The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Open NEXT WEEK
Precautionary Measures to Pre-
vent Disease Among
-y Children.
Times Dispatci, Bureau.
los North Sycamore Street.
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g The public schools in Petersburg
will open next week and. it is expect
ed. with a crowded attendance. On
account of the presence of some dipthe-
ria and other contagious diseases In
the community, the Board of Health,
as precautionary measure, has for.
hidden the use of common drinking
cups or dippers in the schools,tani each
pupil is expected to provide his or her
individual cup until drinking fountains
arc installed. The School Board is
working hard to get these fountains
in the building, and when this is acne.
cups and dippers will be dispensed
with. 1t is further required that every
Snild shall show satisfactory evidence
Of successful vaccination before bein.
permitted to enter the public schools.
Petersburg Baptist Association.
The Petersburg District Baptist AS
gociation. which convened in High
Htllc Church. Sussex county, on Tues
day. adjourned yesterday afternoon at
ter delightful and profitable session.
Many questions of great import TO the
church were considered and passed on
I--chlSdllOU. ullSSlOuS, lSIlDtIoltIct
Sundayschools. the spiritual growth
and welfare of the church. etc.
w. NJ. Rucker of the West End Bap-
fist Church, Petersburg was elected
the delegate to represent the associa
ton In the Southern Baptist Conven-
Ition. which meets in Jacksonville, Fla,
next May. Each district association
is entitled to one representative in the
convention, independent of the dele
gates appointed by the state Associa-
ton.
Dr. VIM. B. Daniel, of Prince George
county. is the president of the Ieters-
burg Association Rev. S. S. Robinson
of Ettrick. Is vice-president, and Rev.
Hugh c. Smith. of sussex, is secretary.
The Petersburg Association embraces
( part or the territory of tile old
Portsmouth Baptist Association. which
+ few years ago was divided into three
districts 1t comprises the city vi Pc
tersburg. Ettrick. the counties OF
Prince George. Greenesville, SusseNant
a part of Southampton, and has within
4. this territory twenty-four churches
E with an aggregate membership o; Over
1000.
+ A Great Sunday School Rally.
Tho fall rally of all the sunday
: schools connected with the Methods.
y Sunday School Union Association OF
J this city and vicinity will be held in
the High Street Church sunday after
room. and the occasion is expected to
i be one of great interest. Over 1000
/ children are enrolled in these schools.
b and reports from the eight schools will
II be presented. The musical features or
1.-THE exercises will be unusually ;,ttrac-
4 tive. and the principal address will be
4 delivered by the Rev. r. r. Chenallt,
of washington Street Church.
q High Prices for Primings.
The sales of new tobacco primings
this week aggregated about cocoon
POUNDS, and the prices were the high
!. est ever known. Many lots readily
drought cents. 6 la cents AMI 6 la
3lcents per pound, and the excellent
EQUALITY of these nSimings indicates a
fsplcndid crop 10 .con!e in rh season.
Sentenced for False Pretense.
James Green, a negro from BROOKLYN.
n. Y, was given a sentence of thirty
days in fail to-day for obtaining mon
ey under false pretense. His victim
twas a negro from whom he got mon
ey under the promise of telling his for
tune. and there were other victims in
the same class 1t was a slick sw!nd-
ling game that he played. so Slick
that the victims did not realize for
EFome time that their money was stolen.
Grcen gave the officers a long chasr
slbefore he was captured.
a Long Automobile Journey.
~ A. l.. RIGGS and Leo Sheppard ar,
rived in the city last night from .'or-
folk en- route to Texas. travelling ii an
lnutcmobile OF the Regal Motor Conn
8lrary They left this afternoon, going
south, and We're escorted out of the
City by half a dozen other automobiles.
The travellers machine has made a trip
from New York to San Francisco ana