The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-14
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
Many Interesting Facts Clipped and
Cullcd From Exchanges.

Many Interesting Facts Clipped and
Culcd From Exchanges.
The first day of Loud0un county Marcn
term of court is known as "horse court, 80
and stations from an over Che county are
placed on exhibition around the old court
house square. and for eight or nine hours
the picture 10 a lively one. LoudOun haa
many fine animals. including Pcrchorons.
-hirea, Cydesdales. Nc. The lcosburg
Mirror, DO alluding 90 the opening of Che eX-
hibitlon. SAYS. "lhe heavy draught PerchC-
rOns. pure and grade the -hirrs, Olydcs-
dulos. Nc.. We're first ON the street.
and among the former Were mo-
ticed 'Ramos.' belonging t0 n. >.
Pwsell ilo two handsome horses
belonging respectively 90 Thomas u. and
John ID. Smith. j.. b. Be1crley's. johnny
| Cnpaud.' and John Whites marion"
Among tine grade PerchcrOns We're the exc
cepuually fur pair of Charles e.. MERCER.
and those of DR. a. s. Daily. Gregg, Jen-
kins and John Niskell. III. Il. Male bad out
a fine pure bred lydcsdalc. and W. ID. Ar
mold. j. r. Bauchicr and John H0user had
half breed, of ihe same stock. Il. II. Du-
ianey had ON exhibition an English shire.
about The only one of his breed i'm this Sec
ton, and @ Cleveland bay. Colonel White
had ont French coach of excellent points
and Jonah Shoots showed his black
saddle and driving horse. Henry Fair
fax bad out "Matchlcssr and {" North
ern Light the former his WELL
known imported Hackney, and the latter a
yoarlng of lhe same breed. and both were
pictures. After the heaN! draughts and
Coach horses had had their innings. the
thoroughurcds and tr0tters were brought
out and made a great show. There were
cellmln's Antrim and Jennings "Supo-
ror' both in lue form; W. l.. Richards
grand-i0oking Nv hirlwind Chief" and
go0d-looAlng Youngster, wilkes Boy. Jr..v
John t.. Smiths handsome and speedy iron
gray, "ilazel Bashaw," Bra6ham's
"Alroy,' and Beans saddler of the style Of
twenty years ago, and the handsome trot-
ting stallion, "Noldallah,' of John White d
son.
The Boston Post SAYS: 1T is generally
admitted, we believe. even at the South.
that before the war comparatively few be-
quests were made by people OF that elton
20 educational institutions. 10 il espe-
cially gratifying, therefore. 10 notice. among
30 many indications. ofpr0gress at the South,
a growing interest I'm education as mani
tested 10y ana Increasing number of requests
10 literary institutions, As an illustration
OF this tendency, take the announcement
Just made Of a bequest of some $4,000 20
Roanoke College by the Rev. Christian
Beard, Of NaynesborO, Va, which is ac-
by the statement that Of eight
requests % that excellent institution since
the war. six were len by friends in Virginia
and two by friends in New England.
When We take into consideration
Mt only the fact that such requests
were rare before the war, but that the pe0-
pie Of Virginia are not now blessed with
wealth. these Six requests 10 one college
Indicate growing appreciation OF
lhe value OF higher education and the i'm
portance OF endowing institutions Of the
best class. These bcquosts 10 Roanoke Col |