The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-24
FIRST DAYS WORK
BRINGS IN $ll,809
CAMPAIGN FOR NEW Y. NJ. c. A.
BUILDING AT PETERS
BURG.
DAY IN CHURCHES
SPECIAL Y. NJ. c. A. SERVICES IN
MOST OF THEM-NEWs NOTs
OF COCKADE
. virginian Bureau.

especial TO Inc Rlcnmonu FirEinian.t
PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. 23.-The
first days campaign for a new Y.
N. c. A. building here closed last
night. 1t was great success. $l1,s0s
was raised. OF this amount s2,679
was raised by the young mems COM
mittee; s3,255 was raised by the busi-
ness mems committee. ana $5,675 by
the citizens committee. All of the
workers gathered last night at Y. M.
c. A. headquarters on Sycamore street
The reports were read and much en-
thusiasm shown.
Early this morning the canvassers
were again at work. They met with
much success. 1t seems assured that
the $4,000 win he raised In ten days
This Y. NJ. G. A. Day.
Tomorrow will be observed as Y.
NJ. c. A. day In many of the churches
here. Dr. Charles w. Kent. of the
University of Virginia, will speak in
st. Paul's church tomorrow morning,
and in Grace church tomorrow night
DIR. Kent is chairman OF the State
Y. M. c. A, executive committee. s.
b. Love, a prominent layman of Rich
mond. will speak at Market-Street
Methodist church tefaeffs~ H4eFnfrts,,
and at Washington Street Christian
church tomorrow night. B. G. Alex
anjer. secretary of the Norfolk Y. M.
C.. A., win speak at the Second Pres
byterian churc morrow night, and
at the First Ba t church tomorrow
morning. E. L. shelly, of Lynchburg.
will speak at We -'lington-Street
Methodist church ton row morning,
and at west-Street Methodist church
tomorrow night. Secretary McCary.
of the Hampton Y. NJ. c. A., will
speak in Good Shepherd church to-
morrow morning. and at the Second
Baptist church tomorrow night. H.
z. Baker, State boys secretary, of
Richmond, will speak at Tabb- Street
Presbyterian church tomorrow morn
ing. and at Blandford Methodist
church at night. w. Y. Reithard, Of
the Richmond Y. NJ. c. A, will speak
at ST. Johns Episcopal church to-
morrow morning. J. Z. Peasants,
associate State secretary of Richmond.
viii speak at Wesley Methodist
church tomorrow morning. and at
Grove Avenue Baptist church at night
State Secretary Ackiey, who Is In
charge of the campaign here, will
church tomorrow morning. and at
West-End Baptist church tomorrow
night
Hastings Civil Docket.
The civil docket OF the Hastings
court was called this morning Sew
eral Judgments were entered. The
following cases were set: Marks &
Co against Joseph King, December
18th; p. ID. Booth & Co. against w.
a. Meredith Il Co, December 9Th:
Philip Cary company against Har-
rison Construction company. Decem-
Der 7th.
The following transfers of real es-
tate were recorded In the clerks office
this week:
Pattie Berry to W. Fl. Baugh, Jr,
lot on Bolringbrook street. $50.
]. L. Cartrs heirs to II. p. STRAIT
ton. tract on Halifax and Hawk
streets.
w. J. Carter and wife to FL. p.
Stratton, tract adjoining the above.
r. o. Egerton's executor TO w.
Dupny and wife, release lot on James
street. and tract in Sussex county
J. o. James and wife to John N.
Pearman, half interest in lot corner
Diamond and ST. Mark streets
Nj. Fl. Starke and wife to b. w.
Starte, lot on Dunlop street.
Mrs. Mary G.. Wright. widow of
the late Augustus Wright, is criricai-
ly i'll at her home on Sycamore street.
Mrs. Wright has been an invalid sew
eral years.
City Treasurer Ramey wishes to re-
mind the public that State taxes
are due and should be paid. This
applies particularly to those who wish
to continue to vote. These taxes
should be paid at once.
The infant daughter OF Mrs. p. NJ.
Livingstone. on Tabb street. had
narrow escape from being burned to
death this morning. Sidney. the .our-
year-old brother of the little girl.
put newspaper in the fire and then
applied the torch to the bed. The
little boy then ran and told his
mother that the bed was on fire. Mrs.
Livingstone managed to grab her lit
tie daughter from the bed before lit
was injured. The mattress Of the bed
was partly burned.
II. G. Jones has returned from the
West, where he bought two car
loads of Kentucky horses.
The board Of managers of the
Methodist Sunday-sehool union win
meet in Washington-Street Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The funeral of the late Mrs. W.
Gordon McCabe, Sr.. will take place
from old B.andford church tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Candidates for Office are hustling
here nowadays. There are two cans
si4dates for collector Of city taxes. twu
for city sergeant. three for city treas
uier. Two for commissioner OF rev.
enue and three for high constable.
Some of the other city officials may
also have opposition.