The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-20
Roanoke County.

.oI!x TO THE soUTHwssT--A HoosIER
.,,,r,g:AG VIRGINIA AND rLLSNors- CROPS
Ho'LISs ISSTITuTE--A LOVELY PIC
,r--GolD MEDALS AWARDED COMMENCE
,,>r- w. rVTrER.
.,'.-~c.rsn.ieucc Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
IIrL,l>s INSTITUTE, June I8, 1873.
,,,,,- ki,hmcnd on the 10 =. III. ex-
=. Tho chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Pre- 10, At ke>wnk with the night train
Htu wv W,.h,rrtor. and at Lynchburg YOU
90" clnsr connection with the early
- ,'r,, train on the Atlantic, Mississippi
~ WHO railroad; 50 that you have NO de-
,,,,ny and a quick and pleasant trip, reach
AZ >;lcm II - 4. VI. .....
There WIRE number ot passengers, SNOW.
.,. .i,r, he New schedule VIII DE popular.
m,S rrct,c;larly struck with the converse.
,..r oi an cd gentleman from utinols, WHO
r..,,yrltlqfing on the glories oil bis State. lie
vg,,,d rot give one acre OF his land Tor nVe
4. any h had seen in Virginia; nc was just
.onyrn;cnt 10 market As lie wanted to be,
nj .,apld sh!p A. chcaply Is from any point
H., Virginia; and they could make more
,,...s,. money in hi> country than anywhere
49,, ~ the continent. To our modest
.,,r4.- he rcp',cd that il WAS perfectly healthy
ID. t,. s.,tior that they did have few
.,... rn.f below Inn. hut none in hi, neigh
..,a,r,i" and that his region was ""ell
,,..,,r.t ,. e.. he explained when we
,.,,.,.,; h,nN Won ctn make it "reH
d, ~" hy digging enough wells of sui-
pgf = dar dswrcd. end wye dashed on
....,.,,.r', the fine lands OF Bedford, crossed
o.. rNno Ridge INFO H." magnificent Valley
- i,r..inia, anl .azcd on the splendid wheat
.rrr,. " Roanoke. our Hoosier friend was
s..rr,l Ia admit that he might be induced TO
,u., ON, aero Of his land for ttco OF this, ana
Noarlk, man indignantly insisted that one
l,r.. here was worth three in liliDolS; IN
:, hph lat proposition your correspondent
.urr ha, travelled through the Hoosler
>r..:,' most heartily Ccncur>. Indeed, L
~. never seen any country, not even Tue
,-!a5r:s bluegrass region Of Kentucky, quite
..all to thi, charming Valley from about
Eyusag!.'s 10 i've miles above Salem.
IL spite Of the fears OF the farmers some
seeks ago, The wheat crop in this region Is
Developing into 4 line one, and vii! make
-su~, splendid yield if the favorable weather
-m'nues a little longer.
Wc brtskfasted III Blue Ridge Springs.
nd when Say that mine host Z. +. Brown,
d, the Rockhridge Baths. is now proprietor
"r. also. need not add that | got the full
",lth If III, dollar.
Ihe nrw hotel l. very handsome build
.c... contains all Of the modern improve
MINIS Tor comfort. luxury, or hesth, and
vii Irrc!nmodatc together with the neat
..'t1xes} abouI two hundred and fifty guests
Z he water here is winning wide reputa-
..or especially a. a cure for dyspepsia and
-.,Aa ~ i>"a>esl., aud Brown will no doubt
B., .suv,,j'h during the season.
'lund -alcm all aStir with commence
....r w.,k " AT Roanoke College. but WI
.r ,"'!udc on the ground OF your spccia
...r-rondcnt there further than to say tina,
: rn.i that the session Just closing is con
.5,r't The most prosperous one they have
.E.r hid.
! DIV. of ninc miles down the Valley
-.. through some OF the richest lands OF
....ia i Wiley, brings Won 10 Hollius Insti.
eva. lo0H"d At that famous watering place
., 81. ",An time otetourt springs.
ii,.. enc pre- ,ented here every evening
, r,.uI,.pu" beyond description. The
-, h,d.., on the east and Tinker" and
.'n,r ln9kr OH the west, incloSe lovely
,aH,, mi IoIn Landscape of rare beauty
81, III time. hut perfectly exquisite when
rh~i IN The mellow light of the setting
-.n ,ti to the scene the elegant build
."-o, ur The Institute Uhe handsomest and
..o.r ,pHmu,iious of any female college in
T.. -,ulh, the pretty lawn, fine sbade-trees,
'.",rriui bowers, and the l20 bright-eyed,
.,..;-,iCcL.d guis who promenade the
aHnnj, III their simple but neat and taste
~. ,a TUNES, aud make the welkin ring
" i their merry. musical laughter, and you
49,, : PICTURE which might well tempt 4
..n'..l brush or awake poets ltre.
ilunnd the Young ladies in high state Of
p. ,,!.pnt over their "hDal " examinations,
.a; Gould hear on AL sides phrases which we
49,. l.,m accustomed tC associate with our
...-.a,, male colleges and universities.
Aul!! correspondent had the privilege OF
',.nainI the examinations and looking at
...s, u the papers (the examinations are all
Hr'r"n} Oh Latin, chemistry, senior mathe-
'a... senior English moral philosophy,
, md found them very thorough, COM
.,....n,i>e. and rigid Indeed, there are few
y Ollie. II the country that have a
A"" -'tniard Of scholarship.
".un> Institute awards only three meduls-
MIN y best not TO Lessen their value 10y
.-. .''~!n.y tllcif nuHBtI--Ouc Ill music, OHe
.s -.neIarship, and one for composition.
a. Names Of the successful contestants have
49, ben announced. IA follows: Scholar
m"Gal. awarded &c Miss Phillips, Of
NG'-um,ry, Ala; muyic medal, to Miss
%..r'" WAT, Of WayneSboro'. Ga; com
r..n medal. to Miss Fannie r. scott, OF
..'- nd Queen county, Va.
!ae ION .iuat closing hns been one of
< ulol"ri,y-thcy catalogue one hum
.'t .."d thirty names Of whom one hun
... . md twenty are boarders-and the pro-
pts lrr the next session are even brighter.
."-lr Present splendid premises, able ia
~ and low charges (only S2lG for board
II tuition N ali ui the collegiate depart
.@'nt~' would >fcin I" meet every demand !;
't Ih"ir iahorioli> and efficient superinten-
a'g' Professor &. l.. Cooke has scheme
''H loot 'I which h. proposes to greatly in-
.'a>" hD- facilities and at the same time to
",,'D the cost to the pupil.
! q" commencement occurs on the oath,
"arn Rev. Or. Tupper, OF your city. will
% 4. the annual address. flATuR.
bath FROM AN OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE
Baltimore .>nl. 18th. About $50 y. NJ. on
it...lo, tppin v MpcLlnr thi rs. x,o.,re ,,I,7