Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-02
BLACKSBURG'S NEWS
Ms. Randolph and Sister and PROBES.
sor Smyihe on on q Visit.
fWo CHILDREN DIE SUDDENLY.
One by Illness, the Other by FIames-How
the Game Was Lost
Stone--N ado.
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Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
BLAcKsBURG. VA. November 3d.
Mrs. L. & Randolph, wife OF Professor
Randolph. and Miss Robbins. her sister.
leave tonight for an extended visit to
Cumberland. Nd. pit,sburg, Pa, and
other northern cities.
Professor Ellison A. smythe. left on
"Wednesday to take his Thanksgiving
turkey In the city Of brotherly love.
Rev. J. o. Kreps. pastor OF the Lutheran
church here, lost his oldest daughter.
aged years. on the cath. The death was
q very sad one. the little girl being I'll
but two days. The bereaved parents
have the tender sympathy Of their nu-
merous friends and eoquaintances In the
town. The body. attended by a number
@. loving friends. was taken 90 Salem ana
buried there IN the square OF Dir. CaFper'
Mrs. krepss father.
a fearful accident occurred here In the
darkey quarter OF the town on TUESDAY
night The bedding In the house or an
old cOiOred woman was noticed 10 pe on
fire, and on the bed was small chiid'
pged about 3 years. a young girl seeing
IL, seems 20 have lost entirely her senses
and. thinking perhaps that II was
bucket OF water, seized Il can OF kerosene
oil ana poured Il over the child in
order 10 extincuish 1t. OF course. In
few minutes the poor little thing was
burned 10 death. The house and most or
tho furniture was saved.
HANDSOME GERMAN,
on tonight the German Club OF the
college viii giye a very handsome and
select german. Quite number OF
tickets have been issued. and these must
be presented at the door by those who
wish 20 attend. A number or young
ladies from A distance will be here, re-
freshments Will he served at about u
O'Clock. a fine band OF music has been
engaged. and tJ care or expense Will
be spared IN making It q success.
Owing 10 the fact that hog cholera pre-
vailed over almost the entire county In
1Sa. very ut,le pork was butchered. But
during the past year there has been no
cholera. and our farmers are now butch
,r,ny largo quantities OF hogs. and bring
ing them to market. The market price
g. cents per pound.
Within the present week the founda-
lions for two moro residences have been
dug The spirit OF progress is In our
people, and goes steadily forward.
The game played with the virginia
game Of football that our team will play
this season.
UNTIMELY WHISTLE.
Though the score stood 10 10 6 In favor
Of the Institute. II was magniticently-
played game. both on the part or the
VIRGINIA Military Institute team and
ours. No other team has scored on the
former during the season, and this iS
The first time ouEs has been scored
against, and had IL not been that tho
referee inadvertently blew the whistle
too soon on the third down or our team
when II was within three yards OF the
Virginia Military Institute goal, thereby
giving them the bail. the score would
have been very different. The error was
admitted. l understand. BY the referee.
but having once made his ruling he re-
fused TO reccde from Il. Nothing would
have been easier than for the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College
team to have scored I'm another down,
which would have quite reversed the
score. The game was in the playing OF
both teams clean one, and played in tho
best spirit by both parties. Mr.. Massie,
our popular and efficient coach. has left
US. very much to the regret Of all, and
Will commence the practice of his pro-
fession, the law. In Newport News. The
highest success Is wished and prophesled
him BY all his friends here.
BEST RECORD.
In n second competition Of skill OF the
members of the College Gun Club, held
on last Saturday, Professor Smythe made
the best record.
The weather has been so fearfully dry
;n this section this fall that wheat Is
looking very badly. and will be seriously
injured n We do not have rain soon.
Miss Mary Wade, popular young lady
of Chrlstiansburg. was married by Rev.
Or. \. w. Hooper to Mr. IL. r. Stone. a
well-known and successful businessman
OF Christiansburg. at the home OF her
mother. Mrs. Margaret C. Wade, on the
18th. The bride and groom left imme-
diately after The ceremony on an ex-
tended tour North
Mr. William c. Hagan. one OF Mont
gomery's Oldest and most highly-respected
citizens is in such feeble health as TO
be entirely confined TO his bed. But little
hope is entertained of his ultimate re-
COvery.