The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-22
ANNUAL BA|lQBE
MEMS BIBLE CLASS
APPRoPRIATE ADDRESSES MADE
By THE GUESTS AND
MEMBERS.
AGED VETERAN DIES
PASSES AWAY WHILE BEING
TAKEN TO AsYLUM-PETERs-
BURG DIsPosEs OF ONE
THIRD OF BOND ISSUE.
AGED VETERAN DIES
Yirpinian Bureau.

Mechanics Bldg, Room ais.
PETERSBURG, VA, March al
The annual banquet of the Mems BIZ
BILE class of the West End Baptist
Sunday school was held last night In
the lecture room OF the church There
were about $50 members present An
invitation had been extended the SUI
perintendents of all the Baptist
schools of the Sunday-School Associa-
ton of Petersburg and Vicinity. SUI
perintendents OF the following schools
were present: First Baptist, Grove
Avenue, Ettrick. Woodlawn and
Blandford Mission, all of whom
made brief and appropriate speeches.
Members Of the class making speeches
were: Rev. A. r. Love; Superintend-
ent and Glass Teacher w. M. Rucker;
Glass President w. j. Crowder. s. A.
Jordan, and J. Robert Sutherland,
teacher of the ladies Bible class.
A committee of ladies, members of
the school, served the table in a taste
ful style.
Veteran Dies Suddenly.
Mr.. Thomas C. Gallon, an old and
well-known Confederate veteran of
this city, was recently declared in
sane, and on last Wednesday an at
tendant from the Eastern State hos
pital at Williamsburg started from
here with the unfortunate old gen.
ternan to take him to that institu-
ton. After reaching Richmond Mr..
Gallon was taken suddenly Ill and
died. His physical condition had been
fairly good. and there was no reason
to believe that he could not stand the
trip, or that he was so near death
when he left with the hospital attend
ant.
Bonds Are Sold.
Proposals for the purchase I'm
whole or. in part OF the 100000 of
the issue of $500, 900 of the new 1-2
per cent public improvement bonds OF
the city OF Petersburg were opened
by the finance committee yesterday
afternoon The bonds were awarded
as followsf
Local parties, $4,000 at 1o2: sinking
fund commissioners of Petersburg,
1870 at 101. Representatives of
three outside bidders were present at
the opening of the proposals. each of
whom spoke of the high credit of the
city in the financial world, but said
the present was bad time to sell
bonds of any kind. 1t is expected that
some months later when the other
100000 of the bonds are offered
higher prices viii be obtained.
Plan Gettysburg Trip.
Committees of A. p. Hill Camp of
Veterans and Sons Of Veterans met in
the office of DR.. w. E. Harwood last
night to discuss plans for the trip of
the Confederate veterans to Gettys-
burg. Steps were taken to secure the
name OF every veteran who will go
TO the reunion A book of registry
will be opened at the store of II. &
Beckwith q Co, As soon as the full
list Is obtained it will be forwarded to
the commissioners, and steps will be
taken here to raise the necessary
amount to pay all transportation
charges A. p. Hill camp will be the
special guests of Philadelphia
Grand Army post at Gettysburg, and
the veterans are invited to take their
wives with them.
Petition Council.
AT meeting OF the council com
mfttee on finance, held yesterday at
ternoon. petition signed by thirty
one grocers was presented asking that
the present ordinance be amended to
permit grocers to sell fresh meats at
their stores on payment of special
tax of $50 instead OF $50, as now, in
addition to their regular merchandise
license. The committee declined to
make the change. At present grocers
who sell fresh meats are required to
maintain stalls In the market houses.
Company Incorporated.
The State corporation commission
on yesterday granted to William III.
Talley & Sons, of Petersburg, a char
ter for the conduct of a general in
surance business. The officers are /:
William II. Talley, president: ]. c.
Talley. secretary Directors--The
above and F. H. Ta1ley. The capital
Is to be not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000.
Apron Sale.
The Grace Church guild will have
sale of aprons and desert at Alex.
Wilson Co.'S store tomorrow.