The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
CROWD COMES TO
SEE CARRIE NATION.
Petersburg People Flock to Depot
as Soon as Known She
Was in City.
WRITES NOTE TO BREWER
TIES NOTE TO BREWER
Calls Him Affectionately My
Dear Hell-Bound Friend
Close Primary Vote.
n.o,a,to The Times Dispatch

T
PETERSBURG, VA, August. 3.-car-
RE Nation, OF notorious fame, dropped
into this city this morning, coming
from North Carolina and going 70
I,ynchburg. The time between trains
was spent about the depot and IN me
,1owcr part of the city. AS soon as
hcr presence became known, people
locked to the depot to get Bll'ipse
of her. and they were not dlsappoii.
al in the entertainment she furhlsleu.
she was not slow in getting on her
favorlte theme OF liquor seillhs anu
drinl<ing, and her language condemn
,nr the business and the habit was
nv no means elegant in terms; put II
was nevertheless enjoyed by the au-
d,ence to whom she spoke. her con
damnation of the habit OF smoking
was equally pointed and severe. Mrs.
Nation. however. was guilty OF no acl
Of violence. Her energy was speiil
In words. She went into a helghoor
ing brewery establishment, ana nnolhs
the manager absent, left hote 70
him. addressed: "My dear. dying, heii
hound brother She went to hotel
TO get breakfast, but finding lst Oh
wines published on the Dill OF 1aTe'
retired without eating.
She didn't get into the saloon ais
trict else something might have been
done out of the ordinary. The madam
disnosed of q fewtof her little sow
enlr hatchets, and departed AMIDST
cheers, II not the jecrs, of the cro"d.
DR.. Daniel Lending.
The contest for the Democratic noml-
| ation for the House of Delegates III
the legislative district composed OF the
| counties Of Prince George ana eurry
seems to be extremely close. All the
nrecincts In the two counties have pecn
heard from unofiiciully except BRANDON
in Prince George, and Claremoht, -
Surry, and these returns give Dr. VIII
liam b. Daniel lead Of some twenty
| or more votes over $, b. Barham, "
vhore are but few Democratic voters IN
Claremont, and Brandon, 1t Is claimed
gave Daniel q majority. 1t is, there
fore, confidently asserted that Dr. Dan
icl has received the nomination.
At meeting of tho school trustee
electoral board of Prince George county
held to-day, district school trustees
were re- elected. as follows: For Rives--
! r. T. Reese; Blackwater--D. A. Harrl-
son; Bland--J. w. West; Brandon--W.
| b, Figg. For Tcmpleton DISTRICT there
hwas no election.
In Brandon District Joseph Burrows
was elected to succeed himself, having
some time ago vacated this Office by
accepting Federal position, which ht
has since given up.
. school Statistics.
In his annual report to tho Peters,
burg School Board. Superintendent d
NJ. Brown presented some interesting
statistics. The expenses of the public
schools of the city for the year just
closed were $2S,A159l of which the
State gave s14S050S; the city, $lS,
1886, and from other sources was re-
celved $354. The last school census
taken two years ago, gave Petersburg
school population Of 6,293-white, =.
$50; colored, s,30S. The total enrol
ment for the last session was 3,062--
white, l,221; colored, l,546. The aver
age monthly enrolment was 1858, al
/ most equally divided between the
races. The average attendance OF girl:
Of both races IS much larger than thai
| OF boys. The city recently nppropriat
ed $4,000 for the purchase Of a site
and the erection of q large new schoo
building In the eastern section, blu
nothing has yet been done In the mat
j ter, because OF the Inability Of the cit,