The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-11

Schools. lister. tendance. PC.
| First Church ..25s 253 IS
, Second Church ..3i1 3o6 SIS
| West End .....S82 351 90
! Grove Avenue -. IS IS SIS
| 1ttrick ......... .l32 LOG rs
Matoaca .........l00 SO so
Totals .1,2o7 l.164 SIS
! Twenty mine new scholars were re-
ccired during the month and the
amount collected was si2o.
There was a very large attendance
| At the meeting, and fine music was
| rendered. The address on the occasion
was delivered BY the REV. L. L. Grace.
! ID D, Of Richmond, on the subject of
| The Organized sunday SCHOOL,
Interesting Tcnchcrs Meeting.
The meeting OF the Teachers Asso-
citation of Prince George county. held
in the High school building a Dtspu-
tanta Friday night and Saturday was
an event Of interest. 1.icre was a large
attendance of teachers and patrons of
the schools and the proceedings were
fnterspersed with selections Of music.
Addresses during the session were de
lvered by State Examiner Oscar l.
Shumate. Superintendent Edwards. of
Prince George; Superintendent N-ilker-
son. Of Amelia; Hon j. ". Eggleston.
state superintendent and state SUI
pcrvisor Of Rural Schools T. S. Settle.
The meeting was great success.
Liberal Prizes offered.
The Southside Agricultural Associa-
ton is preparing the schedule OF prizes
to be awarded at the fair to be held
here next fall. The prizes in many
classes are very liberal and the ag-
greGate amount to be thus distributed
is large. In the departments Of corn.
tobacco and peanuts, the great staple
crops in this section. the prizes are eN-
tremely liberal. The association is eX
pccting great exhibition at Peters
grounds in order for the event. Bids
for the erection of buildings will be
opened and contracts awarded on the
18th Of this month
The Walnut Hill Vinduct.
The work On the viaduct across the
valley Of Lieutenant Run. which is to
| connect the city with the suburban
! ton. in Prince George, IS progressing
rapidly. The structure is TO be of
concrete and iron, Will be $50 feet long,
and is being built by the Roanoke
Bridge and Iron Company. The abut
ments have been completed. and the
structural iron is nos being delivered.
Serious Cutting Annir.
Andrew Ford and Raymond Green
negroes. became involved in a fight
Saturday night az the Centre Market
and Green was badly worsted Ford
was armed With a butcher, knife and
succ eeded in inilicting a wound on
Green which will dsfigurc him for life
Green's entire upper lip was nearly
cut away. and many stitches were
needed to bring the severed parts to-
gether. Ford is under arrest and will
be tried for felonious cutting and
manning OH Friday.
Committees to Confer.
I>I,o - 49, Fl
by the city and other bodies. TO con,
fer rs TO the best means OF bringing
the question OF battlefield park a
Petersburg before Congress will meet
for organization and the discus.;ior, u
plans to morrow evening The COM
nittces Will. among other Things, en-
deavor to interest the Grand Army
of the Republic in the matter, and Sc
cure that important influence on
Northern congressman
East Hanover Prcstytery.
East Hanover Presbytery Will meet
in annual spring session next Mon
day night in the Second Presbyterian
Church., this city An address will be
delivered by the retiring moderator,
followed by the organizatioa :f Tres
bytery and the election of a moderator.
East Hanover Presbytery consists CT
about seventy delegates from the
cities of Richmond, Petersburg and
contiguous territory The session will
probably continue throughout the
week, Arrangements are now bens
made for the reception and entertain
ment Of the delegates.
News in General.
Naomi Lodge, No. 8. knights of
rythias, Of this city. will on Thursday
next celebrate the thirty-seventh an
lodge. \ banquet Will be spread and
addresses will be delivered by promin-
cnt members of the order.
Coroner Lee and jury this after
noon held an inquest on the body of
Eva Croker, colored who was fatally
shot by her husband. sam Crockcr
several weeks ago. and who died last
Friday. The jury held Croker re-
sponsiblc for his wifc's death.
horse hitched to ii buggy belong
ing to the Totty Transfer Company.
ran away in the freight yards Of the
Sc a board Air Line Railway this ar
ternoon. and was killed. The horse col
lided with another team and was
thrown, breaking is neck and dying
almost immedla tely
A committee Of leading Baptist
Church In North Carolina was In the
city yesterday, and heard two OF the
local ministers preach. The committee.
II is said. is looking out for a pastor
for the North Carolina church.
The Petersburg post-Ofi was
closed for general delivery purposes
yesterday, and the usual Sunday crowd
was absent.
| Cleaning up day In Petersburg was
generally observed to-day.
Election Of Of1cers.
! At tho annual meeting. on Saturday.
night. Of Petersburg Council Of United
Commercial Travellers. the followins
| oMcerS were elected for the ensuing
year: Past Councillor, w. S. Lyon
Senior Councillor, J. r. Sledge: Jnuor
Councillor, r.. B. Smithson; Conductor
James Thweatt: Page. W. C. IIvgooa
Sentinel, W. Uzzell Executive com.
mittee--J. n. Sutherlin, F. w. Watson
r. WI Price and W.5tO. May.
Paul Roper was elected Representa-,
tive to the Grand Council. which meets