The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
Question Argued II Prince nee
ti Edward and Lunenburg.
COUNTRY SCHOOLS CLOSE.
In Prince Edward the School eoaro
Elias Funds Sufficient For Another
Half Month ifthe Rest Can be
Raised by Subscription.

n SMEHERR1N. VA. 3MarcE ia 'ii'''s3
arg,1rd question through this immediate
section is whether or not there Is more
money In tire cultivation of tobacco OF IN
q other crops that are raised by the lalill-
ers. It Is we'll known fact that IN lhe
4 old ante. bellum days that dark topaoGo
{. was the irioneyed crop raised on 3the va
q ,ious farms through this section. ana
since The struggle this crop has re-.
4 ceved more attention from the mass OF
y people than any other raised. Ihose VINO
"a have kept their farms Iii good condition
vet maintain the old claim that at me
present low prices that Is being recslVcu
h for the weed there Is set more none! y,
the cultivation of the weed than IN any
i ~ har rron that is at present raised on the
& farm. while those who have allowed tlleir
farms to go down claim that 1t Is impos-
sible for them to make living by rais-
! Ing toba eco, aid some few OF thetn CID III III
that they do not realize enough from
4 the crop to pay the agent Tor the Ter
3 tllzcr used under It, !.
"A one or our best farmers was heard 70
say a few days ago that he could taKe
f one acre OF good land and plant II IN V
bacco and realize three times as lnuch
from it as from any other crop that can
be raised. This gentleman keeps Il goou
pen of stock, raises manure ana I'M.
I proves his farm In various other wa! $,
and with the usu of a small quahltS OF
3guano, good strong crops are the results.
More OF our farmers are paying atltH-
ton to the cultivation of bright tobacco
In the past few years since the demand
FOR the dark kind is growing weaker arc
those who have experimental IN TINS al
lection, claim that the results arc mnch
more satisfactory. Many advantages are
derived In the growing Of TINS KIND over
the dark, as 1t can DO marketed mus IL
H. &C. Il 1,
with the same amount of fertilizer. ana
the demand has been greater for THIS
class In the past few years. and alto
+ gether the outlook Is much better for the
future. sa :,
The soil through this section is well
adapted to the raising Of this kind.
Chicken. raising is getting to be one OF
the leading industries through this sec
lion with the now German settlers. Many
incubators arc shipped to this point and
installed in the numerous farm houses.
rho best breeds are being purchased and
this Industry promises to be permanent
one. Most OF tho fowls and cggs arc
+ disposed Of here iii the village at coed
prices. and the past few months the de-
mand has been greater than tho supply
The schools lin Prince Edward county,
4 Leigh District, viii all close their five
! month session in n few days The Board
met several days ago and found that
Il they had enough money left to RUN each
NJ school an additional month at Just half
Of the regular pay. Several Of the
teachers have decided to accept the OIL
fer, and the rest have declined to teach
unless Tho patrons will make UP the de-
ficit. Some few of the schools have gone
10 work with the hope of raising the sum
and have the school continue another
month.
Those In Lunenburg have not been so
fortunate, and will close their doors in
"a few days.
II Last Monday was County Court day.
and an account Of the muddy roadsatho
crowd was not so large as usual. No
cases OF Importance were tried and busl-
ness vas therefore quite dull for the pro-
Z fessional kind. The better part Of the
day was turned over to the horso-dealer
and each one had n rare display of the
animals on hand with prices about 20
per cent higher than few months ago,
and notwithstanding this, good. substan-
tial horses were in demand and many
sales and trades were transacted. Tues
day the supervisors met and the usual
routine OF business was transacted,
The business partnership OF Messrs.
4 Perkinsosa and Shackleton was dissolved
a few days ago. Mr.. Perkinson will con-
tinue at his old stand, and Mr.. Shacklc-
ton will resume business near his home,
< ABOUT Two mics distant from TINS polnt.
This was caused by the health of Mr..
Shackleton. which has not been very
good for the past year, and he moved to
his farm in hopes of regainng his lost
vigor.
Mrs. Rosa AlcFarhane, OF Richmond.
Va. Is spending a few weeks as tho
guest OF Mrs. Thomas Baker near here.
Miss Cordle V. Enning, of tho B. F, l..
was the guest OF her home people near
here on Sunday and Monday last
Mr.. j. Pct Parkinson is the guest of his
brother. Mr.. l. 3. Parkinson. at this
place.
Mr. julius Lash spent two days In
iestifying against the man who defrauded
him out of board bill and some cash,
and who Immediately. left for Richmond
and forged his name TO a check which
was cashed by the Christian & Winfrce
Il Company Tho man was captured In
North Carolina and Will be tried the G
on similar charge and will be sent to
TO Richmond, where he will be tried on
y this charge.
Mrs. A. Q. Amir, who, for the past two
weeks has been visiting her people here
lMs returned to her homo at sutherln. 2