Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-09

,rorr,sponlence Of the Dispatch)
.cKsBURG. VA. August SIN the
a.. No. OF the Forum appears series
- .-,,cles describing the leading techni-
-, school In the United States. Among
rem IS Included the Virginia Polytechnic
.-e.,,,,s The writer gives the school
,ery handsome notice In when are
..,hr,e.i very good cuts OF the principal
buildings -.
o,,ts q number OF students have been
,r,,ioved during the summer on work
h The IRON and wood-shops. and IN the
-r,mical. mechanical. and electrical laoo-
..t,riea The authorities have, how
,,.,~ for doubtless good and SUFFICIENT
,..sons determined 20 close down the
,york and az a result quite @ large
,,-ober OF cadets left for their homes on
thursday morning. The work on the
rev waier-works IS. however, going
,,s.duv forward. Almost Ell me pipe
h,s been laid. and this Improvement
,,rdsr the efficient supervision Of Mr. r.
r. stuart. has been well accomplished
A fuu meeting Of the Board Of Visitors
has been called To- convene at the feiio"
g1ohur Springs on Tuesday next.
me ensct OF the recent not weather
bse been 70 send visitors IN troops 10 our
....~in- ~iacee Both tho yellow Sui
rbvr and the Allegheny have large com
par.ss ard Mountain Lake has - many
al .1rs as Il can accommodates
-he rncmi. rship OF the Bry an ana Sc
.-,u SILVER club Increases daily. Al last
reports II had more than a hundred
,,1-,bers and many who. 10 Is believed,
viii unQucstionably Join II oaVe not
vet been seen, 50 that In few weeks u
Win number more than Two huilareo
members. -,
mr. J1hn T.vtr0oS. who IS at the head
~ The special News Agency, Washing
trn ID. q. Is spending his vacation here
~ the home OF his mother. Mr.. Ly-
nook has many friends in Blacksb lrg
vto heartily welcome him on his annual
T..tle Miss Virginia Means. grand
d.ugbter OF colonel and Mrs. w. H.
palmer. who has FOR some time been
criu Ally ill az their home IN the suOutOS'
3 very much improved a..
I am glad TO be able 20 state, too. thar
~ Mcbride two sons both OF whom
.,s been quite III, arc rapidly recover
5r 81 ado Bolton. OF Johns Hopkins
Y--i,,ersifv who has been visiting Dr.
and Ms McBryde. has returned nome.
Nr Jacl son Bolton, Of Richmond, Is no"
here. having arrived few days since
Miss Claudia Palmer, OF Richmond ar
rived this week at her fathers summer
home. ,
Ir. ructors r. T. Esiuidge and w. 3.
T.ett ara absent on their annual Vaca-
Professor w. d. Saunders. Rev. Mr..
and Rfre Gamble. and Mr. w. w. BEN
nett and Mrs. Bennett spent portion
al the week at Mountain Lake. Parties
visiting the lake this summer report IL
rs more lovely than ever before.
Miss Carrie Bannister Pryor, OF refers
hurr. who has been Tor some time tne
most OF Professor and Mrs. Campbell
fas left and is now visiting friends IN
MIS- Writ Dunlop. who, with her
friend. Miss Greene, of Alabama, mas
haen some time at Hunters Aium' III
Pulaski, has returned home.
Mrs. A. II. Allen, the mauon or the
hospital. who has been visiting mel oiu
home in Marion. has returned, bringing
win Ter her friend. Miss Brand VINO
sill Ia nor guest for some time.
Miss jamie Hubbard. who has been visit
,pr friends on College Hin since com
rnencoment, has returned to her nome III
Lynchburg.
M. A. III. Apperson. who has charge
Of tho Virginia Polytechnic institute
t',cfrlo-lght plant, was recently SUD
3ected 10 a very delicate surgical opera
ZION The operation was eminently sue
ce-ssrl ard ne is now doing well. His
father. DIR. Apperson. OF Marion, who was
present with him during the operation
sDent some time at the hospltable home
~ Tr and Mrs. Kent Black.
rev Nr. James NJ. Holiday and family
have left town to spend a month
An salem with relatives. While
away Mr.. Holiday Will I'LL en-
rapements in Bedford City and
Giles county, while the Rev Dr. fiynn'
Of columbia. S. c., viii occupy his pull
pit. -.
among our visitors were taken this week
on Jolly hay ride by Messrs. Saunders
Eskrldge. and Ferneyhough.
Professor w. W Hurt, Of the faculty
rs back again, after spending rev
weeks at his home IN Chatham. Whiie
away Mr. Hurt fully sustained his high
-srutation as. worthy disciple OF lzaak
Walton.
Mr.. George T. Surface, who, during the
past session filed the position or as
sistant IN Modern Languages, In tho VIZ
Einia Polytechniv Institute, has rendered
BIS resignation to the president Nj
Surface has done himself credit as
teach r, and leaves only TO accept
more lucrative position.
Miss Pauline Bowers, OF Chrisuansburg'
for the past ten days a guest OF MIS-
Theodore =. Campbell on College Hill,
Lett Tor her home to-day.
we Of Blacksburg esteem ourselves
very fortunate IN escaping the very hot
weather prevailing over the whole coun-
Try Though the days are warm, yet
good breeze blows almost constantly, and
The evenings and nights have heen' with
at exception, cool and refreshing.