The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-09
DECIDE TO PROBE
TAX COLLECTIONS
CoCKADE CITY COUNCILMAN DE-
oLAREs THAT SOMETHING Is
RADICALLY WRONG.
COMMITTEE IN NAMED
n. 4 w. BRAKEMAN swALLOws
POISON BY MIerAKE-OTBER
NEWS FROM PETERS,

Especial to Tho Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA. Nov. "a
mild sensation was sprung at the
meeting Of Common Council tonight
when Councilman Charles w. Bland
declared something 10 radically
wrong, some ono 10 at fault in the
collections Of city taxes or the city
would be IN better financial condition
and the DELINQUENT tax list shorter"
This caused the appointment OF
n,ittes to investigate the books and
methods OF the collection department.
Mr.. Wilcox declared the collecting
system in use might be at fault.
Chairman Patterson, Of the Finance
Committee. stated the city was never
in better financial condition than now.
and urged the appropriation Of $17s.000
for streets. water sewers and bridges.
There viii be = meeting Of the
Kings Daughters. Tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock At the home Of Mrs.
F.. c. Kent. on Market street
fook Potion by Mistake.
David Farrell. brakeman on the
Norfolk and Western Railway. took
poison to-day by mistake. using an
tiseptic tablets. thinking they were
auinine. At first tho case was report
ed to be an attempted suicide. The
quick work OF physicians saved the
man from death.
Funeral Of Miss Dyson.
Miss Barbara II. Dyson. Of Afatoaca
reighborhood. who died Monday, was
buried in the graveyard Of the Baptist
CT urch OF Matoaca YESTERDAY.
Election RsturnA
Election returns from Dinwiddis
county still continue to come from dis
tant precincts. but do not show any
great changes In the vote. The Demo
Gratis are far In the lead. The indie
! pendent ticket did not carry moro than
| two hundred veAs In total
Tobacco Coming In.
| Splendid tobacco sales were record
! ed here To-day. the total Of the sale
! running to $4,000 pounds and bringing
| from $3.50 to SIS per hundred pounds
/ The weather makes the season good
| for the farmers.
! eracey improving.
I w. T.. Bracey. the street car con-
/ ductor, who recently accidentally shot
! himself while starting on hunting
trip, is improving. He will recover
| from the effect of his unfortunate ac-
cident.
Minister to Leaye.
The Rev. d. II. Rolston, who re-
Gently resigned the Passionate of the
Second Presbyterian church, will leave
this week for Charlotte. where he
will servo the First Presbyterian
church as its pastor.
Ready For Visitors.
! Preparations are being made for
the coming OF Governor Foss, of
Massachusetts,, and a delegation of
fifty prominent members OF the G A.
r., who will dedicate a monument at
the Crater.
Colonel James Anderson, OF Spring
field, Mass, past commander OF Wilcox
Camp. and an honorary member Of
A. +. Hill Camp. Of Confed "a Vete-
rams. will arrive Saturday and will;
make the early arrangements. The
governor will not arrive until Monday,
the day OF the unwilling.
Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans OF Norfolk, with the
two Richmond camps. viii take part
In the ceremonies.
When A. p. Hill Camp visited
Springfield to assist in the Fourth OF
July celebration in that city. they were
treated with great courtesy. Citi
zens furnished automobiles for the
pleasure OF the visitors. 1t 10 thu
intent of the Petersburg veterans Il
return this courtesy. request hai
been made to owners OF automobile!
that they will assist in giving the
nifty Northern visitors an opportunity
to take In the places Of historic in
terest in this vicinity, by supplying
the means OF locomotion. 1t is con
coded that the request will be NOR
than fulfilled.
Funeral Of Charles Fl. Pyle.
The funeral Of Mr.. Charles II
Pyle was conducted from Tabb-Stree
Presbyterian church this morning a
i.1l o'clock The Rev. Charles r
Stribling conducted the service. Bland
ford Lodge OF Masons had charg'
of the exercises at the grave.
Art Pictures For School.
Two hundred pictures from tn
Emery Art Company were presented
for the temporary study and inspec
ton of the children of Stonewal
Jackson school here to-day. The pic
lures are masterpieces OF the brusl
and pen. They will be on exhibition
the remainder of the week. Tn
Emery Art Company Is q Boston IN
Etitu,ion. The courtesy OF the ex
hibition Is much appreciated by Tn
local school children.