The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-02
OBSERVE LABOR
DAY GENERALLY
STORES CLOSE IN PETERSBURG
AND ALL TAKE A HOII-
DAY.
u. D. C.'S IN MEETING
ELECT DELEGATES TO STATE
CONVENTION WHICH WILL BE
HELD IN RICHMOND SEP
TEMPER GOTH.
u. D. C.'S IN MEETING
Firginian Bureau,

Mechanics Bldg. Room 31s.
PETERSBURG, VA. Sept. Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Crowder was badly hurt
by falling from an electric car in
West Washington street last night 1t
appears that after the bell had been
rung and before the car stopped, Mrs
Crowder arose from her seat. The
stopping OF the car caused her to fall
toward and from the car Mrs.
Crowder was taken to her home where
an examination disclosed painful
bruises, but no bones were broken.
Observe Labor Day.
Labor day was more generally OBJ
served n Petersburg today than ever
before. Nearly all manufacturing
plants were closed. and many mer-
chants have not opened their stores
since Saturday. A large number OF
Petersbureers went over to Richmo nd
to atteod the game between the Goob-
ers and Colts this afternoon.
Mrs. Lavfnia Perkins.
Mrs. Lavinia Annie Perkins. wife Of
p. @. Perkins, died at 7:15 o'clock this
morning, following an Illness OF eight
weeks duration. Mrs. Perkins was
fifty seven years OF age. and was a
consistent member of Memorial NJ f.
church, Besides her husband. she ia
survived by one daughter. Mrs. Leo
nard A. Parrish: one son, Robert b.
Perkins, both of this city: one sister,
Mrs. A. J. Sheffield. and two brothers,
T. /. and w. A. Elder, all of De witt
The funeral will be conducted from
Aemoriai NJ. r. church at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon and interment
Will be made In Blandford cemetery
Death of an Infant.
Ruby Lee Heath, aged one year,
nine mouth and twelve days, infant
daughter of Leroy and Mrs. Annie
Royal Heath. died at 7:4o o'clock yes
terday morning. AT the home of her
parents IN Washington street. after an
Hines OF three months duration. The
funeral service was conducted at the
grave in Biandford cemetery at S
clock this afternoon. Rev. A. r.
Love, of the West End Baptist church,
OBLIGATED.
Mrs Lillian Wade.
Mrs Lillian p. Wade wife Of VIII
liam r. Wade. died at her ehome.
9 Lee street, Ettrick, at 4:so o'clock
yesterday afternoon. following an III
ness OF several weeks duration Mrs.
Wade was twenty-five years OF age.
and was we'll known and highly es-
teemed- Besides her husband and
three small children. she is survived
by two sisters, Misses Collie c. and
Erna g. Riyes. and one brother, Eddie
Rives The funeral will be conducted
from. the Ettrick Methodist Episcopal
church, OF which Mrs. Wade was
deFout member, at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Interment will be made !
IN the Ettrick cemetery.
Sent On TO Grand Jury.
David Butler and William Bur |
rough, two colored boys, charged with |
breaking, into the store OF a colored |
man in Gill street. were before the |
police justice this morning, and were |
both sent on to the Hastings court !
for trial The youngsters were sus-
peoted OF breaking into the store
about week ago. and returned last |
night to find themselves In a trap.
Select Z. ID. c. Delegates
Petersburg Chapter. U. D. c.. met |
at A. F. Hill Camp hall this morning |
and alternates to the State convention |
to be held N Richmond October 1st |
Observation-Disclosures r. r. Meade, !
J. ]. helms. w. E. Beasley. Maria E. |
w. Pryor Jones. r. B.
Davis, and Annie Mann.
Alternates--Mesdam A. L. Davis |
Seward. r. s. Gill. w, A. Hite, |
Wilkes Madison and Misses Ida Crow |
der and Virginia McKenney. The |
rnapter decideu TO CONFER crosses or |
honor on September 18th and to hold |
= special meeting for the election of |
officers on September Sth. |
Tobacco Market Opens.
The market for the sale of tobacco |
primings will open tomorrow and II /
- thought that the offerings will be
quite liberal. The tobacco crop In
southside Virginia this year is the |
1nest known in the past fifteen or |
twenty years, both In yield and quality. |
All crops in the Southside are un-
Usually good this year.