Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-14
BLACKsBURG POINTS.
The Railroad scheme-Y. NJ. @. A.
Personal Notes.

BLACKSBURG, VA, November B'-
(Special)-We had earnestly hoped tha'
work on the Blacksburg ana CamDila
railroad would have been commenced o.
fore now. but there has been come lii
ton In securing the charter ara fishts
of way, and nothing has as YET peer
done. Mr.. W. III. Osborne. or haoloto,
who represents the syndicate conposeu
OF Messrs. Ingles, Barger, ana Ii,Iiselt,
was here on Thursday, and u Is nSp.u
thar the scheme may take some definite
shape as a result Of his VISIT.
The Young Mems Christian Assoclation
of the institute will observe next week az
q week of prayer for the yo1tn IN GU.
leges all over the world. Meeting Will DE
held In the college auditorium eacn eve
ming, with short addresses.
Mrs. Sheib, the wife OF DR.. u. IL. Sheip
of the English Chair, has as her gueses
two sisters from Louisiana, VINO Will re-
main with her some time.
Mrs. Price. the wife of Professor Rooer'
G. price. of the institute, left this week,
TO spend some time at her father nome
in Christiansburg.
College circles were very much su,
prised to hear OF the marriage or Tred.
we'll OF Norfolk. the famous right end OF
! last years football team, and first base
man on the baseball team. OF all Things
! that BUSY might or could nave Done
| this was the least looked for. we one ana
ali wish him much happiness in his new
| career. ,eov
Mr.. Ralph Frazier. OF the class OF 1873
| has returned TO the institute, after ten
| DAYS visit TO his home, In Charlotte, N
Mr. ]. L. Phillips, of the class OF 1897
| is principal of a fourishing academy u
| Accomac but will return to the in5titu.
| in the spring, TO take up postgraduate
! work. 49,. o.
The first issue Of the Gray Jacket 10
| the current year has been received, an
maintains its reputation as very prigh
| and well-edited college magazine. IN
| Board OF Editors for the term are as ioi
lows: Julian A. Burruss OF Rlchmono
| edftor-in-chief; Henry A.. wise. OF Acco
| Richmond. literary editor; Frederick WI
! SON. Harrisonburg local editor; X. J
| Nicely, Portsmouth. local editor; Eawi
| c. Taylor, Radford. exchange editol
| manager. This is an able stan, and VII
think, prove eminently successiui IN IN
/ conduct of the magazine. - =.
Miss Blanche Dunlop, who sailed o.
the 9th OF this month as a missionary .
the Southern Presbyterian Church =
| China Is we'll known in our community
| being a sister of Mr.. Writ Dunlop, a.
attorney at law here.
Judge Walter NJ. Pierce, or the Count
| Court was In town this week coEsuitln
! with friends relative 10 MS canuiuacy ~
| the county judgeshlp.
Colonel j. Hampton Hoge, while prac
ticIn1 his profession In Roanoke. make
| rIacpsburg his residence. He has rente
IN Dundass property, and his family &C
| cunv n He is now, / presume, In Wash
| inefon looking after the Western Distrlc
attorneyship, which 1t now seems ma
The handsome new house which Nj
| Alexander Black il building on MAI
| street is now under roof:
Mr.. Eoff, editor of the Montgomer
Messenger, has invented a new picycl
brake, and is now applying for paien
! on II. - s< cs-,,.,a,s
| burg returns this week rum eno'
Mr. w M. Scott, OF the Experimen
station' has returned from a trip TO Roa
nota county where In his capacity a
assistant entomologist OF the state n
s,,ae engaged in fumigating a number Q
voung fruit trees 10 be skipped from IN
y2vrssr,es OF that county. This Is don
as nrecaution against the spread Of IN
San Jose scale.
uttIe or no cold weather thus far,
nork has vet been butchered. our farm
srs have however, an unusually iars
Number OF hogs 20 Kill. and they are 1
splendid condition
Corn is stifr at 20 cents per pusnei an
Is hard to buy at that price. irisn po,s
toes are bringing from 70 TO 70 cents. an
are very scarce: =, A.. ss,,, .
ths Norfolk and Western railroad, 10
into eject on Sunday, one or me cnie
Measures of the winter evenings r. TO Q
feried us. that Of reading our Richmon
| -Sn.~. an the day Of publication.