The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-05
ELECTION WILL
Be HELD JUNE IA.
No Oppositicu to Nominees for
City Offices in Peters
burg.
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FINALS OF HIGH SCHOOL
Confederate Veterans Accept In
FINALS OF HIGH SCHOOL
Confederate Veterans Accept In
vitation to Visit Spring
field.
,rimcs-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street.


pairing the general appropriation ordi-
nance for the fiscal year beginning
July /. The budget will include the
resources and expenditures of the city.
1t will be presented to the Common
Council on June Z.
An election for six Aldermen and
twelve Councilman for term Of four
years Will be held on June IA. The
ticket for each ward has been named,
and there is no opposition to the nom
inees in any OF the wards.
The joint caucus of the Councils
some time ago nominated the various
officials to be elected by those bodies
on the first of July. All the
tncumbents were renon,inated. go
there Will be no changes in that re-
spect.
The entire police and Ire forces are
to be elected on July by the respec
tive board OF commissioners. AS both
forces have been efficient and given
satisfaction, II is not thought any ma.
terial changes will be made in their
personnel.
The Academy OF Music was crowoas
to Its full capacity last night, the oc.
casion being the commencement eyer-
elses OF tho Petersburg High School.
diplomas were awarded to twenty
-FOUR graduates, the largest class in
the history OF the school. The names
OF these graduates have been mir
lished. An attractive program of mn
sic was rendered. The graduation es-
say on Natures Lessons to Man, a
very fine paper by Miss Annie Tench
was read The literary address of the
evening was delivered by DR.. Geo. IT
Jenny, president of Washington and
Lee University, who was introduced
by Paul Petit. The diplomas to nc
graduates were awarded by President
:. X w. Smith. OF the school board
the stenography prize by Superintend-
ent OF Schools r. Randolph Jones. and
the distinctions by Commemorative
Attrney f. H. Mann.
Going to Springfield.
"A. r. Hill Camp Of Confederate Vet
Grams having accepted the invitation
OF %. 4. Wilcox Post, G. A. r.. Of
oprlnsneid. Mass, to visit that CITY as
the guests of the post and of the civ
On july a. 1t is expected that dele
cation of some fifteen Of twenty 81
the veterans will go ito snrinses1d
The cordial and friendly spirit of ,he
invitation was highly appreciated Tie
confederate veterans will wear tbeir
uniforms "e@t 'neir
me Southern veterans are invited
70 Join in the celebration with ,he
Grand Army men of the national ~
oependenee Day. Several years ago y
nuiloer OF veterans of A. p. Hill Cam
listed the Wilcox Post OF Spring
n leiu; and were treated with great hos.
pitdhtg and as brothers Commander
'tes emerson, of Wilcox Post. is
Camp. Hlll
News in General
The two white man MAJ.
m Oh Norfolk, who were several dsys
ago Knocked down and severely =,
yurea by a runaway team. are in1prov-
t"s N the hospital and will recover.
fercy stokes, the negro bow Who
,eceh,lY mad his skull crushed bv
. n!o" from brick thrown by a re1a-
Eve ana who was thought to be fatal.
~ injured, will also recover, it Is no.
ileVed. large piece OF the bro,een
bone was removed.
The Norfolk and Western Rai,us,
company is laying brick pavement an
concrete foundation on the broad snaca
around the new station.
CITY Sergeant John B. Evans. is In
receipt OF letter from Mrs. Frances
sims. of Blue Ridge, Texas, making IN
qulries about the Good family, who
she says lived in Petersburg MANI
years ago. He has been unable to fur
n1sh any information.
MISS dear Traylor. of this city, Is
under treatment in the Jollnston-N wits
sanitarfum in Richmond, where a few
days ago an operation was performed
on her ankle.
Confederate Memorial Dny.
Thursday next, June o. will be Con-
federate Memorial Day in PETERSBURG.
| and will be observed with appronria ia
ceremonies in Blandford Cemetery. nm
| der the direction of the Ladies' Memoir
ial Association All business will be
crossed IN the city during the ceremon-
| les
r, f Lee and George z. Pickett
camps, Of Richmond. have been invited
| and are expected to Join a. P. Hill
Camp In the parade to the cemetery,
ana to take part in the memorial ex-
/ crclses. The Rev. p. II. Rolston, OF
the Second Presbyterian Church, will
be the orator OF the day, and 10000
people, bearing flowers for che decora-
ton of the graves will be on the
| grounds.
the annual memorial exercises Of
Phoenix Camp Woodmen OF the World,
Will be held Tomorrow afternoon In
Old Blandford Church. and the address
Will be delivered by the Rev. a. r.
Love, OF the West End Baptist Church.
Several monuments have been erected
in Blandford Cemetery. In memory OF
| deceased members of the order,
Sales of Lose Tobacco.
| Tobacco is still coming in quite free
ly, the sales this week aggregatlng
$1,000 pounds. The sales for las.
| month were 25s995 pounds, and for
!. the season to-day the sales aggregate
/ 6,996,o35, an Increase of about 1000. 900
\ pounds as compared with last year For
| fine wrappers this week $40 per hum
dred pounds We're paid. A big crop
! has been planted this year,
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