The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-21
COUNCIL TO ACT
TOPROTECT HEALTH
IMPROVEMENTS FoR OLD MARKET
SUGGESTED ny Pure FOOD oFrt-
CEps Will. NE MADE.
COLORED PYTHIANS MEET
FIRE IN WEST END DAMAGES DoU.
HE TENEMENT AND DRIVES
OFT FAMILY WITH THREE
Ill, wITH MEASLES.

fsreclsl 10 The Richmond Niretnian.l
PETERSBURG. VA, June GA
meeting Of the council or Petefsoufs
was held Tuesday night at which was
discussed the improvements c"ntem~
plated for the Old Market
Mr.. Benjamin Purcell. OF hich-
mond. chief deputy TO Prof saunders
state pure food commissioner "u>
dressed the members.
Mr. Purcell stated that the eendi-
.son or old Market was such AZ 10
call fer prompt measures heine
taken. He believed the butchers we're
ready 10 cooperate and said the
sfaugnter- houses at Petersburg were
an especially good sanitary conaiuoh'
Mr.. Purcell recommended thht 'he
fgo,r of Old Market he vaxen UP ana
that the entire binding shonin oe
screened Mr. ratteson. AFTER inc ols-
russtou. stated THAI the finance com
n,fttee Rad appropriated for Improve
sart. a, the old Market 500 for
fhe wear. which amount Mr., PnrceH
Thought Was adequate 70 cover the
racessary. repairs President wilcox.
~ the council thanked Mr. Purceii
FOR his presence and interest IN 'ne
matter Of more sanitary market IN
this city. A.
Al the meeting last night was Mr.
r d. Jones' Of Green HAY, one "t
the pure food commissioners. and Lr
n. A. Martin, health officer al re
tershurg.
Big Lot Sale Held.
Tha greatest sale OF lots ever had
I'm the vicinity of Petersburg was held
"Wednesday morning. wnen the Dune
s.n tract owned by Senator Charles
n I.a$sfter. was auctionod OFT. Mucn
f,r the land sold was planted IN crops,
The entire area In historic soil ana
n rovsred with breastworks and lof-
fihcations,
Considering Long Indictment
The large indictment. consisting OF
about SIS counts. was presented Tues-
day TO the grand jury relative 10 the
pyss,or- Davis case. The indictment
ss said to be the longest ever known
in Virginia. and If put in printed
sorr would make book OF many
rares. These indictments nave beer
prepared with great labor ny tofh
monwealth's Attorney T.. H. Manf
and will take the grand jury cansid
cradle time TO examine.
FIRE I'm West End.
A fire IN the West End Tuesdal
practically destroyed the interior ot
double tenement house on Peari stree,
The house. was occupied by Mr. Il. II
Trunk Factory, and he had three chil
sran I'll with measles when the fir
was discovered. They were remoNe'
to the home of Captain w. H. Thayef
lust across the street, and seem 10 q
none the worse fer the change. IN
fire. In supposed to have originate
from q defective fiue in tho kitchef
for Il WAS there the fire was dlscoe
cred while dinner was being prepared
- 81 had iusf rented IN
other tenement. and had unioaded
wagon Of furniture and another loa
WAS at the door when the alarm wa
soundod His furniture WAS consid
erahly damaged before II could be re
moved from the burning building. TIL
loss to the building Will amount
about $500. which insure Will cover.
Mr.. Alfriend Named Deputy.
MIR. James 4. Aifriend. of Peters
been appointed district deputy gran
master tv Grand Master James Nit
chell. OF Phnebus. lie VIII install IN
newly elected officers in the loo;
lodges on their respective mectin
nights in July
CoIored Pytliians Convene.
About two thousand members (
the coiored Knights Of Pythias
Virginia are In Petersburg In annu
convention. AhtH III ~ 'N wa ="
the trains and the city ~ filled v
with colored knights
Wednesday there was large p;
rade. several bands Of music were
the line and the streets were thronl
ed These visitors are being elal
orately entertained by the colort
people and all the hotels run by tn
race in the city are so crowded tn
II IL necessary TO make arrangem en-
..-A y gELaa
>cwsy Notes.
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson and Mr..
Thomas Bowen, both OF this city, we
married I'm Norfolk Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward @. Russell and chi
dren, of Washington. are visiting MI
Russcils parents. Mr., and Mrs Jot
Mes. Buchanan, on High street.