Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
POINTS.
THE COMING SESSION OF THE
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
A bright OutIoolx-WfII Not Move
New Residence TO De Erectcd-The
Free-siIver Sentiment Growing
Personal and General.

BI.ACKSBURG, VA, August 29.-'Spe-
cial.)-It is quite probable that the mum
Der OF cadets at the Virginia POLYTECHNIC
Institute for the coming session VIII TAI
exceed that OF the past. The session
opens in a little more than three weeks
and one can make a pretty fair estimate
OF the number Of students. Should thirty
less students return than intended 20 &c
so in June. we shall. in ell probability
have 800 by October LIST. II 80. the tota
enrolment for the session win not Dc
less, 1 think. than 375. IN order to make
room IN barracks for their accommoda'
ton. all of the postgraduate students
will leave barracks. and occupy the Hote
Templeton buildings, which have been Sc
cured for their use.
Mr.. Lingan s. Randolph. OF the Me
chanical Engineering Department, has
not yet returned from the North, where
he went TO attend the meeting OF the
Association for the Promotion Of Scien
tinc Education, which held its sessions II
Buffalo.
Lieutenant David c. Shanks and famil!
have left here. and will be- at the Roa
noke Red Sulphur Springs until the SEES
sion opens.
Professor and Mrs. D. o. NaDse arr
still visiting relatives ia the North, bu
will return, learn, about the LIST OF sep
TENDER.
Instructor Allen Taylor Eskridge, wh'
has been absent at his home for SOM
weeks, has returned.
Rev. James NJ Holiday and family
have been spending the past month il
Salem with Mr.. Davis Ayres. Mrs. Holla
days father on Friday. however, the!
returned to Blacksburg. much to theil
many friends delight
The fine farm, owned by Mr.. Dunduss
Of Scotland, just to tho east Of town
was recently offered for sale. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Bennett, Of England. who have en-
deared themselves very much to our peo
pie have been living there for the pas
five years. and. IN the event of the salt
having been contaminated. would have
moved to Botetourt. I learn with sincere
pleasure that since Mr.. Dunduss was no
able TO secure the price asked for tn
farm It will not be sold now, and W.
shall have the tenants with us until mex
spring. at least.
Professor McBryde, Of the institute
HuF'ud1-ls hONNFNAf u B6iNsNtf
farm, which is considered a valuable
tract OF land, and was bought very rea
sonably.
Mrs. Donaldson, OF Georgetown, S. c.
and two nieces. VIII be the guests OF Pro
fessor and Mrs. Davidson for the re
mainder OF the summer.
WILL BUILD.
Mr. John d. Houston has purchased
from Mr. Edward Black q site for hous
on the hill Immediately In front Of tn
college building. He intends 70 build
handsome residence here. and already tn
foundation Is under way.
Mr.. James ". Fraser, OF the class O
1895, has been elected superintendent o
Schools OF Georgetown, S. c., and let
this week for the latter place.
Mr.. George T. Surface, OF the class o
1895. during the past session assistant Il
Modern Languages, will leave at once 10
Wort Smith. Ark, to fill tho Chair o
Modern Languages In growing lnstl'u
ton at that place
Mrs. John P. Johnston. OF Christians
burg Accompanied by Captain Johnson
left on Wednesday for the Hot Spring.
of Virginia, where Mrs. Johnson vii
spend a month
Judge Waller r. Staples. when las
heard from. was az Narragansett Pier
and greatly improved in health. He vii
reach home about September %.
DR.. ]. W. Flynn, OF Columbia. s. G.
who has been Blacksburgs guest for TN
summer, spent the past week with hi
family at Mountain Lake Dr. Flynn II
a preacher Of rare power. and has de
lighted largo audiences by several fn'
sermons delivered here ia the Prssby
terrain church.
Hon. J. Hoge Tyler seems 10 have re
turned home strengthened and invigo
rated by his trip abroad. He has ALREADY
addressed the voters Of the county once
making q telling and effective speech
and. as always heretofore, he IS ready
and willing to serve his partys in
terest He was an original free-sllvei
man. and IL must be peculiarly gratify
ing to him to see what a hold silver ha'
taken on the people.
SILVER SENTIMENT.
The report is c,rrent, but with how
much foundation / know not, that Mr.
]. Hampton Hoge will abandon the race
for Congress in the Sixth District, and
indeed, If this county be taken as al
index Of the others in the district, Il
would be a wise thing for him TO do, foi
the silver sentiment is widespread. anC
spreading more widely every day. Th'
club at this point has something like tive
hundred members.
judge Walter n. Pierce, who has beer
taking his vacation at Crockett's Springs
came up 10 hold court on Tuesday anc
wednesday last.
Encouraged by the success Of last year
the promoters OF MontgOmery's fair vii
nave another exhibition next month. \
number o. the most prominent farmers
in the county are members Of the asso
citation, and its success is doubtless as
sured.
MONTGOMERY Presbytery one OF The