The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
As Usual, 1t Comes From
Brunswick County; Sells
for I2 Cents Pound.
SONS TO HEAR ADDRESSES
Election News From Nearby
Counties-Other Peters
burg News.
Times dispatch Bureau.
1o9 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg. Va. september 9

PETERSBURG, Va, september =.
The first bale of new Virginia cot
Ten was received to-day by a firm of
commission merchants. Tho cotton
was sent by r. T Purdy. of Bruins
wick county. classed as middiing. and
was sold at IL cents per pound. Bruins
wick county has been in the marke t
with the first bale for many years.
New Crop OF Tobacco.
Prinlings OF the new crop of tcbacc o
have been coming into market quite
freely during the past few days The
sales this week aggregated about H.
600 pounds, at prices ranging from So
&c s6.75 per hundred pounds The re.
ceipts of primings from now on will
be quite large. The crop OF last year
has not been entirely exhausted, and
crops are occasionally offered. Re-
ports indicate that the new crop will
the drought during the following
planting season
( To Address the Sons.
/ Arrangements are being made by A.
p. Hill Camp, Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams. for a series of addresses to be
delivered before rho camp during the
fall and winter months. Among the
speakers already under engagement
are the Rev. James Power Smith, p. D
and Colonel w Gordon McCabe, of
Richmond. Colonel William e. Cam
eron and other veterans will also be
asked to speak. The memorial to
mark the spot where Lieutenant Gen
eral A. P. Hill fell will soon be erect
va by the Confederate Sons.
Election Notes.
The voters OF Chesterfield county.
In last Thursdays primary turned
down five OF the six members of the
Board OF Supervisors. local issues. II
"a said. being the cause In district
No. ?. for Commissioner OF the Reeve
nue.. S. A. Mann. of Matoaca, the in :
cumbent defeated his opponent. Chas
T.. Shortly. of Ettrick. by l2s major.
sty.
Senator A r. Hobbs. OF Prince
George, was renominated for the Sem
ate, in the district composed of Prince
George, Surry. Sussex and Greenes-
willie counties. by plurality of eighty
nine He had two opponents
All OF the present county officers
were renominated, the sheriff and
clerk having no opposition, and
Treasurer Temple receiving more votes
than both of his competitors com
hined. R. c. Burrows, for Commits
sioner of the Revenue, received sixty
nine majority.
widdie were renominated, with the
exception OF one OF two supervisors
Judge B. ]. Epes. the Commemorative
Attorney was not candidate for re-
election. and Morton Goode was nom
mated in his place.
There We're two very close contests
p. H Drewry. OF Petersburg. was
nominated for the State Senate by
eighteen plurality over Judge John Y
Harris, of Dinwiddie In Prince George
Judge Timothy Rives. for Common
wealth's Attorney defeated his op-
.ponent. Davis Harrison. by only four
Votes.
General News Notes.
Louis Rosenstock, who has been n
Datienr in the Petersburg Hospital
for some time. following an operation
FLOR appendicitis, is still in delicate
condition though slowly Improving.
Jack Evans. n colored countryman
stopped a runaway horse almost Al
the risk OF his life to-day While
fstanding at the corner Of Tabb ant
,Sycamore Streets. Evans saw a horse
attached TO a wagon running rapidly