The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18
HIGH DIVIDENDS
WERE DECLARED
PETERSBURG JURORS SUMMONED
FOR OCTOBER TERM or
HUsTINGs COURT.
FINED FOR CRUELTY
COUNCIL. NAY AUTHORIZE FUND
FOR BUILDING NEW BRIDGE
OVER APPoMATTOx RIVER.
OTHER NEWS.
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PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. IT,
With exhibits good in all depart
ments. shws on joy Lane" clean and
enjoyable and the races good, the
Southside Fair opened successfully
to-day. Threatening skies kept at
tendance down during the morning
and again at night, though the az
ternoon attendance, when the sur
appeared for a while. vas good. Fig.
ures on the actual attendance are
not yet ~obtainable. Tomorrow vii,
be chiidren's day and Thursday VII
be Petersburg day. b
Jurors Summoned.
Jurors Tor the October term of the
Hastings Court, which will begtr
Thursday, have been summoned b,
City Sergeant Evans to appear FOL
! service at the term Monday morning
of next week. Witnesses were also
excused until that morning. The civil
docket, on which there are but few
cases. will be called Saturday morn
ing. The Jurors summoned are:
Grand jury-A. NJ. Hill. James w
Wells. p. Fl. Jackson, H. p. STRAIT
ton. w. w. Donnan, D. G. Duane, W
p. Arlington, r. j. Meredith. Johr
r. kirkham.
venire--R. l.. Alley. c. y. Banks
dale, Maynard Booth. J. w. Brown
w. r. Cary, James F. Campbell. L
r, Gates. James r. Harrison, +. Il
Hinemann. j. l. Joyner. J. L. Mat
thews. Carter II. Myers, Herber'
Plummer, Lafayette Shelly. ]. M. Tit
mus. Henley s. Turner.
Petit tury-Leroy Jene. James A
Laurier, M. f.. Lyon. w. @. Malone
r. II. o'Kennon. ]. r. Whitmore.
Charters Filed.
The charter OF the Overland saiet
Company. Incorporated. was filed
this afternoon for record al the OF
fee Of the clerk of tho Hustings
Court. The corporations objects are
stated to be the manufacture anc
sale Of all sorts Of automobiles. mo-
toroycles and other motor vehicles
the establishing and maintaining o.
garages and repair shops and doing
a general automobile business.
The capital stock Is $4,000 maxi
mum and $1,000 minimum, and Is al.
vided In shares of $50 each. The of
ticers and directors, all Petersburg
men. are: President. Thomas j. Bur.
CESS; vice-president. D. p. Weeks. anc
secretary-treasurer. D. II, Burgess.
Dividend Declared.
Eight per cent. dividend was de
c,ared by the directors of the Cock.
| ade City Athletic Association. own
ers OF the Petersburg baseball team
in the Virginia League, at a meeting
held last night. Reports showed tina
the last season was a very success
ful one from a financial viewpoint
and that II dividend much larger thai
per cent. could have been declared
More than $4,000 was realized from
the sale and drafting OF players afte
the close of a season, during Whlc
money was made every week from
the attendance.
Want New Bridge
Indications are the City Council
will shortly authorize an appropriation
c $780, 900 for the construction of
new bridge over the Appomattox t
replace Bishops bridge. The matte
will be brought before the next meet
ing Of the Council. 1t will be show
tina the present cost OF malntenanc
Is about $4,000 per year for repairs
and that the construction OF a con
crete bridge at a cost of $4,000 wi
be a good investment, returning a say
ing Of mere than ten per cent. o
bridge expense each year The pro
posed bridge VIII be $40 feet long, an
will have n twenty-foot roadway. wit,
a. hN 'i1i BSaGGt btAS eN 80
side. The bridge win be on a fonnda
ton sunk to a depth of 40 feet, an
will be elevated 10 feet above tn
rivers surface.
Fined For Cruelty.
For cruelty to animals, in drivin
unit horses from Richmond TO Peters
burg with heavy loads OF goods 70
exhibit at the Southside Fair. Henr
and Adoiphus Bird. and Washingto
Lee, colored. of Richmond, were fne
In police court this morning. Adol
phus Bird, owner Of the animals pal
$40. and the others, drivers. got Of
with IS each. Ben Jones. colored. wa
sentenced to Jail for ninety days 70
larceny. Two white men charged wit
being drunk. and two negroes for pet
~ offenses, completed the docket.
Elected Officers.
The Mems Missionary Society OF tn
West End Baptist church has electe
officers as follows: President. c. W
Crowder: vice-president. W. E. Blan
ton; recording secretary, J.. r. suth
erland: financial secretary. J. II. Holt
treasurer, p. F. Johnson.
Adrian N. Bourbon.
Adrian y. Bourbon. aged IS yeari
died last night after a long finest
He IL survived by his mother, Mrs. r
- wv SAStjiSs IVA y w. !
0ates ana Mrs. Orlando Kees, OF Pc
tershurg. and by two brothers. Messri
Branch and Richard Bourbon. of Nor
folk. The funeral will be- conducte
tomorrow 1T o o at the grave 1
Blandford Cemetery.
Social News.
Mrs. J. W. Seward ana children lie,
last night for Saranac Lake, N. Y
where they will spend several week.
Mrs. /. l.. Davies and son. 81 At
lanta, Ga, are Visiting Mrs. Daviel
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Rufir
OF Harrison street.
r. r. Totty has returned home fror
q visit to New York.
j. r. Parsons, a former Petersbur
resident, IL here from Norfolk for tn
fair.
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