The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16

\. callie. president of the southern
states Mission, and Elder Hebert j.
Grant. of the Quorum of Apostoles.
will BIO the principal speakers 1t Is
said that the Church Of Latter Day
Saints has quite a large following in
the State, there being number of
adhercnts in Petersburg and Rich
mond.
Big Yield of Potatoes.
j. r.. Cousins, one of the best known
and most successful farmers of Prince
George county, raised this year $50
bushels of Irish potatoes on a quarter
of an acre of land, or at the rate Of
500 bushels per acre And this was
not all The potatoes are of extra
fine quality, and brought Mr.. Cousins
81 per bushel. He has shown what
the soil OF old Prince George can Sc
made to produce under proper cultl-
walton
New Bank Mt Carson.
The new bank of Carson, in Din
widdie. was opened for business to-
day. 1t is located in "a new building
of Its own. has a good capital Is man
aged by experienced business men and
has the assurance oil a fine patronage.
Honor to Past Councillor.
OF the twenty-five past State coun.
cilors of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics of Virginia, the
only one who has died was q. II. Cor
don, OF Richmond, who passed away
on September IL lie was the head
of the order in lS9S-'9i, and was a
faithful and beloved officer. At the
session of the State Council in Alex
andria in October It was ordered, AT
the suC Sesuon OF DR.. William Evans.
of NoTfoih, the retiring State cour-
cilor. that a full lifc-siZc picture OF
Mr.. Gordon be procured and hung on
the wall of the headquarter Offices in
Petersburg. This was done, and the
picture. n fine reproduction of the
original, was conspicuously placed in
the offices to-day. 1t is hoped in time
to have the pictures OF all the living
past councillors hung in the headQuar-
tiers.
Health lecture to Colored People.
Under the auspices of the Colored
Civic Association, Il meeting of the
colored people OF the city will be
held Friday night in the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, on Halifax Street in
the interest of sanitary and health i'm
provement. The association IS seeking
to improve conditions among the
negroes and thus reduce the high rate
of mortality among them. The speak :
er of the evening will be DR.. II. A.
Martin. the health officer, who will
tell the negroes why they are dying
so fast. Other prominent speakers
Will address the negroes during the
winter months.
To Investigate Tax system.
The joint committee OF the two
branches of the Council, appointed to
investigate the system of collecting
-.
during the past thirty years. has re-
suited in an accumulation of dclin-
quent taxes to the amount OF a quar-
ter of ~ million IF dollars. is now
complete. 1t consists of Councilmon r.
Il. Wilcox and Charles w. Bland, and
Alderman r. :. Pugh. The committee
will make thorough investigation into
the system and report with recommen-
dations for future protection.
Destroying Coniiscnted ristols.
Heretofore it has been customary
at stated periods to sell AT auction
all pistols and other unlawful weapons
con.iscated in the Police Court, and to
turn the proceeds into the State
Treasury. This plan will no longer
be pursued. The weapons are to be
broken to pieces and destroyed. There
are in tho hands of the police several
dozen old pistols coniiscated during
the past year, and these are to-day
undergoing the process of complete
destruction
Meeting of Daughters.
a meeting of Petersburg Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
was held this afternoon, Mrs w.
Pryor Jones presiding. Comprehensive
reports were received from the dele
gates to the recent Richmond conven-
ton. The chapter has received fifteen
new members this year. The order in
the South controls ia college scholar
ships. and recently received a gift of
$1,000 for scholarship in a Wash
inston college.
Personal aud Otherwise.
Miss Otelia w. Snyder and Jesse s.
Hatch. both of Prince George county
were married in Washington ycstcr-
day.
Bernard f. Wells is critically i'll at
his home on Commerce street.
Sales of tobacco to-day reached 12o,
600 pounds. md the better grades
brought as high as SEQ.
The Birdvillc (Tuberculosis) Sana-
forum is doing excellent work. Two
patients have recently been discharged
~ cured. The sanatorium is strictly
- charitable institution, and is con
Quoted on the most advanced principles
of scientific treatment of tuberculosis