The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-26
TO OPEN SCHOOLS
ON SEPTEMBER 10
PETERSBURG PREPARES FOR COM
ING sEAsON---HAs NEW PRINCI-
PAL.
SUCCEEDS DR.. SMlTHEY
PROFESSOR WOLFF TAKES CHARGE
OF HIGH sCHoOI.-NEw DE-
PARTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD
ARTS.
yirginian Bureau,

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PETERSBURG. VA, Aug. 25.--
The white public schools. of this city.
will begin the next session Wednes-
day. September 10th, and the schools
for colored children will be opened
on September 18th. All the schools
are being thoroughly cleaned and
ventilated preparatory to the open
Ing, and all needed repair work Is be-
ing done.
The teaching force will be largely
the same as last year Professor II.
d. Wolf. will succeed Mr.. Smithey
ms principal Of the high school Mr..
Wolff is NJ. A. of the University
of Virginia, and has had many years
of successful work in schools in this
city and other sections of the State.
New Teachers.
Miss Ethel Pitcher and Mrs Car
RE Baskerville are new teachers In
the high school. The former has
been a teacher in grammar grades for
several years; the latter takes charge
of the new department of household
arts, for which she has had special
training in the Thomas Normal school
of Detroit New teachers in the
grammar schools are Misses Dorothy
Brown and Annie Lee Jones. of this
city, recent graduates of the Harris
onburg Normal. and Misses Ruth
Percival and Fannie Smith. graduates
this year of Farmville. All four OF
these are Petersburg high school
graduates h.
Stole whiskey.
Shortly after midnight Saturday.
Grandson Norris and Ernest Harris,
colored both from North Carolina.
was arrested by the police on war
rant charging larceny Of suit case
of Iiuqor-about three gallons The
goods were stolen from the Jefferson
Liquor company Just about the clos
ing hour. and the men were arrested
at Dunlop street station of the S. A.
l.. railway. where they were wait
ing TO take the train home. They
were in Police court this morning.
and were both. given sixty days in
jail.
Blind Negro Jailed.
MILAN Jones, q blind negro from
Prince George county was given six
months in the city jail by the police
Justice this morning on the charge
of vagrancy. Jones has been fire.
ouent beggar on the streets, and had
been warned by Chief of Police Rag
land to discontinue the practice. Jones
paid no attention to the warning and
his sentence resulted.
Sadel-Teachek.
Miss Rose Sadell and Joseph
Techek we're united in marriage at
St Joseph Cathedral church at
o'clock this morning. Rev. Father
O'Farreil officiating. Both are well
known young people of Dinwiddie
county. They were attended by q
number of friends from the county.
Goode-RatclifYe.
At the residence OF the officiating
minister. Rev. II. c. Gregory, 10
South Adams ttreet. this morning,
Miss Mamie Elizabeth Radcliffe. of
this city. was united in marriage to
John Thornton Goode, of Richmond.
The young couple will reside in Rich
mond.
Miss Otclia Eanes.
Miss Otelia Eanes. aged seventy one
teacher and highly esteemed resident
of Ettrick. died this morning at her
home in Richmond. in which city she
had resided for several years.
Operations at Hospital.
Mrs. c. f. Ridenour was operated
on at the Petersburg hospital yester-
day for appendicitis. DR.. F. w. Haines
performed the operation and Mrs
Ridenours condition today Is favora-
BILE.
William Rudd was operated on for
appendicitis by Drs. H. A. Burke, II.
G.. Leigh and John Mann. at the
Petersburg hospital yesterday. Mr..
Rudd's condition was very serious,
but the doctors express hope Of his
recovery.
II. g. walsboro and I. G. Terry. OF
North Carolina. We're operated on
at the Petersburg hospital yesterday
by DIR. Fl. A. Burke.