The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-28
PETERSBURG
AR SCHOOL
a Lumber Railroad Is to be
Built in Sussex
County.
JUDGE YARR (. I. CAMPAIGN
DinWiddie Increases the Tax
Levy in the Interest Of the
Public Schools.
JUDGE YARRELL's CAMPAIGN
Dit,widdie Increases the Tax
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! PETERsBGTG, VA, July 27.--Tnc Pc.
tersburg School Of Art is one OF our most
prosperous Institutions with aflai.ge nuni-
4 Der OF students from this city and else
| where. Miss Anna Dunlop, who was
4 drained for many years In the art
schools or Paris, Dresden and other Euro.
| Il can art certcrs. is the principal, and an
ortist OF we'll known talent and success.
Miss Dunlop will spend the summer at
| old Lyme, Conn, where she will work
End study under the guidance Of the dis
]Et.ngulslied painter. Mr.. frank Vincent
| du Monl. Upon her return III tho fall.
tie school will be reopened In enlarged
ind improved quarters.
| 1t has been arranged that pupils who
lave worked for six months in either
the antique or lie classes can combete
IlIor one Of the ten scholarships offered
lily the Art Students League, OF New
York. Later on, Miss Dunlop will have
d loan exhibit here. which Will be the
FIRST art exhibition Of the kind ever att
,Lmpted in Petersburg, and efforts wilt
lie made to gain the aid Of artists and
owners OF works of art from all sections
of tflc@country.
Mr.. j ohm y. Watkins to-day bought at
q commissioners sale here a tract OF
Lei nd OF about SG5 acres in Chesterfield
county, known as I. Harrowgate.' which
Is about seven miles from Petersburg,
on the line Of the Richmond and Peters
burg Electric Railway The price paid
,vas $500. r. Pannill's Sons were tile
nuctioneers. K, Al SS$
ATRELL ON THE STUMP.
III Judge r.. D. Yarrell has just returned
fiom a1#extensiye canvass OF the upper
counties iii this district, and says that
lie is much encoura ged by his trip. He
will meet Congressman r. g. Southall in
debate at tho Academy Of Music to-
moro " light, IA
ii ON 95 cents to- 81 80 on 500 val e at the
recent meeting OF the board Of super
5viscss or aDinwiddie. The efficiency of
the public schools In the county Will
thereby be Increased.
sIessrs. Robert Budd. David Calender
William low. illiam Malone, Jr3 and
u. s. Webb are candidate for the office
OF city engineer for which an election
will be held AT the next meeting Of the
| City Council. IL ~ y # IN Ii
lJMBER$ ROAD.
1T is reported that tile Suffolk Lumber
| Company will soon begin to build "a UNI
Her road from IS poi nj about a mic ca ST.
OF Disputanta across the q Blackwa ter
RIVER III into Prince g Gorge county, be-
How Petersblrg 6. 3 order q reach q
tract of land NV he re- hey have recently
bought a large amount OF, lumber.
The Sunday school Of ST. John' $ p piss
5copal Church will give a picnic at ches--
tel tomorrow, for which they lave char
cred two special cars on the Richmond
and Petersburg Electric Railway.
Mr.. William Evans. 4 Of " ilnlington, n.
c., is visiting his brother, Sergeant John
1 b. Evans. s5 rs. u RI
Professor e.. w. Nichols, of the Virginia
military Institute, is In Petersburg.
Mr.. ID. Morgan, Of Richmond, J. was In
1.-the city to- day II S 5s3