The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
ORGANIZES forum
PETERSBURG FAIR.
southside Virginia Exhibit AS
socia tion Is
Formed.
TOBACCO AND PEANUTS SALES
Baptist Sunday Schools to Hold
Big Rally To-
Day.
ToBAcCoAND PEANUTS SALES
Tlmes-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore ST..


100 North Sycamore ST..
Petersburg, Va, September "a.
The Southside Virginia Exhibit AS
ISOLATION was permantly organized at
a meeting held in the Chamber OF
Commerce by the election of the fol.
lowing officers: President. j. Mel.
Ruffin; Yice-President, e. B. Sydnor;
Secretary and Treasurer, r. Gordon
Finney. These officers, with O. w.
Mattox. constitute the board of d.
rectors.
The meeting was we'll attended.
Captain r. f. Heayh presiding, and q
large sum was subscribed to the capt.
tai stock. The exhibit of the associa-
ton. as has been announced, will be
held in Petersburg on October az. rs
and 20. and the directors were au-
thorized to begin at once to perfect
arrangements for the fair The
spacious floors of Moore's and vir-
GINA Warehouses, on Friend Street,
will be used for the exhibit. The as.
ISOLATION has Issued a premium list.
Offering liberal and attractive prizes.
Tobacco and Peanuts.
The general sales of the new tobac-
CO crop Will begin in Petersburg on
the 18th OF October. The sales this
cording TO quality, prices for prim-
mings. which nave brought extraor-
binary fine prices. higher than were
obtained for Tugs two years ago. Ac-
cording to quality prices from prim-
mings sold In large quantities from
to cents per pound, and a splendid
crop of tobacco will be sold this sea,
son.
The crop OF peanuts in this section
is said to be the best known In wears.
and the yield will be far above the
average. The late rains brought IN
this crop wonderfully.
Baptist Sunday School Rally.
The Baptist Sunday schools in this
city and vicinity will have a big rally
Sunday afternoon In the First Baptist
Church, specially attractive pro-
gram has been prepared for the occa-
sion, and Rev. f. r, Chenault, of Wash
lnston Street NJ. E. Church. will de-
liver the address, The association en-
braces five Sunday schools in Peters-
iburs and two In Chesterfield county.
Fell on Barbed Wire.
& While picking apples Yesterday. w
man Woods, the eight-year- old son OF
Captain Woods, OF the Salvation Army,
fei! from the tree. landing on some
coils of barbed wire. He was pain
fully cut by the barbs.
Funeral of Mrs. Curtis.
Inc announcement of the death OF
Mrs. Mary NJ. Curtis. wife of P. H
bgur.ls, IN Richmond yesterday after.
many relatives and friends in this
her native city. Mrs Curtis is sur.
xlVed by her mother Mrs Elizabeth
Hannah; one sister--Mlss Annie. and
one brother-Lawrence NJ. Bannan. ali
of this city. The funeral will take
sunday afternoon, and the burial viii
be In Blandford Cemetery
Mrs. CHARLES RenWee, of this CITY re-
celVed telegram to-day announcinn
the death of her only sister Mrs. Title
Ordella Spencer. at her home In Yer.
mont.
Police ana Fire Patrol.
An engineer of the Gamewell Elec.
trio Company, of New York, will ar.
rive in this city on Monday to nves.
tigate the fire and police patrol sys
TEN 1t is proposed to Install here. ane
to make estimates of costs The Coun
ellis are already practically committed
to a police patrol system.
Bank mt Dlsputnntn.
The new bank at Dlsputanta, ii
! !liiiSSG s0SAASe COuHty.Qa5Wlll open 1ts
doors for business on Monday. 1t ha!
a paid-up capital Of $4,000, and vii
be a great convenience to the people
of that section
Reception mt Rlversinc.
The Riverside Club gave a reception
and dance at the club, In Dinwiddie
county, this afternoon. The commit
tee OF receptlon was; Mesdames NJ. C
Jackson, 2. H. Patterson, Charles p
Plummer! G. G. Wright, u. w, Seward
and w. w. TONNES, and Misses Mar.
gareti thinner, Jean Trgg, Nan Roper
Annie sin. Josephine McIlwaine ant
Leila McCandlish.
News In Brief.
fully 1000 people attended Father
IO'Farrell's reception last night, giver
in honor OF his silver jubilee. @
4 number Of farms in. the countie!
adjacent 10 Petersburg have recent,
been purchased BY settlers from thu
North, and the prices paid indicat1
sharp advance in realty.
r. p. Clark, of Indiana, has pur
chased the DampmanE farm In Chester
|5fleld for 10000. and George II. Hall
Of New York, the Roberts farm In Din
wtddie for a like price.