The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11

VISIT OF BANKERS
TO P.ETERSBURG
Northern and Richmond Capt.
talists Inspect Manufac-
turing Sites.
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE {;
Woman Accused Of Attempting
to Poison Children Of
Neighbor.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
,03 North Sycamore Street.

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Escorted by President william
Northrop. of tho Virginia Railway and
Power Company. a large party of cap
itallsts from Northern cities and Rich
mond came over TO Petersburg this
morning and spent several hours in
the city. They visited tho Walnut
Hi Corporation viaduct. the floor OF
which Is now being laid In concrete.
and several manufacturing sites. The
object Of tho visit wns TO osaorve OPP
nortunities for investment, and may
prove one OF Importance. M
Death of WcIl-K no,rn Merchant. il
jill, Beverly JiErriYon, prominent
merchant and widely known and pop
ular citizen died this morning nhort,3
after 6 o'clock IN his home OIL Jes-
fcrson street OF tuberculosis. lie had
been III for some time, and his death
was not unexpected. though greatly
regretted by a large circle of friends.
Mr. Harrison Is survived By his Pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. John II. HlrIiSou.
his wife and Two children, a soa and
"a daughter. ono brother and one Els
ter. Mrs X. +. Ragland. He was in
the thirty-ninth year OF his a6e.
y Very Serious ChnIse.
Rebccca Johnson, nrgress living on
Third street. this morning was sent
TO the Hastings Court for trial on the
charge OF attempting BY the ndminis-
tration Of broken gloss boxed In a
biscuit to Kill a littln child of her
ncxtdoor ncighbor, Annie Rogers. coll
nred rho mother hoard the ch!lds
scrcames. and. running to 1t. found
that the child had bitten into the bis
cult and that fragments OF Rlnps had
stuck IN tho gums and rorf of tho
mouth. rho eiacuit. which IL in tho
possession of tho police is filled with
broken glass The mother fortunately
prevented tho chIla from swallowing
any of tho glass. but two OF her other
children arc suffering intestinal trou-
hles. which lead tho attending phyai-
clan 10 suspect ;ant they may haze
swallowed some Of the gIRsH- filled
biscuit. The Johnson woman vehc-
mently denies having eiven tho chill
dren the biscuit The motive OF tho
act, 81 tho charge is sustained is said
10 have hecn th-t the children were an
annoyance 10 tho accused woman. She
IL held in Jail TO await the action of
the grand jury.
To Travel In Europe.
= pleasant company will leave Peters
burr; for Europe early in July. The
party Will consist OF Mra. Robert T..
Meade and Miss Leslie Booth, of Peters
burg; Miss Sally Fleetwood. OF Wav-
er!y. Mrs. Charles A 3. Jefferson. OF
Florida: MISS Alice B. Dugger. Of
Farmville. and probably one or Two
others. They VIII spend the summer
in travel visiting many cities and
places Of interest. and will Seturn the
lattnr part OF September.
Scholarships Awarded.
Several of the graduates OF the
High School who were given their III
plomas last night, were awarded schol-
nrships to colleges. These were Miss
Matte II. Mitchell. TO Raidolph- Macon
Woman's College; George Stanley Nor
rison. TO Washington and Lee untver-
sity: Arthur Q. scoggin. to the Univer-
sity OF Virginia
Pcrsonn1 md Otherwise.
At the meeting of the hoard OF d.
rectors OF the Country Club this week
tho resignation OF r. %. Sydnor as
president OF the club was rcgrctfully
received r, Boiling Wilcox was
elected as his successor. The resigna-
tion OF MIR. Sydnor was rendered neces-
sary by his removal to Richmond
Misses Lucy Leake. Susie Robinson
and Lucille Cousins. former graduates
of the Petersburg High School, and
graduates with honors this session OF
the State Normal School at Farnville
have returned 10 their homes.
w. W.6Warren aod JamesilI Bailey.
OF Post c. OF this city, will leave to-
morrow for Philadelphia as represent