The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-06
PLAN To REbU|LI
BURNED DISTRICT
FINE STRUCTURES WILL REPLACE
DESTROYED BUILDINGS At
EARLY DATE.
STONE COPING FALLS
MIR. AND MRS. EDWARD GREEN
NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING
cRUsHED--oDD FELLOWS
INSTAL OFFICERS.

Especial to The Richmond Nlrginian'p
PETERSBURG. VA, January g.
m Petersburg Club has secured ;he
buchanan property on Tabb street for
their new home This club has re-
organized. for several years 1t has dis
continued tho use of q regular home.
Formerly they were located on the
corr.er of East Tabb and Sycamore
streets. Inproveme nts are being made
at tire Buchanan house and VIII short
ig be in condition for occupancy.
When A. r Hill Camp OF Veterans
OF Petersburg celebrates ON January
la. the birthday of General Lee. tha
spea ker of the occasion will he Judge
Williams. the attorney general of Viz
Captain C >asat Aasstal',--s
Lvlchhurg, will he present, and viii
giv.a a talk also Colonel James An
derSen. of Springfield wll he IN AL
tendance, Colonel Anderson is com
naarder Of Springfield Mass Post,
u. A. Il.
The camp is taking an active in
tercst in the success Of this cclebra-
tion.
Rebuilding Plans.
Plans for rebuilding the burnt dis
trist of Sycamor" street are being
considered by property owners OF
tna. sectipn MeSsrs. Roseus;uck and
Gornp any Will erect larger building
thsn before On their location. The
4ApiG nation Trust Company are con-
sidering plans for their nov bank
building ana the owners q: tho ]. -,
JamGs Stare are not sat prepared t.
make statement, Whuehorne and
ScoEgin viii locate on the corner of
Sycamore and Washington streets and
a large building is now being pre-
: ssafstt for them.
Property Owners summoned.
Fifty property owners are being
summoned 10 appear before the po-
lice justice 10 give reason why they
3sayn failed 10 connect their proper
ties with the sewers
-vse---Had Narrow Escape.
stone coping Weighing several
hundred pounds fell 10 tho sidewalk
from the odd Fellows building Wed
nesaay night, and Mr.. Edward Green
snd wife had tust left the spot where
;he stone struck. Had it fallen ear
sier IN the evening someone would
certainly have been injured. Police
rngahn LII the Ea4laiHg - prevent the
possibility Of any one being hurt in
case more II the coping fell.
Ragsdais.---Lewis.
In the parlors Of the new shirley
Hotel "Wednesday evening at 100
o'clock. pr e. Braxton Bryan united
in marriage Miss Susie Ragsdale, OF
ninwiddie. and MIR, G. =. Lewis. n
prominent business merchant of De-
Witt.
Recepsion AT Riverside.
The usual Saturday afternoon re
rcption and hop win he held to-
morrow at Riverside club. Those
asked To- serve are Mesdamss II. q.
Leigh. +. II. Patterson. W. W.
Towncs. Carl II. Davis. Hamilton Sea-
bury. w A. Bragg. Misses Mary
iiryan. Annie Binford. Helen Cam
eron, Delta Cameron, Donald tlai-
borne and Nellie Green,
odd Fellows install Officers,
Petersburg Lodge. No. 7s / q. q.
r., held IL regular meeting Thursday
evening, at which time officers were
Installed for the ensuing term hy
District Deputy Grand Master James
A. Alfriend, assisted by Deputy Grand
Marahai William H. Wilcox and Dep
i4tS Grand Warden $. j.. Rodgers. A
large number Of the members OF the
lodge We're presented, and the follow
ing officers were installed for the
term;
William r UzzelI noble grand.
T. a. Brice. vice grand
owen Gilmore. sitting past grand.
James A Alfriead. recording seerc-
tary.
AbsAFit is AIRY IkfkSftttAE FVNtFtoih
William n. WILCOX. treasurer.
Samuel -. Rodgers chaplain ..>
e fr3istees--W T. Armstrong. James
A. Aifriend and Robert l.. Alley. all
past grands of Petersburg Lodge
After the installation ceremonies the
lodge repaired 10 the New Shirley Ho-
tel. where an elegant banquet was serv -
ed The thanks of the neighbors par =
taking Of the supper were extended
Mr.. r, Al. Clements. proprietor "
the New Shirley. for the elegant ban
Quef prepared, and 10 the entertain
4 meat committee of Petersburg Lodge.
4 toast vas given Mr.. w. r. tzzeil,
the noble grand. and those present
pledged him their support.
Petersburg Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
y though an organization chartered hut
a few years. has done a great work and
continues TO grow in membership,
erhera are 80. llA Odd Fellows in Wiz
gInia and the order has one of the
siandsornest orphans homes In the
United States located near the city OF
Lynehbnrg.