The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10
MONEY FOR LAYING
. EMERGENCY MAIN
Action of Lower Branch Will
Be Concurred In by
Aldermen.
POLITICS IN PRINCE GEORGE.
Qualified Vote in Many Counties
Larger Than Usual-Other
Petersburg News.
POLITICS IN PRINCE GEORGE
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street.

Petersburg, Va. July ..
me Board OF Aldermen Will meet In
regular session on tomorrow evening
and VIII promptly concur In action OF
the lower branch in appropriating sl1.-
900 for laying an emergency main TO
the Locks Power House to secure
supply OF water from the canal The
work of laying this main will begin
at once.
Politics In Prince George.
The Democratic Committee of Prince
George county met last Thursday and
received the notices filed by and the
ices assessed against the various per-
sons who VIII enter the primary on
september for nomination for office.
There are three candidates for the
State Senate In the district. and three
candidates for treasurership of the
county. and in these two respects the
campaign sis a very interesting one
Interest has also been added By the en-
trance. almost on the last day, OF
David A. Harrison. of Disputanta as
candidate for Commemorative At
torney, as against Judge Timothy
Hives, the incumbent Of the Office
Mr.. Harrison is d graduate of the
University of Virginia. and only re-
Gently received his license to practice
law. Judge Rives was formerly Judge
OF the County Court. was q member OF
the Constitutional Convention, was at
one time a member OF the House of
Delegates. and has held the Office OF
Commemorative Attorney for come
years.
Ienvy Qualified Vote.
In every county in this section the
qualified vote this year is much larger
than usual This was brought about
by the large number OF candidates in
the field for county offices and for
members OF the General Assembly, and
lfFn -,
Fass that was made.
Engagement Announced
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Dana stevens. of
Savannah. Ga. nave announced the
engagement of their daughter, jose
prime, TO Lieutenant w R Nichols
United States Army. OF Petersburg. The
date for the wedding Is not stated
Lieutenant Nichols is the con OF the
late Captain and Mrs. William r
Nichols. OF Petersburg. and has many
relatives and friends here.
Transfers of Property.
Among tho deeds OF transfer of real
estate recorded in the clerks Office the
past week were the following:
Charles L. Collier and Margaret X.
Cuthbert. to Mary Alice Collier, ct ais
granted interest In residence and
property, corner Of Sycamore and Fill
mere Streets. $1,000.
Ida T Dillon to l. T. Fuqua, lot on
Farmer Street, 81 800.
r w. Price and wife. TO Sailie A
bunstan. dwelling and lot on Hinton
Street s2500.
Res JudIcnta.
The only case Of interest on the
Commemorative docket OF Prince
George Circuit Court, which has just
closed its term. was that OF David Cur
tiss, negro, indicted for felonious as
sault Curtis had been tried before
magistrate and discharged. but was
subsequently indicted by the grand
jury. When the case was called Bart
lett Roper, Jr. counsel for defendant
entered the plea that having once been
tried and acquitted. Curtis could not
lie tried second time for the same
offense The court took the plea I'M
der consideration. but allowed the case
10 so 10 the jury, who returned a YER
dict OF guilty. with the penalty OF thir-
~ days In Jail and q fine OF $50. On
the following day the court sus
tanned the plea OF res judicata. set the
verdict OF the jury aside and discharg-
cd the prisoner
General News Notes
The Rev Thomas Elgar. OF New
York, known as the prison evangelist.
preached in two OF the Baptist
churches of this city to-day, and in
the afternoon preached 10 the prison
ers in the Jail.
Commissioners Anderson and Ray
mond. who spent Saturday here in the
inspection of the Massa chusetts monu-
ment, erected on the Crater farm. have
returned 10 their homes
The Sunday afternoon services of
st. Johns Episcopal Church are held in
the open air on the church lawn dur
ing the hot summer weather.
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