The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-08
FEUD SPIRIT IS DYING
OUT IN CARROLL COUNTY
Children OF Sidna Allen and Com
monwcaIth's Attorney Foster
Arc Classmates.
RAPID PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
state Health Commissioner Williams
and Secretary I,inford Return
From Tour OF Southwest Virginia.
Glowing Accounts of Schools.

Dr. Ennion q williams state
Health Commissioner, and ]. H. Bin
ford. secretary Of the Virginia Coop
erat'vc Education Association, return
ell TO their respective Offices ycstcrday
after making an extended tour 81 ;ho
school districts in Floyd. Carroll ana
GraHson Counties
They left shawsvlllc. montgomery
County. August 81. travelling IN a
carriage over tho mountains "a distance
OF more than 100 miles and concIldinc
the tour at Galax, Grayson County.
Dr. Williams and Professor Rinford
were on an educational mission, tho
health chief speaking to principals and
teachers at each stopping place on
health AMI sanitation and the secretary
Of the operative Education AsSocia
tion discussing school methods aud sti.s-
costing such improvements as arc prac-
ticablc,
They Attended seven u-day picni,
gatherings. speaking 1T each place 10
large gatherings. DR. Wiiiiams'. sub
jcc; Was Better Health" and Professor
Einfords The Country Schools ON.
OF the most largely attended OF these
meetings was held I'm IIillsviIlc. Car
roll County. There we're ,norc than 80
citizens in the high .chool buildiul
where the speakers wcr" heard. This
building is a modern SCHOOL structure
al six rooms ana AN auditorium ~
liillsNillc L. 9. SANDY. state agent for
farm demons tration work. delivered all
address to the Board Of Supervisors
urging upon them tho Importance OF
taking advantage II available oppor.
tuaiiics. and placing Carroll County
among the list Of counties having farm
demonstration work lie was assured
/ by the Supervisors that action In THAT
direction would hc taken immcdiatclv
MEMORIES or FEUD
ARE DYING 0ur
Hillsvillc has a fine high school
| building. II was built within the last
two years. at II cost of $4,000 There
has been a splendid advance in educa
| ton during that period. Professor Bin
| ford and pr. Williams We're much graft
fed Wy the evidences Of public iatercS,
In educational matters they found IN
the hills The people OF Carroll con
tributed $3.50 OF the fund expended in
the construction Of the high school
! which has $50 students now enrolled.
Memories OF the feud. in which the
Allen clan figured. and which had -
climax III the celebrated courthouse
tragedy, are being ctfuccd by time
About year ago Mrs. Sidua Allen
closed the large house ia the hills which
/ Tor many Years Was occupied by the
family. and moved into Ililisvi!lc i'm
order that her children might have III,
educational advantages afforded by thu
| high school Sidna Aliens children AND
! the children 81 Commonwealth Attoi-
! neE Foster. who WAS killed IN iii,
! courthouse shooting. are classmates IN
the school ,his year.
: pr Williams and Professor Biuford
/ were greatly pleased viii! cverythinc
1her saw in the hills. finding the pcopI.
I the most hospitabic Imaginable. Thcs
were showered with attentions every
! where they went The visitors were
! much Impressed with the Woodlawi
! High school in Carroll, which is a brick
I building that cost $4,000
/ Connected with the Woodlawn High
/ School is a dormltory building, with
accomm odatons for siNty-tivc student $
! There Is also a manual training depart
7 ment.
At Sylvatus new three room school
is being built The county has tho max
! imuin school tax, as has also Floyd. Al
! Floyd Courthouse a new brick school
/ building has just been completed. and
( throughout the counties named the cdli-
! cational spirit was never before 81
I keen among the citizens.