The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-02
CITY PAY|hG OFF
ITS BONO-HOlOERS
pErERsBUR0s OBLIGATIONS RE-
TIRED As RAPIDLY As HOLD
ERs PRESENT THEM.
TO OPEN BRIDGE BIDS
VETERANS HOLD INTERESTING
MEETING AND DECLINE INyI-
\ TATION TO GO TO
PoTTsyILLE.
TO OPEN BRIDGE BIDS

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PETERSBURG. VA. June =
Thirty-six thousand dollars of the
s165, 900 of Petersburg city bonds
which matured Thursday have been
paid by Treasurer w. f. Ramey.
Sixty thousand three hundred dollars
Of these bonds are held by the sink
ing fund and s1o4,70o are held by va
rious parties. II is anticipated that
all the bonds will be taken up in
few days. Interest on these bonds
ceased Thursday
Bids for New Bridge.
Bids for the new brioge to span
the Appomattox river to connect Ma
toaca and Ferndale Park will be
opened at the Chamber of Commerce
on Tuesday night. Four or five bridge
companies have entered into the bid
ding. When completed m. :ew
bridge VIII be Of inestimable value
TO Petersburg and Matoaca the only
crossing at that point at the pres
ent being crude ferry, and several
hundred people who are employed
in this city have to cross the river
at this place every day to connect
with the electric cars at Ferndale
Park.
SONS to Hold Smoker.
A. r. Hill Camp, Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans. will hold smoker
Friday night in the camp hall on
Tabb street. Mr.. p. III. Drewry will
deliver an address, and a large at
tendance Ia expected. A great num-
Der Of invitations have been sent to
the members
Miss Patteson Hostess.
Miss Mary Triplett Patteson was
the charming hostess Thursday morn
ing for the Bridge Club. Her guests
included Mrs. Hamilton seahury. Mrs.
, Carl Davis. Mrs. Charles e. Plummer.
Miss Sadie Foster. Miss Mary Paul
Roper. Miss Nan Davis and Miss An
ME Bell Patteson.
Veterans In Session.
! A P Hill Camp Of Confederate
Veterans at its meeting Thursday
night strongly endorsed the work In
augurated by the Sons of Veterans
of this city in the erection Of mark
ers and In rendering assistance TO
/ the .elief OF the needy veterans. AT
the meeting invitations were extend
| ed T. Z. Lee and George K. Pickett
| Camps OF Richmond TO participate IN
Memorial Day exercises on juno ?,
and arrangements were made for
| their entertainment.
A letter was read from the Ladies
| Memorial Association requesting the
| veterans To parade on the evening
! IF Memorial Day. The invitation was
| accepted. An interesting letter VAS
/ read by the adiutant from Mr.. Rob-
| er: A Reid, secretary OF the Survivors
Association Of the Forty-e 4t,th Penn
| sylvania regiment. inviting the A. p.
| Hill Camp Confederate Veterans to
| participate With the Forty eighth
! PENNSYLVANIA Civil war veterans, the
Spanish war veterans and thu Mexi-
| can war veterans In the celebration
exercises of the centennial OF schuyl-
| kill at PottsTiiie, Pa, July IS. Tho
| camp instructed Adjutant Bishop To
| dec line the invitation expressing their
| thanks. the camp being unable TO at
| tend. Past Commanders Beokwith
| and Homer Atkinson gave detailed re-
ports Of the reunion at Little Rock
| which were exceedingly interesting. A
Partial report was submitted by A. z.
| Hin Camp. Sons of Veterans relative
| to the marker TO be erected on the
spot where A. P. Hill fell A full
report Will be made Friday night at
The meeting of the Sons, by Past
| Commander r II. Drewry. Through
Commander Rodgers and Ad5utsnt
| David A. Lyon, Jr.. A. p. Hill Camp
| extended the Sons a. unanimous sns4-
| tstion TO visit all sessions OF the
| camp.
Funeral of Miss Rogerson.
The funeral OF Miss I.alla Roger
son. who died Thursday morning at
her residence ON East Tabb street
| was held Friday afternoon Mt 4.s6
| O'Clock from Old Blandford church
The deacesed was a native OF Mans
neld. Dinwiddie county and was a
dasSEhia6. ant- lh4, la;.. a La. Ysss b..
and Sarah l.. Rogerson. She Is sur
| vtved by one sister and five brothers:
Mrs. John Etheridge. of Norfolk
Messrs- W. L. Roserson. OF Rich
mend. L. G. Rogerson. of Baltimore;
Il B. and L. b. Rogerson. OF this
city, and f, G. Rogerson. OF Atlanta.
Married ut Raleigh.
Mr.. III. {. Blankenship and Miss r.
K. Hollywood. OF the West End. Peters
burg. left Wednesday for Raleigh, n.
| c., where they were married. The
| couple has gone south on a bridal
| tour The groom is a popular young
man and the bride an exceedingly at
tractiVe young lady. The affair wa.
not an elopement.
Court Begins Work Monday.
The hustinEs court will resume its
sessions Monday. Owing to the alb
sence of Judge Mullen in Roanoke
court did not convene on THURSDAY
| but was postponed until his return.