The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-24


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PETERS BURG. VA. May PA
buggy and carriage manufacturing
company Is being incorporated for
Petersburg, This is the only enter
/ prise of it's kind in the city, and Will
/ be business with capital invested OF
about $4,000.
The officers OF the company are
yeunk men thoroughly acquainted with
the details of the business.
Situated in section of great agri-
cultural portion of the state fast ILL.,
; l..3-up- viii prosperous formers. TINS
new manufa curing plant hiss good
I field for building up a large patron
age.
! Papers for Incorporation are new be-
ing arranged and a charter VIII very
soon be granted.
Decision Reversed.
Judge Walter A. Watson visited Eft
trick Monday, and with committees
for and against Incorporating the town
viewed the situation.
The boundaries were examined, go
ing over the entire grounds and all
aspects OF the case were considered.
Decision was postponed until Wednes-
day when these committees Will con-
fer with Judge Watson at the Chester
field County Courthouse
There are SO many advantages Of
fered by Incorporation and Ettrick is
SO large a community TO be unincor-
porated, that these who favor the mat
ter feel that Judge Watson viii grant
their petition.
The town is building mp. az 1t Is
beautifully located on the north bank
or the Appomattox, separated from
petersburg only by the river and is
built UP TO the brink Nortawartllyr
the town extends a mile. Here, over
looking Petersburg are situated the
handsome buildings of the Virginia
Normal and Industrial institute, a COL
ored institution of learning.
Sustains Fractured Skull.
Two negroes. William Bolts and
Purcell Stokes. engaged In a difficulty
Monday In Blandford and Stokes had
his skull fractured being struck on the
head by a brick thrown by Bolts So
serious was the injury that DIR. w.
p. Hoy, the attending physician had
the aegre carried to the Petersburg
hospital for treatment.
The May term OF the Husting court
began Monday morning, Judge j. M.
Mullen, presiding.
The Grand Jury presented the fol-
lowing true bills.
Richard Pearson, w. II. Henderson.
John Jones. Janias Mack, James Car
penter, Frank Coves Percy Cocker.
Bumbsey- Miles, all colored, for felony.
Against Daniel Shel, colored. misde-
meanor.
w. II. Henderson, charged with
larceny from person, was discharged.
Junius Mack, charged with house
breaking. was found guilty and SEN
fenced to three years in the State
prison
Mr.. Price Resigns.
Mr.. Robert w. Price, a popular
wholesale merchant of Petersburg.
recently elected president Of Trav-
elers' Protective Association of yir-
ginia at the meeting in stanton,
has resigned his position as president
Of the ieeai poet, Post e.-ffis sue
cessor VIII be elected at the next
meeting or the organization.
Mr.. Price has worked indefati-
gably for the success Of the r. r. a.
and under mis- presidency OF the State
body doubtless the organization Will
have great prosperity.
Messrs. w. HI. Harrison 4 Co. Inc.
will remove June to their handsome
new utprs on washington street The
building now occupied by them on
Sycamore street Nas inadeQuate for
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