The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-18
Mr.. H0FHE|MER
LANDS ACADEMY
HE WILL SPEND SEVERAL THot,
SAND DOLLARS IN REMODEL
ING PLAY HOUSE.
PETERSBURG SELLS -.3oe,ooo LIS,
or THE WEED DURING THE
sEk>oS--SoNs or VET
ERtNs MEET.

Especial to The Richmond N3rgiuian.)
PETERSBURG VA, May ls--A
/. HofhEimer. Of Riehr oizd. has oh
teintd the Academy q Music in Pc
t.rshurg. The building .vili he en-
TREY reulodeled within the rex; two
wa ks al an eNpea 10 o. several thcus-
and dollars. Ii will be then thrown
open Ia vaudeville entertainments 30
correspond with the other IIoEheirufr
theatres IN Virginia during the sum
mer months.
Mr.. Harry Bernstein general man
seer Of the Hofheimer circuit. and
Miss Mabel Rowland. general press
representative. arrived in Petersburg
Wednesday and stated officially that
the work IN remodeting rhe theatre
would commence at once.
There were sold in Petersburg dur
ing the tobacco season 1900. zoe
pounds of dark tobacco. This makes
Petersburg the third tobacco market
in Virginia, being led by LYnchbnrg
and Richmond la the sales of dark
tobacco. Danviiie leads the State in
the tGlk of all kinds. light and dark
Corrccts a Mistake.
A. T. It'll Camp of Confederate
Veterans has sent to Assistant Adju-
tant General ". A. Wetherbee, OF the
Grand Army department Of Massa-
zion correcting an error in the matter
Of the gift 81 site for the Massa-
shuSetts monument Ia he erected at
Petersburg. The Massachusetts Grand
Army Post was of the opinion that
the site WIS the gift Of A. +. Hin
Camp, whereas il was donated by
Mrs Timothy Griffith. and the broth
wr and sisters 81 the late Timothy
Griffith.
A. +. Hin Camp desired the North
ern veterans to he apprised Of the
true fact. and the camp delegated
General Boiling, Past Commander
George S. Bernard and Commander
Sidney NJ. Green, to write the post
letter giving the transaction III detail.
Work on Fair Buildings.
Work on the Agricultural Fair AS
.aciatien buildings at West Emo
Park viii commence next week hS
Messrs. G. Z. Keller & Son, of thus
city. 4 force of forty men will he
engaged TO press the work. Work
on the extension of the Eigenbrun
building has commenced. Plans are
being drafted for remodelling the
front and the store will be extended
back many feet. When completed
this will be ono Of the handsomes'
clothing stores on Sycamore street.
Hold Important Meeting.
The executive committee az ~ =
HIN Camp. Sons of Confederate Nete'
rams held an important meeting FRI
day night This committee consist
OF sComnlander s. u. Rogers, First
Lieutenant Commander w +. Atkin
son Second Lieutenant Commando
DIR. T. r. TaHey. Adjutant David a
Lyon. Jr and Treasurer John u
smith They are called together fo'
the purpose of effecting some piaT
whereby the camp may he placed II
position TO accomplish greater wori
in the coming year than any previous
and that recommendation may bt
made AZ the next regular camp meet
ing IN first Friday night In june fol
the camps action. The camp a
present is working 10 have markers
placed on the hattlefields at Peters
burg.
Wed at Sutherland.
Wednesday afternoon at o'clocl
at the home of Mrs Bette spain
OF Sutherland. Va, her daughter, MIS-
Inrien Virginia was united LII mar
riaEc to MIR Marion. Rose. OF Chnrcf
Road Va The ceremony was a pretty
though quiet one, only members o
The Immediate family being present
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose left on tn
northhound train at $50 for Wash
fngton. New York and Niagara. or
returning they will make their home
at Sutherland.
Joseph Hargraye.
The remains of Mr.. Joseph Har'
grave. q former resident 81 Peters:
burg, who died in Baltimore Wednes
DAY, arrived here Thursday mornint
at nine o clock for interment in BLAND
ford cemetery, Blandford Lodge o.
s4 MasonSe met the train and the boos
was conveyed to the cemetery and
buried with Masonic honors.