The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-16
NEWS OF PETERSBURG
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at full speed. He landed on his head,
fracturing his skull in three places
and breaking an arm. 1t is said that
Grant thought for some reason that
collision was about 70 occur RE
was taken to the Petersburg hospital
and operated on by DR.. Fl. A. Burke,
who removed three pieces OF skull. 1t
Is now thought that he has a fair
chance for recovery.
Workingmen TO Organize.
A mass meeting of workingmen
will be held at Red Mems hall on
Bank street at O'Clock tomorrow
night. The meeting will be public and
will be in the interest of all working
men. 1t is said that this meeting VIII
be the beginning OF a new era In trade
unionism In Petersburg. which here
tofore has been one of the hardest
cities in the State to organize.
1t is expected that several new or
CARNATIONS and a central union VIII
be the outcome of the meetingI Ad-
dresses will be delivered by James
u. Doherty, State commissioner of
labor; Hon. John Hirschbers. mem
Der of Richmonds administrative
board and president of the Richmond
Central Trades and Labor Council; Il.
c. Davidson. president of the virginia
Federation of Labor. and Howard t.
Calvin, secretary of the latter organi-
cation.
Coiored schools opened.
The public schools for colored chill
dren opened today for the session OF
1924. The enrolment showed an in
crease over last years first day at
tendance of forty mine The schools
are very much crowded, there being an
average of seventy pupils to eacn or the
school rooms. The total enrolment be-
ing 1853. The total enrolment IN the
white schools to date numbers 2'oSZ.
Baptists to Meet.
The Petersburg District, Baptist As
ISOLATION, will meet in annual session
with the waverly Baptist church tomor
row and Will be in session for three
DAYS. The association embraces the
counties of Prince George, Sessex, Sur
~. a part of Southampton and the city
Of Petersburg. There are twenty seven
churches in the association. all OF which
will send delegates In addition to the
pastors.
sunday school Reports.
The Baptist Sunday School associa-
ton of Petersburg and vicinity met IN
Joint session with the Methodist Sum
day school Union association or Re
tersburg as guests of the Baraca- PM
|lathea convention at WESTINGHOUSE street
NJ F. church yesterday afternoon. Re
PORTS from the Baptist schools, OF
which there were eight, including two
mission schools were as follows; Aver
age enrolment Isis; average attend
ance, 1.415: percentage, rs; collection,
s231. The Methodist schools, of which
there are seven: Average enrolment,
1858: average attendance, 1887; per-
cenetage, IL: collection. 1872
The Second Baptist church school
took the honors in point of attendance,
with an average Of 81 per cent and the
West End Baptist school for contri-
buttons. amounting TO S71.6i.
The Memorial Methodist church led
that denomination in point OF attend
ance, with a percentage of rs, and
High Street in collections. $4s.7S.
Miss Marian. Osborne.
Mrs Marian Meade osborne, widow
OF Captain N M. Osborne, died TO her
home in Norfolk aSturday evening, in
the SEVENTEEN year of her age. The
body reached Petersburg this morning
and the funeral was conducted from old
Blandford church at ii 80 o'clock. Mrs.
/ Osborne was a native OF Petersburg,
the youngest daughter of the late Hon
R. K Mead She had many friends in
this city.
yeIytn--NeIvfm.
Miss Bessie Velvin and John w. Vel
vim Of this city, were united in mar
riage Saturday evening at the Grove
Avenue Baptist church. The pastor,
Rev. Hartman H Martens, officiated.