The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-19
ORDER INSPECTION
OF 5. A. |. BRIDGE
WOODEN sTRuCrURn. WITH RE
VERSE CURVE NEAR PETERS !
BURG NAY BE CONDEMNED.
HEAR GOOD REPORTS
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL AS
ISOLATION HAS ANNUAL MEET
ING-BADLY cur IN ALLEY
ALTERATION.
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PETERSBURG, VA, May 1S.---
Secretary Martin, of the Chamber of
Commerce, has been informed by the
State corporation commission that the
Seaboard Air Line bridge spanning the
Appomattox river at this point, Will
be inspected with a. view of ascertain
ing whether II is safe. The inspec-
ton will be made by an engineer sent
here for the purpose by the COM
mission. Secretary Martin liz inform
ed that the inspection will be made
by an engineer competent for the pur-
pose. The bridge is very high and
long and Is a wooden structure. The
bridge and it's approaches form a re-
verse curve. as engineers term an s.
shaped curve. Curves of this type
are looked upon as very dangerous.
especially so when not constructed OF
steel. The result of this inspection
may mean that the commission Will
order q steel bridge built
Delegates to Mission Conference.
Delegates to the annual conference
of the Woman's Home Mission So
ciety. which meet In Danville Tues
day, May goth, have been appointed
as follows: Washington-Street church
Mrs c. d. Tinsley, Miss Annie
PEBBLES: Market-Street, Mrs r. E.
Stroud, Miss Maybee Nunnally; High
Street. Mrs. f. p. Allgood; Matoaca,
Miss Daisy Lee: Ivey Memorial. Mrs.
Gresham; Blandford. Miss Annie
Mann, who will respond to the address
of welcome.
Serious Cutting ARRAY.
In an alteration in Guinan's alley
iaS Ja1, jNE ri poilau
twice by Tom Parker. Baileys con-
dition is considered serious. one of
the wounds inflicted being just above
the heart He Is in the hospital.
Parker is under arrest.
Sunday Schools Meet.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Methodist Sunday-School Union
association of Petersburg and vicinity
was held at Washington-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church at $40 o'clock
this afternoon. This was also the
forty-seventh annual meeting of the
association. A splendid program was
rendered by the schools. one of the
most enjoyable features of which was
two selections rendered by J. l..
Hopkins, tenor soloist Of Richmond.
The following report from the various
schools were read:
! Memorial--Average registered, 444;
average attendance, 1862; per cent, 81;
/ collections, S3,393.
High Street--Averaged registered,
/ SOC: average ATTENDANCE, ALL per
cent. 81; conversions, s; collections,
$4,l04.
Washington -Street--Average regis
tration, $40: average attendance, ESQ,
per cent, rs; collections, s2,735.
Observation-Disclosures registra
ton. 1871; average attendance, 276;
per cent. s3: conversions, 65; collec-
tons. s3,729.
! Wesley-Average registered, 2ol
average attendance 100; per cent
10; collections, s1,962.
Blandfoi d--Average registered
1902; average attendance, rs; per cent
"a; collections, s624
Ettrick---Average registered, ESQ
average attendance, 1871; per cent, ~
collections. s2.396.
MISUNDERSTANDING registered, eos
average attendance, 1856: per cent, IS
collections. s1.7ss
Totals-Average registered. 2,3S3
average attendance 1877; per cent
IL conversions, 10; collections. $20,.
| 6S1.
Market-Street church led the asso.
citation in point of attendance, and re-
ported sixty-five conversions in the
school during the month One of the
most successful revivals in the history
| OF Petersburg. the Bridges illmar
meetings having been held there dur.
! ing the past month. The various sec,
retarys are evidently overlooking
their new scholars, as none reported
which publicly is an oversight.