no.
ticed here this morning. and it. was
probably heavier in the lowlands. 1t
was not severe enough to do any ma
terial damage.
Miss Bridget Metosh, aged about
nineteen years, died at her home in the
western part of the city this morning.
Mr.. Murdoch, the Dinwiddie farmer,
who was SO severely injured in rum
away accident Saturday afternoon, was
regarded as somewhat better to-day.
but his condition is still serious.
Several well-known young men OF
this oity who Went on fishing trip
4 In a motor launch Saturday afternoon
got aground and sWe:e&forced to spend
the night on the mud flats Of the Apo
mattox.
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
George b. Garriock Meets Accidental
Death Willie Shooting Ducks.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l
Is King William, Va, October 24--Geo
b, Garriock was killed accidental!
& Saturday at Pipingtree Ferry. while
= shooting ducks Mr. Garriock rca mr.