The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05
PLAN TO IMPROVE
MARKET STREET.
Petersburg Council Awards Com
tract for Material to be
Used.
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Ladies Accept Trust Confded to
Them by Pennsylvania Vet
erans-Other News.
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PETERSBURG, VA. March 5.---An
adjourned meeting of the Common
Council was held Friday afternoon.
The councilmen present were Messrs.
Patteson, president; Barksdale, Grad
dock, McCuiloth. Gray. wilcox, Cab
anniss. Gillian, Mattox, Walsh, STRAIT
ton. Mccance, Wells. j. W. Mulcana,
Quarles. Wood, Wells, p. III.
The bid OF Perkinson and Finn to
put down q concrete base for the BEL
gium block, Market street roadway
Improvement. at cost Of $3,4o0. was
accepted. The contract for tho gran
ito to be used IN the curling was
awarded to J. w. Andrews " Co.
Permission was given the Purcnas
ing COMMITTEE 10 purchase gra mite to
be used IN curling Market,Etrees. Inn
provements on Franklin street were
also recommended and referred to the
Public improvement Committee
To Decorate Statue.
In a long letter to the president
of the hndtcs' Memorial AssocfaIfon
Isaac b. Brown, president of the Bat
tlefield Commission OF the State of
Pennsylvania, has requested the as
ISOLATION to assume the care and an
of the American soldier at Fort Ma
hone and the marker at Fort Stead
man. The association unanimously
decided to undertake the charge.
Insurance Company Officers.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Company was held Thurs
day afternoon, when the former d.
reetors were reelected as follows;
Alexander Hamilton. Fortescue
Whittle. John X. Branch, Charles
Watson, D. b. Dunlop, Fred W. Scott,
| George Seay. Walter N. Jones, w.
Gordon Mccahe, Jr., w. II. Cuthbert,
John D. Watkins, Herbert p. Har-
risun.
This Is the oldest bank in Virginia,
and Is one OF the strongest and one
of the most reliable banking institu-
tions in the State.
Funeral of Mr.. Jones.
The funeral of the late Edward
Bradley Jores took place this after
| noon at o'clock from the residence
of his mother, Mrs. George b. Jones,
on Marshall stfeet-sff iife=f1st f.te:
gentlemen, acted as paIlhearers:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Nelson T. Pat
teson, Robert t.. Meade, William L.
| yenable, Carter r. Bishop Aiexan-
der Hamilton. Richard B. Davis. VIII
liam r. McKenney, Robert Gillian
Sidney NJ. Green. Joseph d. Cooper
Major Otway Allen, Col John B
! Purcell, of Richmond
Active--Messrs. William Henry
| Patteson. Hugh PerciVal, Carl H.
| Davis, Robert A. Martin, Jr,. d. Hugh
jackson, j. spooner Epes. William
! P. johnson and Joseph e. Nenabie.
| Interment was made in old Bland
| ford Cemetery,
Brief and Personal Items.
Mrs. r. w. Campbell and child left
last Thursday for Raleigh, where ir
the future they will reside. Mrs
| Campbell is the daughter of Mr.. Yves
! ley Andrews. a. councilman from
! Fourth Ward of this city.
/ Mr.. and Mrs, G. II. Algood. for
merry of this city. who for some
/ time have resided in Danville, Va.
! are now In Petersburg They vii
shortly remove to Nashville Tenn.
The circuit court OF Sussex coun
ty apened Friday, .tisse MHylen
of this city. is presiding for Judge
West, of Waveriy.
/ Mr.. Il. q. Stevens, a MEMBER o.
! the police corps. Is very Ill at hi
residence on Madison street Mr.
| Stevens was one time sergeant OF the
corps, but Ill health forced him t.
resign this position.
/ The Norfolk and Western rail-
way will put in effect Sunday morn
] ing a new schedule, which will give
! Petersburg and Lynchhurg an add
i tional train, which will have con
nection both ways at Burkeville L
! and from Richmond for Lynchhurg
connecting there with the Southern
At the Riverside Club this after
/ noon reception and hop is to b.
4 held. The clubhouse Is attractivel,
/ tituated in Dinwiddie county. ahou
one mile and half from the cit
limits. and adjacent to the Ferndaf'
car line.