The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-08
TOTAL QUALIFIED
VOTE IS 1,742
PETERsBURG's VOTING STRENGTH
SMALL IN COMPARISON TO
POPULATION.
DOING MUCH BUILDING
ENTIRE BURNT DISTRICT WILL
SOON BE COVERED WITH
CONN DIOts
STRUCTURES.
DOING MUCH BUILDING

Especial TO The Richmond NirginianD
PETERSBURG, VA. June S.-The
tota! qualified vote IN Petersburg OFT
of a population of 24.12 is 1,742
The total registration is 5000 or
more. 1t II q matter of speculation
as to the size of the vote in the COM
ing primary for the election of "A
Democratic candidate for the State
Senate from the Twenty ninth Sena-
torial District. 1t depends upon the
interest that can be created from now
on. In the contest the county of Dim
widdie IS arrayed against the city of
Petersburg, with chances favoring the
county candidate. Mr.. John Y. Har-
ris, since there are two candidates
from Petersburg, MFR. T. II. Drcwry
and Mr. Samuel thinner With one
candidate from Petersburg in the field,
Judge Harris would be easily DEF eat
ed.
Much Building Going Up.
More than 500, goo In buildings are
now In process Of erection in the
burnt district. The entire area is
being 'ilied up with the exception of
one building lot. The New York
Clothing Company has completed the
remodeliing of their building. Three
new buildings are being erected for
merchants by the Harrison Construc-
ton Company. on the fourth lot
Rosenstock Il Company have con-
tracted fer their building To be com
pleted by October !. This viii cost
between $4,000 and s50, 0o0.
The Augustus Wright estate is
erecting for the Rucker Dry Goods
Company a handsome store, 20 cost
about $25. 900
In the burnt district a store is being
constructed for ". Y. Burge & Co.
al a cost OF SIS 200 Work will short
ly be begun on the building for the
American Bank and Trust Company,
which is to cost about $4,000. The
vacant lot is the property Of Mr.. ~,
j. Francis and doubtless will have a
store erected on the location in a
short time. When these buildings are
finished the entire space will be again
filed up with handsome and commo-
dious stores. In addition to these i'm
provements the Petersburg Savings
and Insurance Company are building
- large annex 10 their handsome bank
on the Tahh street side. and Eigen-
hruu Bros. the elothters, are enlarE-
ing their store in the rear from Sy
camore street.
list Of Graduates.
The list OF graduates Of the Pc
tershurg High School was made
known Wednesday by Professor Will
liam r. Snithey. principal The
graduates are Berniee Leigh Allen.
May Epps BAXTER Dorothy l.. Brown.
Carrie Helen Green, Mary Katherine
Gresham. Annie Lee Jones, Mary
Goodwin Holiday Mitchell, Margaret
Ruth PereivaH, Frances Walthall
Nicholas Smith. MARY Sterling Smith.
George Stanley Morrison, Arth ur
owen Scoggin,
First honor graduate. Mary Sterling
Smith. Diplomas will be presented
the graduating class Friday night In
the Academy of Music.
Closing Exercises Of Military Academy.
The closing exercises OF the Peters
burg Military Academy were held We'd
nasday at the school building on Law
renee Street. The session just closed
has been Il most successful one, The
academy will be removed before the
fall term begins 10 the old Petersburg
High School building on Union Street.
Capt r e. Sndow who has had
charge Of the military department the
past term. will continue next session
much To the qualification of principal
y. r. Starke ard patrons Of the school.
Washington & Lee University has
offered 81 scholarship 10 the student,
standing among the first honor grad
yates.
The following II the roll Of honor for
the past session and are arranged ac-
cording 10 standing of the students:
A X Davis Jr George Keith Lane.
Howard Gin, William McGin. l.. Ii.
Gin. T. r Psrson, Walter Bryan.
In Richmond for Treatment.
Wayne Crowder, son OF Mr.. +. r.
a af he No
bitten Tuesday by his hunting dog.
stifct showed Signs If. hS tiruF if1oi5ia.
Treatment was given by Br. Mayes.
OF Church read. by whose advice MIR.
Crowder left on the first train for
Richmond to be treated al the Pas
teur Institute. The dog which bit
Mr.. Crowder was known to have been
recently bitten by supposed mad
dog MIR. Crowder was attacked sud
denly while sitting On his porch and
his leg was badly torn by the dog 8
teeth.
To Build Trolley Extension.
Mr.. John F.. Haryen local super
intendent Of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. has stated that his
company would shortly commence ex-
tension OF the Halifax electric car
line To Hawk street The distance
the line will be extended is about
fifteen hundred yards. and will be OF
great value to residents of upper Hal
flax street.
The funeral OF the late John r.
Pace was held Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock from Washington Street
Methodist church, and was conduct
ed by the pastor, DR. George E. Book
er.