Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06
ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
THE PRINCE EDWARD TEACHERS
COOPERATIVE LEAGUE.
AN ORGANIZATION Is PERFECTED.
The Objects-The Young Mems Chris
tian Association-It Is n Success
Personal Notes.

al.)-The Prince Edward Teachers Co.
operative League was organized here
this week. The purposeNpf the league is
TO further the best interests Of school
work in the county, 1t being an auxiliary
to the Virginia Teachers Cooperative
League, recently organized at Mount
Jackson, Va. The officers Of the Prince
Edward League are: President, n. c.
Starke. principal of Virginia High School,
Farmville; Vice-President, Miss s. B.
Dickinson. OF Briery; Recording Secre-
tary, Miss Virginia McGehee; Cores
ponding Secretary, Miss Emily Redd;
Treasurer. Miss Martina Gallagher.
The next meeting OF the league will
be held on the last Saturday in Septem-
ber at Hampden-Sidney. An effort VIII
be made to have this meeting one Of
special interest. Teachers, school trustees,
and all pupils are urgently requested to
attend.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Farmville. which was recently or
ganized. has already proved a success.
The expenses for the last quarter have
been about met by the quarterly dues,
while the attendance and interest is
every day improving The management
proposes to equip the gymnasium at an
early day, and thus add a much needed
feature to the furnishing of the rooms.
The people of the town are literally up
holding this institution by their moral
and financial support.
In addition 70 the building boom en-
joyed by Farmville for the past twelve
months, the authorities arc now having
paving done on two Of our important
streets. and the general Improvements
being made are OF a most substantial
sort.
The contractor who received the order
for building seven miles Of macadam on
| the road leading from Farmville 10
Hampden-Sidney is on the grounds en-
gagged I'm the preliminary work prepare
] tory 60 making the road. IL Is under
stood that with favorable weather the
lob can be completed within four months.
The cost of the road IS 10 be Sl'bsO per
/ mile. The road is TO be twelve feet VIDE
and contain seven inches of rock
/ II will be the first rock road ever made
| i'm this county, or. SO far as the writer
| knows. i'm Southside Virginia, and II the
venture proves a success 1t will not be
! long before every county road leading
out Of Farmville will receive the same
/
attention.
The School Board of Prince Edward
| met on Wednesday last and elected the
following teachers for the coming ses-
sion: Professor n. c. Starke, principal
OF the Virginia High School, TO be princi-
pal also Of the Farmville High School;
Miss Maude Cray, Miss Lula Morris. and
Miss Fannie Smithson. TO I'LL the chairs
| of the three grades Of the school.
Mr.. T. Scott Martin, son Of Captain
j. X. Martin. has been spending his vaca-
ton at Virginia Beach
Mr.. $. W. Paulett and wife, who have
been at the seashore, returned home
/ Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landon A. Hooper, of
/ Blueneld, W. Va. have been visiting rel
atiyes here this week.
Mr.. l.. H. Corley, formerly superinten-
dent of the Farmville WaterWOrks, has
gone to Norfolk to live, the water plant
having gone into new hands.
Mr.. George III. Wright, of Charleston
s. c., has been visiting his mother, Mrs
Susan Wright, Of this town, this week.
Miss Pearl Venable, who has been in
Philadelphia for several weeks, returned
home Thursday last.
Misses Pearl and Bette Landrum, OF
Lynchburg, are visiting their uncle, Mr.
Leslie FOCUS.
Mrs. ]. :. Hart IS on a visit 20 her
daughter Mrs. Edward LiDscomb, OF
Powhatan county.
Mrs John r. Martin and daughter. Miss
Bessie, are guests of Mrs. Mary S
Greever of Chilhowie, Va.
Misses Carrie and Mamie Noel, who
have been spending several weeks In
Lynchburg. have returned TO Farmyille.
Mr.. William G. Venable, after a
months stay in the mountains of Vir-
ginia. has returned to his duties as
cashier of the Planters Bank
Mr.. W. A. Barrow is making pleasure
tour of the Southwest counties of Nir-
| ginia.
Mr. w. II. Walden, formerly of Prince
| Edward county, but now Of GreenVlle,
s. c., paid his friends here a visit this
week. after an absence Of more than
twenty-five years.
Colonel c. NJ. Walker and family. who
have been at the Monroe Red sulphur
Springs. w. Va, are at home again.
Misses Maggie Spratley and Rosa b.
Marks. Of Richmond. are guests of Colo
mel and Mrs. Walker.
The family of Mr.. w. z. Gillian have
gone to their pretty country home, oak
| land" for the remainder Of the heated
| term.