The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
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|S0UIHS|DE FAIR
WIDER IN RANGE
SEVERAL EXHIBITS OPEN TO ALL
SECTIONS OF STATE FOR
FIRST TIME.
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
COMMON COUNCIL AGREES TO
AMENDMENTS PROVIDING LARGER
APPROPRIATIONS - VETERANS
STILL NEED FUNDS.
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS

Mechanics Bldg, Room BIS.
PETERSBURG, VA. June 2l.-for
the first time since its organization
the Southside Fair association "lii
throw open some of its entries to
others than farmers OF Southside Vir-
ginia. Chief among these this year
will be the poultry exhibits. fracu-
cally every jeweler in the city mas OF
fered a silver cup as prize in thus de-
rartment, and 1t has been DECIDED
to accept entries ftom any section OF
Virginia.
A number of poultry raisers from
various parts of the state have bought.
spa.e, and the entries for the fair
next october are so much larger than
at this time last year that 1t has been
thouEht advisable to double the size
of the poultry building.
Other entries are coming in ranidiy,
and Indications are that the fair this
year will be more successful than ever
before.
The people Of Petersburg AMI
Southside Virginia, generally" said
Manager Euffln today. ARE becoming
more and more interested in this tar.
Each year the attendance and num-
Der Of exhibits have shown increases.
and next October we expect the iarg-
est GTbN1 tnAC mas ever AittHotu q
like cNhIiiticn in Petersburg.
City School Board Wins.
The long fight made by the city
school board for larger appropriations
for school purposes than fiji st granted
by the common council was won last
night when that body concurred in
the board of aldermens amended
budget increasing the appropriations
When the council failed to give the
board the appropriation asked, an APP
peal was made to the board of alder
ruen, AMI practically everything asked
for was granted. This action made
It necessary for the common council
70 pass on the matter again, and last
night 1t accepted the amendments of
the aldermen.
The increases made by the aldermen
include the establishment of domestic
science and manual training depart
ments Increases In the salary of teach
ers and money for repairs and for
supplies, such as paper, pencils, pens.
ink.
other Matters
Among other matters before coun-
OF the health OFFICER, the increase being
refused, and the awarding of contract
for paving West Washington. street
whose bid was $500 per square yard
Council adopted a resolution grant
ing a ee-months vacation to Mayor
Cameron. who has been in Ill health
for several weeks and who has been
advised by his physicians to take q
trip to the salt baths OF Germany. A
committee of three was named to re-
port on the practicability Of building
a, new, bridge across the Appomattox
work might progress without inter-
ruption to traffic
Named Vicar General.
Information was received yesterday
that the Rev. Father James T. O'Far-
rell for the last twenty years
the rector of St Joseph's parish in this
city. had been appointed vicar general
of the diocese of Richmond by Bishop
ID. j. O'Connell. Father O'Farrell has
for some days been in retreat with
other Virginia priests at Georgetown
university, but 1t is understood that
he has entered on the duties of his
new office.
More Money for Veterans.
tions to the fund to aid Petersburg
veterans in attending the Gettysburg
reunion Is stu about $500 short or
the desired $3.50. which 1t started to
raise few weeks ago after the city
council had refused to make an ap-
preparation for the purpose. 1t is be-
lieYed that the money will be secured.
Evans Majority Increased.
An error in the returns. giving
Robert E. Gill 100 votes too many, In
creased the majority OF City Sergeant
John b. Evans, who was reelected in
Thursdays primary. from 236 to 326.
returns.