Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-27
VERY MUCH H0N0RED
SIR. w. NJ. SCOTT SHOULD BE PROUD
OF HIS APPOINTMENT.
Chosen as Georgia State Entomolo-
Rfst-Idfe Mt the Virginia Poly
technic Institute-COIOneI and Mrs.
Shanks Entertain.
lcorrespondence Of the DIspatchl

BLACKSBURG, VA, February 20
MIR. w. NJ Scott, postgraduate student
of the institute and Assistant Instructor
in Entomology, is in receipt of bis COM
mission, appointing him State Entomolo-
gist Of Georgia. and wili leave for his
field of work in few days He will be
stationed at the Georgia Experimental
Station, about twenty miles south OF
AtheLs The position is one of response
biJ4fy, and carries with it a salary Of $3.50
per annum. Not only MT. Scott but his
Alma Mater. Is honored in this appoint
ment, since ne was elected over several
competitors from various similar institu-
tions of learning.
Mr.. W. NJ Perry left this week to at
tend as a delegate from the Virginia Poly
techric Institute Young Mems Christian
Association the Students Volunteer Move
ment Convention, now in session at Cleve-
land, o.
Mr.. Allen T. Eskridge, Instructor and
Assistant Chemist at the institute, spent
one or two days this week very pleasantly
at the home Of his father, near shaws-
VILE
.
Bryde. has been confined to her home by
illness this week, but is now very greatly
improved.
Rev. Mr.. Upton r. Thomas, rector Of
Christ church, will hold regular afternoon
services at O'Clock p. NJ. during the
Lenten season.
COLONEL AND MRS. SHANKS ENTER
TAIN.
ND
tanned very handsomely a number Of their
friends at their home on Thursday eve
ling with duplicate whist party. rhere
were four tables, and amoag the nlavers
were some as fine as are to be found IN
the state. Those present were Professor
ana Mrs. Nourse Professor and Mrs
Price Professor and Mrs. Smyth. Profess
sor and Mrs. Campbell, Professor David
son. Misses Barnes, Aiken and la Da,,v
and Professors Hurt-and Eskrid~e Nil
Mary Phiegar, Of chrstiansburg' who is
Mrs Shanks's guest, assisted her in re-
eeiving- At IL o'clock delicious refresh
nents, consisting OF salads. coffee. cboco-
ate. ices, and cake, were served The
guests took their leave at ~ O'Clock. after
pending most delightful evening
quite handsome sum. about S65 was
reaized Tor the Athletic Association bv
The entertainment recently given bv The
1hespian Club in the college aH,lito-
rum. So well received was if mat n
was repeated second night by request
Nashlngton's birthday was honOred
mere by suspension Of all duty at lie
institute, and the closing OF the banks
post-ofhce, etc. During 1897 our County
CLERK issued l26 marriage licenses. which
Is very fair proportion out of a ponu-
iation OF not more than 5000. The pro-
portion is being kept up in 1898. since IN
the two months just passed there have
been issued about twenty licenses.
Invitations to the marriage OF Miss
Mae Childress 10 Mr. Harry Schaeffer,
both OF Christiansburg, at the Presbyte-
rian church in that town, on March the
20, have been received.
Miss Pauline Barnes, who has for some
weeks been visiting her cousins-Mrs
Price and Mrs. Campbell-on College Hill
returned to her home to-day.
Mr.. George Walker, who is principal Of
school in Pulaski, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family In Blacksburg
Mr. r. f. Frazier Of the class OF 1899
was in Roanoke this week on business
connected with the publication Of the
Bugle, the college annual.
MAJOR CowAN'S APPOINTMENT
The appointment by the Governor NJ
Major John II. Cowan. Of this county ~
attend the meeting Of the Stock Breeders
Association TO be held In Chicago, is a
most admirable one, and gives great
satisfaction TO the cattle-men OF the
Southwest.
There is no man in the State moro en-
feresteo in cattle or better posted on an
questions affecting the cattle interest
Major Cowan has also been OF ereat
benefit TO his county by introducing into
II repeatedly cattle OF the very best
breed.
Our county people have learned also
with great pleasure that Mr.. w. w
Mitchell. Of Richmond. has leased from
Messrs. Chiidress. Linkons & Hall The
montgomery White Sulphur Springs pro-