The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-09
LADS ARM BROKEN
IN BICYCLE FAIL
Little Son of Mr.. Matteson Re
ceives Injury When Wheel
Strikes Obstruction.
GOVERNOR At REUNION
Baptists Name Delegates to As
sociation-Good Financial
Report.
GOVERNOR AT REUNION
especial to The Richmond virsinian.)

PETERSBURG VA, Sept. s-AF-
Charles A. Matteson- = well known
young man employed in the freight
department of the Norfolk ana west
ern railway. was riding hls little son
In q basket attached TO- the handie
bars OF his bicycle to-day, when the
wheel struck an obstruction and both
Mr.. Matteson and his little son fell.
breaking the babys arm. DR.. Auiirk
Burke was summoned and the broken
arm at once received medical atten-
ton.
ON Monday. September 5, MIR. II.
s. Wells and Mrs. Susie Hardy, of
Petersburg, were married by Rev. Mr..
Mcleod They have returned to this
city.
Mr.. George w. Wright, past grand
master of Masons in Virginia. viii
arrive in Petersburg In q few days
10 inspect the workings of the several
Masonic lodges and give instructions
to officers and members as to the nit
nal OF the order.
Governor to- Speak.
Friday at Lacrosse, a station below
Petersburg. on the Sea board Air Line
Railway. L. A Armistead Camp Con-
dederate Veterans. will hold re-
union. The speakers of the occasion
will be GoveFnor Mann, Senator
Swanson and Congressman Turnbult.
Rev. J. T. Bosnian. pastor OF the
Market Street church, has been in
disposed several days. being threat
tned with fever.
Rev. Dir W. McC. White. of Ra-
leigh, N. c.. and family were in Pc
tersburg Thursday.
Miss Minnie Wells has gone on a
trip to Philadelphia and New YORK.
Wednesday night the First Baptist
church Of this city elected as messen-
gers to the Petersburg District Asso-
citation, which meets at High llills
church, at Jarratts, Va. Tuesday,
September Is, Mr.. J, @. Wells. church
treasurer. Deacons Bartlett Roper.
Sr., and DIR. William Pitcher,
Rev. Alonzo Robert Love- pastor
OF West End Baptist church ot re
tersburg. has been appointed to
preach the annual sermon before the
association.
The First Baptist church will re-
port the following amounts collected
during the year:
For current expenses $1,295.5S;
Improvements. s5,733.92, state mis-
xions, $7ai.36; home missions, S76g.-
ga: foreign missions, S2.0S5.5S; e0u-
cation. $i46.s5 orphanage $54s.1S;
miscellaneous, $z.74S.s0, Total cot
leeted Tor all purposes, sI4.05S.S2.
This is the largest amount ever coli
iected by the church in Il year,
Rev. III. j.. Dalton, former superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school, has
returned 10 Louisville to complete his
theological course, DR. w. e. Tay-
Ior liz pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Petersburg, ana IL consid-
cred one ~ the ablest ministers In the
city.
A charter has been granted the
Petersburg Creamery Company, Inc,
of Petersburg, the purposes OF which
Will be the dairy business, The capital
stock la to be not less than 5.600
nor more than $4,000. Pie officers
for the first year are: George W.
Harrison, president; A. Il. Murray,
siuepresident, and G. II. Pyle, secre-
tary and treasurer This company
viii build large creamery in Peters
Z burg and Will use all the milk that
the farmers In the surrounding coun-
ties may bring them The bushes.
promises to be successful and very
profitable to the farmers In this sec
tion.
Engraved Melons.
On display in the store of Gill &
Hoy are two huge watermelons
weighing So pounds each, grown by
MIR. Emmett l.. Mann. of Chesterfield
county. What makes the melons es-
pecialiy attractive and Interesting is
the carving upon them by Mr.. Hor-
ace Mann. of Richmond, Upon one
perfectly engraved is the face of the
late Senator John W. Daniel. his
erntches. a bursting shell. his sword
and belt. Upon the other melon and
equally as well sketched is Governor
Mann, After being displayed here
they will be taken 10 Richmond tor
exhibition. and then will be placed in
cold storage TO be kept until they Will
be again shown att he Richmond
Fair.
Mrs. j.. Gordon Scott. formerly OF
Petersburg, died Thursday morning
at her home in Charlotte, n. C. The
body will be brought to this city ror
interment in Blandford cemetery
She Was a daughter of the late DIT
and Mrs. j. Il. Moyler. of Petersburg
and is survived by one sister, Mrs
w. Il. Carpenter. of Hyattsville. Md
and three brofhers-Mr. J. r. Mower
Of Roanoke, Va and Messrs. John
and Harry Moyler.t Of Petersburg.
Mrs. Scott spent most of her life In
Petersburg and had been married but
few years.