Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-06
MAIL 6
Political Motters-Thc University-Per-
sOnsi Mention.

sonsi Mention.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlapa,cpl
CnARToTrFsyuLF, Va, October 3. 1899.
The Democrats Of this county will have
a held-day here on next Monday Court
uayl. Tho Hon. J. Hoge Tyler, the Demo-
cratic candidate for iaeutenant-GoVernor
and the Hon. $. s. Turner. Of Front ROYAL
are announced 10 address the voters Of this
section on the above date. ~ Major TYLER
IS farmer candidate "A large number Of
our farmers viii turn out 10 give him a
fous'ng reception and 20 hear him discuss
the issues Of the canvass The managers
OF the Levy Opcra-House Of this city have
granted the Democrats the use Of that
handsome, large buildinG for the purpose
OF having the speaking on Monday. The
galleries will be reserved exclusively for
the ladies on tins occasion.
The Democrats of this city and county
are BOW organizing very thoroughly and
Will make q warm canvass from now until
the election. Clubs have already been or
ganizcd at q number Of the voting pre-
c'ncte and others will be organized next
week.
The Democratic candidates for the Sem
ate and House Of Delegates. assisted 10y
one rmoro prominent speakers, VIII make
"a tour OF the county and address the voters
at the various precincts.
Although the Democrats are hard at work.
yet the Republicans of this county are not
inactive by any means. They will have
representatives here on Monday next to
make speeches, and are preparing TO send
speakers 20 the different voting places in
the county before the election.
The young ladies Of the Baptist church
gave delightful entertainment on Thurs
day and Friday nights of this week. The
affair was arranged rs A Festival Of the
Days Of the Week" and "a number of
booths were made 10 represent each day Of
the week. decorated to correspond with
the fair owners, who were engaged re-
specuvely with washing, ironing, mending,
sweeping. busting. baking &c. The enter
tainment was quite success in every re-
speCt and proved 10 be one of the features
Of the season. 10 WIS arranged by tho
young ladies and the proceeds will be de-
voted 90 the Baptist Church Improvement
Society.
Professor Richard II. Dabney. professor
of General History in the University Of
Virginia. delivered his inaugural address
IN the Public Hall at the University on last
night The address was a mastery effort
and was delivered tOalarge audience, COM
posed Of representatives from this city and
the University.
Students continue to arrive daily at the
University, and already the number Of ma
trculates reaches nearly 400, which ~ "a
much larger number than 40 the same date
last year Tnc different schools have been
organized. and the number Of students in
each viii bee larger than last session.
Rev. james b. TAYLOR, Of Lexington, and
Rev >. G. Long, u. D., of Grocer Theologi-
cal Seminary, both paid n short visit TO
the city this week.
The weather in this section has been
very fine for the past week and has enabled
our farmers 10 make considerable head
way IN harvesting their crops.
The corn cropis better in many places
than for some years. Grapes, owing tOthc
continuous rains wore greatly injured and
There was only halt q crop, and in some
cases II was "a total failure.