The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-30
NAME Or STREET
MAY Be CHANGED
Council Will Recommend That it
Be Called After
Wright.
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THIEVES ENTER STORE
VIII Give Cobweb Party-Peters-
burg Grays Leave for
Gettysburg.
THIEVES ENTER STORE

tSpeciai 10 Inc Rlchmond NirginIan.)
PETERSBURG, June 30.-The
public property. street Improvement
and finance committees of the coun-
ell will recommend that the name of
Corning street be changed to Wright
street in honor of Augustus Wright,
and that great improvements be made
thereon. Asphalt sidewalks are, to be
laid and Belgian blocks for the road
way are to be recommended by these
committees, worked to be commenced
as soon as these recommendation
can be acted upon.
On this new street handsome resi-
dences are shortly to be built for
Leroy Aoper, w. p. Johnson and Cap
to cost in the neigh borhood OF $1,000
each.
Situated In the fashionable district.
Wright street will soon be one or
the most beautiful streets In the city.
The matter of putting UP new
passenger station at Dunlop street Is
engaging the attention of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and word has been
received from the Seaboard Air Line
officials at Portsmouth that speci-
fications and designs will be ready in
a few days.
The laying of the cornerstone OF
place to-day at noon under the au-
spices of Chester Lodge, A, F. and
A. NJ, at Chester. Governor Mann
and Joseph D. Eggleston were pres
ent at the, exercises,
Store Entered.
Tuesday night a. general merchan-
disc store was broken into at Ches-
ter and robbed of shoes and other
articles. They thieves have not yet
been apprehended.
The Appomattox Gun Club will
have a regular shoot this afternoon
at O'Clock at its traps near Fern
dale Park. A number of visitors
from the Richmond Gun Club win
be present and take part in the shoot
Ing.
Wednesday night. in the home of
Mrs E. c. Nunnally, on West i
street Miss Maude Nunnaliy mar
ried Edward williams. The attend
ants were Miss Greene Hale and
Needham Stith. The bride was beau
aifully gowned and carried white
carnations. After the ceremony re-
ception was held to the guests pres
ent.
Cobweb Party.
| The Young ladies of Blandford
Methodist church will give a cobweb
party Thursday evening at the home
| Of Joseph b. Hack the proceeds of
| which go to the fund for the new
| church building, to cost approximately
| $1,000 Plans and specifications have
already been given out to the contrac-
| tors for the work
| A special communication of Peters
! burg Lodge, No. Is A. r. g. A. NJ.
will De held at Masonic hall tonight
to exemplify the Master Masohs de-
gree George Bland Townsend. mas
ter. has made an effort to have the
meeting an unusually attractive one.
with special music for the occasion.
The Petersburg Grays in command
Of Lieutenant Robert Gillian left
| Thursday afternoon at two o'clock via
the Norfolk and Western Railway for
Gettysburg to take part in the ma
noeuvres and encampment there.
William l.. thinner. captain of the
company will not go. as his resignation
is now in the hands of the adjutant-
general for acceptance.
About forty men made the trip, rep
resenting the company
New store buildings are TO go up on
the corner Of Sycamore and Washington
streets. on the Raysand property. site
OF the old centre warehouse.
When completed they are to be oc-
cupied by Harlow Wilcox Company
and f. r. Beckwith. druggist.
New sidewalks are being laid on
Washington street from Lafayette to
South streets. and very soon work will
commence on the new pavement from
Washington to High streets on Mar
ket street.
Two Deaths.
Grafton Knight, a young business
man of Petersburg, formerly OF Balti-
more, died at the Petersburg hospital
Wednesday night, after a prolonged
illness. He was about thirty years
of age and is survived by a widow
German Lester. the infant son OF
Mr. and Mrs. German b. Wells. OF Pc
tersburg. died at Ocean View Wednes-
day afternoon. The remains were
brought to Petersburg Thursday
morning.
A. P. Hill Camp Of Veterans will
leave Petersburg Friday afternoon for
Norfolk, where they will take q steam
err for New York. thence by rail TO
Springfield, Mass, at which place they
will celebrate Independence Day. July
4. with Wilcox Post. G. A. r. About
seventy veterans have signified their
intention to go, and the camp will be
attended by their drum corps. They
will be uniformed in gray and carry
the State flag. instead of the Cenfed-
crate colors.
Citizens of Petersburg have taken
great interest in this trip of the vet
Grams, and the city of Springfield has
made great preparations for the recep-
ton OF the visitors. The camp will
be in charge of its commander, George