The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-01
Robert Gillian, Jr.. Is Declared
Democratic Nominee for
House.
VISIT FROM TAFT EXPECTED
Whirlwind Campaign Is Proposed
for New Y. Nj. c. a.
Home.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street.

petersburg. Va, August 81.
The City Central Democratic Com
mittee at It's meeting last night mado
final plans for the State primary cleo
ton TO be held on Septemba: 1. Rob-
ert Gillian, Jr, having no opposition.
was declared the Democratic nominee
for the House of Delegates from this
city. The committee appointed Judges
to hold the election, giving both scna-
torial sides fair representation The
| INST OF judges IS as follows;
First Ward--W. A. Franklin. w. II.
Beasicy and Camp Campbell.
Second Ward-J. NJ Quicke. Sr., j
d Bass ST and Ernest Ramey.
Third Ward-W. H. Kevan, u.
Duane and John Guinar
Fourth Ward-W. X. Uzzell. ~ IL
Lane, Sr.. ana j. X w smith.
Filth Ward-A. j. saunders. p. H
Wells and Z. W. Mann.
W. Bryant ana r. +. .I,Aa a. avg :
The qualified vote OF Petersburg is
about 1900, and it Is estimated that
the vote cast in the primary will be
about 1900
President Taft May Come. i
IT Is cHpectee that President Taft
viii come to Petersburg on the occa
sion vi the unveiling Of the DIassa-
chusetts monument on tile Crater farm
AS at present arranged. the date Of
the unveiling has been fixed for No
vsmber -. but this date may be
venience. The President VIII speak
at the good roads conference to be
held in Richmond November 20-22. and
he can then find it convenient TO eX-
tend his trip TO Petersburg Otherwise.
he might not be able To come here. The
matter Of changing the unveilinr date
is NOW under consideration by the
Massachusetts authorities.
Dcrniicd i'll the street.
Two cars OF freight train whicn
was being pushed up the Coast Line
ROAD from the dover to the upper sta
ton were derailed on Washing ton
street. near Cohen's factory, to-day
The two cars were empty and were be-
twee nthe engine and some loaded
cars. 1t is supposed that they bump,
cd and jumped the tracks. One OF
them was TUNED over and the othcS
was pushed on it No one was hurt.
II required some hours to put then
right and clear the track.
4 Boom for PriminSs.
Primings of the new tobacco croT
solo for so9t per hundred pounds az
the warehouse to-day That hgu:;e
raised by Russell Young. of Dinwid.
Gle county. Primings are the only to-
bacco now being brought to market
and they are selling high
y. VI. &. a. Home.
meeting OF the board of direc-
tors OF the Y. NJ. c. A Will be held
tomorrow night in the Office of a. W.
Walch. the executive secretary, 10 dis
campaign 10 raise money for tie
building OF new no ne Tor the as.
ISOLATION The home is TO he located
on Washington Street.
Personal and General.
Last evening at the home of the
bride, on Grove Avenue. Miss Mary
Elizabeth Livesay, daughter OF Mrs
L. Brockwell. the Rev. W. H. Atwiil
oiticiating
Edward Graves. coiored, who lost
MS store. dwelling and stable by tire
Tuesday night, in Prince George coun-
y also lost about SlO0 in money He
had but little insurance.
q. STANLEY Burt, OF Claremont. candi-
The counties OF Surry and Prince
George, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Burt is opposed by ). p. Barham. also
of Surry.
Company has given out contract for
the erection OF four-story brick fac
tory building. 1t viii be 90 by 225
feet. and will cost about $4,000. w \.
Perdue is the contractor.
Samuel Banks, :; we'll known colored
citizen. died yesterday. He was taken
III on the street several days ago.
Monument to Washington Artillery.
through the Ladies' Memorial As
ISOLATION of THIS city al contract has
been awarded to- Burns & Campbell
LOT a handsome monument to the
mem-~.y of the dead of the Washing
ton Artillery. of New Orleans. whose
remains rest in Old Blandford Gene
terry. This famous command has ever
since the war maintained a square
IN stamford Cemetery. near the old
church. which has always been kent
in condition by the Memorial Associa
tion. The monument will be placed
IN this square Fifteen OF the Wash
ington artillerymen are buried in this
SQUARE and the remains OF another,
buried in the Bcllwood Cemetery j.,
chesterfield county, will be removed
here, and the names of all will b.
carved on the monument The monu-
ment Will be unveiled about the ISL OF
December.
To Call n Pastor.
While no formal action has vet been
taken in the matter Of calling a pas
tor to the First Baptist Church to sue
coed the Rev. w. c. Taylor, d. D.. re
signed. the congregation will probably
next Sunday o: within a short time
thereafter, appoint n committee to Sc.
lect pastor and make report thereon.
One Prisoner Binds Another.
When Sheriff W. Il. Bois5eau of
Prince George county. went into one
of the cells OF the county Jail to feed
the prisoners yesterday morning he was
confronted by rather straight sight
One of the negro prisoners had been
bound and tied tight. and was living
helpless. This work had been done nv n
fellow prisoner, the negro who a few
days ago made a ferocious attack on tho
sheriff. Inquiry of the negro elected
the information that he had bound and
tied the man because he had gone
crazy.
And the man was either crazy or
playing crazy to perfection. Hts wild
stare. his refusal to talk or eat bis