Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-17
FOR AN ENCAMPMENT
EFFORTS TO DE MADE TO BRING A
REGIMENT TO DLACKsBURG.
baseball Men Practicing Daily
OPENING Game with Roanoke COL
Iegc Team April 6th-fuoiic
Schools Closed.

Schools Closed.
BLACKsBURG. VA. March l6-(Spe-
eiaI)-An effort will be made to induce
one OF the Virginia regiments 10 seiect
Blacksburg as the place OF their en-
canpment this summer and, II possiole,
TO so arrange Il that the regiment VIII
be here during commencement. LAperAi
subscriptions have been offered tor ,he
purchase Of medals to be onered as
n,izes in competitive drill between the
various companies Of the regiment. NO
snot I'm virginia can offer greater natu-
raj advantages in the summer thah
Blacksburg. ard IN addition to these II
"a within easy reach Of the yellow SUI
phur. Montgomery White Sulphur, ana
Allcghany Springs. while Mountain Lake
in the writer's opinion the most attractive
MACE I'm virginia. is but fifteen miles dis
tant. Correspondence Is now beng car
ried on between the proper authorizes
and we hope that the result may be that
the soldier boys may come.
BASEBALL NOTES.
The baseball men are now pracucihs
every day that the weather VIII permit
So far il has been very unfavoTaOle wed
ther for practice but the players nave
zeal and vim. and will rapidly improve.
The material Is fine II IL can only De
gotten into shape. This 10 very much 10
he desired. since the college won LOT
itself such an enyiable reputation ID IoOl-
ball last season.
The season viii be opened with the
game to be played on these grouhds WIN
Roanoke College on April 6th. lanes
have been arranged and agreed upon WIN
the Roanoke city league team. WIN the
Allegheny Institute Of Roanoke, WIN -
Adams Academy. and with lhe NOttn
Carolina Agricultural and Mechahical SO'
lege. to be played on various Hd',s S'D5S
ouent 10 April 9Th. These have been ue-
6niteiv scheduled and the management
Is now in correspondence with the I'M
verisity OF Virginia, endeaYoring 10 ar
rance q game with them. Randolph
Macon has promised 10 play the team IN
Richmond. and il is hoped that game
can be arranged with Richmond College
at the same time. Efforts are now being
made to arrange a game with virginia
Military Institute to be played on neutral
grounds, perhaps in LynchburS or hoah-
oke. ,.,,.,.
As spring opens the fever IS spreading.
and all even the ladies, take I'ei3
ioteregt in athletic matters. AS result
II is proposed by the ladies' OF the town
10 give an entertainment in the college
chanel at an early date for the beneht
~ tho association and on the first Friday
after Easter the Thesplan Club, that Is
the "Glee Club" OF the college. VIII give
in Roanoke an entertainment Tor the
same purpose.
PERSONAL
The weather has been so uncertain that
DR. J. NJ. McBryde was compelled more
than once 10 postpone his departure. lie
loft. however. on last Tuesday. Wnile
away ne will visit Washington. PhiadeI-
mia. and. perhaps. other northern cities
Mrs. Betty Wyley Is absent from town
visiting relatives IN Salem whlIe the
presence Of Miss Bessie WILEY as Visi-
tor in our midst has wreathed the races
Of our cadets in unending Smiles anu
we do not wonder
Miss Annie Chiidress. OF Christians
burg IS visiting Mrs W +. Henderson.
Mics Holiday. who for the past two
months has been the guest Of her brother
| Rev James II. Holiday. left this week
| Tor her home in Culpeper
! The publlc schools OF the county have
ceased for the year. and the small boy
&c nav busuy engaged in forgetting what
no NAV have learned during the past
| five months. What a poor substitute toi
our oll-fashi1ned old-held schools. wen
nulla vestigia retrosum-lets hope anc
work for its final success since 1t has
come 10 stay
All farm work IS very much delayed by
the very wet season We have had. No
! lard at all has been ploughed as yet ah1
! while sod land may be ready IN fe"
| DAYS II the rains stop, 1t VIII be tei
| DAYS vet before fall0w land can be broker
| nm Not even the gardens have beer
touched. while last season at this time
| many OF the early vegetables were up.
SWEET MUSIC.
Each day the college band DISCOURSE
sweet music and has been pronounced
by those capable OF judging TO be a YER!
| excellent band. They have recently
| equipped themselves with new silve
| horns. some OF which are very handsom
| indeed Mr. J. =. Harvey, their trainer
! and leading spirit, deserves high common
| dalton for the gratifying results OF hi
| work as leader Notwithstanding IN
severe winter through which We haV
| passed and the consequent suffering am
| want which II entailed, there has beei
| n comparatively small amount OF stealing
| in the vicinity. Indeed. we believe Their
has been much less petty thieving thar
| usual.
Messrs. Yader and Charles W. Blacks
two citizens OF the town, propos
TO 90 into chicken and poultry cultur
on an extensive scale. and for profit !
large vacant plat Of ground on the out
skirts Of the town has been secured an
Will be inclosed and stocked with nun
Der Of the best varieties Of fowls. TIL
market is now bountlfully supplied wit
eggs. and they are selling at only te
cents per Dozen butter however,
scarce, and readily brings twenty-hv
cents.
The handsome dwelling Of ColonC
| Charles 4. Ronold, situated on the out
skirts Of the town. and at present occu
pied by Attorney Writ Dunlop, Is ad
vertised FIR sale on April 9Th. under
deed Of trust. I believe fine oppor
tunlty will be elven some one to pur
chase a pretty and convenient home, o
| country residence on low terms.
FOREST TREES
I notice q growing disposition on IN
| part Of land owners L sacrifice thei
forest trees. and nothing s. TO be NOR
regretted Many fine varieties have dis
appeared almost entirely under the ruth
| less axe. / had feared that almost a
OF those magnificent trees, the suga
naples. had disappeared, and was graf
Fed 10 hear recently from Mr.. Cloy
Otev. living near New river, that he Ia
on his place 100 very fine ones. Came
, the scientific agricultural men, throug
7 literature and personal address, iniuenC
the owners. not only 10 spare the forest
left TO MS. but rather 10 cultivate moi
extensive ones. The recent forestry bl
Introduced into Congress by Mr.. Hstche
think. had this end in view, but
failed OF enactment. At this time, whe
SO many agrlculturists look 10 scien'
for aid, help. and suggestion. 1t seen
not unreasonable to suppose that niue
= could be done TO preserve our noble oak
naples, poplars. h!ckorys' &C. as gene
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