The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-27
Y. N. c. A. CAMPAIGN
MEETING SUCCESS
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BEING
MADE TOWARDS rHE BUILD
ING FUND.
POST CARDS HELD UP
FIVE HUNDRED Or THE SOUVENIR
VARIETY, NOT MEETING RE-
QUIREMENTs, ARE STOP
PED IN DAY.
Yirginian Rureau.


PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 2s.-The
third days canvass for $4,000 for a
new y. NJ G. A. building here closed
last night. S4,60s was subscribed yes-
teiday, The young mems committee
raised sl.sss.5o: the business mems
committee, sr.092.50. and the citizens
comnittee.' sl,625. The total for the
first three days Of the canvass Is sz2.-
$3.50.
he canvas5srs were busy today.
Good reports were made at noon. 1t
is thought that the subscriptions today
will exceed any of the previous days.
Up to last night All persons had
subscribed s22.sS2.5n. The largest
amount subscribed by any one person
, was $1,000. There has been also one
s2500 subscription. Deduct these con-
tributions, and the average contribu-
ton SO far is $3.50 This is very
small compared to the wealth OF this
city.
A subscription of $1,000 was re-
ceived from the British American To-
hacco company. There is great en-
thusiasm at Y. NJ. C. A. headquarters.
and those in charge of the campaign
are confident of success.
Tobacco Market.
Sales of tobacco at the warehouses
here today aggregated $4,000 pounds.
No fine wrappers were offered. Prices
ranged from IS to $13.
No Arrest Yet.
No arrest has yet been made in
connection with the fire which de-
stroyed 5000 worth Of property be-
longing to JOSEPH vtipil. In Prince
George county. several nights ago.
The county authorities are making an
investigation. IL the facts warrant
IL arrest will ha made
Post Cards Held Up.
Nearly 500 post cards were held up
in the local pcstoffice yesterday, and
today, on account of not being prop
erly prepared for mailing. The postal
law says in regard to these cards:
Cards bearing particles of glass
metal, mica. sand tinsel. and other
similar substances. are unavailable ex-
sept when enclosed in. tightly. sealed
envelope TO prevent escape of such
particles. etc" This means that en-
velopes must be sealed and first-ciass
postage 1.-TWO cents per ounce), placed
on the outside OF the envelope.
Funeral Of Mrs. Sydnor.
The body Of Mrs Mary Wilson sgd
nor. wife of William O. Sydnor
/ reached this city from Baltimore this
morning. The funeral will take place
1 from the grave In Blandferd eeme-
terry tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
Mrs. Mary G. Wright
The funeral of Mrs. Mary c. Wright.
widow of the late Augustus Wright,
u take place tomorrow afternoon,
at > O'clock. fom Market-Stree Meth
ndist church. Friends of the family
are invited to attend
| Mr.. Alice Virginia Wyatt
| Mrs. Alice Virginia Wyatt, wife of
]. Fl. Wyatt died last night. at
IL O'Clock. at her home 327 Halifax
street. She was fifty-two years old.
and consistent member of Washing
! ton-Street Christian church. She is
| survived by her husband and one
| daughter, Mrs. G. E. Dewsberry. OF
| this city. The funeral will take place
/ from the re- idence tomorrow morn
jig. at II o'clock Burial will be in
Blandford cemetery
| Thrown from Horse
| George r. Hatch. of Prince George
county. was thrown from his horse
! last Saturday night. His hip was
! fractured. He win be confined to his
/ home for several weeks.
/ Season for Hunting Turkeys.
! The board Of supervisors OF Prince
! George county yesterday decided that
I the hunting season for wild turkey
ard partridges shall end January Is,
1919. and that the next season shall
/ begin not before December /, 1913.
/ This action was considered necessary
on account of the scar~'ty of birds.
Two Small Fires.
| The fire department WAS called out
twice last night. The first alarm wss
caused by blaze in frame build
lug in Biandford, owned by Mrs. Rosa
! Myers. The damage was slight. The
second alarm was caused by fire In an
Clubhouse on the property OF FL. y.
Munt on Washington street. The
damage was small.
Personals.
J, W. Phillips. of Norfolk, was here
today on business.
/ George Stoll of Washington, is vis-
iti~g friends here.
Thomas II. Boisseau. an inmate OF
the Soldiers Home of Richmond, Is
visiting friends here.
Captain j. NJ. Gallagher left today
to soend THANKSGIVING Day visiting
/ relatives in New York.
Judge Timothy Rives. of Prince
| George county, was here today on
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