The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-07
BOYS CORN CLUB
IS RE0RGAN|zED
Organization in Appomattox
County Organized With
Sixty-Five Members.

Appomattox, Va. April 6.-The Boys
Corn Club, recently organized for this
year, under the management, of b. q.
Anderson. agent, Is the largest one
this county has ever had. Already
siXty-hve boys have enrolled. twenty
three OF whom are students in the
Appomattox Agricultural High School.
Each OF these boys has taken 1t upon
himself to endeavor to raise more
and meter corn than the other fell
low. There are some valuable prizes
secured. both for tho boys and the
men, of whom there are about twenty
five already enlisted. Appomattox
County two years ago. in the Boys
Corn Club. mado an average yield OF
eighty-four bushels an mere, but
since that time, owing to the two ex
IRENE droughts. tho yield has fallen
below that mark
Appomattox County. though q small
county. and grass culture being com
paratiVely new industry with the
farmers. has shipped large quantity
of stock cattle this spring Joe
O'Brien. one of Ole cattle dealers, has
shipped since Christmas over $50
head. He sent seven car loads recent
ly to Culpeper, and this week sent two
car loads to Buena Vista. 1t will not
be long before this surplus cattle can
be fattened for market upon Appomat-
tox grass.
Unusually fine weather has prevail
ed for the farmers in preparing their
land for crops. The farmers arc TAX
ing advantage Of il, and heavy crops
are being prepared for, evidence or
which is witnessed by the amount OF
land plowed. Limo is being bought
in quite ali abundance, while some dir
hculty is experienced in not being able
to secure 1t promptly The ground
q hni
farmers. instead OF the burnt lime.
IL {. Babcock. one OF the leading
merchants OF this place, has been
quite III Of late, and Friday was taken
20 hospital in Richmond, where his
condition is considered very serious.
1e was operated upon today. the sec
ond time within the past two wears
a long distance telephone to-day
brought the news that Robert Har-
vey. who has been i'll at a hospital In
lNnchburS. was taken suddenly very
i'll, and little hopes of his recovery
was entertained. Mr. Harvey has
many friends In Appomattox. md has
made his home hero for many years.
where he was employed by the firm OF
j. r, Atwood.
An attractive exhibit has been got
ten up at the Appomattox Agricultural
High School for the Southern Educa-
SioA'l Conference. to be held In Rich
mond next week Lf present speci-
mems of the various kinds and grades
of work the school Is doing and gives
In very striking manner tho results
OF consolidation. The handsome build
ing. which is largely a product of the
liberality of the people who have con-
tributed nearly $4,000 by private sub
scriptions toward its erection, Is IN
marked contrast with the original
two-room county school.
-Four years ago the two-room school
had only 20 pupils, with three teachers,
while now the consolidated school
has twelve rooms. $50 pupils and ten
| or eleven teachers, runs four wagons
hauling children from a radius of five
or six miles. Under the old regime
the cost per pupil each month to the
county and state was $40. while in
the consolidated school the cost is
s1.46, to say nothing about the better
form of instruction
Ragland Featherston is an active
candidate for the position OF school
superintendent for Appomattox Coun-
", before the state School Board J.
Kirk Hannah who has made most
efficient superintendent and who has
been n school officer In Appomattox
County for thirtyfou years will not
be a candidate for reappointrncnt No
active candidate has as yet come out
against Mr.. Featherston, but it is very
probable that the position will not be
secured without n struggle
AS yet no one Ia out To oppose l.
w. Cauthorn. Jr., for the Legislature
He Will doubtless have the race to
himself. Two years ago he ran
against T. w Stratton but was de-
fea:ed. Mr.. Stratton. it is reported,
| will not seek re- election