The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-16

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Petersburg, Va.
PETERSBUR G, VA. Nov. 1.-THE
committee from the members of the
Southsiae Agricultural air Assoeia-
ton will meet W euneeday night in
the Chamber OF Commerce to c4ose up
the business of the Association feia-
i've TO thu. recent fair in petersburg.
Plans will be perfected and GUT
lined tor u greater fair in THIS city
for 1911. A new organization will be
perfected and is 10 be capitalized at
$4,000.
No difficulty Is expected in placing
the stock of the company, as good re-
suits We're accomplished financially In
the last fair Many citizens IN the
counties desire stock.
The limit for payment Of State taxes
without penalty is November 80. Citi-
Gems are moot So prompt as last year.
when by this time they had paid the
treasurer about $4,000. They have
only made returns In 1910 for about
$1,000.
A marker has been placed by Fran
ces Bland Randolph Chapter, -. A. r,
on Colonial Heights. where Lafayette's
army eneaInI,ed on the heights before
Petersburg. when Petersburg was oe-
eupfed by the British army III ISL.
Colonial Heights is fast growing up
as "A beautiful suburb Of the city to
the northwest.
In the Circuit Court of Chesterfield
county, Judge Watson presiding. the
case OF Officer VI. T.. Bridges for the
kiiiiug IF Mr.. Lazarus Moore. in Ell
-, 3,;...
ynonwealth was represented by Judge
Gregory Ind the accused was repre-
sented by Mr. Charles T. Lassiter of
Petersburg. The jury returned IL YER
dict of not guilty. the homicide bning
proven a case nj seif-defense
The killing took place In June. when
Mr.. Moore was requested by officer
Bridges to go home. beng intoxicated.
it is alleged. A short time after, while
Officer Bridges was standing under
an electric light. Moore approached
and without warning shot tire officer
In the abdomen. Returning the fire.
Bridges shot and killed Moore
Skull Fractured.
larry Tuesday morning Mr. Robert
NJ. Ellis, Il foreman ON the belt line OF
the Norfolk and Western railway. was
assaulted by u Negro employee strik-
Ing him with q piece OF wood, frs4e-
turing his skull. The condition OF Mr.
Ellis. VINO WAS brought Ia the Pe-
tersonrg Hospital. is serious. neeessi-
tating, by the fracture, the removal
OF large piece OF his skull. BLOOD
HOUNDS from Suffolk are trailing the
assaIlant.
The store Of Frank NilAerson, 90
the Heights" MAS totally destroyed
ny fire Tuesday morning. With diff
Guilty the wife and children of the man
We're rescued Niikerson. who Is q
reliable eoiared man. cannot say how
the fire originated. but believes it Was
of ineenaiary origin. The total loss
was about $4,000 and is covered by
about sb,o00 insurance.
A training scnoel tor Sunday school
workers viii be held in the First
Baptist church November 1870 untier
the auspices VI the Petersburg bap-
tist Association. The school viii ne
under tns direction 81 Key. joseph
I. Watts. SUNDAY school secretary o.
the State Mission Board. ana VIII
be assisted by Miss Margaret Frost,
OF Nashville, AIR. Arthur fiaks. of
Mississippi, and AIR. L.. F. I.easeIIe.
OF Nashville, Attractive programs
have been prepared.
Mr. and MRS IL. d. Adkins OF Pc
- t' 'H'As@A4SAAS IL t1E
,ay ; t' A".s l.Are OF their aaash-
,.as ,,,,,tant =. n'' alNaa oef
marriage 10 be solemnizea IN tas
nome OF the briae's patents on Frank
NJ.
}, neeu Astes, popU-
H. "is is,ns % the west End, ana
, 49,, ~ ue'' % iolav ks'one. were
''' ~ e - asnihst"n laesaay
-, e nl.as y sister OF Mf. =. w.
ihsfii'er OF the common Goup-
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eomr,,,,..,.. 81 VEG.
p,,sis 'i. aom the hhights OF
-. 'n ,aas - "a e.sispurs are arranging
,,,arsa, .r',' ~ .aou annual iae~
nf,,..a - she Acaueiny eE
n..ne.s ~, 80 spea"er OF pfoani-
Tha a, 49, aauless me Assem- "iase.