The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-12
SEEK EXTENSION
. Of ELECTRIC LINE
Petersburg Want Service Extend
ed to Matosca When New
Bridge 10 Completed.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
Councils Grant 15a for Office
Furniture for Mspr-Cream-
cry 10 Planned.
Petersburg Want Service Extend
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN

Furniture for Msyor-Cream-
cry 10 Planned.
RICHxonp VInolNIAN BUREAU 100
sycamore Street. Phone 306.
J. AATxUn HAnnlsos, Manager Dis
tribution Department.
Satisfactory Service Guaranteed.
6AnUzL p. RoDoERs, Manager News
Department.
PETERSBURG. VA, April AZ
When the bridge 10 blilt across the
AppomAttox TO MAtoaOk, the citizens
Of that Town desire tie electric car
line extended to NatoGa. Officials OF
the Virginia Railway ard Power Com
pany are looking into the feasibility
Of the matter.
II this should be oone. the con-
venteuce Of the citizels OF Chester
field county to come tto Petersburg
would be greatly enhanced.
An appropriation retonlm ended by
the council FOR ofitCe furniture Tor the
mayor amounting to $50 Mas grant
ed at the regular mnthly meeting
Of the board Of aldermen. held yes
terday afternoon. The board also
concurred in the app.rtionments of
cost for street Improvements as
passed by the lower Dtdy a. well as
In the case OF the automobile ordi-
nance recently passed iy the council.
Several resolutions were offered for
street improvements asd were re-
ferred TO the finance or public i'm
provement committees.
Mr.. w. Il. Poole was elected q MEM
Der of the purchasing committee.
The election OF president OF the
board to fiil. the vacancy occaaioned
by the resignation OF MI. w. N. Jones,
who has removed from Fourth to
Second ward, was on motion, post
poned until the next n1seusg.
Farmer Stin Missing.
Mr.. voxtec Kratochvsi, the Bohe-
milan farmer who has been missing
from his home In Dinwiddie county
several weeks has not yet been locat-
ed Mr.. Kratochvel went to Rich
mond with considerable money on his
person to purchase mules, sisce which
time nothing has been heard by his
| people from him. His absence is a
cause of great anxiety and trouble to
his family.
Buys Farm for $4,000.
Mr.. T. h.. Grtft1th, OF ohio, purchas-
| ed Monday from the SouthAde Realty
Company OF Petersburg. the valuable
farm of Mr., John Fuller, situated one
mile east Of Wayeriy, Va The price
paid Was $4,000. Mr.. Griffith pro-
poses to establish at this point large
dairy.
To Establish Creamery.
| Mr. A. B. Murray, OF Ohio. mas been
! in the city several weeks with view
to establish near Petersburg a large
creamery. The idea il to have all
| the farmers in this section to CO.
operate in the work.
| MIR. Murray has bees carefully look
ing over the field. consulting with the
most progressive farmers and dairy
men. A meeting OF all interested viii
be held in the near future.
1t Is the consensus Of opinion that
when established this creamery wit
I'LL a great need and open UP ousi.
ness hitherto segiected in Southern
i Virginia
/ Rush Belt Lane Route.
The Norfolk and Western railwa,
is pushing work on the Belt Lane
route. Forty-three negroes were
brought to Petersburg Monday from
Norfolk to be worked near Collier,
station on tho Atlantic Coast Line a.
which point this belt line Is TO cross
This diversion Of the railway VIE
give labor to a large sumber OF col
ored people but may make farm hands
scarcer in Dinwtddie county. where
such help 10 much needed.
| The route viii cost the connpan,
$500, geo.
Improving Properly.
| MIR. w. s, Morton, who has charge OF
the Violet Bank tract Of the Bethany
land interests. situated on the inter
urban car lire, is cleaning out the un.
dergrowth and greatly improving THU
beautiful colonial farm.
! Near by Is situated City View and
Oak Hill farms. which are being LAID
out in building lots and granolithtt
walks have been throughout.
| Also near the Bethany property II
the Aaueduct water supply. which has
furnished from its springs the lower
portion OF Petersburg water for man,
yeara
| The buildings on the farm Of Mr.
John r, Jones, near Fort Steadman, II
Prince George county. about two miles
from Petersburg. were destroyed b,
IRE Saturday night.
! The residence. barn and stable. con
tanning q lot 81 hay. were consumed
by the flames.
No tenant was on the farm at ths
time OF the fire. The blaze lie sup.
posed to have been Of the work of al
incendiary.
The New Market race course occu
pied a portion of this tract and the
stable burned formed q part OF the OLD
grand stand. There was an iusur-
ance Of $500 on the property, but thu
4 loss 10 estimated 1T about $4,000 allow
that amount.
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
the store OF Mr.. Gordon Bergman, q
Scotland. Gurry ceunty. Sunday at
ternoon. Mr.. Bergman resides fou
miles from the store In Surry county
The loss 10 estimated ~ several thou
sand dollars.
Given Memorial Wlnde~S.
Eight elegant stained- glass window
were received by the Ladies' Memoria
Association OF Petersburg. Monday. t
be placed In Old Blandford church.
These memorial windows arc to b.
erected by the States Of South Caro-
lima, Mississippi. Alahama. Tennessee
Maryland and Arkansas. Also = beau
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