Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
PREPARATIONS ron A BRILLIANT
THANKSGIVING GERMAN.
NEVSY NOTES FROM BLACgSBURG.
A Copy of an old Newspaper pub-
usbed In Ulster County, N. Y.-None
OF the v. II. I. Men Seriously Hurt
in Richmond Football Game.

printeu IN A"N ltS TUE IS the Ulster
County Gazette. and II was printed in
Ulster county. ". Y. under date Of No
yemoer II. 1900.
II contains an account OF George WASH
lngton's funeral, mentioning the pail
bearers by name. the high-handed do
lngs OF Napoleon the First in Europe.
and an editorial article. saying that the
news from Europe was so voluminous
that II could not all be published in one
issue and promising more later on. II
was found IN an old home in Tazewell
county. and brought here by Mr.. r.
If. Fleet.
THANKSGIVING GERMAN.
Invitations for the Thanksgiving ger
man have been issued. This german.
which is always one of the social events
OF the session. will be given under the
auspices Of tho Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute German Club on Friday evening,
November the 26th. 1t promises to be
m unusually brilliant one. Young la
dies from Richmond, Farmville, Lynch
burg. Roanoke. and Radford have ac-
,epted invitations and will attend. There
will be present about thirty-five couples
Mr.. J. c. Werner, an old student Of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, but
now engaged in handling cotton in Nav
Orleans was at the institute this week
70 renew old associations and TO visit q
younger brother. who is a student here
Colonel Robert Catlett, OF Lexington, a
prominent Pythian, was also here visit
Ing the lodge in Blacksburg, and giving
how xrroc xtfo,- Ia
welcomed by the brothers OF the order
who found him quite as charming as his
well-known reputation promised him to
be.
Miss Louise Ladew, who has made her
home with her uncle and aunt, Professor
and Mrs. Randolph. is now absent, on a
visit to her parents. who have recently
moved from Maryland to Ashland, Va.
PERSONALS.
Mr. Harry Donelson, of GEORGETOWN,
s. c., and his bride, from Rhode Island,
have been spending few days with
their cousins, Professor and Mrs. r. j.
Davidson, on their way to their home.
DR.. Edward L. Sheib. Professor Of Eng
hsh, was called 10 Baltimore this week
~ a telegram announcing the death Of
bis aged father. the Rev. DR.. Sheib. who
was. at the time OF his death, more than
fourscore years old, and a highly-hon-
ored and well-known minister of Balti-
more, in which city he had served the
same church for a great many years.
Mr.. r. T. Sydnor. of Richmond, spent
q day or two at the institute this week
visiting his son, who was entered here
as a student in September.
DR.. L. r. Niles. the State Veterinarian,
raised on Monday the cattle quarantine,
and already they are being brought in
from the South.
Mr. George Twyman, a student OF the
institute, was summoned home on Thurs
day by a telegram announcing the seri-
Gus Illness of his father, Captain Horace
Twyman, at his residence, in Orange.
Captain Twyman was wounded in the
Confederate service. His wound had APP
parently healed. and had never given
him any annoyance until quite recently,
when while acting as gauger in Floyd
county, II commenced TO pain him so
that he was forced TO go home. 1t was
hscertained by his physician that there
was a piece OF loose bone in the injured
member, which would have to be re-
moved.
Mrs. A. A. Phlegar, Of Chrlstiansburg,
and Mesdames Shanks and Deyerle, OF
Salem, visited Colonel Shanks this week.
Mr.. Guy +. Elicit, the County Clerk,
and his bride nee Miss Agnes Wade
of Christiansburg, returned this week
from their bridal tour to Washington
and the northern cities, and are now
ensconced in their new
home, in Christiansburg.
The many friends Of Captain Cabell
Childress will be panied to learn that
he has had return OF his old trou-
BILE. and is Ill at his home. in Chris
NONB OF THE V. p. TEAM SERIOUS
LY HURT.
Lovers of football feel that an injury
has been done the game by the exagge-
rated reports published of injury done to
the players in the game played against
Richmond College. 1t was reported that
Mr. Whitehurst the full-back on the Vir-
pinia Polytechnic team, had his collar
bone broken, and that Bell. the quarter
back. was seriously injured and carried
on the field unconscious. AS a point OF
fact, neither of these gentlemen was Sc
riously hurt, as was evidenced by the
fact that they played on the following
Monday against Hampden-Sidney. The
writer saw them both on Tuesday, and
they are both as well as when they left |
the institute. During five years OF con-
slant playing we have had no man Sc
riously hurt.
Our farmers are now busy shucking out |
and hauling UP their corn crop, which |
a very fine one.
The apple crop has proved such lucra-
i've one during the past two years that |
many young orchards are being set out |
As only the varieties best suited for |
are being planted, these or
lizards will. in few years, prove |
Jource Of handsome revenue to their own |
ers. Indeed, with the good prices that |
are ruling now for farm products, the |
farmer is in a much better position than |
he has been for years. Those who were |
IN debt have paid out, and those who |
owed no debts have something laid by |
for a winters day. Merchants are get
ting In their Christmas stocks, and trade |
Is very active, and at no time This IAN
have they had what is called a dull sea-
son. Here, as l suppose all over the
State, the people are watching with great
interest the developments in the schooi-
history investigation.
COUNTY JUDGE CONTEST.
The contest over the county Judgesh!p
Is waxing warm. There are three candi-
lates-Judge Walter NJ. Pierce, whose
lble and fearless administration of his
office will be his best testimonial; Mr.
w. H. Calhoun, and Mr.. Writ Dunlop
The friends of each have interested them
Ieiyes very warmly In the contest, and
public excitement in parts OF the county
is at feyer-heat.
Hon. A. A. Phlegar has been absent
rom the county this week attending
Floyd Circuit Court.
Colonel j. Hampton Hoge was here on
Tuesday last
THE FOOTBALL TEAM TRAINING.