The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-15
CONTRACT GWEN
TO BUILD BRIDGE
CRUDE FERRY ON APPoMATTOx
RIVER Is SOON TO BE
ABANDONED.


Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG, June 15.--The con-
tract for the bridge to be erected con-
Meeting Matoaca with F'erndale Park
has been awarded TO the Virginia
Bridge Company, of Roanoke. at a
cost of $4,000. When completed the
crude ferry on the Appornattox river
viii be discontinued.
Across this ferry each morning sew
eral hundred people have crossed be-
fore seven o'clock coming to Peters
burg where they are employed in the
factories and streets. The bridge will
he of great convenience to them as
well as add greatly to the trade OF
Petersburg. Matoaca Is a town of
about one thousand people situated In
Chesterfield county, three miles west
of this city Work on the bridge will
commence In a very short time
Citizens of Matoaca and the Cham
Der of Commerce of Petersburg have
worked Jointly until the funds have
been practically all raised for the con-
struction.
Miss Griffith Is Thanked.
Copies of the resolutions thanking
Mrs. Susan r. Griffith OF the Crater
farm in Prince George county for the
gift OF the site for the Massachusetts
monument to be erected next fall and
expressing appreciation for the ac-
ton of A. p HIN Camp of Veterans
! in the matter passed by the Massa-
! chusetts legislature have been received
/ in Petersburg
| These resolutions were sent to the
secretary of the Commonw eaith TO A.
+. Hill Camp of Veterans. of Peters,
burg and TO Mrs. Susan r. Griffith Of
the Crater farm, where the monument
will be located.
Market is Unsanitary
! Much opposition is developing TO
the proposed abandonment of the Old
/ Market suggested at a meeting or Il
| number Of councilmen who were IN
/ consultation with MIR. L. y. Jones. of
Green Bay. n pure food commissioner
Of Virginia.
! The market according to Mr.. Jones
Is in an uusanitary condition and
should not be used however improve
ments can be made that will rem
der the market house in good coudi-
ton. 1t Is probable that some action
| will be taken at the next meeting OF
the council,
Court convenes.
The June term of the Hastings Court
of the city of Petersburg convened
Thursday morning, Judge Mullen, pre-
siding.
The regular Grand Jury will con-
slider the voluminous indictment
dSHHiSl 1uafles Iidlt DdfiS ana Cai tcl
r. Bishop of the old Appomattox Com
pany. This Indictment is being pre-
pared by commemorative Attorney r
II. Mann.
The special grand jury summoned
fer the purpose of investigating the
indictment were discharged by Judge
Mullen some days ago, because sew
eral of Its members were stockholders
in the bank.
Appointed to West Point.
Mr.. w. Berkeley PEBBLES. of Din
widdie county. has been appointed "A
| cadet to West Point by Hon. Robert
Turnbuli. of the Fourth district MIR.
PEBBLES graduated last year from the
Petersburg high school and has passed
both his mental and physical eXamina-
ton for entrance to the military
academy. He left for West Point
Monday, where he had to report on
Wednesday. He succeeds Mr.. James
Schwenck, OF Petersburg. who grad
uated from that institution this Year
Nurses to Graduate.
; The following young ladies will
graduate Thursday night from the
Petersburg hospital as trained nurses:
!" Miss Leila Holden, Miss Perry, Miss
: Taiiaferro and Miss, Marriott.
The exercises viii be held at the
Duncan NJ Brown Memorial school
at $40 O'clock, when they will re-
ceive diplomas. the address is to be
; delivered by Rev. Charles II. Strib-
ling pastor of Tabb-Street Presby-
terrain church. There will be music
and other interesting exercises.
The fortnightiy dance at Riverside
Club will be held Thursday evening
Mt $40 o'clock. The chaperones are
Mr.. and Mrs r. @. Spratley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Roper. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
b. J. Whitmore and a number OF
dancers are expected to be present
making the occasion one of much
pleasure.
Rev. DIR. Scott, who for some time
has been acting rector of St Paul s
Episcopal church since the resignation
of Rev r. w. Barnwell last fall. has
resigned and will leave Friday for
Orange county to spend a vacation
OF about three months.
Rev. Francis Ribhle vii occupy the
pulpit OF st. Paul's until the arrival
of the new rector in September,