The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-15
crops in pinw,ddle and Brunswick
Personal Notcs.

Personal Notcs.
James b. Blanks. of this city, one OF
the representatives from Virginia, will
leave for Indianapolis. Ind. to-mor-
row to attend the meeting Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
OF the World Representatives are ex-
pected from several foreign countries.
Tho lodge will be IN session all next
week.
The Rev. George Floyd Rogers, of
Covington, who has accepted q call to
ST Johns Episcopal Church, In Lynch
burg. Is a native OF Petersburg. the
son OF Captain and Mrs. George j.
Rogers, OF this city. Mrs. Rogers ia
also native of Petersburg.
Mrs r. F. Wilson and daughter.
Miss Helen Wilson. have gone to Dan
Vile. where Miss Wilson will enter as
pupil at the Danville Institute
NJ. E. Dance. youngest son of MI
and Mrs. w. +. Dance. died last eye-
ming at the homo OF his parents IN
Chesterfield county.
The Petersburg Chapter of Kings
Daughters mot this afternoon and dis
cussed matters and plans for work
among the sick and needy in the COM
munity. The Daughters are doing ex-
cellent work. and have q trained nurse
at their command for attending the
sick.
Charles o. Robertson. Jr., eight years
Old son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles O.
Robertson. died this morning after q
brief illness at the suburban home Of
the parents. In Chesterfield
In the matter of the election of a
surgeon to the penitentiary. Council
man f. G. Stratton, of this city. mem
Der OF the prison board. says he has
not committed himself TO any candi-
date.
Only four members of the Board OF
Alderman put in an appearance last
night for the adjourned regular meet
Ing of the Board. and this was the
thlro failure to hold a meeting
Jurors Summoned.
City Sergeant Evans has completed
the summoning of Jurors and venlre-
men for service at the September term
of the Hastings Court, which begins
next week There are some seven or
eight felony cases on the Common
wealths docket. embracing charges of
murder, forgery. criminal assault, etc
And In addition the court at the
coming term will most probably finally
dispose of the Appomattox Trust Com
pany cases!
Report on City jail.
DR. w. F. Drewry, Charles NJ Bris-
ter and B. F. Keller, the committee ap-
pointed by Judge Mullen, of the Hust-
ings. Court, to examine the City Jail
has filed its report. The committee
reports that the new Jail Is g decided
improvement on the old one; that none
of the apartments seem overcrowded,
though N some the ventilation is
faulty: that there is lack OF facilities
and structural arrangements for the
proper classification of prisoners, etc.
The jail Is reported as in Clearly and
orderly condition. the food supplied
while plain, is wholesome, and the
prisoners are we'll attended in all their
needs. The committee recommends
certain improvements OF minor char
acter.
The committee further expresses the
opihton that the city needs Juvenile
court and probation oiticer, and re-
commends the building of an annex in
which to confine insane persons await
Ing admission to the State hospitals
The committee further recommends
The erection of high wall around the
rear yard of the jail.
b. l.. Bozel, aged thirty-fve. an en-
ploye of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, died at his residence on Halifax
Street. tonight. He is survived by
wife and one child.