The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-17
.R0CKBRIDCE
TEACHERS.
County Association Formed
at Lexington Last Week.
ADDRESSES DELIVERED Il
ADDRESSES DELIVERED
Officers Elected by the New Association.
Another Negro in the Tolls Of Local
Option in This Sturdy Tenn
perance Town.
Special to Tho Times. plspatch. )


LEXINGTON, VA. February 16.-The
public school teachers of Rocl1bridgo
county have organized County Teach
ers' Association. Tho meeting was held
III the public school building iniLcxin5-
ton and was attended by about half Of the
teachers of the county sixty being
pl esent, besides the trustees from Sow
eral districts. Tho meeting was called
to order by Dr.. James A. Quarlcs, of
Washington and Lee University, who Is
vice-presdent Of the Virginia State AS
ISOLATION for the Tenth Congressional
District Addresses were made by DR..
Quarles on "The Value OF Teachers AS
soclations;' by Dr. A. Nash Johnston,
county superintendent of schools. on ''The
Duties OF the County Superintendent,
district Trustees and Teachers;" by Col
o1ci e. w. Nichols. of the Virginia Mil
it,ry Institute, on ''The Mutual Duties
Of tho Teacher and Scholar" by Mr.. /.
s. Mampler. formerly Of Rockingham
county. en- "The Teachers Association
OF Rockingham County,
The following officers were elected TOR
tho association:
President, Mt. M. S. Moffett. OF Lex
ington, principal OF the Rockbridge Coun-
ty Normal School; vice-president, Mr..
Harrington Waddell. principal Of the
Lexington public schools; secretary. Mrs.
w. b. Wallace; treasurer. Mr.. w. D.
Gresham; district presidents, Miss
Minnie Kate Warner, Miss Nellie Shack
eilord, Miss Bette Morrison. Miss Ella
E'ultz. Mr.. j. j. Moore, Mr.. j. F. Kirk
patrick and Captain j. II. B. Jones.
A LOCAL OPTION TOWN.
Another negro Of Lexington has fallen
iuro tho tells of local option. Caleb
Brown. for years the keeper of restau-
rant here, was before Mayor w. F. Pier
son. and for selling liquor on election
day last November. no was sent on to
the grand jury. For the same offense
he was fined sl00 for violating tho town
ordinance din selling liquor in local OPP
ton district. For selling liquor on De-
cember court day, and the Tuesday fol-
lowing, two offenses. he was fined s1oO
for each offcnse. making the total fines
$500. Brown took an appeal from the
Mayors decision. and gave security In
the bond Of $500.
Tho ladies OF the Lexington Wonlan's
CHI 'stian Temperance Union conducted
the services Sunday afternoon n lie
Christian EEdeavor Society OF Trinity
Methodist Church, the subject being a
temperance topic. Mrs. Lawrence EN-
bron. president of the union, presided
ard conducted the services, which con-
sisted Of talks and papers and special
musical programme. A delightful sole
was sung by Miss Lula Laird, and an In
teresting paper was read by Miss Ethel
Fearsall, diversified, n. j.
Mr.. l.. A. Coulter, OF Richmond. secre-
| tary of the State Young Mems Christian
Association addressed the associations
o. Washington and Lee University and
the Virginia Military Institute SUNDAY
afternoon and evening.
FURNACE PROPERTY SOLD.
The deed and bargain of sale has been
admitted to record at Buena Vista, where
by the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke
Company transfers the property of the
Buena Vista Furnace Company to the
| Allegheny Ore and Iron Company; con-
sideratlon. $4,000.
| The Natural Bridge Park Company
owners Of the Natural Bridge property
has proposed to the Board of Supervisor:
of Rockbrdse county that their com
pany will pay 5000 for the construction
| of three miles Of macadam road from
Natural Bridge to the Natural Bridge
| Station, on the Chesapeake and Ohio anc
| Norfolk and Western Railroads. pro
vided the county Will furnish 81 LOO.
| Tho Alfred a. Mccormick farm of IS
| acres, including a large brick mansion
house, situated on the leadwatcrs O.
| Rays creek, RocKDrlGEe county, ha!
been sold by Commissioners w. S. Hop
lsns and w T. Shields. to the Bank o
Roclbrldge for SC, $50.
GENERAL LEES COOK.
Malinda Patterson, colored, was burie1
yesterday from the First Baptist Church
colored. of Lexington, and the funera
was the most largely attended in recen
times. She was for years tho cook O
General G.. W, Gusts Lee before he LET
Lexington. while he was president o
Washington and Lee University.
Uncle" Jefferson Shields, the old Con
federate negro, who has gained consider
able notoriety because OF his having cook
ed for General "stonewall'' jackson dur
Ing the civil war, has had a number o
photographs taken In his Confederate
uniform of gray, recently presented t
MIN by the Daughters of the Confederacy
or Wythevile. Va. lie expects to sci
n great many Of these pictures during tn
approaching General Assembly of tn
southern Presbyterian. which will NEE
here in May next.