Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-04-20
IMPRESSIONS Of tGHARIES CITY.
Better Schools and Better Roads
Is the Slogan Of PTSgIUsslVes.

our sister county. Charles City. BY |
tn roads you have 10 travel TO get
TO the county seat. We fear that the
verdict would not be a favorable one,
to them. Happily. however. il is
the people and not the roads or the
farms. or beautiful houses that make
a community.
We suppose there are good peo-
pie and bad people in Charles City. |
out If there are any Of the latter We
did not meet them during our
visit last Friday. Il was our pleas |
are TO meet and talk with all classes
n the social scale. but there was no
one OF whom did not demonstrate
that the stranger was welcome.
The drive over TO the courthouse
was pleasant, except for the roads.
ald Nc were told they w-rs in fairly
good oondiuon for this time OF tht
year. Except for three or foui
? aces, they were passable.
The courthouse is pEsJtily situatec
al the top Of a bill. or elevation.
that commands q view Of surround
ing country Besides the county
buildings. there is a store. black
smith shop and two dwellings,. Be
yond are green fields and waving
pine woods in the distance. The
courthouse building is small snc
modem. but not pretennous. Ths
wisdom OF the taxpayers is demon
strated by its splendid tire-proo'
clerks Office. wherein arc kept III,
county records SAT from the raw
y ages Of the flames. Il cost 5000
J. out unless they could get another
D. it IS worth 100000 to Charles
D, City.
J. There are patriotic ladies IN Charlie
City. for We saw their handiwork il
the form Of a handsome Confederau
y monument on the court green. as We
as dags and pictures and othe
y memorials within the walls Of IA
courthouse. What would becom
~ Of our history. and 20 what levc
as wonld our patriotism ebb. If il wer
h not for the women OF our land
us They may not be intelliger
enough ciuzens TO vote. but they a.
RI good enough 10 preserve the lanc
ye marks and like the Vestal virgins
O.. keep aglow the fires OF patriotism
'as We were deeply impressed vii
ieT the interest taken in the publ
n schools. especially by the young
men and women of the count
no There were probably 200 at II
ID. courthouse schOolday. and. wou
{ you believe it. the only ones. praci
B. cally. who were not inside 20 he.
+. the speeches OF the little ehildr,
and the splendid address of Mi
. Alice Graham Agnew. on the orga
Dr. izstion of girls clubs. a compani,
81. movement with the organization
rs; corn clubs for our boys, were Il
pt. Older men2 They. unfortunatel
nd have not caught the spirit Of q
limes. and, like some other good n,
he we know. treat the matter very hgh
in ly. But if they had heard the {
says OF u ir children. and seen q
samples OF cooking and baking dol
DTS by the girls aud the woodicraft
ise the boys. We are sure they would
w more aroent supporters of the s
.,;u called fad, or new movement III
is sweeping over Virginia and eve
" other state where progress has Dee
ST. enthroned and sloth and ignoran
Ut. put to Tout. Superintendent Cogs
Iay impressed Us as a man who Low
Ia his work. and possessed with q
ability TO do it.
~ You may not know il, but
're Chsrles City there are about ID
ch colored school children to about 8
i'd white-about TO l. The VIII
children are so scattered about 4
county that it IS almost impossible
nd form consolidated schools. so Sur
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