The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
TATE IS PLEASED
WITH PROSPECTS
Applicant for Office of Collector
of Internal Revenue tor
Western District.
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TSpecial 10 The Times Dispatch.I
Pulaski. Va, December 22.-Captaln
T. L. Tate. representative from .PuiasKi
County in the state Legislature. Is an
applicant for the offce OF collector or
internal revenue for the Western Dis
trict Of Virginia. which appointment
VIII be nlled by President Elect WI
son The ONCE had been held Tor sew
-rai years by l. T. Summers untH the
recent election, when ne resigned, ana
y. +. Bailey was appointed IN ms
stead Captain Tate is well pleased
with the outlook ne has for the ONCE
and mas some strong letters OF IN
dorsement for the position.
T. l.. Darst. division superintendent
OF schools fOr Pulaski County. has Is
sued TO his teachers a letter which
contains important statistics OF tho
county schools gathered from the No.
ycmber monthly report II shows
total enrolmenj OF 3,26s. with a dairy
average attendance OF 50 per cent.
There are eighty-nins teachers. sixty
nine OF whom are members OF the
Teachers Association and ffty-seven
regular subscribers 10 the school jour
nal The daily average attendance,
schools had 80 per cent or over. seven
which averaged S. to 90 per cent, nine
which averaged 50 20 SIS per cent. thir-
teen which averaged rs 20 so per cent,
and fourteen which averaged below IS
per cent The schools closed for the
holidays Friday, and will resume on
January p
The Masonic fraternity OF Dublin, az
the meeting on Tuesday night elected
officers for the ensuing year, az fol-
lows: H. Z. Bocock. wo-shipful mas
ter: l. l. Trinkle. senior warden; w.
Byrne Cecil. Junior warden: Lee Dud-
ley. senior deacon: r. Anderson. junior
deacon: Fred ShufrebarEer, secretary;
walter Crockett. treasurer: T. s. Faux
ner. tier: J. W Afford and G. c. Moo
NAV. stewards. At the conclusion Of
the election the Masons invited their
wives or sweethearts 70 the dining
hall Of Hotel Dublin. where an oyster
course was served.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Brown
and Frank Myers, both OF Pulaski
County, was quietly celebrated Satur-
day night a. the Methodist parsonage
1T Dublin, the Rev " r. Cartright
officiating
The viii Of James NJ. Moel.ck. of
this place. who died last week In Roa-
ncke. was admitted TO record in thu
circuit clerks Office here yesterday.
r. T. Howard. named IN the will as
executor, qualified IN penalty OF
$1,000 Under the terms OF the will,
his handsome home or Sixth Street is
given to the trustees Of Christ Epis-
copal Church as rectory; $1,000 OF
the bonds OF Pulaski Lodge, b. p. o. Z,
building TO each OF the following;
Christ Church, Pulaski Trinity Church,
Buchanan; the Protestant Episcopal
Seminary and High School. Alexandria.
$500 in bonds TO the local lodge: $500
to Miss Virginia Bull. OF Petersburg;
$500 10 3. c. Moeilck. Of IL Paso,
Texas. a brother: Edwin r Howard,
his partner. $500. After the payment
of these legactes. he directed tina, 800
be given to the building OF a monu-
ment in Pulaski TO the Confeds rate
veterans provided that In addition
sl.4o0 be raised for this purpose within
two years after his death. The resi-
due OF his estate is directed to be d.
vided equally between Christ Church,
Pulaski; Trinity Church. Buchanan. and
the Protestant Theological Seminary.
Alexandria. He left no family.
At a special conference of the men,
bers OF the Baptist Church. it was
unanimously decided 70 extend call
TO Rev W W Jones, OF Campobelio.
:. c. Mr.. jones preached for tie con-
gregation last Sunday with a view 20
receiving a call II is intimated that
he VIII accepts and can enter upon the
work January I. The pastorate was
made vacant by the resignation of Rev
o. Q Peyton, which took effect Octo-
Der !.