The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
RURAL CARRIERS
| MEET ON TUESDAY
Annual Convention Of Virginia
Association Will Be Held
in Petersburg.
ETTRICK CITIZEN INJURED
Lively Political Situation in Din
widdie-Report of Chief
OF Police.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore ST.
Ratnrshnrn Va SnnIennhnr


The Virginia rural letter carriers
will meet in their eighth annual ses-
sion in the A p. Hill Camp hall. In
this city. on Tuesday morning next.
and will be called to order by the
president, ]. 5 Click. of Bridgcwater
The proceedings Will be opened with
prayer by the Rev. F. w Moore an
address OF welcome by the Mayor.
George Cameron. Jr. and the response
thereto 10y w. L. Hamersley. OF Ran
dolph
Addresses will be delivered by
Charles I. Lassiter, of this city and
H Gentry, OF Charlottesville. which
Will be followed by the presidents an
nual address. In the afternoon the as
ISOLATION Will be addressed by Edgar
Allan. of Richmond. and at night
smoker will be given on the second
day, reports of committees will be
made, and addresses will be delivered
By General Stith Boiling, and several
post-otce representatives. and officers
will be elected. 1t is expected that
loo or more members of the Associa-
tion Will be present.
Big Gathering of Colored Odd-Feilows.
Labor Day will be a big occasion
for the colored people of Petersburg
The First Regiment OF Patriarchs
Militant of the order of Odd Fellows.
VIII have its annual field day here on
that day. The regiment is composed
of fifteen uniformed companies. or
eanized i'll UIe various cities OF Vir-
ginia. Maryland and Delaware. and
of the District of Columbia, All of
these companies. comprising a large
membership. are expected Business
sessions will be held in the morning.
and at night the latter followed by
banquet
\ feature OF the day will be grand
parade. with banners and music the
lodges The regiment Will pass in
review before Mayor Cameron at the
baseball park. after which there will
be competition drill OF the companies
ana various games of sport.
Ladies' Memorial Association.
a meeting OF the Ladies Memorial
which matters Of interest We're CON
stallatton of the remaining State me-
c nTTle windo% Of in IN old B,aHaf9rd
but three have erected beautiful me-
mortal windows in memory OF their
dead soldiers IN the church. and these
expect to have theirs in place by next
December. The Texas window has
already been finished
The association appointed com
Sampson. MISS Ida Lowndes. Mrs
Dr. w. f Harwood and Mrs C
', ashington Artillery,>ot New Orleans,
ford Cemetery and to arrange the
ceremonies for Its unwilling in Decem-
Der
Enlargement of Wide Interest.
the engagement OF her daughter. Miss
Lillian Beatrice. to r. N, Harrison,
Of Of Petersburg The wedding, which
be one of much social interest through
out the State.
Painful Accident.
citizen and stonecutter w Of E Enq%R
while at work n day or two ago. was
painfully hurt by piece OF stone
generating his eye, The injury finally
TO the hospital, where an operation
was performed and the fragment re-
Politics In DIn,riddie
Since the organization OF an indie.
pendent party and the nomination OF
a full Independent ticket 20 oppose
in that county has. become verv lively.
The Democratic leaders and candi-
dates are making every possible CT
fort to induce every Democratic voter
and the probability is that very full
vote VII be cast The Democrats do
not believe that the Independents will
snow the strength they claim
Police Arrests.
The report OF the chief of police
shows total OF 234 arrests In this
city during the month OF August OF
these, forty five were for violations ot
city ordinances. seventy-nine for in
toxication. th!rtyseven for assaults
and batteries. twelve for felony. nine
teen for larceny and twenty seven for
m!sdemeanor. The drunks are mostly
Saturday night affairs
Personal and General.
BY reason OF his engagements Con-
ereBsman Glass will not be able to
speak in Petersburg on Monday night
as had been expected. Efforts will
be made to get him here on Wednes,
dav night
The Bohemian colony OF Prince
George Will celebrate Labor Day by "A
ball and supper
Julian HOY Kennedy. the infant son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Julian H. Kennedy.