Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-12
NEW TEACHERS ELECTED
BY CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Son OF Fredericksburg Mayor Wins
Coveted Honor mt Wake
Forest College.
Especial to The Times

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, June IL
Tho city School Board has elected tho
ioiio"ihS teachers for the public
schools for tho session beginning next
september high school, Professor +
r. Birckhead. principal; Miss Vlyian
conway. Miss Mary Page Waller, w.
D. r Cole, Miss Flora Mason. Primary
ana grammar grades: Misses Anna
heim' Myrtle Towncs, Rebekah Peck
9alne Norris. Selma Ulman, Helen
winston. Elizabeth Rice. Maxpie
money May Perrin. Margaret Sacrev.
MIS- Emma Euliss. Mrs. Elizabeth
Courtney.
Az the commencement exercises q,
axe Forest College at Wake Fores,
- -, george ID. Rowe son of Mayor
-. \. Rove, OF this city, who is attend
ins me college preparing himself for
e'.Nal missionary work, was awarded
.i'e hedaI for the best essay from IN,
student body during the session .rhn
essdS was selected from a large nu,n
oci covering various subjects. and TO
receive the medal is an honor coyeted
oS every student. His subject was ono
% ttt.!est 10 every one of the medical
profession, and while Mr.. Rowe u.,c
only In his Junior year. tho ar,icIo
SHOWS careful study and preparation
Inc medal is handsome ono. made of
soio' ana Is OF very attractive de-
sign.
inc marriage of Miss Susie r. TYLER
u Ta.'e OF Mr. and Mrs. Frank X.
~ 90, ot thls city. to a. II. Chandler.
VI baltimore, Will take place at tho
nome OF the prospective brides par
ehts on Hawke Street in this city. on
me evening OF June %. at $50 o'clock
~ VIII be quiet wedding, no invita-
town friends
Ail-day services will be held at tb.
New Hope Methodist Church in S,af.
ioiu county, near this city. on sun
udE next. Tho regular services at II
CLOCK VIII be conducted by the mas
| tor. Rev II $. Wiley. a free dinner
vii De served on the grounds. and at
r. NJ. Rev. r. A. Williams n n
pastor Of the BAPTIST Church Of his
CITY VIII preach special sermon 70
the Junior Order United American Mo
chanics and the p. .. s OF \. Music
VIII be furnished by the Fredericks-
| burg Male Quartette
news has been received here of the
| death OF Charles r. Mason. known as
Sergeant" Mason, at the United states
Soldiers Home at Johnston CITY. Tenn.
thls week, age seventy years Mason
pecame known all over the country in
me eighties. when a guard over
Juitteau, VINO assassinated President
Garfield. he shot Guitteau in his cell.
Mason was convicted and sent to Sing
sing. where he served n short sentence
When he was convicted a subscrip,;on
was taken up for Betty and the Bai,y-."
ms wife and child, and a large sum
was realized. This was turned over to
Mason's family. and good farm was
purchased in Orange County When
Mason was released from Sing Sing he
resided on his farm with his family
until several years ago. when he be-
came inhrm and asked to he admitted
TO the Soldiers Home. which request
was granted lie is survived by his
wife. three sons and one daughter
The Washington Guards, Company L.
! First Regiment, Virginia Infantry. of
this city, at an election last night to
fill the Office OF second lieutenant.
unanimously selected Thomas y. Brent,
Jr.. prominent young business man.
Mr.. Brent is we'll qualified and will
make A good officer.