The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-15
ALL IS READY FOR
PETERSBURG FAIR
RACING TO-DAY WILL BE THE BEST
FEATURE OF FIRST DAYS
PROGRAM.
MAN is PARALYZED
HEALTH COMMITTEE or COUNCIL
VISITS ALMsHOUsE FARM AND
SELECTS SITE FOR PEST
HOUSE.
Virginian Bureau,
Law Building, Phone 1887.

( Law Building, Phone 1887.
+ PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. 14--Th'
Southside fair will open here tomor
row morning. From all indications
1t will be great success. The chic
feature of tomorrow's program viii
be the racing. The entry lists arr
well filled. The race cards of eacl
OF the four days of the fair were
announced from the Office of the
manager this morning. Tomorrow
program is as follows:
First race, 2:20, closed. Purse
$500.
Doctor Wilkes, entered by c. Z
Pitman, Trenton. N. J.
Prince L., entered by Vi. V. Tay.
Ior. Kella, Va.
Arma Virginia. entered by S. E
Earring, Richmond. Va.
Nancy Besure, entered by Hugh
Moore. WORTHWHILE. Pa.
Easter Besure. entered by J. p
Twomey, Carterville. Pa.
Rosebud McKenny, entered by J.
w. Porter, Emporia, Va.
Tommy Direct. entered by W. p
Murreii, Altoona, Pa.
Erie Direct, entered by Harry Ben
edict, Aurora, y. Y.
Dot Gentry, entered by K. NJ
Bride, Mobile, Ala.
Louise Patch. entered by f. B
Lang. Barton, Vt.
Eddie Brook. entered by Dan
Leary, Westchester, Pa.
Major, entered by S. Y. Demorestt
Paterson. \. J.
Second race. 2:19. trot Purse
$500. There will be eight horses III
this event.
Third race. 2:3o, trot Purse,
$500. There viii be eleven starters
in this event.
Fourth race, running, tive-eighths
mile. Purse, $3.50.
Fifth race. running. three-fourths
mile. Purse. sl5o-
When the gates open tomorrow
morning at the fair everything VIII
DE in readiness. The fourth annual
fair Of the Southside Virginia asso-
citation will then be in full swing.
Man In ParalyZed.
Harry Rogerson was paralyzed al
the fair grounds yesterday afternoon
He was taken to the Petersburg hos
pital for treatment. His condition
today is improved. This is his sec
ond attack of paralysis recently.
Select Site for Pest House.
The health committee OF the com.
mon council visited the almshouse
farm today and selected site for g
new pest house. The former PEST
house was burned down two years
ago. The council recently appropri-
ated $4,000 for the erection of q
pest house.
Mrs. James c. Rees, who was in
jured Saturday afternoon. is much
better today. Mrs. Rees. in attempt
ing TO get off street car at Syca-
more and Liberty streets, fell and
bruised her head and arms.
Yesterday afternoon Sam Nun.
-nai1y. Richard Patterson, Fred Ma,
gee. Sam Elliott and Lewis Crowder
white boys between the ages of twelve
and fifteen years, had narrow es-
cape from drowning. The boys lash.
ed two canoes together and padded
some distance down the river. They
were towed back by a launch When
the canoes reached the local harbor
they were cut off from the launch
and the boys rived for the shore
The boat was accidentally overturn-
ed and all five boys were thrown into
the water. Patterson and crowder
swan TO the shore. The other three
chung to the boat until rescued
Professor Carlo Mora will give a
public organ recital at Tabb Street
Presbyterian church Thursday even
ing. October cath. He will be assist
ed by Miss Mary Baxton
Briefs.
The condition of Mrs. l.. NJ. Moore
remains unchanged
Bartlett Roper, Sr.. continues sick
at his home on Market street.
Mrs. G. Morgan knight has return
ed from visit to Baltimore.
The alarm of fire yesterday after
noon at s O'Clock was due to a fire
on West High street. The damage
was slight 8ss'' '''''s''s 4' ''"' v =
]. Gordon Bohannon. Democratic
elector for the Fourth district. spoke
today at Lunenburg courthouse. He
will peak at Boydton next Monday.
Mrs. Charles Turner left today to
visit relatives in washington.
Mrs. Russell S Foster of Norfolk
who has been visiting relatives here.
returned home today.
The weather has beu, very dis,
agreeable here today. 1t is hoped
that the weather during the fair will
be good.