Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-27
THEGRlP PREVALENT
Doctors Around BlackSburS Kept Busy,
Patients Improved.
THE INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS.
Students So Busy That They Forcgo
Skating Corners Who May Play
BaiI-Coiiege League.

BLACKSBURG. VA, January %.-(Spe-
cial)-Grip has been prevalent In the
community, and many OF our people
have been quite sick from It, 1ndeed
our physicians are very busy at present.
President McBryde is stu confined to
his house. though his condition is slightly
4 improved.
| Mrs. l.. u. Crockett who was sud-
denly taken quite III last week, is, we
are glad to announce. out again.
The infant and only child Of Rev. j.
| NJ. Halliday. has been very Ill with
capillary bronchitis. but her physician
now pronounces her out OF danger.
A letter received recently from Mr..
joseph Hooper by his father. Rev. Or.
Hooper. OF Christlansburg. brings the
welcome news that he is much In
proved in health.
DR.. e. Il. Sheib. professor OF English
and psychology. taking advantage of he
| open spell OF weather. has moved into his
new house. on the campus.
ENJOYING THE TRIP.
! A private letter from Professor and
| Mrs. X. &. Price, who are now In Eu-
rope. indicate that their stay in Weis-
baden is not only very profitable to Pro-
fessor Price in his chosen line OF work.
| but exceedingly pleasant as well. The
/ winter has with them, as here, been
| fearfully cold, but has not precluded
their participation in the enjoyments OF
| European life, nor the delights which
attend them. They propose TO spend the
month of May in Berlin, since Mr..
/ Price Will be enabled to wind up his
/ work In DR.. Tresenin's laboratory In
April
Mrs. Shanks wife OF the commandant.
returned on Tuesday last from pro-
! tracted visit TO her mother, much 10
! the delight OF Colonel Shanks. VINO nas
! been living in state OF compulsory
/ bachelorhoOd for more than four weeks.
At a congregational meeting held on the
third Sunday OF this month Professor y
5. Randolph was elected ruling elder
| in the Presbyterian church at this place,
and Instructor ]. w. Stull deacon.
ATHLETIC STUDENTS.
All Of the professors In the college are
new holding their intermediate eXamina-
tions, and the students are so busy that
they forego the usually all-powerful at
| traction OF skating. There VIII be seve-
| raj entries OF new students with the De-
! ginning Of the second session, and among
| them. IL is reported. Will be MIR James.
! who made reputation for himself by
pitching on the Petersburg team last
season. and. perhaps, Mr.. Honeycutt'
! their frst-baseman. If these gentlemen
| do come they will very materially
! strengthen our team, and equally as good
/ sport Will be afforded the baseball
! cranks in the spring as was given the
/ lovers of football during the fall. As
soon as the weather viii permit atter
| the examinations are finished active
| practicing Will he commenced, and kept
/ w constantly. Delegates from our ath-
! letic association will meet with delegates
| from similar associations in other col
! leges In the State in a convention called
| to meet at Lynchburg at an early date.
! At this convention arrangements VIII he
| perfected for the playing Of n regular
! series Of games between the various coll
| lcge teams OF the State, looking forward
/ to a State college championship.
II THEY COULD SEE.
II the State Good-Ro Committee
! could see rhe condition Of our country
reads they would be furnished with
| spicy arguments as Illustrations in their
efforts for the betterment OF our high
ways. No one thing would contribute
more 10 the substantial upbuildng or
our State than a general system or I'M
proved highways. The people earnestly
hope TO see at a very early day prac-
tical result OF their deliberations.
There were on last Sunday four ad1i-
tlCns to the Presbyterian church here
by letter.
Captain John r. Johnson. of Chris
! tansburg, has been absent the greater
portion Of tie week in Bristol. being
engaged as counsel in n very important
| case. involving large interests.
NEED OF A ROAD.
| think the time cannot be far dis
tant when we snail have q railway 10
| Tlacksburg. Both Brush and Price noun
tains are rlch in apparently ineNhaUstl-
bic beds OF fine coal These mines have
been worked for long time. Before
Pocahontas was ever dreamed Of thou
sands Of tons of coal were yearly mined
| and exported from them. They are the
, source of supply TO our town and college,
and in addition 70 this a large quantity
Is hauled 20 the station, thirteen miles
! from the mines and shipped. The writer
! has either met or passed in a drive or
| an hour and half along these roads
forty wagons. For a furnace or stove
| coal do not believe II can be surpassed
! in quality, particularly that which IS
| mined from the LinkOns & Kipps mine IN
! Bush mountain. The methods used for
mining are very primitive and inadequate.
! and far from sufficient 20 supply the
| demand. IL has always been a source OF
! great surprise 10 me why this valuable
| property should b. allowed to lie here,
! one may almost say idle. for the out
| put. owing TO the reasons above stated,
| Is ridiculOusly incommensurate with the
! supply which should be obtained from
! the veins. 1t Is unquestionably n most
| inviting field for capital. and. surely, in
/ this day, when capital IS so busily seek
! irg profitable investment. cannot remain
/ long in it's present condition. Numerous
surveys for n railroad have been made
/ through here: and twice II has seemed
almost within our grasp, but for one rea-
son or another the project has been
/ abandoned.
The friends and well-wishers of Rich
mOnl College have very much regretted
! the dissensisns and troubles in the coll
( lege recently. 1t was, therefore. with
great pleasure that we read in Wednes-
! days Dispatch the resolutions adopted
( and signed by the opposing factions, look
| ing towards Cancellation. and earnestly
/ hope that the difficulties are finally
settled.
MRS. 6YRO'S RECEPTION AND DANCE