The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
RElIGIOUSCENsU
Of CITY IS TAKEN
III
Esemplete Tabulation Shows
White Population OF
Il 1877.
FIGURES WILL BE INCREASED
Three Negroes Sentenced for
Larceny and One Sent
On for Forgery.
FIGURES WILL BE INCREASED
TIA Times Dispatch Bureau
S Bollingbrok street
: Telephone 1S45),


Petersburg. Va, September oV.
Several hundred enumerators, youhS
man and women volunteers started
ont a. 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
81 take the numerical and religious
census Of the white population OF re-
tarsburg. Interested in their WORK.
thay performed IL well. were pleasant
" received and were gladly given IN
formation at every home. Small ofs-
tricts were given to the enumerators'
and their reports were IN hand Al
headquarters in the Chamber OF Com
merce by o'clock. 1t happened
however, that some OF the reports
were incomplete. by reason or the ao-
sSnce OF a number OF families from
the city. and no one being at nome
70 give information. a census OF
these will be taken later ana a com :
plete tabulation made. The Federai
Census of 1910 gave the white popu-
lation of Petersburg At 1912. The
census yesterday. so far as reported.
but vet to be completed. figured up
13,177. 1t is expected that this
number will be increased to 1880 or
more when final reports from all the
enumerators are in. 1t Will be sew
eral days before the religious statis-
tics can be furnished.
The census Of the colored popula-
tion will be taken later. 1t will be
somewhat less than the white.
The enumerators had some n5vel
experiences. One family reported
fourteen children. and one house where
more than one family reside twenty
two children were reported. In one
block 1t was found that 2I7 white and
$50 or more colored people lived. This
Is the block bounded by Byrne. New:
and Harding Streets and Mample
Lane. believed to be the most popu-
lous in the city.
Census Of Ettriek.
The numerical and religious census
Of Ettrick was taken yesterday after
moon. 1t was in charge OF six cap
tains and forty-two enumerators.
They met in the Baptist Church at =
O'Clock, completed all arrangements.
went to work at 3 o'clock and COM
pleted the enumeration IN half an
hour. The total white population was
found to be 1850, with religious pref
erences as follows: Methodists. 7s5;
Baptists. 1852; Episcopal. 81; Catholic,
16: Presbyterian, II; Christian, IL;
Believers. s; Church OF Brethren. 4:
Lutheran. 1: ouakers. 4: Salvationists.
7 no preference. Is. Total. 1859.
The colored population Of Ettrick is
very small, probably not over two or
three
Sentenced for Larceny.
Charles McCloud, William Jone. and
John Carter. all colored, arrested on
the charge OF stealing brasses, the
property OF the Seaboard AIR lime
Railway. and dispos:ng of the same.
We're each sentenced to a ninety days
term in jail this morning by the DO
lice justice. The stolen property was
In large measure recovered
Sent on for FOrSery.
Edward Winfield. negro who has lust
served a term in the Jail Of Henrico
County. was this morning sent to the
Hastings Court for trial: to answer the
charge Of forgery committed about six
months ago. He obtained a watch from
jeweler by forging the name OF tho
owner to an order for II.
Resigned as Organist.
Carl Mora has resigned his position
ss organist at High Street II. E.
Church, and has accepted a like posi-
ton at the New Lutheran Memorial
Church in Elmira, n. Y. al a salary OF
$500 q year. He will leave Peters
burg in November. The Elmira church
cost $SGoo0 and has a $4,000 organ.
Death Of Mrs. Nunnally.
Mrs. Cora Porter Nunnaiiy. wife of
George ". Nunnally, a well known
engineer. died this morning about :
o'clock at her home corner Of Com
merce and Dunlop Streets. after an ILL.,
1ess Of only six days She was men,