The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-23
5000 ORDER WAS
FEATURE OF FAIR
PETERSBURG REAL ESTATE BOOM
INCREASED BY CENTRE HILL
SALE.
SERVICES r E S u N E D
MUSIC CLUB ANNUAL MEETING.
MEMORIAL TABLETS ARE IN
YELLED ny WOODNEN OF
WORLD.

PETERSBURG, VA. Oct. 22-The
Southside Fair held here last week was
an even greater success than the fair
association had Anticipated, approx
mately 10000 persons having attend
ed.
The attendance of the last day.
when threatening weather held
throughout, reached about 1000, nearly
half of whom were drawn last night
by the best fireworks display OF the
week.
Good order held on the fair grounds
through the week the only disturb
ance to call for arrests being that of
Friday night. when Franklin Smith,
of the Watson McGill Tobacco Fac
tory, was struck unconscious when he
ca1ne between two men who were
alleged to have been fighting. Both
men. Charles Eorsythe and f. W.
Bryles, were arrested. and in Police
Court Yesterday were held for trial
to-narrow morning.
The crowds seemed always in good
hUmor, and the police, who were aid
ed by no special officers. except three
detectives of the Pinkerton agency.
had no trouble.
The fair management is pleased and
Il is stated Will have comfortable
Lalance left over after meeting all
Obligations. Already the fair of next
year is being talked, and bigger and
better fair Is promised
Real Estate Active.
Saturday afternoon the sale Of two
fifty acre farms in Southside counties
for a total OF $4,000. marked the
close Of an active week in real estate
That next week Will be as big. if not
bigger one. is indicated by the in
terest being taken in the sale to-rfor-
row at auction Of the William and
Clark Burgess farm OF 524 l. acres
on the Boydton Plank road in Din
widdie county. Farms sold yesterday
We're for Bernard Mann in Dinwiddie
The fifty acres and corn mill on the
land sold for $4,000. Fifty acres with
timber. in Brunswick, were sold to
the Record Lumber Company, or
Laurel. Del. for $4,000
Centre, Hill Sale.
Another important real estate deal
was that for which deed vas entered
Yesterday in the Office of the clerk
of the Hastings Court showing the
transfer of the twenty nine lots of the
Centre Hin corporation over the sale
of which there was ii legal contest
which dragged over three months in
the Hastings Court
The twenty nine lots are located on
Centre Hin, one of the city's most
desirable residential sections, and the
price paid WAS $4,000 The property
was transferred by thinner and Worth,
trustees of the Centre Hill Corpora
ton. to the American Bank and Trust
Company.
Two injunctions were issued the
sale of the property being twice re-
strained, The Centre Hill Corporation
wanted the lots sold separately while
the trustees had received a private Of
fer of $4,000 for the property and
wanted to accept that figure
The second injunction restraining
the sale of the lots separately expired
in September. The Centre Hill Cor
poration was later ordered by the court
TO appear and show cause why the
offer of $4,000 for the property should
not be accepted. The courts order
WAS for the acceptance OF the s37 900
offer.
Services Resumed
services We're resumed this morning
in the Washngton-Stree Christian
church, that church having been clos
ed for a few weeks while being re-
painted inside and ont, having new
class rooms added to the Sunday
schooi department.. and having pews
remodeled and other minor improve
ments made Rev. II. C. Combs. of
&
George {. Zeigler. pastor, in the ser
vices.
from the cradle roll to the mems
Bible class every section of the Sun
day school of the First Ba ptist church
to-day was represented in the exer-
cises of fall rally day. The exercises
were largely attended az We're also
the morning and evening worship ser
vices, at which Rev J. NJ. McManawas,
Of Waynesvilie. \. c., preached.
Music Club Elects.
Four new members We're admitted,
closing the eligible list, limited to so.
and officers were elected at the an
nual meeting of the Wednesday Music
Club at the home of Miss Bette Jones
on Marshall street yesterday after
noon. The club is beginning its four
teenth year Mrs. Charles d. Wither-
spoon, who had served as president
for twelve years declined reelection.
The officers chosen are. President,
Mrs. G. Cleveland Wright. vice-presi-
dent, Miss Mary r. Patterson. secre-
tary and treasurer. Miss Emily Is.
Masoon. The first three programs this
season will be miscellaneous" and the
first program meeting will be held on
November 4. sis
Two Memorials.
Members OF Hollywood Camp.
woodmen of the World. this after
noon unveiled two memorials at
Cherry Hill. In Dinwiddie. The me-
MORALS were to Sovereigns Charles
D. Abernathy and Williams c. Aber-
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