The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-24
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especial TO The Richmond Virginia 4. /
PETERSBURG, VA, April H.
Many of the stores and busfneSs
houses of Petersburg and manuf9c.s.
turing plants are closed Mondax -.
ternoon In order to allow their IN,
pioyes TO attend the Petersburg Rich
mona baseball game. Seward Trunk
Bag Company closed at O'Clock
ana gave their employees, NUMBERING
upwards OF 500, tickets to the rarn... \
E. A. Balm Bottlings Works also ravs8
out free tickets to their hands. Nam
thermometers are IN Petersburg Mon
oay and more came over on the car,
IN the afternoon. An automobile pa
race to the grounds is slated to h
held and a band OF music has baen
engaged.
Lecture Of Great Interest,
Mr. u. X McEwen, of Exeter, Eng
iand. gave an account OF his travels
through Spain at the Believers Hall
on West High street Sunday after.
noon. The meeting was largely at-
tended and the lecture was one OF
great interest. Mr.. BENZ. Bradforu.
or Long Island City, will BEGIN
series of revival services In the hall
Monday night.
Bishop e. +. Hoss, of Nashville.
will preach at the Washington street
Methodist church Sunday mornfnS.
April 80. and at Market Street churci,
Al night. Bishop Hoss will come from.
Richmond to Petersburg, whore he
Will be In attendance upon the an
nual session OF the church extensions
board Of the Southern Metfodists.
which convenes in Richmond Thurs
day.
Chorus Coming to Richmond.
Miss Jean Trigg's chorus will leave
on the $50 electric car for Richmond
Monday evening to attend the mrs
rehearsal with the Richmond chorus.
The chorus has chartered a car ami
large number Will attend the re-
hearsal.
Revival Grows In Interegt.
The revival being conducted at the
Ettrfck Methodist church by Rev.
George II. Wiley continues to grow
In interest. There were special se,
vices Sunday, the one at O'Clock
being of special interest.
Appoint Delegates.
On Sunday morning the Presbyte-
rtan Sunday schools Of tho city ap-
pointed delegates to the Sunday nchoo,
convention which convenes ut the
Seventh Street Christian church Ill
"A
Der from the schools OF Petersburg
are expected to be in attendance.
To Preach Baccalaurease Sexznon.
DR.. George e. Booker has accepted
the invitation to preach the bacca
laureate sermon at the State Normal
School In Farmville the frst Sunday
In June.
Councils Hoad Session.
There VIII be special joint meet
ing Of the council and board OF ai~I
dermen Monday night to constdar tbs
matter OF having building inspector
for the city and adopting building
code.
Funeral OF Mr.. wiIkinson,
The funeral Of Mr.. william e. VIII
kinsou, who died Friday night at Ma
toaca, was held Sunday afternoon
from the residence and the interment
was made in MAtoacA cemetery. Mr..
Wflkinson IL survived by two sons. Mr..
Ernest G., OF MAtoaca, and Mr. Lon-
ME Wilkinson, Of Portsmouth. Va.
and by hve daughters-Mrs. Nora II.
Smith. Mrs. Martha g. Worley, Mrs.
Ernest Stewart. OF Matoaca: Mrs
Mra. Charles TAYLOR, Of Beach, Va. IN
LAttlo hoy Couvaleecang.
Lewis F.. the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs l. +. Meyers. on High street.
who has been very III at the Peterp-
burg hospital, has 20 far improved
a. to be able to be removed to HIS
home.
Interested In Merger.
Much interest IL taken In Petsrs-
burg in the merger Of the trxcf4ons
lines of Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk. Should this be done tha
electric company will complete the
large dam which was commenced u
be built UP the tAppomattox sevesaa.
years ago. and was discontinued Tor
q while.
Injured In Runway.
Mr.. joseph Carter. . i-known
cittsen Of Halifax strest. WAS badly
injured In . runaway in his yard FIJI
day afternoon. He had just gottNn
Ia his buggy to 60 out for q dxfyo
when the horse became suddeuiy
frightened and threw Mr.. Carter Is
the ground with great force. He waa
rendered unconscious for an hour o.
more. gsss 4
Mr.. John 8. Clary, who recently -.
turned to Petersburg from the hoo.
pital At Williamsburg. has bean anatn
adjudged insane and will be return~
cd. 1t was only . few days ago NJ.
Clary was married. The unfortunatA
man was for many years Z prOm1@
nent butcher OF Petersburg.