Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-22
BLACKSBURG'S BOYS.
Their Plans for Work and Pleasure lot
the College Year.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NOTE
The Apple Crop Abundant, Prices
Low. and sweet Cider Abundant
oot. selling for Little Money-The
History Of n Famous Horse, Etc.

Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College will hive commenced. Already
, there are on the grounds more than 100
students. The prospects are very bright
President McBryde told me to-day that
he expected TO have by October LIST $50
students. II so. the total attendance
during the coming session will be over
100. All OF the faculty are now here
with the exception OF the newly-elected
Professor Of Civil Engineering. Colonel
w. NJ. Patton. who is expected to arrive
soon. lie will not bring his family
with him. as no arrangements have YET
been made for house~for him.
The college feels that IL is TO be con-
graduated upon securing for this chair
60 fine a man as Colonel Patton. He Is
already well ard extensively known as
teacher. author. and practica! civil
engineer. Colonel David c. Shanks ar
rived on Monday last. and is now busily
engaged in arranging for the reception
of the very large number OF students
who are expected.
Personal.
In addition TO bis duties q. commandant
and instructor in military science ana
tactics, Colonel Shanks VIII also take
portion of the pure mathematics for the
coming session.
DIR. John NJ. McBryde has been re-
ouested to serve on the COMMITTEES or
Awards at the Atlanta exposition. 1
have not yet learned what MS decision IN
the matter will be-
Mrs. Priichard, the bride OF PROFESSOR
6. II. Prltchard. is expected 10 arrive
Wednesday evening. For the past three
weeks she has been at the home on her
father, Judge Aiken. Of South Carolina
Among the students who have arrived
In the last day or two i notice Messrs'
Beomuss and Danforth, Of Richmond, the
latter Of whom is a stepson OF Governor
O'Ferrall.
Mr.. Jack Bolton, Assistant City Engi-
neer of Richmond, who has boon visiting
Or. McBryde. his brother-in-law, left on
Wednesday for Richmond. Mt. Bolton ~,
Il seems, exceedingly fond or cunning
and spends most Of his holiday hero out
" doors with his gun.
Y. NJ. c. a. ATHLETIC}.
The Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association
Of the college has gotten out very
handsome little handbook fun or useful
information 10 new students. Copies
have been already mailed by the Young
Mems Christian Association Committee
TO all students who have been entered,
and are being distributed gratis. II IS
very nice idea, indeed. and will relieve
many Of those who como to college for
The first time OF great deal At enpar-
EASEMENT.
A meeting Of the Virginia Intercolle-
giate Athletic Association will be held
in Lynchburg on the 18th Of this month.
The object OF this meeting Is to elect
permanent officers for the coming year
and to arrange a series OF games of foot
ball for the fall season. Mr.. 3. Vance
Lovenstein, of Richmond. and student
Of the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
Chanical College, was elected last sprinn
president pro tempore. and Mr.. Abner
Lunsford. OF Richmond College, secre-
tary and treasurer pro tcmpore. The
colleges now in the league are Randolph
Macon. Richmond. Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College. Roanoke, and
William and Mary. 1t Is expected that
there will be several additions at this
meeting. Our team Is training well. We
have already had several fine practice
games between the first and scrub teams.
We had hoped 10 have had a match
game between the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College and st. Adams
on October 1st, but the manager of the
latter team has written Mr.. Kline. the
manager Of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College team. that circum-
stances which he could not control have
forced him to ask that the game be de-
ferred.
COLLEGE BOYS PRAISED.
a private letter received some days ago
from prominent naval officer says that
Chief-Engineer Collins has been 90 highly
pleased with the work Of the young
gentlemen from this college, who were
made assistant engineers in the United
States Revenue Marine. as TO give him
a very high and favorable opinion OF the
work being done here. These young
gentlemen were Mcssrs. Wright Harvey.
and Sewton. and IL is a souyce OF sincere
qualification TO their many friends TO
know OF the esteem in which they are
ne!d by one so qualified to Judge.
Mr.. j. T. Strauss, a graduate OF this
college. who has been spending his sum
mer here, at work in the horticultural
department, left on Monday last for the
university OF Virginia. where he will take
course In medicine. Two years ago
Mr.. Strauss made n number Of drawings
OF plants, showing the various stages OF
disease In them. which were exhibited
AT the Worlds Fair, and elected wide
spread comment for the superb manner
IN which they were executed.
PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW.
Judge Waller r. Staples. Of Christians
burg, was in town this evening, visiting
Professor Theodore =. Campbell. He ex-
poets 10 return very shortly TO Rich
mond and 80 into winter quarters, 80 to
speak.
MIR. Hankins. OF York county, Va, n
student OF the college In the eighties.
Is here visiting his sister Mrs. Allen, who
has charge OF the infirmary.
Mrs. Robert G. Price is at present alb
sent. visiting relatives in Christiansburg.
The Hon. ]. Allen Watts, OF Roanoke.
Va. will address the voters Of the county
on next Tuesday, court-day. on the is
sues of the campaign. Mr.. c. Il. McDon-
aid. the nominee for the House Of Dele
gates will also be on hand. The speakers
will be introduced by the Hon. A. A.
Phlegar and Judge Waller r. Staples
will also make a speech. As these gem
uenen are all popular, a very large crowd
viii be present. and the Democracy will
have gala day. Mr.. Watts has not
yet been In the county, but Mr.. McDon-
aid is In the saddle from Monday morning
until Saturday night. and is at a good
Methodist meeting on Sunday. He Is a
hustler and Is making fne impression
on the voters.
THE AP2LD CROP.
II really a puzz,s % ehS anrmers TO
know how TO dispose Of the abundant
apple crop this season. Al tho station
here hundreds and hundreds OF gallons
OF elder have been ground out, much OF
which has been made into jelly or vinegar
by means of the improved apparatus
specimens OF which were exhibited at the
fair In Richmond last fall The apples
are selling for a song. MessrS NJ c.
Pelion and Sidney Sheltman, enterprlsing
citizens OF Christiansburg. are having a
large evaporator constructed. and will