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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

schools The establishment OF public
high schools may surprise even the
most ardent advocates of public edu"
cation.
Many High Schools.
There arc high schools In North
cumberland county. at Reedville Heath
VILE and Wicomico Church. In Ian
caster, at Irvington, Lancaster Court
house. Whitestone and Ottoman, In
Richmond county there are high
schools at Warsaw ana Sharps Wharf
In Westmoreland county. one at Co
lonial Beach, and preparations are be-
ing made to establish another at
Montross, the county scat. In Essex
county there are high schools at Tap
pahannock. huntsville. Centre Cross,
I.aneview In MiddleseN, at Church
view, urbanna and sandy Bottom.
There are perhaps a score or more
places in these counties that are clam
oring for the establishment of addi-
tional high schools. or consolidated
graded schools. Children rebeing
transferred to schools In wagons In
Northumberland, Lancaster and Middle
sex. In several of these counties the
local taxes have been raised to the
constitutional maximum,
All Of the high schools, with a very
rev cNGcptloHs, are uoinS eNceilele
work, and are being taught by strong
| Instructors, In most cases the prln-
| ciples are college graduates. The best
| feature Of all Is the universal salts.
| faction on the part of the people and
| che general progress Of the schools.
| Nearly all the districts haze extend
! ed the school terms and raised the
| salaries OF the teachers.
DEVELOPMENTS In FredericksI,nrs.
at no point has the visible Improve
ment been moro pronounced than 4.
the city Of fredericksburg Three
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
Cisnont Social News.
'rsnecial 10 The Times-Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Cismont. Va, April ia delightful
luncheon was given at "Castalia" by
Mrs, Murray Boocock on Friday last.
in honor of her friend. Mrs. Berger. OF
New York. Among the guests invited
to meet Mrs, Berger may be mentioned
Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Joslin, Mrs Ma
gruder. Miss Scott, Mrs. Carradine,
Miss Ingersoll, Mrs. Will Money, Mrs,
Bernard Horns. Mrs, Moritz, Mrs.
Charles Bowcock and Mrs. Crittenden,
Mrs. Julian Morris and Miss Phoebe
Satterfeld have returned to Campbell
after an enjoyable visit to Richmond.
Julian Norris will leave about the
end of the month for London, where
he will exhibit several of his beautiful
prize winners at the international
horse show
MT. and Mrs. Hcughton have recent
~ sold their magnificent home Brook
WOOD, to Mr. Claus, of Brooklyn. 1t Is
delightful to hear Mr., and Mrs,
Houghton do not intend leaving, but
viii! build lanother home more to
their taste in the netghborhood of
Gotham.
Miss Landon Rives has returned
from Richmond, and is at Castle HILL
Eugene sutton, who has been visiting
at Cloverfields, has returned to Rich
mond, Is /. - :, :.
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1910, is very significant, and IN all
probability the next session Will show
a material increase over the present.
In the present enrolment are found
number OF non-residents from sur
rounding counties. who pay tuition.
and are drawn to Fredericksburg by
its superior educational facilities.
This class OF pupils is steadily IN
creasing in number. With the present
session the schools have had for the
first time close expert supervision.
The superintendent. Arthur D
Wright. as required by the State law,
Is a professionally trained man. and
gives all OF his time to the work OF
rho schools The result of this can
only be seen in the future. but gem
eral Improvement in method and sys-
tematizing OF the work is already no.
ticeable.
high school has been established.
recurring the services of three teach
ers. and the partial services OF
fourth. The work is thorough and the
standard is being raised SO that 1t Will
shortly become recognized hish
school OF the first rank.
Thls article does not mean in any
deeree that the educational conditions
of Fredericksburg or OF the surround
ing counties are what they ought to be
and hope to be. Many things are need
ed The only aim is to indicate the
marked progress that already has been
made, and the bright prospects for the
future. The educational future OF
fredericksburg is particularly nrisht'
and will continue to be more SO. as
the people are more and more bronsh.
to the realization of the needs ana
work OF the public school system.
No other one thing. perhaps. mas
raised the educational sentiment OF
! this section more than the coming OF
| the new state Normal and industrial
! School for Women to fredericksburg.
Theabuildngs for this institution are
now In the course of construction. me
| site occupies about sixty acres, being
on the spur of Imposing Maryes
Heights, and is one of the most beau.
ltiful in all this section Of the State,
| II Is hard to conceive how more at
/ tractive location could have been Sc
cured anywhere for such an institu-
! ton.
The dormitory and academic build
i ings, now in the course OF CONSTRUCT
j ton, Will accommodate $50 boarding
/ Students, and Will be equipped in the
I most modern manner.
/ Virginia is to be congratulated on
i tho bright future of its educational
i life. but no section Of Virginia is to
J, be more congratulated than the parti-
cular section in and around Fredericks
al Nurp
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Marked Change in Public senti-
ment During Past Few
Years.
NEW Bull DING ERECTED
Coming OF State Normal and In
dustrial School for
Women.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Tim es- Dispatch.
Fredericksburg, Va, April 1S.-This
is decidedly a da yof promise for edu-
cational work in Fredericksburg. and
the counties bordering on the Kappa
hammock River. The improvements
that have been made in the public
school system in this section during
the past three or four years are Won
derful, and are calculated to place
this section of the State in the front
rank of Nirginia's educational pro-
gress.
Three or four years ago there was
not place in any Of the counties
bordering on the Rappahannocl1 River
where pupil could receive the most
ordinary high school education at pub
lie expense. With very few eXcep-
lions, the local tax levy for the sup
port of the public school system was
practically as low as the law would
permit. The people at large did not
to any appreciable degree appreciate
the value and Importance of public
schools. The school terms as a rule
were short. The work, as a general
thing, was of very Indifferent char
acter, and the schoolhouses unsightly
and unsanitary.
First Move for improvements.
One of the first efforts put forth by
the present administration looking to
the Improvement OF school conditions
was the establishment of a State sum
mer school for teachers 1T the navi-
gable head of the river--Frcdericks Ks
burg. This school was established In
1906 by Examiner T.. II. Russell, who
has done so much for education IN this
section 1t has always been supplied
with strong faculty, and occupying
the position that 1t does. has exercised
a wonderful uplifting influence
throughout this section of the State,
that had been more or less cut off
from the strongest public school edu-
cational sentiment.
| From the very beginning the school
| has been, with the exception OF the
| one at the University Of Virginia. the
| largest or certainly one of the larg'
| est, in the state. 1t has accompiishe,
! a superior work where 1t could dc
| the greatest good that is, with tht
/ teachers.
Special attention has been given to
ward improving the course OF study
and character OF work in the schoo
rooms The state course, OF study
which was prepared several years ago
has been as practical as conditions II
rural schools permit, followed Yer.
closely. Inns mas is'N an UlluSNstli.
helpful effect in raising the STANDARD
and unifytng the classroom work. II
practically all of the counties, thu
character of the school houses ha
been materially Improved Many o
the old school houses have been aban
! doned and new ones erected. and y
| numbers OF cases, several single-roor
| | schools have been consolidated int
| [ graded schools, Particularly Is thi
/ | true in the counties of Middlese2
] Lancaster and Northumberland, wit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
JOHN A. TERRELL, VI. D.,
Assistant Secretary for Hooksyorm.

