Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-01
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Preparing for the Meeting in Levy's Opera
House at Charlottesville.

fCorrespondencs Of the Richmond DispatehI
CHARLOTTESVILLE. January 31.-Much in
terest is being taken in the Farmers lnstl-
tute which is to be held in the Levy Opera
House, This city, February oath ana 2oth.
Tho Committee on Arrangements are pre-
pairing a very interesting programme, ana
assure all who attend the institute that
they will be interested and entertained.
Captain Micajah Woods will deliver the al;
dress of welcome, which Will be responded
TO by Colonel Thomas Whitehead, Com
missioner of Agriculture. A very. large
number of visitors are expected. Special
rates have been procured from the hotels
and hoarding-houses The Richmond and
Danyille and Chesapeake and ONO rail-
WAYS will furnish reduced rates also. A
meeting of the faculty of the University
of Virginia will be held next Monday TO
decide on what part the University VIII
take in the institute. 1t IS understood tnat
that institution will take quite an active
part in the work.
STILL CUT OFF.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have not vet recovered from the storm OF
Saturday night and we are still cut on
from the outside world-that Is, by tele-
graph. They hope TO have things IN
working order by tomorrow. AS rule
all the trains have been on time this week.
IL is a mistake about the telephone wires
being down.
Hon. John B. Moon SAYS it is a mistake
about his being n candidate for Common
wealth's attorney for the county, as an
nounced by the Scottsville correspondent
of the Dispdch.
and +. Bentz were sent on to the grand
Jury of the CORPORATION Court to answer
the charge of keeping gambling-rooms.
Three young men who were arrested IN the
rooms at the time of the raid were fined
$50 and costs. They took an appeal.
Dissatisfied.
The people of Ivy Depot, this county,
are much dissatisfied with the schedule OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway as now
arranged, as it does not allow them TO
visit Charlottesville (only seven miles dis
| tant1 and return the same day. :.
The advisabillty of nominating candi..
dates for the county offices by the Farmers
| Alliance is being discussed.
Mr.. Harris Hancock, son of Captain Il;
]. Hancock, of Ellerslie, this county, Will
| sail next Wednesday for Cambridge. Eng
land. He vii devote several months TO the
study of pure mathematics. Dir: Harris
| is a graduate Of Johns Hopkins University
| Baltimore.
Mir. Dice Digges, of Roanoke, formerly OF
this city. and Miss Mamie NJ. Staples, OF
| Meherrin, Va, are to be married February
| 1th at the residence of the brides father.
HANDSOMELY ENTERTAINED.
Colonel @. G. Wertenbaker handsomely
| entertained his Sunday-school class at his
residence, Wertland," last night. HIS
| class consists of thirteen young men.
| Misses Kate and Eva cleveland, Miss
| Lizzie Vandegrift, Miss Daisy Fife, and
| others were present and added greatly to
| the enjoyment of the evening. Mr.. Ernest
| Leftwich, Of Richmond, was also present
| and rendered several beautiful solos.
| Miss Mary Cummings, of Lynchburg, Is
| visiting relatives in the city.
| Mr.. A, Blair Antrim, of Clifton Forge, IS
at home. lie has been quite Ill but Is nov
Miss Mary J. Via, of Ivy, Albemarle
| county, died quite suddenly at her resi-
| dence last Wednesday Of heart-.disease;;,
Mrs. Durrett McAllister is seriously Ill a.
her residence, Doylesville, this county.
Mr. George Turner, of Alton, who mas
been i'll for some time, is mucn worse. :.
| Rev. Il. l.. Waldrop. well known III
| Richmond. has returned from townsville
| Md. where he has been assisting IN pro
tracted meeting. o,> i
MIR. Joseph Perkins has sold 4O1s acres o.
| land near Whitehall to James ID. and Harry
+. McAllister for $3.50 per acre.
! BOLD SOLDIER BOY.
Mr.. Glenn. Carver, of Keswick, has en-
| listed ia the United States army at the re
cruitlng office at Charlottesville, and la:
gone to Washington toreport for duty. ;.
Rev. b. +. Lipscomb, of the, Methodist
Church, will preach at the Miller Manual
Labor School next Sunday.
| NJ. Woods, commissioner, has SOLD 10 II
Fl. and VI. c. Fife forty-four lots IN the su
burbs for 81, 400.