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STRANDED FAMILY IN CITY
Little Life in Congressional
Campaign Other News
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STRANDED sFAMlLY IN CITY
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
8 Bollngbrook Street.
Telephone 1885,

v IL, i1aIC
During the past several weeks thsre
have been many visitors to this city.
seeking for lands and homes In South
side Virginia. and real estate agents
have, 1t is learned, mads sales of some
good farms in the adjacent counties.
The ome-seekers have come from
Ohio. Michigan, Now York, New Jersey.
Connecticut, Kentucky and North Car
olnu. and their number indicates a
widespread interest in Virginia lands.
II is understood also that some deals
have been made In city real estate.
Death of Mrs. Alfred Friend.
Mrs. Ida Vcnable Friend. widow, Of
Alfred Friend. ST. died this morning
about 4 O'Clock In. her home on Frank.
lin Street. after an illness of severn,
months She was the sister of William
J.. Venable. OF this city, and Is surA
vived by four chlldrsn--Alfred Friend,
Jr., and Miss Ida Friend. of Petersburg.
Mrs, Tucker Whyte. of Norfolk. and
Mrs. Henry Whyte.. Of Wilmington, n.
c. Mrs. Friend was we'll known and
widely connected In the city. was a
woman of lovely traits of character.
was long active in church and good
works In the community, and was
highly esteemed by large circle OF
friends.
a Stranded Family.
Thomas Perkins. wife and siS-year-
old daughter arrived in the ci y this
morning from Huntington. w. Va. on
their away to Rocky Mount. y. C. their
formsr home. They spent all their
money in buying railroad tickets, and
had only enough to bring them as rar
ms Petersburg. trusting to kind Provi-
dencc. They had had nj food since yes
terday morning. The family fortu-
nately fell into the hands of tho adiu-
tant of the Salvation Army. who re-
lfevcd their hunger at 4 restaurant
and subsequently, secured passage for
them to Rocky Mount.
Political Notes.
The congressional campaign In this
district shows little life as yet. Con-
Ercssman Robert Turnbull is attend
ing TO his duties in Washington and
quietly conducting his canvass from
that point. Judge walter A. Watson
is resting at his home in Nottoway
county, from which point he is quietly
conducting his campaigns. ,,
The mayoraity contest is showing
some interest. Meetings OF tho friends
of the two candidates-Mayor George.
Cameron. Jr., and r. Boiling WILCOX
are being quietly hold. and plans for
the campaign are discussed. There
are about 1900 qualified voters in Pc
tersburg. who will decide the contest
y .lsa
Indications point to the election of
II. Claiborne Wilson. collector OF the
port of Petersburg, and W. B. Alfred,
of Mecklenburg county, as the dele
gates from this congressional district
to the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago. They have been in
dorsed blythe Republicans OF number
of counties, as well as Petersburg,
and both arc Taft men. The district
convention will meet In Farmvillc
March fl, and the state convention in
Roanoke on March IL.
Petersburg will have to elect this
spring twelve members of the Council
and six members OF the Board OF Al
dermen, constituting one-half OF tho
membership of each body. AS yet there
arc no announcements OF candidates.
General News Notes.
Mrs. Daniel, wife of DR.. William b
Daniel, of Prince George county, has
been quite sick for several days. Mrs.
Mary Hatton. of the same ounty, IS
suffering from a slight stroke OF
paralysis.
a petition is to bo presented to tho
Common Council asking that provision
may be made for music at tho public
parks the coming summer-one con.
cert a week at each of the two parks.
The petition is being numerously
signed.
y movement has been inaugurated
to organize girls canning club at
Rutterworth. in Dinwiddic county, in
connection with the school at that
place. The object s to interest the
girls as we'll as The boys In homo and
farm work,
Chas II: Cuthbert, Jr., a popular and
well known young insurance man, was
operated on for appendicitis at the Pc
tersburg Hospital yesterday, and is
resting well to-day.
The funeral of William H. James,
who was killed on the railroad In
the lower part of the city night before
last. Will take place from Ettrick NJ.
il: Church Sunday afternoon at 8
aclock. Tho coroner's Jury was un-
able to tell the hour or by what train
he was killed.
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