of health, is putting wonderful
amount of we'll directed energy into
this work, having fully launched, now
a we'll defined campaign that is TO
reach every locality in the state.
Some OF the avenues being used are
societies. public and private schools.
women's clubs, cotton mills associat-
ions and organizations in other man
ufacturing localities, commercial or
ganizations, teachers associations
fairs, labor organizations and every
other organization Of influence that
can be interested in spreading the COS
pei of sanitation and break down the
barriers that hinder so much as yet
ready access to discovering and treat
ing hookworn disease. Dr. Terrell is
in close touch with DR.. Stiles, the emf
nent sanitation and hookworm expert,
and his work has the benefit of the
cooperation and support of the SAM
tation Commission, of which Hon. J. Y,
JOINER North Cardinals superintend
ent of public instruction, is a member
by appointment of Mr.. Rockefeller.
The State Laboratory of Hygiene.
Working with all three of the de-
partments of the State Board of
Health, is the State laboratory OF
Hygiene. which receives a large share
of the State Board funds for its main.
tenance. DR.. c. a. Shore is in charge.
1t analSzes the samples of water sup
plies the state over, receives and ana
Yves specimens of blood and other
for discovering the presence
of diphtheria. the various fevors. tur,er-
culosis, hookworm and other ailments
And last but not least. it treats with
the pasteur treatment hydrophobia,
with almost phenomenal success DR.
Shore. has treated zoo cases WITHOUT a
single development into hydrophobla
whereas. the average is the develop
ment of one, case out OF about two
hundred treated in laboratories the
country over DR.. Shore has three as.
his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
NORMAL SCHOOL ACADEMIC pUILD ING.

