The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-14
successful Bidders for Supplies
are Richmond and Peters
burg Firms.
CHANGES IN CITY SCHOOLS
battlefield Park Committees Ap-
polntcd-News and Per
sonal Notes.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
1oy North Sycamore Street,

- i'cSc con tracts
given out by the quarter. and as usual
there was large number Of bids yes
terday.
The contracts aggrcga ted about $40
zoo. and the successful bidders were
petersburg and Richmond firms.
me renort OF Dr. w 7. Drcwry, the
superintendent shows l.477 patients
on the register of the hospital with
no insane persons in the Jail Admis-
sions during the last six months. 20S
discharges and deaths. 200
the health Of the inmates is remark,
aniy good. with very few cases OF
sickness. The new building for tho
criminal insane is being constructed.
1t will cost about $500
The general board Of directors Of the
tour state hospitals. Will meet at the
new Epileptic Hospital near Lynch
ourg on the 18th instant, at which time
he election Of superintendent Will
take place.
Changes In Schools.
The opening OF the new Lee and
Jackson Public Schools on Washing
ton Street, erected and equipped at a
cost of nearly 100000 including pur-
chase Of sites, necessitates some
changes. The pupils In the Anderson
School will be transferred to the new
buildings. and the Anderson building
Hill be temporarily used as the high
school.
Professor Bennett, principal OF the
Anderson School, Will become super
ntendcnt OF the Lee and jackson
schools with Miss Bette Sweeney as
assistant at the former and Miss
fannie Scott as assistant at the latter.
IT is in the air that the Councils
are to he asked for an appropria ton
of 900 for the erection of a modern.
commodious high school building OH
the Anderson School grounds. and for
the erection Of an armory and assem-
bly, hall on the same grounds, the ma
TO be used in the construction of the
armo.y.
Personal and Otherwise.
Invitations have been issued by Dr.
and Mrs John F. May. of Waverly. to
the marriage OF their daughter. Mary
Warren, to Rev Maryland Fuller Dun
away, Jr, on Thursday afternoon.
April 81. at o'clock, ct Waverly.
AT o'clock this afternoon, at the
residence of Rev. ". c. Taylor. D D.,
the officiating minister, on High Street,
Miss Queen Belle Livesay. OF this city.
and Joseph Samuel Wall, Of Chester
field county, were married
DIR. Frederick A. Gill entertained the
members OF the Delta Aiu Rho Society
at dinner at his residence, on Syca more
Street. last evening.
The committee of reception at the
Saturday afternoon tea and entertain
ulent at the Riverside Club will be
Mesdames George Plumnler, H. c.
Myers William Budd ]. J. Hanrahan.
Pryor Jones, Philip Rogers. Misses
Annie Bnford. Lucy Mel Davis, Al
verda Egerton, Florence Carpenter,
Ella Coldwell and Annie H. Jolly.
AT their April meeting this week the
members of the Frances Bland Ran
dolpn Chapter, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, were entertained by
Mrs. w. II. Camp at her home on Syc-
amore Street. very interesting paper
on The Old Virginia Gentleman" was
read by the historian Mrs. a. *. Davis.
Battlefield Park Committees
President Stith Boiling. Of the Battle
field Park Association. has appointed
the following committees:
On Menbership-Mrs l. L. Marks,
Mrs II. v. l. Bird. Mrs. Randolph
Barksda1e, Mrs W. Pryor Jones, Mrs.
r. t. Meade. Miss Irby Boiling. Miss
Bette Sweeney, Miss Jennie Constable
and Miss Sallie Whitmore
On Ways and Means-Mayor George
Cameron. Jr.. chairman: w E. Poole.
j. f. Whitehouse, l. Y. Parham. 7. +.
Heath, r. B. Wilcox, r. w. Price and
e. C. Kent.
On Selection of site-Dr. ". i. FIar-
wood. John w. Hays, George S. Bernard.
James P Banks and A. j. Nichols
On Publicity and History-George s.
Bernard, p. II. Drewry, r. 2. Barhan,
E. NJ. Clements and W. e Harris.
Killed the Road.
The body OF Ephraim Givcns, col
ored. was found on the Coast Line
track, near Stony Creek, yesterday
morning. He had evidently been struck
by a passing train. Givens was for
merly employed al the Coast Line depot.
in this city. He left here evening before
fast for Stony Creek, from which point
he started to walk down the track 10
his home. two miles away. That was
the last seen OF him alive.
Two Sent to-Grnrd Jury.
William Jones, negro, who attempt
ed yesterday to kill Helen Ellis, col
ored. during quarrel brought on by
too much drinking was sent to the
Hastings Court this morning to answer
the charge Of feIoniously cutting and
manning the woman.
Andrew Ford. negro who attacked
Raymond Green, colored. with a butch
er knife, and nearly cut off the lat
ter's lower lip, was also sent on for
trial this morning.
Gonde-DilIon.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, in
the home OF the brides parents on
Farmer Street Miss Maud +. Dillon,
,
Dillon. was married to William 0.
Goade, of Roanoke. The wedding was
quiet. only immediate relatives and
friends being present. Miss Eleanor
Dillon, sister Of the bride. attended as
bridesmaid and Charles j. Jones was
best man. Rev. George f. Booker. d.
p. performed the ceremony The
bride is very attractive and popular
young woman. The bridegroom is en-
ployed in the United States railway
mall service. After the return from
the wedding trip North MIR. and Mrs.
Goada Will make their home in Peters
burg.
Ayrcs--Fucker.
Yesterday afternoon AT 4 O'Clock, in
the home Of The bride. on Jefferson
Street, Miss Julia Florence Tucker.
daughter Of c. II. Tucker, was united
In marriage to Warren Davis Ayrcs,
OF Norfolk, Rev, George T.. Booker, D.
D.. officiating The parlors' were taste
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