The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-29
VETERANS WILL
VISIT RICHMOND.
A. P. Hill Camp to Participate in
Memorial Day Ex-
erciscs.
INVITED TO SPRINGFIELD
Petition for Incorporation of Ell
trick Village With
drawn.
Timcs-Dispatch Bureau,
109 North Sycamore street,

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109 North Sycamore street,
Petersburg, Va, May 2s.
At q called meeting of a. Z. Hill.
Camp Of Confederate Veterans last
night, arrangements were completed
for visiting &Ichmond and participant
ing in the memorial exercises In that
city on Monday afternoon. The camp
expects to take some forty or fifty
members in line, with their fine drum
corps, and in full uniform. The camp
will go to Richmonu on special cars
over the electric line.
A Pleasant Incident.
An interesting incident of the meet
ing was the reading Of a letter from
James Anderson. commander of E. *.
Wilcox Post, Grand Army OF the Re-
public, of Springfield. Mass, extending
b. unanimous vote of the post cor
dial invitation to A. +. Hill Camp
to visit Springfield on July and par
ticipate in the celebration OF the Ma
tiona1 Independence Day. The invi-
tation will be acted on at the meet
ing of the camp next Thursday even
ing. 1t is appreciated not only on ac-
count OF its cordially, but because OF
the warm friendly relations that have
always existed between the members
of Wilcox Post and A. 2. Hill Camp,
and the frequent exchanges of cour-
tesies that have occurred. There have
been exchanges OF visits between
members, and Commander James An
derson, of Wilcox Post. is an honor
airy member of A. p. Hill Camp.
Petition for Incorporation withdrawn.
meeting of the signers of the Pc
tition to Judge Walter A. Watson, for
a charter of incorporation for Ettrick,
was held In that village last night. to-
decide whether or not the charter as
framed by Judge Watson should be
accepted OF the eighty-two signers,
ffty-two were present, and the vote
on acceptance or noncompliance re-
suited in ties for and IS against.
the sentiment of the absent signers,
and this the committee did this morn
ing. with the result that the opponents
of Incorporation had a majority OF
nine.
! The petition for incorporation will
therefore be withdrawn, and the mat
ter will be dropped at least for the
present. Judge Watson will be adj
vised on Monday of the withdrawal of
the petition.
/ The reasons for deciding not to ac-
cept the charter are that the charter
does not allow as much territory as
had been asked for: that the charter.
under these circumstances, would not
provide the revenue expected, and that
certain provisions asked for could only
be granted by the Legislature
/ Sale of Fine Chesterfield Property.
/ Pyle & Co, real estate agents of this
/ city. have just sold to r. w. Elan, OF
Mecklenburg county. the 'Dellwood"
farm of So acres on the Woodpecker
Road. in Chesterfield county, about five
miles from Petersburg, for $4,000. This
is one of the finest farms in the county
and has excellent buildings on 1t. 1t
| also contains about 100000 feet OF
| timber.
/ 1t is understood that Mr.. Elan and
| his sons VIII undertake to raise bright
tobacco. following the lead in this line
of Mr.. Knott. of Dinwiddie county. who
! has been successful. And this means
more farmers Of this class and a bright
/ tobacco market for Petersburg.
Real estate of all kinds is in good
demand: but sellers are slow to part
with their holdings except at sharp
advances. This Is true both of city.
suburban and country property.
Another Camp Organized.
| Ocran Camp Woodmen of the World,
twas organized last night at suther-
/ lands. in Dinwiddie county. by District
\ Deputy Il. E. Mayer, with twenty-five
! charter members-all written in three
days. The officers elected are: Consul
i Commander. A. j. Sutherland; Advisor
! Commander. j. Is. Thomas; Banker. j..
4 w. Probst. Clerk. v. ". Gates; Mana
1 ser, e. A. Gill. ]. W. Walthall and
! w. A. Leonard
Transfer Convict Camp.
| AT a meeting of the road board Of
! Dinwddie county, held in this city to-
/ day. it was decided to transfer the
I convict force from the Cox Road, about
| twelve miles of which have been i'm
/ proved out from Petersburg. to the
/ old Boydton Plank Road This latter
road has already been improved for
a distance of ten miles. and it is de-
\ signed to continue the Improvement on
1 to and beyond the county courthouse.
The board transacted other business of
1 interest. The State Highway Commits
sioner was present at the meeting, as
| We're also a number of citizens Of the
county Interested in the road work.
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses In this city this week ag-
/ gregated $3.50 pounds, making total
/ sales for the season to date 693S,945
pounds,
/ Ine Publlc Improvement Committee
yesterday afternoon decided to recon-
mend to the Common Council to au-
i thorlze granolithic sidewalk pavements
on Market, Jefferson, West Tabb and
II West Washington Streets. at an APP
lproSimate cost of $4,000.
Brigadier-General William Q. Hunter.
head of tho Salvation Army in Wash
ington, D.. c.. will preach morning
and evening tomorrow in Washington
Street M. II. Church.