The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-06
DISCUSS SITE Of
APP. HILL MARKER
SONS OF VETERANS OF PETERS,
BURG HOLD MOST INTEREST
INGk SESSION.
RAE OLD LANDMARK
MAYOR DIRECTS POLICE CHIEF TO
KEEP EYE ON vAuDE-
WILLIE PERFORM
ANCE.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. May "a. p.
Hill Camp. Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams. held Friday night a most en-
thusiastic meeting which was largely
attended.
Upon this sketch We're two points,
one believed by Mr.. Whitehorne to
be the SPOT and another selected by
Chief Scout Tucker. of Baltimore. a
member OF General Hills staff, as the
place here General Hill was killed.
AT last nights session nearly all the
officers OF the camp were present and
4 large number OF the mem bership.
all showing great interest In the
placing OF the marker
Among the business transacted was
the ordering of the capitation tax
to be paid Adjutant-General Nathan
Bedford Forrest before the reunion In
Little Rock and the importance was
urged upon the camps being repre-
sented. The next meeting of the camp
will be the first Friday night In June,
when 1t Is expected that an even
larger attendance will be had. In
1907 A. P.SHill Camp numbered three
hundred and sixty members.
Another Landmark Raced.
Another landmark IL being removed
in Petersburg In order to make room
for future improvements. The large
frame building on Lawrence stree,
occupied by James Smith & Son for
about a half century as a soap fac
tory, is being razed. This building was
erected before the Civil War for this
purpose. and was probably the oldest
soap manufacturing plant In the
South. The company did an extern
sis t,t,s u ~ y.yss
was discontinued several years ago
The property was purchased several
years ago By Messrs. G. e. and w. A.
Williamson. OF Petersburg, and they
are now having the building removed.
To Inspect Vaudeville shows.
Chief OF Police 5Ragiand has re-
ceived a communication from May
or Cameron to inspect carefully the
character of the vaudeville shows
appearing In Petersburg.
Perform Delicate Operation.
DIR. Charles r. Robbins, OF Rich
mond. and several physicians of the
hospital staff Thursday performed
several delicate operations on patients
in the Central State hospital. The
operations were witnessed by many
OF the physicians of Petersburg. All
the patients are reported as doing sat
isfactorily.
Three Large Crops
Three men sold at the different
warehouses in Petersburg Friday 49,
600 pounds OF tobacco at prices rang
ing from 81 to SIS per hundred
pounds
Pastors Guests Of Honor.
Key. w. 7. Rodgers. Rev. Charles
w. Sydnor, Rev. George Floyd Roger
and Rev. q. Otis Meade Will be the
guests OF honor at smoker Saturday
night at st. Paufs parish house on
Union street. The visitors will visit
the Petersburg churches Sunday, tell
Ing the congregations about the pro-
gress OF the work in the Diocese Of
Virginia.
Revival AT Matoaca.
The revival services at the Mato-
AGA Methodist church continues 10
grow in interest. The pastor Ia be-
Ing assisted in the work by Rev. A.
l. Franklin. Of Crewe. There were
two conversions Thursday night. a,
which meeting Rev. w. III. Atwiii, OF
High Street church. and Rev. J. X,
Jeliln. the presiding elder. were pres
ent and took part.
Mrs. Pearnian Dies.
Mrs James L. Pearman. who was
operated upon at the Petersburg hos
pita! "Wednesday for appendicitis,
aieo Friday night. She was about
.nli'y years OF age and Is survived
BY her husband and two children. The
deceased xas a highly esteemed ,aav
OF the city and was member of wes,
street Methodist church.
HArris-Squircs'
y. AIRS. Fred Ptlcher and children left
Saturday morning for Culpeper to at
tend the marriage Of her sister. Miss
Harris to Rev. Charles Tappey
Squires, OF Lenoir. ". C,