The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-21
AL SCHOOLS OPEN
IN PETERSBURG
Encouraging Increases in En-
roIiment Noted by Official at
Each Building.
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POLICE ARE INSPECTED
Bluecoats in Cockade City Make
Good Showing Inquest Ends.
Other Items.
POLICE ARE INSPECTED

Especial to The Richmond Virginiau)
PETERSBURG, VA. Sept. I'll
The white schools OF the city were
opened Wednesday with an increased
attendance, although there are many
children OF school age who have not
been enrolled. These are employed II,
factories and other places ana are
practically 40 per cent, OF the children
vitgtpte 10 attendance. superintendent
Jones has made great effort to get
as Iull enrolment as was possible.
Active measures were taken to pre-
Vent the spread OF communicative dis
ease 5. and each child must be provided
with an individual drinking cup until
fountains are installed. there are yet
a number Of cases of dipththeria III
Petersburg.
MIR. Hatcher $ Seward has been
appointed BY Governor Mann one OF
the representative business men of
Virginia to attend the conference OF
the Southern Commercial Congress al
Atlanta in October,
Mir. Seward has stated that he eN-
poets 10 accept the appointment He
Is in tull accord with the work of
the congress In developing the CONF
merclal interests OF the southern
states, believing that through the syA-
tematic workings of the congress the
greatest good can i've accomplished.
MIR. Seward is the treasurer ot Sew
ara Trunk and Bag Company oil Pc
tersbutg. which IL the largest concern
OF Its KIND in the world.
The inquest over the unknown ne
gro who WAS killed Monday night
while endeavoFing TO ROB a car OF the
Norfolk and Western railway, was held
TUESDAY afternoon at Wilkerson's un-
"A h. Fa.s.N FsNr
accordance with the facts puhlished
In The virginisn Tuesday Just VINO
fired the fatal shot could not lie as
eerfained.
The cases Of Malley Burnett Ernest
Tias, Charles Warrenton and John
Wheeihause, charged with brea King
into and ropbing freight car on the
Seaboard Air Line railway Monday
night, will be tried before the poll6F
justice Thursday morning II Is stat
ed that the arrest OF these men will
dear up several railroad robberies
which nave occurred near Peters
burg.
Police Inspected.
An inspection OF the police force
was held Tuesday. when all members
were present Commissioners Martin
and Jones conducted this inspection,
and afterward measures were taken
ior new uniforms Tor the corps.
Members or Washington Street
Methodist church are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning Rev Dr George Booker, OF
k,pworth. Norfolk, as their pastor
wnen conference meets this fan, DIR
Booker was pastor Of High-Street fol
term and is exceedingly popular In
Petersburg
Or. John B. VIM. former pastor
of WashIngtou-S Street Methodist
church was III Petersburg Tuesday
He In now located in Danville.
Great efforts are being made 10
make the Petersburg Agricultural
Fair "A success. An attractive book
let is now being circulated through
out the adjacent counties showing the
scope OF the fair. exhibits and
premiums offered. The officers of thu
association are, Mr.. J Mel RUM
president F.. b. Sydnor, e-presi.
dent: r. Gordon Finney. secretary
and treasurer. Besides these officers
the directors are Mrs. r. Eigenbrun
John Nj Hanrahan George W. Har.
risoa, L. A. Rosensteek, -, w. Mat
tox. W. r. Poole ana Charles Gross
man.
Herbert Lohwasser, who wa,
thought by his family in Lynchburt
to have been the young man murdered
at Fort Myer about zen Gays ago
has been located by his father II
Baltimore, LohwasseE~ worked IN
Petersburg at the Virginia Printing
and Manufacturing Company up tc
some time in August when ne wen
to Richmond and alter to Baltimore
His parents once lived in this city
his father being employed as tailor
but removed to Lynchburg q year oil
so ago,
Mr.. and Mrs Archibald Graham
Mcliwaine Martin have issued invi.
fations to. the marriage OF then
daughter. Isabella Louise. TO the Rey
William Baird McIlwaine the cere,
mony to take place "Wednesday even
ing October 5, at O'Clock at st
pauis Episcopal ehurcn.
Announcement has been made oi
the engagement of MFR Louis A
Rosenstock. a prominent merchant oi
Petersburg TO Miss Hortense Saai
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer
Saal The wedding VIII be performed
some time this fall.
Mr.. r.. c. Snidow. a graduate OF
the Virginia Military Institute. has
been appointed assistant principal OF
Petersburg Military Academy. He will