The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-16
DANGEROUS
PRISONERS.
The Chesterfield Supervisors.
Take Steps to Strengthen
the Jail.
The CELLS D0UB : SEC uRE'
Confederate Veterans Decide to
Hold an Annual Picnic at
the Courthouse.
The CELLS DoUBLY SCI uRE
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cHEsT ERF1ELr VA August 15---A
called meeting Of the board Of superyi-.
isors was held here to-day. and the de-
iiinuuent lists OF land and property taxes
for 1903 were examined and passed upon.
and other business was transac ted. r
u The county Jail was examined during
the day and measures were adopted for
making the cells doubly secure and cut
ting OFF all possible communication from
the outside. Daniel Lowe and Peter.
5Navine the latest additions to tho prison
inmates, and who are the only while,
men among the twenty-ono prisoners, are
considered very dangerous, the more 30
on account OF their intelligence. slncy4
claim to be New Workers, and were con-
fined by Justice Lundie on Saturday for
houscbreaking and grand larceny, maxi
ms nm extra burden Tor The Sept cln5er
court. Ss Ft n! ssss
The Supervisors will hold their regular e.:
meeting next Monday, and several mat
tiers were pos poned till II that day. ,il-5
GLIDING the laying of the levy for lyso5.
REPORT ON THE SCHOOLS.
The report OF the county superintendent
of schools was submit tied to the board,
which contained g. gratifying showing
OF last year, s work. ,Pt1e disbursements
during last session, including the treas
Surer's commissions. amounted to bout
s2ok0o leaving q balance In the hands sof5
the treasurer Of the amour Y COLI cted q y
him for school purposes up to- December
of last year Of ,lpwa rds Of y, Oo0. " hcll,t
added to the amounts collected since
that date, Will make q total now ayaila
OF about $1,000 EJig hty-si1 schools were
strun last session, having IN ayerage term
Eof nearly seven months each, The teach
sers OF which were paid on an average S1Is
each per month, the ga iaries} ranging
from SO 4 is $s5. With one exceptional
case OF f65 per mon Ii. 1 u The port states
that the county has sixty-one II schopi
buildings, about half OF Which are ea UP
ped with patent desks, wall ma ps, 81 arts.
etc. a 4, econnel.dn ton was ma &c n and!
Semph aslzed BY the sup erinte ndent thai
the salaries Of the teachers be- increased
materially that the best service MY "
be secured. 5S3s
CONFEDERATE CAM
During the int PERMISSION for dinner a
meeting OF the W. p. WOO ldrid ge$ Camp
~ Con ederate We terans was held In the
tcourtllo this meeting king the place
/ 81 the annual meeting heretofore held on
the first day OF the Aug gust term Of the
County Court p r. ohm ~ Bransl
commander Of the camp. presided. anu
a dozen or SO Of the old Conf derates } q
the county were present, among q whom
was Judge WI lliam u ], Clio pton, = oyySso q
A1ancfeste r: All the ftlcers Sof3 last yer
we're re-elected for the year Just begun:
They are as follows Commander, John John
5Bransford; s5 First Lieu tenant Com ON
mander Captain David Moore y Second
Ideutenant-c comma nd err, T hos. +. IS " oo .Ll
fIn: "A jutant, John a. Lester; quarter
n aster, III N Il Dunston and g plain,
Rev. Charles u \, Friend IN The camp. ~ y
maintain the interest OF It's members rs
and to com rpemorate the unveiling of he
COME monument The t71;sS
yard here, decided to q hold an annual uEEl
picnic and rally here on The second {
septemb Of each year, except when her: II, that
day will fall on Sun when the pic y
will be held on the day foil W VII
on: the second Of next September the
first anniversary Of the unwilling Y Y
pur posed to game ca nps OF both 9th. sons q
OF onfederate Veterans and Daughters
of the onfederacy. !. sS Y,
SSDr. Branefords WAS requested by y the
ca MD to secure, If possib bic. the services
of Judge George hristian.s grain q
gcomman nd of the State. to deli m
address to the assembly here on the sec
{cnd OF next month, and arr l 81 Is
viii be made to ma kea the first q ing l
annual gatherings q great success '' aS.