New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
OLD POINT COMFORT.
.. p. HUNTINGTON INDUSTRIAL schooh-A
FRESH GIFT OF $4,000

- p HUNTINGTON INDUSTRIAL nohooN"
FRESH GIFT OF $4,000.
Ola t,o,nt Comfort Va Nov. 22.-The Hampton
Norma, and Agricultural Institute, which recently
opened its twenty third annual session. Is ho" IL.
much better condition for carrying on inc "orA "
educating and Outstanding the negro ana iho'"h
races than at any time during its history IL no"
has $50 boarding students, Of whom 100 arc iholahS
rbe National Government appropriates S2o'ooo 10
maintain 100 OF the latter while the coored students
arc summarized by their own exertons and the dohatloh
=, Northern friends In 1870, G. p. Huntington,
,roohopt NJ the Union Pacific Railroad, established
,be Huntington Industrial Works there, which con-
sisted OF a large steam saw and plahlhg MIL
where students could be taught dinercht taoes III
woodwork and the manufacture OF doors, sash bnhdS
etc On O recent visit to the Institution ne 1ouhd
that plant was not large enough accommodate the
number of students anxious to receive Instruction. and
no az once ordered that It's capacity be doubled winch
ls now being done, at an expense OF $4,000.
Genera, Armstrong, principal Of the school, left
last week on his annual visit to the North for the
purpose OF collecting funds to maintain the schooi
IL requires about 100000 over and above the fixed
income OF the school to meet its current expenses
which the friends Of education In the North have
heretofore generously supplied. He carries with him
a quartet of colored singers and two Indians to IL
ustrte what is being done at the school, They Will
10 East as far as Boston.
The training ships Portsmouth and Jamestown,
which came into the roads last week from Newport,
have taken their departure The Portsmouth was
,oved nm 10 the Norfolk Navy Yard Oh Monday where
She will go into the drydock for repairs lie James
town sailed Wednesday for cruise up the bay 10
give tie boys some exercise. enc VIII Vist aor i
inwn and may possibly run up as far aS Annapolis
Colonel A. C.. NJ. Pennington, Attn Artillery, ana
Major Marcus r. Miller 9th Artillery, who were re-
Gently detailed q board to test some new range
finders submitted to the War Department, left on
Monday evening for Washington, where the trials VIII
John L. Thomas, ex Collector Of Baltimore, arrived
here sunday morning., where he was met oy Ioon9
Stickney in the yacht Su,quehanna ana carried UP
the river on a cunning trip In TIE Vichi'y o' 'a~eS
town Island. -, -, A..
guest of Mrs John b. Kimberly, returned home Mon
Lieutenant Louis " Caziarc, our popular post
;utunt, has just been ordered before Tie Board fol
| promotion He Is In his twenty third year as a
rst lieutenant which goes to show that promotion in
'N9 THE land boom. which has been vigorous in the
mountain section of Virginia for the last year mas now
and Hampton are feeling its effect on the Norfols
side spectators have secured control OF all the ao
on both sides of the river while they control all th'
side. and five or six miles up the James River bey0nt
that point Lots are now selling Tor four ana ne
cities on farms, which four or five years ago coult
have been purchased at less than one hundred dollar
dag. and things at white heat. Newport News
houses houses now has Population Of i've or six hundre
inhabitants and the new shpyard which VIII SHORTY
The following are some Of the late arrivals at tn
Hygeia Hotel: T. W. seyymouT' IL IIuugert e,
Thomas G Bncl Mr. and Mrs: Charles F. Wise. Mr.. am
| Mrs. J. H. Eggers Mrs. B. Lowenthal, Mr.. and Mrs
M lm Tscan ssey c cur
=. W. Callahan C. Dempsey; F. a. o'ponnell +: !
F. Il. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. CullInsworth New
| York.