The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04
TEACHERS TAKE
EXAMINATIONS
Culpeper Is Giving Preference in
Schools to It's Own
Educators.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatcb

n.
C"ipeper, Va. August 3.-Tho semi
annual examination OF teachers for
the Pubic schools was held this week
by county Superintendent of Schools
James NJ Beckham, I'm his Office at
me courthouse. assisted by Miss Rett
Jones teacher of several years cx-
perience. Miss Jones conducted tbo
examination for the white teachers. and
the superintendent that for the colored
teachers, Of whom there We're quite y
number, In another Office. In the Gull
pepper High School five CulpcDer teach
erS nave been appointed To positions
Tor the coming session, marking a
chanSe from tho former policy of i'm
porting teachers for tho schools herr.
ana sending home teachers To other
heids Those appointed are all highly
quahhed and most OF them have had
several years of successful teaching
They arc Misses jamie Jones' Robbie
Winfrey. Edna Wine, Emma Kelly and
Lucy Pulliam Professor Hendricks.
who has been principal OF ;hc Culpe per
school for sixteen years. will continue
III the same ottjco.
Lieutenant Nelson Wamplcr. Ser
geant Will Norris. Corporal Frank
Houston and Private John Coving,on
Jr., are members Of the Culpcper
Minute Men who are attending the tar
get practice at the rifle range at Viz
nina Beach.
building Nearly Completed.
The stone construction work on the
handsom" new bank building at the
corner OF Main and Davis Streets is
about finished. j Gordon Thomas. the
contractor, having laid the last stone
Saturday This is ar imposing struc-
ture, and an ornament u The town.
standing as II does at the iuncturc of
tho two principal business streets The
,.,nf ir.. lei.
diana limestone. Massive columns of
the stone which is marble like in
Wilderness. flank the entrance in each
sidc, and a heavy stone cornicc fur
ther adds to the beauty OF tho build
ing. 1t is expected tho Second National
Sank viii move into its new home in
the carly fall as the inside work 10
being pushed as rapidly as possible.
The upper floor will be used for a mum
Der OF Offices, with the entrance in
Davis Street
While negro named Ross was try
ing to- board Il train to steal "A ride
in Culpcpcr on Monday night ne fell
under the car and had his foot cut
off. besides sustaining other injuries.
He was taken 10 the hospital in Char
lpttesvillc for treatment
a sawmill belonging TO J. NJ Isen-
burg was burned near Muddy Run
Bridge, this county, one night last
week, with n complete loss of all the
fixtures. The lumber, however, cs-
capped the flames
protractcd meeting has been In
| progress at the Methodist Church at
AmisSVille for the last ten days, the
/ pastor being assisted hy Rev. Wiley
! Furrerson, OF Philadelphia. whose clo-
Iucncc draws large audiences.
! The Woman's Missionary meeting OF
the shiloh Association will meet mt tho
Baptist Church At Brandy next Thurs
day There Will he two delegates pres
/ cnt from every woman'S missionary So
ciety in the association and one each
/ from all the young peoples and chill
/ dren's societies An all-day session
| Will he held and most attractive pro-
/ gram has been prepared.
y reunion of all the surviving chill
drcn Of the late DR. Alec. Harris, a
prominent physician of a generation
ago. was held last week At the home
! Of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Holtznan in
( Culpepcr The members of the family
present were Mrs. George Herring OF
( Louisa j. W. Harris. OF Roscmont;
Mrs. John Holtzman and Miss Fannie
Harris. OF Culpcpcr. Other relatives
present al the same time included Ellis