The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-16
BURNT O|STR|CT
BEING REBUILT
THREE LARGE STRUCTURES NOW
GOING UP IN PETERS
BURG.
THE N. & w. BELT LINE
LITTLE INTEREST IN COMING ELEC-
TIoNs IN PETERsBURG-REGU
LAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
THE N. & w. BELT LINE

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PETERSBURG, VA. Nav ia
contract was awarded Monday after
noon to the Harrison Construction
Company by the Augustus Wright es-
tate for the erection OF large store
oulidtng In the burnt district.
This building is to be occupied BY
the Rucker Dry Goods Company as
soon as completed. The store will be
modern in every detail, and will cost
$4,000. II will front on Sycamore
street % feet and run back 1856 feet.
The front OF the building Is to be
made OF pressed brick
AT this time on the burnt district
there are being erected three large
structures, one by the Rosenstock
Company, another for W. Y Burke a:
Co. and the store for the Rucker Dry
Goods Company.
1t is predicted by the winter that
the burnt district will be rebuilt and
that the block will be much hand
somer than before the fire.
baptist sunday schools.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Baptist Sunday schools of Petersburg.
Matoaca and Ettrick was held Sunday
afternoon with the Ettrick school. The
address OF the occasion was delivered
-. =
ond Baptist Sunday school, and a
large attendance was present An at
tractive program of music and reel
tations was rendered by the Matoaca
school.
The West End BAPTIST Sunday
school showed the largest enrolment.
having mem bership Of ana and a
percentage Of attendance of 81 per
cent The attendance at the First
Baptist sunday school Was also 81 per
cent, All the schools showed marked
increase in interest.
Negroes Create Disturbance.
For creating a disturbance ON the
Richmond and Petersburg street car
Saturday night three negroes. James
and WaTerly Brown and Essex Dan
iels. were each fined in Police Court
Monday see each. Daniels paid his
nno. the others Went to jail.
Bert Coles was sent on toe the
grand jury for alleged felonious cut
ting of Aaron Coleman. Richard
Wynne WAS sent on to the grand jury
for the alleged larceny Of various ar
ucles from the eomniissary depart
ment of the Seaboard Air Line. and
Ten boys charged with assault on c,
w. Walker. keeper Of tn. baseball
park. We're dismissed with reprimands.
Petersburg VIII he Well Represented
AT Racing Meet,
At the spring meet OF the Virginia
Racing and Horse Show Association
at the Fair Grounds. in Richmond
Petersburg will be represented by sew
eral fine horses. among which will be
Valiant, Black Socks and Amulet.
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Jackson.
These horses will be contenders in the
Corinthian class for horses TO he rid
r.sr- ~ IL,
club in full hunting colors
Nine. Wright pieaseS.
Madame Harriet Labadie delighted
crowded hail at the Duncan NJ
Brown Memorial school Monday night
with her reading of Ibsen's DOH
House" The reading was given I'M
der the auspices Of the Anti TAI hercu-
iosis Association at Petersburg and
fer the benefit OF the society. The
hall was packed. there scarcely being
standing room. and all who heard
Madame Labadie were delighted with
her presentation.
Briefs.
Work on the belt line Of the Nor
folk and Western railway around the
city from Addison. in Dinwiddia
county. 10 Poe, in Prince George
county. Is being pushed forward to
completion rapidly. Rails have been
laid from Addison to the Jerusalem
Plank road.
In the wards of the city Tuesday
the registrars received and registered
transfers from the wards and enrolled
new voters Their work however.
was not difficult as Very little inter
est seems TO he taken in the coming
elections
bishop Beverly p. Tucker confirm
ed class OF seven persons Sunday at
the Church OF the Good Shepherd,
In Blandford.
An important meeting OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce liz TO be held We'd
nesday afternoon. The secretary is
urging a full attendance OF the board
OF directors.
Mr. James b. Blanks, grand secre-
tary OF Virginia. Royal Arcanum. left
Monday for Minneapolis to attend the
Grand Secretaries Association. Mr..
Blanks has served the order In this
position for many years
The Circuit Court of Prince George
county convened Tuesday, Judge. ]
F. West presiding. There are only
a few cases on the criminal docket.