The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-01
JEWS
WANT SYNAGOGUE
Have Bought Lot and Are Now
Raising Money for Hand
some Structure.
TO ATTEND UNWILLING
Fair Association VIII Meet Tues
day Night to Discuss Agrieul-
tural Display.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, August L.
The orthodox congregation Of He
hrews OF Petersburg has bought q
beautiful lot on North Market street
upon which they are preparing to
build d handsome synagogue, The
building is to cost from $4,000 to
SO .0OO and win be begun as soon as
sufficient funds can be raised. The
Rev. :. Meyers rabbi. is working
diligently and Mr.. :. Cooper, presi-
dent OF the congregation, is preparing
plans for an active campaign TO get
the amount desired
The building will he quite an orna
ment Ia Market street which Is now
being extensively improved with as
phalt sidewalks and Belgian block
roadway.
The certificate of Incorporation of
the f., = Goodwin Insurance Com
pany has been admitted to record in
the Office of the clerk Of the hust-
ings court of Petersburg
The officers are: Joseph Seward
president DIR. H. G. Leigh, vice.
president. and f. p. Goodwin, secre-
tary-treasurer.
The authorized capital stock i:
$4,000
The company viii be agents in this
city and Dinwiddie county for both
, fire and life insurance.
CnyeiI Monument,
A. P Hin Camp, Confederate Fete.
rams, accompanied by representative
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
White Ribbon Cadet Band and A. P
! Hill Camp drum corps Will leave
Petersburg Tuesday morning fo
Surry Courthouse, where d monument
will be unveiled to the Confederate
soldiers of SuTry COUNTY About sixt,
members If the camp VIII 60 from
( this city
Petersburg Agricultural Fair Asso
/ citation viii hold meeting Monda.
night in the chamber OF commerce
| Ia consider plans for the fair which
! is to he held in this city next fall.
At this meeting IT is hoped to ar
I range a complete program. All thu
/ counties in Southside Virginia are In
! yited to participate in the display o
/ agricultural products. dairy product
/ and cattle raising
The fair held last year was So sue
| cessfuIly conducted and was produc
/ tive Of SO many good results, that tn
I managers feel encouraged this year K
enlarge the scope Of this agriculture
/ exposition.
Personals
Or. Hoge Marques. of Louisville
I Theological Seminary occupied the pull
pit Of Tabb street Presbyterian church
Sunday,
DR. William II. Atwill prea ched sun
day night TO his congregation at TIL
High Street Methodist church on tn
! Devils Banquet A large crowd wa
I'm attendance.
Mr.. Thomas Precise and his niece
Mrs. Archie Mallory left PetGrsbur,
Monday morning for a weeks visit Il
{ Ocean View.
Miss Bessie 6 Wilson is yisitin.
friends in Albemarle county.
Miss HELEN Irving Wilson * visit
ing her sister Mrs George Martin g
her summer cottage al Willoughbl
Beach
Misc Marie Y Booth, with her cols
in Miss Kathryn McQuade, vii
spend the month of August at Sara
nae Lake I'm the Adirondacks.
MIR. r. a. Blick, is on a visit TO hi
! old home in Petersburg.
\ large aggregation of baseball fan
went over 10 Richmond Saturday t,
root for the Petersburg team but thei
return was NOT 50 enthusiastic as thei
trip over. About 300 attended tn,
game.