Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-10
TIDINGs FROM CHATHAM.
County Officials, Hen Roosts Robbed.
Important Teachers, Meeting


CHATHAM, VA, September s.-(spe-
cial9-Mr. F. B. Watson. Superintendent
of Public Schools. held on Friday in the
Graded School building examinations for
professional certificates. These certifi-
Gates hold good for a period of seven
years, renewable for a longer period. The
class this time numbered seven.
Thursday night the hen-house of Sheriff
j. e. Shellhouse was robbed. but investi-
cation the morning following revealed the
tact ia that att the thief. only succeeded in tax,
Commonwealth's Attorney Hughes Dill
lard received a similar call the same
night, and two grown turkeys were stolen.
The thief, or thieves. seemed bent on
stealing property of officers Of the law.
A fence to enclose the Methodist church
and parsonage is now under way. which.
when finished will add very much to the
appearance of the building.
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Messrs: G. w. Cannon. of this place.
and W. T. Burton. of Danville, have very
recently closed a deal in which they pur-
land lying in and near the southern border
CT Mecklenburg county. Mr.. Cannon
just returned this week from PhiladeI-
phia, Pa. where he went to close the
for their purchase.
The PittsyIvania County Teachers
League met in the High School building
SATURDAY Saturday and d was called to order by the
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, after which several new members
were enrolled County Superintendent F..
3. Watson was called upon to discuss the
benefits derived from the League. and re-
sponded in q short speech.
Mr.. Watson spoke encouragingly Of the
League. which, he said, could be made
both pleasant and helpful.
No programme had been prepared for
Saturdays meeting, which was the first
of the kind in the county. Several mem
bers of the Executive Committee being
absent, it was deemed advisable to ap-
point a temporary committee to prepare
programme for the next meeting.
Misses Isla Ragsdale. Stella Barr. Ma
place. and Miss Josie Allen, of Spring
Garden, We're selected as the Committee
on Bylaws and Constitution, to report
at the next meeting. Superintendent Wat
The League then adjourned to meet here
on the fourth Saturday in October
Thirty-three teachers were present, repre-
sentfng every district in the county except
= LIST OF TAXPAYERS.
The list Of taxpayers in the county who
pay as much as one dollar or over in
State taxes, required under the new Con-
Registrars of the county districts, has
been completed by Treasurer G. II. Va
den. The list contains about 2,253 names,
divided as follows. Tunstall District
.24s; colored 8; Chatham-Nhite s61; col
ored, 81; Dan River-White, 32s; colored,
q; Banister-White. 16S; colored, Z: Staun-
ton River-White. 25s; colored. IS: Pigg
River-White, 213; colored. 8, which makes
1.755 white taxpayers in the county pay
ing one dollar and over in State taxes.
and $50 negroes.
The Board of Registrars for Dan River
District, composed of DR.. Ed. Williams,
Messrs. J. G.. Blair, and c. d. Bennett.
will meet for the registering of voters in
their. district at Ringgold September I'D
and 23d; Gilbert's Store, September Oath:
Kentuck September 18th and 18th: Laurel
Grove September 18th and 30th: Beavers,
October LIST and I'd; Keeling. October Sd
and 4th; Slatersville. October 9Th and It'll.
and again at Kentuck on October 18th.
Saturday while descending the flight Of
steps of Hotel Chatham, Mrs. Sarah p
several bruises and a considerable shock.