Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-13
MUCH MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Roanoke Believes in EducatiOn-A
"Flim-FIam" Game.

ROANOKE. VA, March 12.-(Special)-
The letter-carriers of this city met to-
night at the city post-ohice and organ
lied Roanoke Branch, No 524, Of the Ma
tional Association OF Letter-Carriers.
Charles J. Richardson was elected presi-
dent and G. T.. Hun vice-president, Sc
nlorlty in the service prevailing as to the
election of these two officers. Other Off
GERS are as follows: Secretary. George
). Jack; Treasurer. j. Nabe; Collector, J.
E. Wayland; Sergeant-at-Arms, A. +.
Brooks. a committee on bylaws, COM
posed Of Charles J. Richardson, j. Nabe,
and George S. Jack. were appointed.
AT a meeting of the Junior Hose Com
pany held last night the newly-elected
officers for the ensuing term were in
stalled. among them being A. b. Ham,
mond. president; f. E. Young, vice-presi-
dent; James McFal. secretary, and
James NJ. Moore, treasurer. The Juniors
are one Of the most efficient, and, per-
haps. the best-equipped volunteer fire
companies in the State.
The School Board Of this city will erect
during the year two excellent school,
buildings. at a cost of 5000 each. one is
TO be on west Campbell avenue, i'm the
First Ward, and the other in the Melrose
addition. in the Fifth Ward. The Glmer-
Avenue School. in the Fourth Ward, will
have an additional wing built, at a cost
of 5000. This, with the cost Of sites for
the other two will run the amount to be
expended in new buildings by the School
Board up to $4,000.
W. p Dupuy. the present postmaster,
who VIII be succeeded in few days by
s Harris Hoge, has announced his can
didacy for the Office of Commissioner Of
the Revenue at the spring election.
IN THE COURTS
The Hastings Court is busy with the
case of Neal Featherston & co. VS.. Gish's
Administrators. This suit involves the
payment Of per cent. commission on the
sale of an $50 900 farm. The case has been
in the courts for a long time
Dick Shelton, the one-legged negro boy'
who dangerously wounded Halle HenoT-
son about a week ago by shooting him.
and who has since been in Jail. was re-
leased yesterday by Justice Van Talia-
ferro. There was no evidence TO show
that the shooting was done maliciously,
but. on the other hand. circumstances
went TO show that it was purely an acci-
dent.
Harry First alias Remington alias ST.
mon who is known here as vender OF
rattlesnake oil. He was taken into GUS
todv on the charge of playing a film
DAM game on Jim Anderson, an attache
of Scbalz's Concordia. Anderson had
$40 bill. and the fakir asked him TO let
him look at IT, The boy did so. and the
man with many aliases and deft hngers
a,cbanped a s. note therefor and passed
II over 10 Anderson, who put it in MS
pocket without looking at it, As soon as
he learned that he was the victim OF a
"Aim-ham" game, Anderson went TO the
Police-Justice and swore out warrant
c., ,,,as taken before Justice Taliaferro
and fined $40 and sentenced TO fifteen days
in tau He claims Richmond as his home
and the Jail sentence was remitted' win
the understanding that he should leave
-, inmediatelv. Before he could get
ont however. a second complaint was
,odged against him. and now the young
man Is languishing in Jail.