The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-09
DIRECTORS LOOK
FOR GREAT FAIR
WHOLE COUNTY OF PRINCE
GEORGE INTERESTED IN THE
COMING EVENT.
BIG PLANS ARE MADE
JUDGE SETS. ASIDE VERDICT
SENTENCING JOHN sATTER-
FIELD TO PENrTENTrARY
Virginian Bureau.
Law Building, Phone 1927.

/ Law Building, Phone 1897.
PETERSBURG, VA, July S.--A
meeting OF the officers of the Prince
/ George School Fair association will
/ be held in this city the later part OF
this week to name the time and place
! for holding the fair, and to consider
plans for making it a great success
The whole county and hundreds OF
! people take much interest in these
j fairs, aud 1t Is believed the coming
/ fair Will eclipse any yet held.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. Walter Brunei, an
old and highly esteemed couple, will
celebrate the fortieth anniversary of
their marriage at their residence. 407
Halifax street, Wednesday. July nth.
They have issued invitations TO their
| friends TO be present on tEis occasion.
/ Tomorrow afternoon at Mckenzie
baseball park the stars, the cham.
pins ( the Wiregrass league. will play
| a baseball game with a female base
/ bali club which Is touring the country.
I The people Of Matoaca are much
| pleased with their Fourth of July
| picnic, The sum OF 1881 was realized
/ and this will be applied to the cost
of the new public school, which will
| shortly be erected there,
William Thmas Spencer.
William Thomas Spencer. OF Green's
Vile county, died this morning at the
Petersburg hospital. aged seventy
three years He was brought here for
treatment four days ago, and was a
highly respected citizen OF Green's
vile. The body was taken to En-
poria this afternoon for burial.
Mrs. Maggie Lee Scarborough, wife
Of Charles w. Scarborough of Prince
George county. died yesterday after
noon at 3:3o o'clock In the Petersburg
hospital She had been under treat
ment FOR some time, She was thirty
Ave years old. and is usrvived by
her husband. one child, one brother,
G. O. Hite, of Prince George. and
three sisters. Mrs. &. G. and p. G.
Hobbs. of Prince George. and Mrs.
Robert Scarborough. of Petersburg.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at O'Clock from Sycamore Methodist
church. Prince George county. II was
largely attended. The burial was in
tina esssaisg burning ground.
Mrs. Louisa l.. Laffoon, thirty-e eight
wife of George Laffoon. well known
stone cutter. died this morning at ais
o'clock at her home in Shepherd
street after a protracted Illness. She
Is survived by several brothers and
sisters in Brunswick county also by
one sister Mrs. Ina l.. Andrews, of
Petersburg. The funeral will take
place a morrow afternoon at 3:30
o'clock from the West-End Baptist
church. Rev. A. r. Love, officiating.
Burial will be in Blandford cemetery.
Tried for Robbery.
In the Circuit Court of Prince
George county Saturday, John Satter-
field, a negro, was tried on the charge
of assault and robbery and was ac-
quilted. He was defended by Rich
ard T. Wilson,
Archie Williams, a negro, was con-
victed Of felonious shooting of James
Evans. negro. and given one year
in the penitentiary by the jury. The
court overruled the verdict however,
and he will be tried again at the next
term.
Will Improve Market.
The Centre Market building was
closed today for seven weeks, during
which time it will be thoroughly re-
paired and renovated Its eatire in
terror will be remodeled new stalls
put in. the windows and doors screen
ed, the flooring replaced and the con-
dition of the market will be made
as sanitary as possible
A telegram has been received here
announcing the death Saturday night
in Bryson. n. G.. Of Mrs Jeanette
WEIGH. native of this city. She
was a sister 81 samuel EDWARDS.
who liz critically III in a hospital at
Baltimore.
George Turnbull. a negro. who dan
gerousiy cut Jennie Wilson. negro
woman, In fight at the new market
Saturday night, was given hearing
In police court this morning, and his
case continued until July IL. so that
Wilson might be able to appear.
Aldermen to Meet.
The board Of aldermen will meet to-
night. but the business of the session
will be mainly Of routine character.
No new matters of special Importance
will be considered.
Work of surveying the ground at
City Point for the erection of the
factory buildings of the Dupont Pow
der company Is about completed. and
work on the buildings will be begun
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