The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-17
DEAD or CRATER
HELD IN HONOR.
MEMBERS OF LEGION AND LADIES
ASSOCIATION WILL vNvEIL
TABLET, JtLY 10,
SURVIVORS TO ATTEND
PETERSBURG 6REYx HAVE rRAC-
TICE MARCA--PRICE OF GAS
REDtCED--REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS.

Especial 80 The Richmond Virgin!sn)
PFTERSBtt RIG, VA, July L.
Members Of the Crater Legion, sur
virors Of the battle of the Crater
who were members Of Mahone's hri-
EaGes and the Ladies Memorial Asso-
citation viii observe the forty-seventh
anniversary Of the battle Sunday. July
so, st old Ria ndford church. The
ceremonies viii include the unveiling
Of tablet. bearing the names OF
the mem bers OF Malone brigade who
lost their lives In that famous en-
Ssgement. The exercises viii begin
at o'clock in the afternoon, Colonel
William II. Stewart. Of Portsmouth,
Va. who commanded the Sixty frat
Virginia regiment in the battle and
who is chief q the Crater Legion.
Will preside. The address will be. by
former Commander William s Ber-
nard. of A. r iiill Camp. L. G. ".
WHO il president Of the Petersburg
Chapter of the legion. The tablet will
be presented 10 the Ladies' Memorial
Association by Mr.. Bernard.
Greys in Practice Camp.
The Petersburg Greys. Captain
Robert Gillian. Jr,. commanding,
spent to- day In practice camp at the
srounes es the Riverside. Country
Club having marched out last night
and ssta hIished quarters. The com
pany returned to Petersburg tonight,
marching hack to the city. The prac-
ti,e camp is located about four miles
vest of the city
Real Estate Transfers
Among the more important OF the
real estate transfers in Petersburg
last week as shown by deeds filed for
record at the Office Of the clerk Of the
hustings court are
Bette X. Pace. To 3: f j. Binford,
lot al the corner of Adams and
Franklin streets, $4,000.
Mary II. Morrison and husband to
Amanda o. Percivall interest in the
Farmers Warehouse property. Syca-
more street and Rose alley, $3.50
John A. GIN and wife, to John II.
Rogers and w Gordon McCabe, Jr.,
iot on Lombard street. sl.5oo
Petersburg Investment Corporation.
10 Lena A. Harris. lot on Harrison
street. 1900.
Edward A. Price and wife. 10 J.
s. Robinson, lot on Mex enxie street,
1895.
Fannie l.. Claiborne. to Walter
Gregory, lot on Main street, Foca-
hcntas, $500
New Pastor In Charge.
Rev. u. Nj. Simmons. of Paw Paw
III. who several weeks ago accepted
A call to the pastorate of the Grove
Avenue Baptist church. arrived II
Petersburg yesterday and this morn
ing assumed his new charge. III
presided at the Children's Day eXer
cises Of the Sunday school dend preach
ed both morning and evening.
Exchange Puipits.
Rev Or w. c. Taylor. of the FRS
Baptist church, and Rev. Ryian'
Knight, D. D., OF Richmond, Thu
morning exchanged pnlpits. Ther'
was no service at the First Baptis
church tonight DIR. Taylor returned
from Richmond this afternoon. hav
ing conducted the open air service o
81 Johns Episcopal church on tn
church lawn at o'clock,
Price Of Gas Reduced.
The price OF gas has been reduced
from Sta to I20 per thousand o.
the Petersburg Gas Company. Tbs
reduction is In keeping with promis
made by the corUs any last March
Wess Hammer Dead.
WEISS Hammer. farmer OF Mann
bcro. well known in Petersburg. d,e'
yesterday Al his home after shor
q, ttiness. He is survived by eleven chill
dren.
Society Notes.
Mrs. John Herbert Claiborne, Mis-
Donald Claiborne and Rooer
Claiborne left yesterday Tor IN
mountains.
Miss Margaret Beck~ith Is Nis,tin
In New York city.
Mrs. Colin =. Spottswood has re
Yurhed home. AFTER a two weeks Nasl
At Virginia Beach
John Gillian. who rs visiting NJ
parents Mr.. and Mrs, k1cnard VII
liam will return To Merriam, MISE
Tuesday.
Han A II. Hobbs, candidate for tn
state senate from Prince Georg'
Gurry. Sussex and Greenesville coun
ties. was visitor In Petersburg yes
terday.