The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
NO WHfskEY FOR
s0UTRs|OE FAIR
APPLICANT FOR LICENSE TO con-
DUCT BAR wiTHDRAwS ~
PETERSBURG.
COAL DEALERS CHARGED
CoNNiCTS WHO VIOLATED THEIR
PAROLE ARE SENT BACK
10 THE pENIrENTIARy
no COMPLETE TERMS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian
PETERSBURG VA, Sept &C.
Protest 10y temperance people OF The
city OF Petersburg has won Ia the
case OF the application BY the dtrey-
Tors OF the Southsiae Fair AssucIa-
uon fer license at the 4aiy the dit
reetors to-day having Withdrawn
their application fer tine license. The
directors in Withdrawing their pc
ntien 1or license says
We, the Undersigned. 81 no are d.
Iectors ot the Soathside Virginia Fair
citation, who heretofore requested
you to grant a license Tor the sale
OF intoxicating liquors al the 5Alf
grounds October II TO II. inclusive,
having been informed that there is
considerable opposition 10 such ~
cense 81 this community. white stilI
OF the opinion that there WA he less
excess IN the use % intoxicating IL
quors 10y granting Of such license 5iu
Ger proper restrictions, CUt 81 defer
ence 10 opinions and wishes Of good
y portion of cur citizens, respect
tuIly withdraw said request.
The application was made to the
court week ago. For "a day or two
nothing vas said against it An ar
uele appeared IN one Of the after
neon neNspa pers and this brought
the matter TO the attention Of the
ministers OF the city churches They
nrst stated they intended TO make no
protest, bat the newspaper article
stirred them and then came protest
after protest, resolutions being ADOPT
ID BY the ministers OF the churches
9i the several denominations. nv tn
branches Of The Womens Christian
Temperance Union. hy the several
sunday school unions and bY confer
ences Of churches Ia DinWiddie and
Prince George counties. Ii Is as a
result OF these protests the petition
q the far directors MAS WIthdra an
to-day
say Coal Dealers Discriminate.
Declaring that coal dealers iu the
city at Petersburg discriminate
against them, residents OF Ettriuk,
just across the AppOmatt0x river from
this city, have pooled and are buy
ing Their coal Ter consumption this
winter direct from the mines the
ufst carlQad came Ia over the Nor
folk and Western to-day and from a
siding near Campheu's bridge thu coal
rs being Nploaded end distributed 10
It's pQrch sers. The complaint Of the
E;trick pt pie Is that Petersburg coal
dealers charge them % cents more
Tor delivery of "a load 81 coal than
they charge city consumers The coal
dealers deny that ths IS uVeecharee.
and SAY that they charge Is cents
additional on hli coal hauled out
side OF the city limits They sa5 that
Et,rick consumers who VIII come af-
ter their coal viii get the Same treat
ment Petersburg persons coming aft
ter their coal recotVe-that Is that
40 cents charged tor hauling in the
city will be refunded, and also the
- cents addition charged for dolly
ering outside the city, The Ettrick
people say they are nearer tho coal
depots than are many residents with
"a the city who iise near the city lin
its.
The proposed bond issue Of $3.50.
900 for permanent street and sewer,
improvements. referred by the city
council at its last meeting TO the a.
nance committee, il Is forecasted. will
be killed by the lower branch. sew
eral of the councilmen being opposed
70 the ordinance authorizing the bond
issue because they do not believe dis
trlbuuon equally by wards Of the i'm -
protement viii be made. An EFFORT
VIII be made 10 have an amendment
tackled 70 the bond issue ordinance to
provide for equal ward distribution.
should the finance committee recon-
mend the killing Of the ordinance
II Is believed action WIKI be taken by
the aldermen and cunncilmeu abolish
ING the committee. The question OF
aboishing the finance committee was
before the aldermen recently and
though the proposition seemed to meet
faEor, 1T was tabled.
Postal Savings Thursday
George w. MuInford a we'll known
carpenter Of this city. died al his home
on Wythe street last night aged 81
years lie had been III since July
The body Will be taken to Windsor
on the $40 train tomorrow mornine
for interment lie Is survived by his
wife and the following children
Misses Hattie, Elsie. Mary and Dorl
Muntord and Fred. George w. Jr.. anC
Robert l. Munford all of this city
Also by one sister and one brothcl
OF Isle OF Wight county Mrs Emms
Fowler, and Mr. Zack Munford
The funeral Of Allen w. Hawkes.
aged II years, who died yesterday al,
sernoon AT his home in Dinwidai,
county. was conducted this Afternoon
from Smiths Grove church In th'
cemetery Of which interment wa.
made.
The postal savings bank to b,
operated in this city viii be opened
at the money order department of tn,
local postoffice on Thursday
Al the home Of Mrs Lynn Kelley
or Halifax street YESTERDAY Afternoon
MISS t~IlIAusIn H.. Atagtt ana Henr3
+. Jones, both Of Victoria Va. werc
united in marriage by Eey r "
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs Jones left las
night on wedding trip to the North
parolTd Conyicts sent Back
Clarence Fauutieroy. co}ored. sen.
fenced TO the pcnitentiary for twe
Years for violating his parole lgy steal
ing, William ~. Smith. coi0red who
also violated his parole by stealing
and George RAiney. white, sentenced
to two years for forgery were takei
10 the penitentiary te-dav by Guar
George W. Graves. The three met
We're tried ST the present term Of tn,
hustings court.
In the court tomorrow rnorntni
will be begun the trial of J. b Iiozier
the young white man charged viii
attempted criminal assault upon Mrs
Francis f. Gibson. Or Chesterfield,
county. near Petersburg
Henry Valentine, eolnred. who vce
terday afternoon shot Joe Ellis col
ored, la the arm. iu a Halifax stree