Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-21
FROM BLACKSBURG.
COMPLETION OF THE INSTITUTES
NEW wATER-wonKs.
THE CATTLE QUARANTINE.
What state-veterinnrfnn Niles Say.
on This subject-HeguIntIon to he
Strictly Enforced-Other Matters
Polytechnic Institute.

BLACkSBURG, VA, February 20
Special -Messrs. w. N. Jones. of
Petersburg; Julian A. Burruss, OF Rich
mond, and w. S. Burner, Of Rocking
ham, VIII attend the Young Mems
Christian Association convention to be
held in Petersburg from the 9th to the
18th, as representatives of the associa-
ton Of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute. a large delegation would have
been sent except for the fact that the
association wishes to send an unusual
large one to Knoxville in June, to at
tend the school annually held there FOR
Bible study. Messrs. Burruss and Jones
leave tomorrow, taking advantage Of
this opportunity TO spend a short time
at their homes. Mr.. Burner will follow
them next week.
Rev. Mr.. l.. ii. Edwards. pastor OF
the Baptist church here, delivered d
very fine and impressive address before
the Young Mems Christian Association
on Thursday night on the Importance
Of Bible Study"
Lovers of the histrlonic art were high
~ entertained by the presentation on
last night at the College Auditorium of
"Josiah's Courtship" by the Christians
burg Amateur Dramatic Club The Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute Mandolin
Club lent fits assistance, and enhanced
IN a marked degree the success Of the
performance. Where all did so well It
would be invidious to draw distinctions;
but II we err not in judgment, a GER
tain brown-eyed, petite miss was the
cynosure of all eyes, while our friend,
the Corsican, in his dual presentation of
characters, showed himself to the man
ner born.
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
Or. T.. P. Niles, State Veterinarian,
returned on Thursday, after a weeks
absence IN Richmond. The occasion was
the arranging and seeing to the enforce
ment Of the quarantine regulations.
Owing TO Misrepresentation, confusion
had arisen I'm the minds of many as
to when the ordinance would go into
effect. This was all corrected by the
Doctor and he also changed the lines
somewhat. He intends that the regula-
ton shall be strictly enforced, and all
violations OF it will be punished to the
extent of the law. 1t IS well to correct
here the impression prevalent over a
portion Of the State that all of the
North Carolina cattle are quarantined
against. This is not true. Cattle coming
from the counties in the Old North State
west of the Blue Ridge are not excluded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Fickln, of
Roanoke, Va, spent several days this
week in Blacksburg, visiting their son,
who Is a cadet at the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute.
Mr.. Hugh Guerrant, OF Pilot, Mont
gomery county, and an alumnus OF the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute OF the
class of 1883, in the course Of Civil En-
cheering, has left for Cerrolyo, Nuevo
LEON, Mex, where he has secured q
fine position as mining engineer I'm the
silver furnaces Of that place. Mr.. Guer-
rant is a young man Of fine ability, and
will doubtless do his Alma Mater as well
as his State credit in his new home and
business.
Mr. James Ringgold Guy, of the class
Of 1896, is at the Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology, and has taken a
high stand there.
As soon as the weather becomes set
tied permanently Encyclopaedia will be
commenced by the cadets. An additional
interest is lent it this year. from the
fact that there will be n national con-
test. All Of the State schools in which
there is q governmental detail of an OFF,
Ger will enter the contest, and the re-
cords made telegraphed to the authorl-
ties, who will then award the prize
Ten cadets from the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute viii enter the contest.
President J. VI. McBryde has been,
regret TO say, confined to his house for
several days BY sickness
THE PIERCE sTABBING CASE
Tvdga walter NJ Pierce Judge OF the
County Court, went on TO Baltimore this
week to see about his brother, DR.. d. l.
Pierce, student in the Baltimore Col
lege Of Medicine, who stabbed young
Gaines recently, as result OF an IN
sulting insinuation of Mr.. Gaines. Dr
Pierce was arrested, but bailed, / hear
The occurrence is very much regretted
here where the family is well known.
Mrs. Eakin, the wife OF the proprietor
Of the Blacksburg Inn, who has been
quite III, has sufficiently recovered to be
able to leave her room.
Messrs. James T. Hardwicke and wal
ter Stronger, merchants Of our town
have bought the Yader property, situated
in the extreme east end Of town. and sold
under an execution. The price paid GGJO
is looked upon as very low They will
mt IL I'm good repair and offer it for sale
again.
Miss Van Homrig, Of England. is still
the guest Of her friend, Mrs. w. W. Ben
nett. During a years residence among
us this charming young lady made many
friends here, all Of whom welcomed her
return with the most sincere pleasure.
The Virginia Fire and Marine lnsu-
rance Company IS now settling without
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