The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-16
FAIR OFFICES ARE
MOVED TO GROUNDS
Indications Point 70 Greatest Attend
ance In History OF Southside
Association.
SAD DEATH OF HAROLD TAI1EY
Bright Lads End Brought About As
Result Of Fall From Car@Ten
More Policemen Named to Oty's
Force.

Petersburg. Va, Oct 15.-The Of
fees Of the Southside Fair Association
have been moved to the fair frounds
and from now until the exhibition is
over Secretary Ruffin and his force Of
assistants will be found in the offices
The fair grounds are beginning to
present a busy scene. Exhibitors and
those who have purchased concessions
are making arrangements for the
grand opening Tuesday morning. A
number of agricultural implements
are already on the ground and all the
buildings, after being thoroughly
cleaned. present neat appearance.
Indications are that the fair will be
the largest and best that was ever
held in Southside Virginia and the
attendance Is expected to show a large
increase over former years.
Sad Death of Harold E. Talley.
One Of the saddest deaths that has
occurred 10 Petersburg or the South
side for some time past was that Of
Harold z. Talley. the seventeen-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arthur
Talley. of 1921 Rome Street, about
1890 o'clock this morning.
The young man was exceptionally
bright and energetic and had for some
weeks been employed at the Dupont
plant. near City Point. where he was
getting along nicely. About $40
o clock last evening, while on his way
home at the close of the days work
he accidentally fell from WASHINGTON
Street car Of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, near West Street.
According to eye witnesses, young Tai
ley arose to get off. when he in some
way lost his balance and fell to the
pavement He was picked up and
taken home and a physician was sum-
moned, who examined and bardaged
his wounds. which were not consider
ed serious. Later in the evening he is
said to have gone to the bathroom
alone and this morning he was thought
to be getting along well. when his
condition suddenly grew worse and
ne died in a short while. Besides his
parents, the young man Is survived by
his aged grandfather, Mr.. T. j. Butler.
of Matoaca; one brother and three
sisters-Harry A. Talley. Misses Ruth
Esther and Katherine E. Talley, all Of
this city. The funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Assaulted BY Negroes.
Mr.. G. F. Atkinson, a citizen of
Sussex County, was the victim last
evening OF an assault at the hands of
negro woman on Third. near River
Street. Mr.. Atkinson reported to the
police that the negro woman knocked
him down and robbed him OF all the
money which he carried, amounting
to about 321. He also bore slight
ehrasion upon his throat. which he
said was inflicted by the woman with
a peck etknift. The police are of the
opinion that the description given OF
tho woman Will lead TO her arrest.
Take Mem u Peniten.iary
Guards from the State penitentiary
came to Petersburg today and took
back six prisoners convicted at the
September term OF the Hastings Court
and sentenced to terms in the peni-
Tertiary as follows. Thomas Hamm.
white. highway robbery, one year:
Thomas Yates. alias r. A Mason.
white, grand larceny. one year: Wal
ter Mitchell. white. grand larceny. one
year: Sadie Taylor, white. grand lar
ceny, one year; James Haskins, color
ed, grand larceny. two years: Rafail
Georgasias, a Greek. manslaughter
three years.
The above prisoners make fifteen n