Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01

OF Miss Hetty Mccartney. The ceremony
was performed BY Rev. DR.. ] A. Quaries.
of tire washington and Lee University.
Mr.. d. Scott Thompson. of Richmond,
the Great Sachem OF the Improved Order
OF Red-Men OF Virginia. paid Past-Grand-
Sachem William E. Granger. OF tnis
place, visit this week. The two went 10
Buena Vista on THURSDAY % pay the
local campfire there a visit.
Mrs. E. J.. Allan is visiting the family
of DR.. John Preston at Charlotte. N. c.
Miss Lily Daniel. OF Charlotte county,
IL visiting Mrs. Robert Catlett.
Miss Kate Pendleton. of Wytheville, Is
the guest Of Miss Lucy Pendleton.
The Misses Sterrett and Miss Hudson,
OF the Wesleyan Female Institute. at
stanton, were the guests OF MISS Nellie
Irvine this week.
Miss Virginia May. OF staunton. Is the
guest of Mrs. s. r. Moore.
BADLY FROZEN.
During the recent cold snap the mall
carrier between here and the Rockbrldke
Alum Springs was badly frozen. lie
started out at o'clock In the morning,
and at O'Clock was found at the stable
on his horse in an insensible condition.
The horse had brought him home.
The candidates for t"e Virginia Mill
tary Institute baseball nine are now
hard at work. An unusual amount Of In
terest In the team is being displayed at
that school this season. The school has
declared against other school teams that
employ professional men to play on their
mines. and in making out their schedule
for games for the present season tney
have carefully avoided, as far as practl-
cable. dates with those they know to have
hired players. The team for the coming
season will have many new men on H.
Only three OF last years players are
likely to be found on the makeup. Men
who have been at the institute Tor
several years past, but who have evinced
no interest in the game. are now trying
for places on the Mine. The new CADETS
or "rate"-the general name these are
known by-are in full evidence In the
makeup OF the team: for no less than
four Of them will secure positions on the
nine. This goes 10 show that there Is no
class-clque running the machinery. There
are now some twenty men at work. ana
the composition of the team VIII croba-
bly, be as follows: Stephens catcher. and
OF last years nine. on which he made an
enviable reputation as n catcher; Allen
pitcher. who three years ago PLAYED on
the Georgetown club as a substitute
pitcher: Shaner. short-stop. new man;
s. Il. Moore, first base last years team;
Morgan (captaim, second base. lest year 5
team: Bryant or Phillips. third base. new
men; Hartman, Taylor, and Penn, helders,
new men; Miller, Wells. and Goolrick
substitutes. Cadet a. d. Keen Is the
manager.
DATES.
The following dates have been made
with mines. and few more are yet 10
be supplied:
Washington and Lee University, March
18th.
Hobart, OF New York. April It'll
Washington and Lee University, April
18th.
Hampden-Si Sidney. April nth.
Columbian College, Of Washington. ID.
c.. April 18th.
st. Johns. OF Annapolis. Nd, May %.
Randolph Macon, May 9Th.
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College, OF Blacksburg. Va, May 18th.
Washington and Lee University, May
23d.
All OF these games are scheduled for
the home grounds. except the one with
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanlcai
College, OF Blacksburg. and that VIII N
all probability be played in stanton.