Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01
QUITE A GAY TINE.
How Blacksbdrs Visitors Enjoy Them
selves.
scuooL CENSUS rIeUREs 5.
Some Interesting Facts ana Caicu-
1ations-Thc Decrease In Negroes
Small, uudustrIcs-Turkc and Bcr-
ries-Boh White.

summer visitors than usual. There are
families here from Philadelphia, Rich
mond. Norfolk. and Roanoke. Every
available residence in town is occupied.
Even the old Amiss Hotel. or Hotel Tenn
pleton. tha, was for time unoccupied.
has been rented and fitted up and is
filled with boardsrs. AS number Of the
students are here. the young people are
having quite a gay time. Tennis playing.
cycling. hay-rdes, drives. and attendance
on the germans at the Yellow and Ale
ghany afford continued sources OF amuse-
ment TO the younger people, while the
more sedate gather in the pleasant eve
nings around social whist-,ables;
Apples, pears, plums, and all the smaller
fruits have been exceedingly plentiful SO
heavy is the apple crop that they are
now selling at IL cents per bushel, deliv-
cred.
Rev. ]. NJ. Holiday and Professor Lin
gon 5. Randolph viii attend the session
OF Montgomery Presbytcry as delegates
from the Blacksburg church. The presby-
terry convenes this fall at Failing Spring,
in RocKbridge county. and as the good
people OF that county are noted for their
hospitality the meeting is looked forward
10 as likely 10 be In every way n most
pleasant one. Much business Of interest
VIII come before the body.
SCHOOL CENSUS.
Inc school census for this district
Which was taken by Mr. Giles d. Thomas
mas been completed. and the figures given
are interesting. The whole number OF
cn'iufeh between and q years is 1910
/
Cut or this total but are deaf dumb
oiind. or feeble in mind which &c les
man 90 per cent. AS COMPARED with tho
Sensus OF lSN there is a loss of 2;G or
nearly IL per cent. OF this number ,e1
were co!ored and Sc white. the nercen,aca
vi loss In the colored children heinz az
most double that Of the white. These 10
g.. aie suggestive. and would seem IN
e.. ,c't the assertion so often made
'hat the negroes are increasInf-
IN all OF the districts of tho oo,,,,,,.
there has been loss. save ,n 81 -
e"aiy. Just why this one should -,
an increase is not known. How
80, am told that all over the coun,v
o ivss IN The colOred far exceeds tho,
AZ "hite children. In Chrisfiansbure. me-
'rict me number Of white children Is go
una OF colored 49, giving total Of 81
~ 'ihs number there were deaf dunh
onnu. or ieeble-minded. 3 oolored. ana
VIII ,he percentage OF white being only
Mh'Ie mat OF coiored is .005. or about
Ten times as great
Inc teachers are paid ridculousIv low
saiarIes The best grade Of teachers re-.
ceiNe only SO per month. and a number of
.heHl ohiy 80. and this IS made worse
oy 'he fsct that they are all paid in
county warrants, on which they are never
apie TO get the cash for six Or twelve
months and are forced 10 discount them
ana yet we wonder at the inefIicjencv
'f our county public schools. The wander
should rather be how as much IS accom-
phshed- IL can be accounted for only
by me fact that though poorly paid. the
""oHers are a honest. conscientious Sc.
OF WORKERS. and are worthy of a mScb
nisher NEED or praise than they receive.
PERSONAL.
Miss Saunders. OF Rocky Mount Frank
,in county, Is visiting Mrs. l.. a. HOlla-
Dr. McBryde and party are stiu absent
In the North, and letters from tbern re-.
port them as having a most delightful
trip.
The delegates from Montgomery coun-
" TO the senatorial convention, which
meets In Salem on the 81 az September
though uninstructcd. are believed TO be
In favor or the denomination Of eX-Sena-
tor Allen j. Watts. Of Roanoke.
The race for the nomination TO the
House seems 10 have narrowed down To
two gentlemen-Messrs. Mcdonald and
1.uster, both residents OF this district.
and both men Of high character. either
OF which would creditably represent the
county.
The evenings here now are so cool as
often a no k,.pix cf
though. as point OF fact. we rarely have
II before October.
The small Industries OF our section are
by far more profitable than one would
suppose. AS an illustration, in riding this
afternoon l saw I'm one field "A flock Of
perhaps 100 turkeys. These. II dressed and
phipped. would bring their owner not much
less 500. The cost OF raising them is
merely nominal. since they Craze the i'm
mense pasture lands of blue grass and
feed on the Insects and berries And
again. Il would Dee difficult to estimate
the amount that the wild berry crop alone
brought In to Our'poorer classes of people
from June until the middle of August. |
heard an old woman who had seven chill
dren to support say that she had purchas-
ed food for them all during the summer
with the proceeds from her sales OF ber-
ries.
bDA' W III
A young gentleman from the country
reported In town few days since that he
had seen on his place alone four large
focks OF partridges. This is very
gratifying news. since II was feared that
the cold weather and SHOWS of last win
ter had exterminated them. by the way.
In this connection learn that a paper is
being circulated and signed by the sports
men Of the county pledgng themselves
not 10 shoot the cartridges during the
coming season. IL is u good move, and il
II can be successfully carried out il will
result In a material increase Of birds In
another year
IL Is learned that child OF Professor
George W. Miles. OF Radford. has a case
OF pronounced smallpox. IL was, how
ever. not contracted IN Radford but while
the enid was away on visit and as
every precaution has been taken 10 iso-
late II there can DO no danger OF the
disease spreading.
Mr.. n. G. Jones. assistant demonstration
OF anatomy at the University Of Virginia
at present but who has consented TO act
as trainer OF the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College football team for the
coming season. Will arrive here on Satur-
day night Mr.. Jones. who is an old stu
dent Of the college. will remain with the
team for month or six weeks. He is a
magnificent player himself. and ms he
takes lively interest in the team he
will doubtless bring Il TO a high degree OF
efficiency.