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AOOOMAO COURT HOUSE, VA.
Saturday, April 20, 1905.
Intered at tte Postofflce at Aooompc C. H.
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The State Board ol Education is In
session in the city of Richmond for
the purpose of electing superinten?
dent! of schools. Tlie number now
117, it is stated, will be reduced to
eighty but Aooomao and Northamp?
ton are not included in the list of
those to be consolidated and each will
have a superintendent as heretofore.
In many counties in the State there
aro contests but Aeeomae is not in the
number. Tlie present Incumbent, Mr.
G. G. Joynes, has discharged the
duties of the office so well and with so
much satisfaction to the patrons Oi
the sehools, that he is prac,ieally the
choice of all our people. Me lits the
place so well that noone else has hem
thought of for the position, lt is
gratifying too to be able to St ate.that
the people he serves are not only
satisfied with the intelligent, faithful
and efficient way in which be has dis?
charged bis duties as superintendent
but that he is recognized as oue of the
best in the Commonwealth.
Next Monday promises to he an old
time court-day. Hundreds of wit nessi
have been summoned tobe present on
the day and in addition to these the
political attractions will he largely in
evidence and are expected to bring to
the courthouse many hundreds more.
