The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
COUNTY TEACHERS
AWARDED PRIZES
Result of Showing Made by Their
Schools on Patrons
Day.
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Arvonia, Va. December l7.-Tho d.
vision superintendent of schools OF
Buckingham county has Just announced
the names of those teachers who were
awarded prizes for extraordinary sue
cess at their schools on Patrons Day,
which was observed on October 27. The
list Is as follows:
White teachers-First prize, Miss Az
mes White. Gold Hill School. Marshall
District set OF books: second prize.
Miss Bessie Pattcson. Cut Bank School,
Maysvilie District, set OF books; third
prize. Mrs. s. B. Bondurant, Buck!ng-
ham High School. Maysville District,
book. Colored teachers-First prize.
JENNA ~ Starr, Tongue Quarter School,
Curdsville District. a handsome picture,
second prize. Mary Tharps, Cedar
school. Curdsville District, a book
third prize. Annie Coleman. Red Bottom
school, James River District, q book.
Those teachers getting honorable
mention were Miss May Woody. Ander-
sonvilie; Miss Anita Hall, the Snoddy
School; Miss Mollie Butcher. the Mount
Zion School. and Mamie Spencer. the
Well Water School (colored).
About seventy schools celebrated the
day. About 700 patrons were present.
Forty speeches were made by visitors,
twenty leagus were organized, and
about $500 collected for general purj
poses. The county school board APP
propriated a sum at It's last meeting
for the purpose of supplementing the
sum given by the division superintend-
Cnt for prizes TO teachers
The case of Jones Roberts. Evans ct
ais. against A. L. Pitts. which occupied
special session of Buckingham court
all last week, was brought to n con-
clusion on Friday night, when the Jury
brought in a verdict in favor of the
claims OF ~ l.. Pitts. The suit was
brought to determine n property line
between the two parties, and settled a
matter of long contention. The line In
question passes through very valu-
able slate field. and I'm one case cuts off
the end OF an actively worked slate
quarry, now in the hands OF the Buck
inGham Slate Company Richmond
corporation, which has been doing bus
mess In this field for seven or eight
years. The slate lands of A L. Pitts
formerly beionsed to Colonel Fontaine,
who owned large properties here
These properties cross tho Buckingham
Sio 10 'cii uclWren -AfNOnla ana Bridge
port Station, two miles on the north.
Attorney Frank c. Moon represented
Jones. Evans ct ais. and Attorneys
a. l. Pitts. Jr.. and Edmund w Hubbard
represented y. l. Pitts.
Farmers throughout this section who
joined the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way alfalfa clubs. and who are working
an acre of ground in an experiment tai
way with this new hay crop. report that
the crops are looking well, with every
indication Of success. There are about
fifteen or eighteen members of the
ArVonia club, all of whom have gone to
considerable trouble and expense to
prove what can be done in the soil of
this county in the way of raising al
falfa. Former experiments have been
made, with more or less success. blu no
such thorough and scientific prepara-
ton has ever been made before. A
full report from each member of the
club will be made early In tho spring
and given to the public.