The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-30
SCHOOL TROUBLE
STILL is RAGING
Charges Are Preferred Against
Members Of District
Board.
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tSpecial To The Times Dispatch
i-"ie"stcr, Va, January o9.-Thc
trouble III the Corotoman region over.
tho dismissal or tic principal Of the
n'Sh school there by the district board
Is sun raging. in spite OF the fact thai
INC petition signed by tho patrons, ask
ing mat tho principal be reinsia ted
WAS Withdrawn when the county trustee
'lcctoral board met TO hear the appeal.
some OF tho patrons Of the school who
lett aGgricved III tho dismissal of tho
principal and their failure to have him
relns,ated, have now preferred charges
again TWO members of tho district
| SNhooi board. and arc trying TO have
mem removed. The trustee electoral
poarI met several days ago TO hear rho
complaints and decide tho case, but
OWING 10 the absence OF two important
witnesses for the cunpainants, the
nearing was postponed. Tile ease has
excited much interest and stirred IN
II" little bad blood in tho community
! Inc compliments have engaged Will
liam B. Sanders to represent thcm.
while the school board is represented
| ny Thomas j. Downing and Robin o.
Norris. il.
The people living along the upper
part OF tho Great Wicomiro River arc
up in arms against the recent action Of
nc TIA itilnore. Chcsa pcakc and Atlantic
hallway Company IN cutting on.
SIMPSONS Wharf from tho landing
places along the river The steamers
OF this company now do not go any
higher up tho Great Wicomico River
nan Tipcr's Wharf thus compelling
Inc people living around Sampson.s
Wharf to go from twelve TO nftccn
miles farther to reach II steamboat
ahdinS. The steamboat people say
mat the river above Tipcrs is illinr
up 50 rapidly as to make navigation
ahoTc that point dangerous rho Deo-
pie here, however. say that as all the
steamers that PLY between the North
crn Neck and Baltimore are owned and
operated by the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
company, thus having monopoly OF
INC traffic that corporation suits It's
own convenience in running its steam
crS.
Miss Louise Carmichael Harvie. an
elderly woman, highly esteemed and
greatly beloved BY all who knew her
aicu yesterday al tho homo Of hcr. bro
,lerih law Captain Samuci +. Grcsh-
am, near this place She was a native
Of Westmoreland county AMI was abou,
SiNty-iivc years Old. The funeral ser
wees were conducted to-day BY Rev.
L. X Combs. OF tho Episcopal Church
.oi which the deceased was a member
ana the intcrmcnt was in the Gresham
i"n'llN burning ground at PLAIN View.
H'o!'ii - ilhil, an oiu and highly cS-
lccned citizen Of l.ancaStcr died near
mere several DAYS ago, in tho eighty
eighth year of his age. He was n ma
i've of MARYLAND. hut had lived in Ian
caster county for many years having
~ one time been engaged in the men.
had2n fish factory business at irving
ton For many years he had beef, 10
taily blind. Ills remains were Inferred
IN the Baptist cemetery at Irvinrton
Key Frederick w. Claybrook conduct
Ing tho services.
\ new Masonic Lodge has been in
Siltutei at Rccdville, in tile lower part
OF Northumberland county, with the
following officers: Otis Douglas. mas
ter; William Iilundon. senior warden:
George \. Reed junior warden: Fred
crick Downing. senior deacon: Charles
l.. liaynic. junior deacon: i. r. Hinton.
treasurer: Andrew Dawson. secretary:
virgil Mcfarland. tilcr.
Willard Whaley, prominent citizen
OF tiarvcS's Neck, in northumberland
and Miss Maggie Lamk!n. residing near
Nicomico Church, in the same county.
were married Yesterday
several nocks of wild geese have
necn seen going north. which causes
some 10 think the winter is over.