quite a number of instances in Essex.
Change OF Sentiment.
In this section the public school
system of education had not been par
ticularlN popular. the majority of the
strongest advocates of education pre-
fcrring to patronize private institu-
lions. 1t required time and strong
effort to change the attitude of tho
popular mind. But the unamintty with
which public sentiment is responding
at present is remarkable. and most
gratifying. People who formerly had
little. If any, interest in public schools,
are now becoming its strongest advo-
Gates.
In many places in all of these coun,
ties excellent graded schools, gram
mar and primary, have been estab-
! lished, and the sentiment Is growing
| so rapidly that it is difficult to estab-
| lish similar schools with sufficient
rapidity to mcer~,the needs and salts
| fy the demands Of the people,
In View of the fact that the public
funds Will not provide sufficient mon
ey, in nearly all the cases of the cree
ton of new school houses, a large part
of the money has been and is raised
by private contributions. For instance
| at one point, Sparta, in Caroline coun'
! ty, because the public school treas
| ury was exhausted, the people OF the
community raised about $4,000, the en-
| tire amount necessary to erect an aN'
| cellent school house, built In accorf
| with modern plans, and presented TN
4 same to the school board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL AT FREDERICKSBURG.
ponM1ro1,Y AT NORMAL SCHOOL.

wears ago the children were accom-
modated in unsightly; unsuited, unsani-
tarv cramped rooms, and to relieve the
congestion, separate rooms entirely
we're secured at different places in the
town. This year, for the first time, the
CITY is using its magnificent new build
ing, erected and equipped at cost OF
about $4,000. This building, Is pro-
nounced BIZ those who ought to know
about such things, as equal to any
building OF it's kind in the State. It's
heating and ventlating system repre-
sents the latest thought along those
lines, while the lighting and acoustics
of tho rooms and halls are beyond
criticism. The furniture Is OF the lat
est design, each room being equipped
with single adjustable desks and
chairs.
The city is also supplied with an
adequate, comfortable and we'll fur-
nished building for the colored people
The teaching force OF the city IS the
largest In the history OF Frederlcks-
burg public schools, there being ttteen
white and FIVE colored teachers.
So rapidly is the growth of senti-
ment for public schools. that the NUM-
Der OF teachers, particularly for the
whites, will have to be Increased each
| year to meet the growing needs OF the
system.
Schools Grow RAPIDLY.
The following hgures for tho White
schools OF the city will show that
while apparently stagnant for many
years, the white schools have sudden
ly taken on new life and have begun
to grow rapidly. Il.
The total enrolment of white pupils
in 1895 was 5s3; in 1900 It was 5oo
in 1906 was 500; In 1910 y was q 70
The remarkable jump IN me ehrol'
ment from 1905 to the preseht year
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with special attention to the proven
ton of diseases.
"Snuitnry sunday
There is also an appeal ;Ist now
to the ministers of the state, with
view to having them deliver special
sermons April 81 emphasizing the
gospel of sanitation and health. This
will be Sanitary Sunday" The spe-
cial text is to be. II am come that We
might have life. and have it more
abundantly"--John NIX, y special
bulletin of forty-sx pages is just is
sued as preachers Bulletin for
Sanitary Sunday" that contains hearty
Endorsements of this movement by
leading ministers in every part of the
State including TT, Rev. Joseph Blount
Cheshire, bishop of the Diocese Of
North Carolina, and leaders among the
ministry of every denomination II
treats the whole scope OF the health
movement in this State. and express
sions from the master minds OF the
country on health and the value of
human health and life. with a view
10 furnishing material for the sermons
10 be prepared. DR.. Rankin estimates
that there will be not less than S,oo0I
of these sermons. delivered on SAM
tary Sunday. ). =
Fight Against tuberculosis.
The fight against tuberculosis is UNI
der the direction of DR.. C. A. Julian
of Thomasville. who declares that as
far as possible and as promptly as
possible, the State must be rid of this
scourge. He is striving to, as quickly
as possible, reach every individual in
the State with an education as TO the
truth about tuberculosis. beginning
with the school children, and through
them reaching all the people.
He is establishing cooperation with
the county anti-tubcrculosis associa-
tfons which have been formed In many
of the counties, and striving for the
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
Commissioners Notice.
In Chancery.

