The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14
||RIllEh MEET;
DISCUSS CREAMERY
PROPOSED Enterprises Expected 10
3 Increase Prosperity in vicin-
ity Of Petersburg.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
Chamber of Commerce Members
Lay Plans for Contemplated
Agricultural Fair.

Agricultural Fair.
Rarnnorp vmarNrAN BuRxAu, lob
s 1ycnnorc Street. Phone 305.
ARTHUR HARRIsos, Manager Dis
1sibution Department.
aS Satisfactory Service Guaranteed.
EAMUxL d. RoDoERs, Manager News
4 Department.
Especial to The Richmond vfrgtnian.,
PETERSBURG. VA. April L.
1che dafrymen and farmers Interested
- the matter Of establishing q cream
I cry near Petersburg met THURSDAY
afternoon at x:se in the Chamber Oh
C0snmerce Building.
S Mr. A. b. Murray has been In this
4 1pcAlity several weeks interesting the
Mariners In this work AT first It was
doubted whether enough cream could
h ~ procured In this section for such
N Industry, but after investigation It
- beitevsd that q Sufficient amount
I'm be obtained.
Wren esta bi4sifed the creamery WIZ
rive employment to many people ~
Ru1f III tievefUp a work Hmoug enc
4 Mariners which has long been neg
toCted In this section.
Agricultural Fair Plans.
Al the Chamber OF Commerce We'd
{ needay afternoon a meeting OF the
4 eDmmtrtse on the Agricultural fair
Wms TO have been held. but the abb
renee Of quorum prevented tins
Transaction Of definite bustnssa Only
IkfG Of the committee came to the
4 nneeting. However general work was
Il 1one and plans were outlined.
AL present were unanimous that
4 this fair should be held. and that i'm
mediate action should be taken for
raising fund and selecting q site upon
which the fair is to be held. and the
erection thereon of suitable build
Z lnEz
I a COMMITTEES previously had besn
appointed to ascertain the cost OF
holding this exhibition. the matter Of
Drixes. etc. and the meeting Wednes-
Aay urged this committee to max q
So0dutte report an early az possible
AnHn1ber of sites were discussed. among
/ them being the Country Club and
nnme city property.
Issues Reunion Orders.
Major General Stith Boiling. COM
& MshndtnH the Virginia Division. u. G.
M. announces the headquarters for
\ Virginia during the reunion win be
IT 8 St Frances street. Mobile, Ala.
where all delegates and Confederate
sEterans from Virginia will report.
B md register their names and COM
q enAnd in which they served during
I The war, and receive their tickets
badges. etc. Orders governing the
4 GIvlxton will be announced daily at
these headquarters. during the re-
4 unicn.
Tne headquarters OF the division
B commander will be at the Battle
& House. where brigade commanders
StIl report for duty.
Case Suspended.
Dispositions In the case Of Avery 81
4 III against Tartte ct al. which are
being taken in the law Offices OF
4 Mesxrs. Davis and Davis have been
suspended a few days.
the plaintiffs are through and the
tnkfug of dispositions Tor the dsfen-
AAnts will begin next Tuesday or
q DDauer-
This Is civil case In connection
f With the trouble in Harrison-St
Il baptist church, colored. which has
u been before the courts OF Petersburg
Gr0m time to time during the past
several years.
The plaintiffs are represented by
I II. James w. Gordon, of Richmond.
and the defendants by Mr.. Paul Petit.
i ~ Petersburg.
Nj b. Morgan Shepherd. secrs-
4 Try Of Virginia Farmers. Institute
Il and Mr.. Bellwood. OF Washington
EhuredAy afternoon with secretary oil
II tho chamber of commerce., n. Cor
d don Finney. relative to ths holding
" the Farmers Institute in Peters
burg
Plans DRY" CaGnpaiglA
Rev. William III. Atwiil. pastor OF
Hxeh Street Methodist church. OF
R~
i kaaA purpose Of opening the local op.
st1on campaign for the ''drys'' IN that
city. Before coming to the pastorats
0< High Street, Mr.. Atwili was pre-
n1ding elder Of the Danvilie diatrtct
Hospital DIRECTORS Meet.
The special board OF directors OF
Z ehe Central State Hospital met We'd
nc9day, at which time routine busi-
z mone was transacted and contracts
& awarded for necessary supplies
The report OF Superintendent DIR,
William r. Drewry showed there were
1.330 inmates. $40 males and 100 fe-
aales. In the hospital at the begin.
m1ng OF the month. At the end of the
4 month there were l.42S inmates, 61a
Nnnlas and les famAlsa-
'E Miller q RhoadS' Company. oil
u Htchmond. will very shortly open W
81 branch Of their business In Peters
buFx.
NJ As soon as Petersburg Dry Good,
Company move to their new build
mr. on Union street. the Petersburg
Furniture Company VIII transfer theil
Hknre to the building now occupied
~ the dry goods Arm. A clothing
nj 3ompAny win take the place Of tn,
MA nxutture store
William e. James.
" Mr. william Christopher Jane,
M led At his residence on Mar shall
NJ 1exeet wednesday afternoon In tn,
n1nssie4h year Of his age
sz Before the Civil War Mr.. Jnmei
Nas one Of the most prominent whole
n aale dry goods merchants of the
efty.
4 H0 was \ brave soldier OF the Con
AZ 4Aderncy and served In Pegram's Eat
" 4ory Mt. James was member ~
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