The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-08
SUMMER NORMAL
WILL OPEN IN JULY
Largest Attendance in History
of School Is Antici-
pated.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatcb.1

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Farmvllle. va. April 1.-The Sum-
NOR Normal will open In Farnivile on
July and continue one month. Prop
arations are making for the largest
attendance ever had at this institute
Tho teachers who attend will be quar-
tered in the dormitories of the State
Female Normal School, and all the SEES
sions of the institute Will be held in
the normal buildings.
large tiling and terra Gotta pipe
manufacturing company. now oper-
atlng In Ohio Is negotiating with the
business men of Farmville with the
View of removing to this place. Album
dant material Is found nround Farm
Vile for such factory. and some in
wiling propositions will be made these
Ohio people to bring their plant here.
The citizens OF F'armville have start.
cd earnestly TO make the lsl2 Agri.
cultural Fair and Races i bigger sue
cess than ever. At meulinS huic
riday night officers were elected and
various committees started to work.
INC cooperation OF all the counties
adjoining Prince Edward Will be So
iiciteu and IL is believed tho exhibits
vi farm products will be larger than
ever The following officers were
CHOSEN TO conduct the enterprise: Pres
iuent. Captain s. w. Watkins; Vice
PRESIDENT, Major John r. Martin: Sec
rotary. J. l.. Hart; Treasurer. ~. <.
OSpurn, Jr.: Executive Commlttee-ll
4. stokes, l.. $. Martin. DR.. w. j. ellis,
captain ii. IL. Hunt, n. u. Davidson,
w. Z. Duvall, ~. a. Cox, DR.. w. II.
Anderson ana Walker Scott. The dates
OF the fair have not been named, bui
VIII be- ut a meeting OF secretaries 10
be held next Tuesday in Petersburg.
Tho new inrrmary building for the
state Female Normal scnoQl having
been completed and ready for occu-
pancy, the president Will throw open
Inc doors for inspection by the pco-
PIE OF the town from 10 and from
TO 10 r. NJ. next Thursday. April
~. when all friends or the scnool
are cordially invited to DO present
II. -. Moring, of Farmville, has a
men, men when lays RATHER, eggs. The
tHan Il phntams, and when shaken
rattle as II they contained shot. The
smell contaias Il substance MS hard as
rock and not larger than bean.
General disappointment Is felt at
the faiiure OF the public building bill
10 pass Congress, providing for such
structure III t'armville, and especial
~ go after IT had passed the Senate
ny unanimous vote.
Tho United States Department OF
Agriculture had u Representative here
yesterday looking over and photo
Graphing some OF Prince Edwards I'M
proved highways. For this section he
recommended soil surincing oil all clay
roads as far preferable 10 macuuuni,
The lack OF rock making 1t rlprac-
tcable to maintain the latter without
too great expense. LGnt soil sur
facing on SOME of tho red clay roads
OF TINS county has been done at a cost
ranging from $500 to $500 q mile, and
tney are easily and cheaply Kept up
with the split-log drag. Unlike the
macadam. tho light SOIL road improves
with time II the drag is occasionally
used, and 1t Is stated by the gov
eminent authorities that tho cost of
dragging is only So u mile per an
mum.
The Presbyterian Church here Is stIll
in quest of u pastor. One or two
calls have been extended, but not ac-
ccptcd. The church has been without
& pastor for several months, but the
public has been regularly supplied
by Dr. IL. Tucker Graham, president
OF Hampden-Sidney College, and other
visiting ministers.
With clear weather tomorrow morn
Ing IL crowded train OF Easter cxuur-
sionists VIII leave T'armvilie for Rich
mond. where the day will be spent in
shopping, pleasure seeking and sight
seeing.
Surveyors havo recently been through
the southern part of Prince Edward.
engaged in preliminary work for n
Norfolk and Western belt line. which
will obvlatc the use of the long high
bridge five miles cast OF town for all
cpul rp1 Of throutrh troipa