The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
ALE THE CLERKS
TO Be GIVEN MORE
General Boiling Succeeds in Sc
curing Raise in Salary for
Employees.
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TEACHERS FOR PETERSBURG
Those for Next Session Chosen.
Lassiter to Be Declared
Nominee.
TEACHERS FOR PETERSBURG
Times Dispatch Rureau.

tsfl lDa sycamore Street
Petersburg. Va June T.
The Post-Ofice Department at Wash
ington has notified General Stith Boil.
ing the Petersburg postmaster that
his recommendation OF an increase OF
salaries for post-oiilce employees in
this city has been approved. and that
the increase would begin July LIST. The
annual salaries of every clerk and
carrier. except carriers appointed dur
ing the past year will have a proper
Tomato increase of from 500 to 5000.
Teachers Are Chosen.
The Board of Public School Com
nlissioners has elected the following
officers and teachers of the public
schools of Petersburg for the coming
session:
Principal OF Schools. II. r.. Jones; SUI
pervision OF Drawing, Mrs. j. A. smith;
supervisor of Primary Methods. Miss c.
j.. WraS: Teacher of the Cooking
school. Mrs. l.. q. Ragland; Principal OF
High school, w. II. Smithey; Teachers.
Miss Mollie Rives, Miss Maude d.
Hobbs. Miss sallie Robinson, Miss N.
NJ. Cooper. Miss NJ. G.. Myers, Mrs. S. III,
eickrell. and Mr.. w. D. Ellis.
Anderson School--Principal. Mr.. Geo.
u. Bennett. teachers, Miss 3. o.
Sweeney, Miss e. j. Keller, Miss NJ. l..
Mallory, Miss l.. V. Scott Miss L.. r.
PEBBLES. Miss l. v. Young, Miss M. S.
Iiite, Miss Mary Peterson. Miss Bessie
Stephenson, Miss NJ. B. Quicke Miss
II. l. Thomas. Miss Mary A. Graves,
Mrs. J. A. Strachan, Miss j. G. We'd
dell, Miss NJ. NJ. Ruffin and Miss Leslie
Stephens.
East Ward school-Principal Miss
+. H. Laighton: teachers, Miss NJ +.
Bracket, Miss l.. f. Banks.
nd
NJ. c. Martin; teachers, Miss Ethel Hall
and Miss n. p. Myers.
The board also elected the following
new teachers: Misses Sibyl Adkins,
Jessie Donnan. Ethel Pitcher. Pattie
Percivall. Laura Lyme. Justine Pick
rell. Annie Baugh and Emily d. Marks.
Miss Ella Cullendar was elected rcgu.
lar substitute.
AT the coiored school, which are the
Peabody, Jones street, jefferson street
ond Lombard street institutions, the
teachers We're all reelected, three new
teachers being added
The handsome new school building
row being erected at jefferson and
Nythe Streets for the children of East
Ward School which will be known as
the Duncan NJ. Brown Memorial School
in memory of DR.. d. NJ. Brown. former
ly superintendent of the Petersburg
public schools. will require the services
OF eight more teachers than the present
last Ward School, which has only two
rooms
To Declare Nominee.
The Democratic committee OF the
Fourth Congressional District will meet
at the Stratford Hotel, in this CITY,
Friday night. June 18th. 1t is under
stood that al this meeting Congress
man Francis Rves Lassiter will be
declared the Democratic candidate for
election to the SiXty-first Congress
from this district.
acknowledgements.
a very quiet and most attractive
wedding took place at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B, Rogerson, on East
Tabb Street, at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when Miss Mamie Bernard
daughter of the late DR.. r. S. Bernard,
of Norfolk, and sister of Mrs. Rogerson,
became the bride of Mr.. J. d. Howard.
of Norfolk. The Rev NJ L. Bryant. of
the Main Street Christian Church, Nor
folk, performed the ceremony. The
bride was attlred in champagne foulard
applique in brown messaline silk, hat
and gloves to match, and carried a
shower bouquet of Bride rises. Little
Miss Elizabeth Rogerson. the brides
niece, was ring bearer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard left on the Seaboard for Wash
iEston and other Northern cities.
Among the guests were Mrs. Charles
Rudd and MIR. James r. Howard sister
aud father ofttfe groom; Messrs. Ber-
nard Harris Henderson Harris and
RAYMOND Harris, OF Gilmerton Va, and
joel Wood of Norfolk