The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-01
CHIEF REPORTS ON
PETERSBURG FIRES
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT PUTS LOSS
on BUILDING s4,4s4.I3y con-
TENTS. t2,4eO.
TEN ALARMS FALSE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD
ANIMAL MEETING-LITERAR
SOCIETY DETAILs-OTHER
LOCAL NOTES.
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PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 81
Chief Farley, OF the FIRE department.
today made public his report for
the year 1911. The chief has been
confined in the hospital nearly a
month. and this prevented him from
making an earlier report
The loss of real estate by fire dur
ing 1911 was only $4.4S+.13, and on
contents Of buildings. 1890. This
realty was insured for $104,670, and
the contents OF buildings were in
aured for $4,000. The buildings dam
aged were valued at $126,625, and
their contents at s5s,921.s2.
There We're ninety-four alarms or
fire last year. ten OF which were
false, fifty-nine were due to fires in
wooden buildings. eighteen to fires In
brick buildings and seven in Chin
neys.
Annual Meeting OF Church.
The annual meeting OF the First
Baptist church will be held tonight
at o'clock. and the election OF
deacons and other officers OF the
church will take place, large at
tendance Is expected.
Missionary Meeting.
The Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies Of the Methodist churches
Of this city will meet In Washington
Street. Methodist church tomorrow At
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. The meet
ing will be Addressed by Mrs. Lee
Britt, Of Suffolk, and Mesdames Mas
tin and Richeson. Of Richmond.
Teacherv Needing.
The Teachers Association OF the
Fourth district Will meet In En-
poria March Z. and q varied and in
teresting program. embracing confer
ences and addresses on schools hAs
been arranged. Petersburg VIII %
well represented at the meeting.
Announce Oyster Supper.
The IAdies' aid Society az the
West End Baptist church will give
an Oyster supper tomorrow evening
from I to IL o'clock at the restdence
OF Mrs. J., H. Holt, 624 West wash
i.srsor street. 7fiis supper ~ fen
the beneft OF the building fund OF
the West End Baptist church, and tho
public In cordially invited TO attend.
Literary Society Meets.
The monthly meeting Of the Literary
Society OF the PeteTDburg Military
Academy was held this afternoon. and
ii, interesting program rendered al
follows: Reader, Cadet Bryan: de-
claimer. Cadet Rahily; subject de-
bated, Resolved. That Julius Caesar
was greater than Alsx&nder.".. Cadets
DAVIS and Htlt took tho Affirmative
side. while Cadets A. Goodwin and c.
Goodwin took the negative side. The
decision rendered Was in favor Of
the affirmative.
Church Need Repairs-
The Central Presbyterian church
(coiorAd) OF which Rev. J.. q. Harris
Is pastor, Ii In need OF repairs. and
the pastor and congregation are max
ing strenuous efforts to raise SUN
cient money to do the work. The
band OF the Virginia Normal and
Industrial Institute will give an en-
tertainrpent Friday night In Rams
delrs block for the benefit OF this
church, and It II hoped that . large
crowd win attend.
Petersburg Obituary.
Mrs Lumsden. widow Of the late
REV. James d, LumSden. OF this city.
died yesterday In Charleston. g. G.
Tho body win be brought to this city
ana the funeral will be held to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock from Wash-
inxton-streek Methodlst church. Tho