Lee NJ. Bender
VS., In Chancery
W. L. Payne etal
Commissioners Office.
Martnsburg W. Va. FEB. 3, 1oo.
To all persons interested In the above entitled
cause.
BY decree OF the Circuit Court OF Berkeley Co,
W. Va, entered in the above eptitled cause, the
2ist day OF January 1870 the was referred to
FIkSt All the real estate owned by the defend
amt, Waiter l.. Payne. in Berseey solnty W. va,
,ogethsf with the fee simple rental Va,ue
thereof.
sELUND-To convene Il c lien creditors Of the
saio Walter l.. Payne, defe adani, VINO have hens
by judgment, deed OF trust, Ute Wise against the
said real estate, with their respective and
pIioIIes.
III! Do report any other matters deemed
pertinent by said Commissie-leT or which any oil the
psrties interested may require him, to state.
GU VIII therefore take notice that nave liked
upon THURSDAY rHE 10TH DAY or MARCH, 1olo. at
10 a. as the fine when, and my once in the Old
National Bank Building, IN Martinsburg w. Va.
as the pace Where .wIil proceed to execute the
said oroet Of reference, and ii from any cause the
same BE- not c. mpleted Il at day, il will be ad
journed from time to time, al the sane place until
II is c. uipleted.
Give" 4nde, my ha 'd this srd day of February
bio.
W. b. colston, Commissioner in chaneery OF said
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
of valuable
REAL ESTATE.

The undersigned special commissioner, by virtue
of authority vested in him by decree Of the Cir
cut court OF Berkeley county, W. Va in the chan
Gerry cahse therein pending, entitled I. UnSer-
donk, plain if, VS.. ID. H. underdonk ct al de-
PENDANTS, entered on the a6th day OF January 1910
win proceed to sell at the front donr OF the county
court house OF Berkeley county. w. Va, on
Saturday, Feb. 10, 1915,
beginning at the hour of 13o n. the following
tract parcel OF real estate lying and being in the
district ofArden, Berkeley county, West Va about
half mile west OF the town OF Darkesville, and
consisting OF lot containing
Is Acres,
more or less and being the same real estate which
was con veyed to the said c w. Underdonk, de-
ceased by deed from Rose M Thomas and James
w. Thomas, her husband, bearing date the 9Th
day OF October 1888 and recorded in the office OF
the clerk o. the Co. court of Berkeley, Co w. Va.
in deed book No IS, page No. 4o4, reference to
which is made for minute description OF the prop
erty offered Tor sale.
Terms.
The terms of the sale are fixed by the decree and
asfollows: One-third of the purchase money
cash In hand on day OF sale and the balance to be
paid in two equal annual payments OF one and two
years respectively, the purchaser give his bonds
notes for the deferred payments with interest
from the date of the sale and the deferred pay
ments to be secured by the retention OF the title to
be sold until all the purchase money shall have
been paid.
w. w. Downey,
Special Com m ssioner
hereby certify that W w. DowRey, special com
missioner La the above entitled cause Of \. L I'M
derdonk vs.. d. H. Undeldonk ct a, h given oond
IS required by law.
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Berkeley comfy, w.
Va
]. W. Dodd; Auetioneer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
Notice to Lien Holders

To all persons holding liens, by
judgment or otherwise, upon the real
estate, or any part thereof, If George
Z. ksrshner.
In pursuance OF Il decree of the Cir
cult court Of Berkeley county, West
Virginia, pending therein, to subject
the real estate of the said George E..
Kershnar 10 the satisfaction of the
liens thereon, you are hereby required
TO present all claims held by you and
each OF you, which are liens on the real
estste of the said George T.. Kershner,
Ga any part of it, for adjudication, to
me at my Office in the Old National
Bank Building, in Martinsbuig w.
Va, on or before the 7th day OF March
1910.
Given under my hand this 3rd day
of Feb uary, 1910
W. b. Celstun, Commissioner III
Chaucery OF said Court
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
Notice TO Lien Holders

To all persons holding liens by judg-
ment or otherW Use upon the zeal estate
or any part thereof of Submit PARK
Co.
Pursuant 10 decree Of the Circuit
Court of Berkeley county, W. Va, IN
cause therein pending, to subject the
real estate of Submit Park Co., to the
sati sfaction Of the liens thereon, you
are thersny required to present all
claims, held by you and each Of you,
against the said Stubnitz Park Co.,
which are liens on its cal estate, or
any part of it, for adjudication, to me,
ut my office a the Old National Bank
Building, in Msrtinsburg, w. Va, on
or before the 2SIh day Of February
1910
Gwen under my hand this GARD Gay
Of February 1910.
w. b. Colstoa, Com missioner in Chan
Gerry of said Court.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
Special Commissioners Sale
of valuable
Tracts Of Limestone Land

