Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-07
HAMPDEN-sIDNEY.
Interesting Facts From Catalogues
The College Outlook.


HAMPDEN-sIDNEY, VA. September g.
(Special.)-An examination of the cata-
logues Of the college for the decade from
1859 to 1869 shows that there are IA
alumni for this period now living whose
addresses and occupations are known, as
contrasted with 137 for the preceding de-
cade. or these 81 tan unusually large
proportion) are businessmen, q ministers
OF the Gospel, 20 lawyers 10 farmers, ~
teachers, presidents and professors OF
colleges. and physicians. Among the
businessmen are found Hon. w. L. Du-
puy, Roanoke, Va; X. b. Chaffin, Esq,
and Hon. J. T. Ellyson, Richmond, Va.
L. l.. Walker, Danville. Va; N. b. John
ston, Memphis. Tenn; Messrs. w. II.
Whitridge and c., b. Turnbull, Baltimore
Md. II. /. Watkins South Boston. va,
and c. II. Bishop. Petersburg, Va. Among
the ministers are Rev. DIR. j. s. Watkins
Spartanburg, S. c.. Bishop c. c. Penck,
OF Richmond; Bishop-eect r. A. Gibson.
Of the Diocese of Virginia.; Rev. DR.. L. B.
Turnbull, Durham, n. c.. Rev. l.. b.
Johnston, South Boston; Rev. DR.. j. X.
Mason, Louisville, Ky; Rev. DR.. John a.
Scott. Uniontown, Ala. and Rev. DR.. J..
III. Virgins, Bonham. Tex. Among the
lawyers are w. II. Nelson, Esq, Selma,
Ala; Hon. w. A. Hooker Leesburg
Fla; Hon. g. l.. Flournoy Charleston,
w. Va; Willis b. Smith, Esq, Colonel
Meade Haskins, Samuel A. Anderson,
Esq, and Hon. b. o. James, OF Rich
mond; Hon. W. M. Atkinson, Winchester;
Hon. John II. Wilson, Indianapolis, Ind. !;
Hon. f.. E. Meredith, Manassas; T.. G..
Tredway, Esq, Greenesville county, and
Judge Boylan Green, Charlotte county.
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Shepperson, Charlotte; Hon. Colin Stokes
and T. II. Dickinson, Prince Edward.
and Wilfred Tuggle, Esq, Nottoway.
Among the teachers are r.. w. Flournoy,
Esq, Richmond; Rev. y. f.. Goode. Eden
ton, n. c.; Professor John II. Sampson,
! Pantops Academy, and Professor j. A.
Ganderson, French Camps, Miss. Among
the professors in colleges and UNIVERSE
ties are Professor J. p. Blanton, Of the
University of Missouri: Professor W. M.
Thornton, of the University of Virginia.
Professor Addison Hogue, of Washington
and Lee University Professor j. X.
Thornton, of Hampden-Sidney College;
President C. w. Dabney, of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee. and President L. K.
Sampson, of Austin College, Tex.
Among the physicians are DR.. w. ID.
Booker of Baltimore; Or. p w. Allen.
of Dinwiddie; DR.. Henry N. Read, OF
Brooklyn N. Y, and DR.. w. A. Bell,
Of Winchester. This is a very striking
list in itself, and considering the dimin-
ished enrolment during this period as
somewhat remarkable. There are also
many other names, not mentioned for
want of space, equally worthy OF honor
The address to the students at the
opening of college on the 18th by Bishop
c. c. Penick is looked forward to with
pleasure. The outlook for an increased
enrolment is good. A large proportion
Of the old students will return. and the
number of new men who have indicated
their purpose to enter unusually en-
couraging.
DR.. George II. Denny was well enough
to return to Hampden-Sidney last week,
and will bo ready to meet his classes
at the opening of college. The friends
of Professor J. Il. Thornton are glad
to welcome him home after his two
months absence at the University OF
Virginia.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. Murray,
who is still detained by the bedside OF
his brother in Stanton, the pulpit of
College church was occupied yesterday
by Rev. w. j. Lingle.
Colonel Henry Stokes whose Illness
from paralysis was mentioned in this
correspondence several weeks since,
continues in the same condition in
which he has been for several weeks.
He has lost the use of his left side.
but is in full possession OF his mental
faculties, enjoys the society OF his
| friends, and is cheerful and interested
in everything going on around him. He
is an excellent man OF exalted charac-
ter and fine judgment, and is greatly
| missed from the circles In which he
mingled