The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-23
WAREH0USESW|LL .
Be USED FOR FAIR.
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Petersburg Association Will Not
Occupy Own Grounds This
Year.
CAR CASES CONTINUED
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Baptists to Hold Big Sunday
School Rally on
Sunday.
CAR CASES CONTINUED
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
thn Nor,t, Sycamore Street,

Petersburg, va, September 90.
The exhibits at the fair OF the South
side Agricultural Association, to be
held in Petersburg on October ", 2S
and 20, will be displayed at the two
large tobacco warehouses--the Vir-
GINA and Moores, on Friend Street.
These warehouses are directly oppo-
site each other, an. separated only by
the width of the street. They Will FUR
nish abundant spare room for large
exhibit, and abundant stall room Tor
stock. 1t was originally intended by
the association to purchase about
twenty acres o. the Country Club
site for the fair. and to improve the
site, enclose 1t and erect all ncces-
sary buildings. But time was too short
to do all this. and It was decided to
hold the fair this year in the ware
houses.
The Common Councils agreed to as
sist m the purchase anu Improvement
Of the site by loaning the association
from the city sinking fund the sum of
$4,000 which will come In appro-
priately next year to enable the as
gociation to own Its grounds.
The fair will practically be local
institution. embracing the Southside
territory. In which great advance In
agriculture has been made during the
quiries that have been made and the
interest shown by the people the ex-
hibit Is going to be a great one.
The boys contest for the best corn
and the best yield per acre is going
to be an interesting one. The boy
farmers are at work this year IN
large numbers in all the counties. They
are not only showing pride in their
work. but are striving for tho liberal
prizes offered. The great peanut and
tobacco sections will be fully repre-
sented by their best fields. and the
Southside counties will show up well
in all the products of the farm.
Educational and scientific addresses
will be delivered by men of proni
hence and experience Tor the benefit
| OF the exhibitors. and these addresses
| will be an interesting feature of the
| fair.
Car Cases Continued.
| The four young white men-Malley
| Burnett Earnest Tyas. Charles War
| renton and John Wheelhouse-held on
/ warrants charging them with feloni-
ously entering and robbing freight
1 cars of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way. were brought into the Police
Court this morning for preliminary
hearing. but at the request of counsel
their cases were laid over until next
Wednesday. The young men have en-
gagged able counsel to defend them.
The property alleged to have been
stolen. and some OF 1t recovered were
boxes OF candies. cakes and Clipped
beef.
The police have pretty we'll cleared
up the mystery of the robbery OF a
Norfolk and Western car at Wilson'S
Station in August last, have recovered
large portion OF the stolen goods
which were brought to this city. and
l - l.
Baptist Sunday School Rally.
The fall rally of the Sunday schools
connected with the Baptist Sunday
School Association of this city and
vicinity will be held in the First
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. An
interesting program OF music. recita-
tions. etc. has been arranged for the
occasion. and an address will be de-
liyered by the Rev. F. r. Chenau1t. OF
Washington Street M. E. Church.
Southern Commercial Congress.
Hatcher S. Seward will be the Pc.
: tersburs representative at the meeting
of the Southern Commercial Congress
to be held in Atlanta on October Z. Sec
= rotary E. l.. Quarles, of the congress
reports that in proportion to Its popu-
lation Petersburg Is ahead of all other
Southern cities in financial support OF
the organization.
Deaths in Chesterfield.
Mrs. Lola Elizabeth Butler, wife OF
Robert s. Butler. died very suddenl,
J this morning about o'clock. at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j
NJ. Leonard. in Ettrick. She retired
apparently well last night, anu was
s taken suddenly Ill about o'clock
!, She was twenty-seven years old. ant
besides her husband leaves one child
/, George w. sturdivant, seventy on,
years old. respected citizen of Ma.