Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
THE NEW STUDENTS.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF
LEXINGTON NOW FILLING Up.
SOME WE'LL Known CADETS.
Many of the Lads Are Sons of Dis
tinguiShed SircS-Richmond is he
presented by Many Young Men
improvements at the V. VI. I.

LEXINGTON. VA, September 10
Cspeciai)-AIr. Abram Hotinger, OF Col
Herstown neighborhood, the largest
wheat-grower in this county, has finished
threshing the crop raised on his farms.
He made a total Of 3.92S bushels, which,
when weighed. viii run over 1000 bushels.
The Epworth League Conference Of
Roanoke District has Just closed, after
two-days' session at Bucna Vista. The
welcoming address was made by Mr.. O.
y. Bachelor, Of Buena Vista, and Rev.
r. +. Carson. Of Roanoke. delivered the
response. There was a large attendance
upon all the meetings. and special pro-
grarnme with many features carried OFT.
Among those who delivered addresses
we're Rev. g. r. ID. Collins. of Ninton;
Rev ". II. II. Joyce of Salem; Rev. w.
ID Keene. Of Christlansburg; Rev. }. G..
Jones. o. Roanoke; Rev. David Bush, pre-
siding elder Of Roanoke District and
Lev r. J.. Carson, of Roanoke.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The next meeting will be held in Salem
Tie following officers were elected Tor
tae ensuing Year, President, Rev. w. II.
u. Joyce, Salem. Va; First Nice-Presi-
dent. J. d. Johnston, Jr., Roanoke; Sc
co1d Vice-President O. d. Bachelor
Ruana Vista: Third Vice-President, w.
T. Thomas. Roanoke, Va; Recording Sec
rotary Rev. w. D. Keene Christiansourg;
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Sallie
Srressard. Salem; Treasurer, Hubert r.
Mills. Buena Vista; Superintendent Ju-
Nor Work, Mrs. r. II. Stewart. Roanoke
40 a meeting of the Democratic County
Committee held here this week, Mr.
Frank Moore was elected a member Of
The county committee to succeed Mr. Ben
nett y. Bell, who resigned TO accept 10
ston on the County Electoral Board. Mr..
W. r. Mcmillan was elected a member Of
the committee from the Oak-Bank Pre-
c.nct. vice Mr.. w. +. Lackey deceased.
Mr. Frank Moore was elected secretary
O. the county committee.
V. NJ. l. NOTES.
Among the many important changes 70
b. noted az the Virginia Military Institute
S. the new heating apparatus. which re-
places the old one after It had seen SER
vice for thirty years or more. The new
apparatus not only furnishes heat for the
cadet barracks. but Jackson Memorial
Hall. The steam is supplied from two
11-h0rse power boilers in the cellar unoer
the hall. The heating Is with single
pipe and under the low-pressure gravity
system. The new system Will De WEI
coined by an the old cadets, who suffered
under the former wornout reIilseIo-
tors" as they called them. The system
Was put IN by "a firm OF Charies'oh' W.
Va. and Al q cost Of 5000
Mr. C.. b. Stemp. of Big Stone Cap
Va. has been appointed Adjunct ProIes-
Dor OF Mathematics at the virginia NH
tary Institute, with the rank OF hiaJoi,
Major Slemp graduated from the school
IN the class OF 1891, with the degree oi
Bachelor Of Science. He was Afterwards
appointed an assistant professor. ana mas
travelled for the past two years III tit9
South. in the interest OF the school iliS
tcorts I'm this direction have been Hdrhou
With signal success. -
Ir the absence OF Colonel David D.
Price. the commandant Of the schooi'
Captaln Il. Il. Morgan fills the positioh
made vacant. With the mastering Out
o. the Virginia regiments II Is 10 DC
hoped that Colonel Price will be ailoWeu
% resume his duties as commandant Oh
the institution. He is now major III
the Third Virginia, and holds the Tahh
Of lieutenant in the United States army.
Ills return depends upon the powers lh@t
BE-
The two new assistant professors APP
pointed 10 nl the vacancies mace py 'ho
appointment Of Captain Nj NJ MINIS 40 %
Lieutenant In the regular army by ffesi,
cent Mckinley and the resignation Oh
Captain sheppard. are T. Milton, OF Der
ryyille. and c. r. Marrow. OF Hampton,
both Of whom graduated in the class "
1857.
SOME NEW CADETS.
Among the new cadets entered are
found the following from Richmond: a.
l.. Johnston. Jr.. son OF Mr.. A. LanSstah
Johnston; X. NJ. August son OF MT. beh'
y. August; W. i. Upshur, son OF Dr. j.
y. Upshuf. or 40 west Grace street; II. M.
&scaaee, " Manchester; !. u. Blunt, son