Situated near Falling Waters Depot
on Cumberland Valley Railroad, in
Berkeley County, w. Va.
By virtue Of the authority vested in
the undersigned special commissioners
by decree made by the Circuit Court
of Berkeley County Oh the 18th day OF
January, 1910 in the Chancsry cause
therein pending in which Martha
A. Cunningham is plaintiff and
William L. Cunningham, ct al are
defendants, they will sell at public
Auction to the highest bidder
ON SATURDAY MARCH 9TH, 1910
AT One O'clock p. NJ.
In front of the Court house in Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley County, that certain
farm containing about s66 asres,
known as the
CHERRY VALE FARM
of which the late James l.. Cunning
ham died seized and possessed, stu
ted near Falling Waters Station OH the
G.. V. r. r. and being part of the same
land conveyed to the said James H.
Cunningham by Carolina Octavia
Hodgsson by Edmund !. Lee her at
torney in fact, by deed dated The Sth
day of October, iS48 aud now of record
in the office of the Clerk of the County
court of Berkeley county, w. Va, IN
Deed Book No. As, page go. This land
contains,
VALUABLE DEPOSITS OF LIN Il
STONE.
TERMS.
One third of the purchase money to
be paid i'll cash and the residue In two
equal annual payments with Interest
from date evidenced Ivy the notes OF
the purchaser, dated on the la! OF sale,
with interest payable in one and two
years respectively from date of sale,
and the title to be retained until all
the purchase money is paid.
A. G.. NadenbonsGh,
Clarence K. Martin,
J. NJ. Woods,
Special Commissio ners.
j. w. Dodd, Auctioneer.
l. l. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk OF the
circuit court Of Berkeley county, W.
Va, do hereby certify that } ~.
Woods one Of the above special COM
missioners, has given bond required by
the decree of sals IN the above entitled
cause.
l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk circuit court
Berkeley county, ". Va
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-04
Public Sale
of valuable
Personal Property.

Having sold my farm will cell at my h,me enc
mile Hast Of the to~n of Dafkesville seven miles
youth OF Mar,insburg on the farn known As the
Shpe fsrn
Friday, Feb. IL, 1910,
beginning Al 10 o'clock q. m. as follows:
Head Horses.
Pet. . tine barshsar leader in fosi bya jack, Tom
COED rap horse = ysars old; charley, Ne bar
Shear leader; Bird. general purpose mare iysars
cid 10 teal BY P.rehsres hsns. Fashion, ane year
ling.
IL Head Cattle,
nilch c; Va - which viii b. fresh BY day Of
sale and the rest srs thrifty yosng cattle;
q Head Sheep,
These ewes are in good condition and are now
II Head Hogs,
tive breed COWS that will fauow about the middle 81
March. Is sAoats that will weigh frsa 50 70 %
pounds.
Farming implements.
7bsrss stsdebaker wagon and bod new; l-horss
wagon, Acme make; enc falling tsp buggy, new;
Peas grain drill, has sswn on 90 acres; new Deer-
ing newer, Osbsrae horse rake No. 10 Oliver chill
al pillow. a new square harrow, new Osbcrae spr,ng
tooth harrow, one single aed two dosbls shovel
pi!ws. ass; new csrn planter, pair ~ test eraia
sr.... IRON crowd suck. i.s eSsis. scoop sS.s.i.
half bushel measure, hamper basket. dinner bell.
grain sacks, seadng tub. rakss, hoes. forks, mat
took, shsvels. sets wagon gears blind brides,
lead rein, check lines. pillow gears pillow lines heavy
set harness for one horse wagon, buggy barness, 4
collars, sets heavy Ay nets 9 leather haitsrs
These harness are all new, Riding bride aud sad
die side saddle, COW chains, layng of poles with
rss sockets.
see bushels Merchantable Corn,
100 Bundles Fodder
s Tons Hay,
l25 Barred Rock Chickens,
ct Of old iron and many other articles :tso numer
Gus to mention;
Terms.
A credit Of IL months will be given on all sums
Of o am over, the purchaser to give his note with
approved security negotiable and payable At the
National BANK with interest from date but
il paid at maturity the interest will be r<nitted
Under Slo cash. n o property TO be taken away IN
iii settled for. Three per centod tor cash
J. w. Under d0nk.
Dodd 4 Hoffman Auet
John Staub Clerk