Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
BIGGER BLACKSBURG
Movement to Extend The Towns Col'
pOrats Limits.
rur RAILWAY soHE VI E'
a Proposition 90 Tap inc
,Iines-ordcred 90 Report '"'
Many Havks-The
.cpai ana General.

,,eadv during the past four years ~
..,eaaed FAR beyond rs corpo-
80 limits Indeed there are ABOUT "s
many people outside Of the '0'p''"''''
a. in IL .,or >.
-rb. population Of the town proper 20
s,,nr,ose. not more than 60 H. now
- all Of the buildings ana peopie
.,,t,,,op. 20 II were included In tne
,,~,o,a,,on its population would be AT
last 200. Consequently n movement -
81, foot led b. some Of our best citizens
- I've tho corporation lines extended.
4 petition Is now being circulated ana WIZ
be forwarded soon TO the present h~s'S-
loture. such an extension would be very
desirable. as Il would enable the authori-
,fes 20 secure better police service, and also
"a enlarge and improve its pubic SCHOOLS
a. vel as put moro money In tho trea-
sury for public Improvements.
ORDERED TO REPORT.
,rossrs. Charles a. Wheeler and c.
Gadsdon Porcher. who recently were aP-
pointed. after a most severe examination
n the position Of assistant engineers IN
tho United States revenue marine re-
coivcd orders a few days since 10 repoi
for duty. Mr. Wheeler is Stationed a.
Poston and Mr.. Porcher at Portland NE.
Vye have now five graduates Of the coheee
In this service, all Of whom Were aI
t,,infed within the past six months. ~
& quite complimentary 20 the institution
that out Of the twenty-One Vdcancles I'VE
positions were secured by her graduates,
though there were applicants rom al.
~ the leading chronological Institutes OF
tho North. 1t IS also worthy OF REMAIN
that not one Of our students VINO nAo
taken the full mechanical engineering
course here failed Of appointment
The position pays H4O per ahnuih ailu
e. a very fino opportunity Tor a young
man. These facts testify 10 the WORK
the college IS doing, ana are wen "oI'"S
tf the public consideration.
Major Claiming Bolton and Mrs. boil
ION and DR. Hunter. Of Wisconsin, VINO
have been during Christmas guests OF
Trcsident NcBryde, have left much TO
fho regret Of their friends
SIR ". L. Lancaster a popular young
businessman OF the town, left to-day
for Augusta county Mr.. Lancaster VIII
be absent. understand, FOR a month
CHANGE OF PLAN.
IL is learned that the projectors Of The
Electric railway from Cambria have wisely
concluded to buid steam railway in
stead. They propose to extend the road
beyond Blacksburg and TO tap the very
valuable coa.-mines I'm Brush and Rice's
mountains AS crate coal the product
OF these mines IL unsurpassed. So great
{. the demand for this coal that pur-
chasers are willing TO pay quite high
price for thigh. because at present IL
must be hauled by wagon a distance OF
from twelve 10 fourteen miles 10 reach
the station. With a railroad built the
outnut could and would be largely in
creased. The announcement made through
the columns Of the Dispatch that such
road would be built has evoked great
deal Of interest. rs IS evidenced by the
number OF inquiries addressed your CORE
spondent concerning H. II all goes wei
work will be commenced in the spring
and the road pushed rapidly TO compile
ton.
Miss Virginia Thomas. one OF Blacks
burg's bellies. accompanied by her de-
llghtfully charming mother. viii leave at
an early day for Pittsburg, Pa. TO spend
tho remainder Of the winter with rcla-
tyes In that city.
Nir. T.. $. Roop, a former special stu
dent Of the college in veterinary medi-
cine. who. In November graduated with
honors from the Iowa State University,
sity Of Pennsylvania pursuing extended
studies In his specially.
HAWKS GALORE.
Just why it should be so 7 cannot
tel. but / have noticed an unusually
largo number OF hawks this fall. On the
LIST one or our citizens killed an immense
ono In his front yard within twenty
steps Of his door. The hawk was pro-
baby driven in by the severely cold wea-
Their and hunger, occasioned by his ina
bility TO find food because OF the snow.
By the way. both a bald and a golden
eagle were shot in our county this fall.
This is very peculiar, since an eagle Is
never seen here.
The blizzard was very severe with US,
The wind blowing with a force and Bit
tcmess which suggested the fearful bliz-
yard OF last February. Trees were blown
down and the road filled in places with
broken boughs. Travellers. too. found II
impossible to proceed for a time. since
the force OF the wind was so great that
horses were dumbfounded and refused to
proceed. 1t IS to be hoped that the
SHOWS will materially benefit the wheat.
Owing to the drought last fall very
small acreage was seeded, perhaps not
moro than a half crop, but this is look
ing very badly.
The relation existing between a pastor
who for years has served his people in
sickness, in health. in prosperity. and
adversely. affords perhaps one OF the
most touching evidences OF mutual love
snd confidence that is vouchsafed 10
inortals. \ rare instance OF this kind
you have IN the Ions pastorate OF the
eloquent Or. Hoge. An instance, far less
striking in the length of service, but in
which the same love and trust Is to be
FOUND exists IN the Christiansburg church
The pastor IS the Rev. DR.. T.
". Hooper. Though his present pas
torate does not exceed eight years. yet
he was pastor Of the same charge from
1864 20 1872. When recalled, In 1883. from
Selma, to his old church. he could almost
take up his work where he had LETT OF.
The children had simply grown to men
and women. During all these fourteen
years there has never been a ar between
people and pastor; and though years
have sllvered his hair. DR.. Hooper SIN
breaches with his old-time yigor and I
hope that many, many more years may
Be granted him In his work
None OF the absent professors and
students have yet returned. and the col
lege campus still presents very lonely
appearance. But within another week
ell VIII again be activity-a happy
iningiing OF merriment and hard work
for the approaching examinations. which
VIII commence the 18th Of February.
BEDFORD CITY.