Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-26
IN AND ABOUT BLAcKsBURa.
Agricultural and Personal Notes
Arrivals and Departures.

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BLACKSBURG. VA. June %.-tspeciaL)
The Board OF Visitors OF the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute met here this week
and transacted much important business.
They resolved TO restore the old mess plan.
! by which all students will be required to
! board at the institute mess hall.
| DR.. A. 7. Finch, the acting command
4 ant, left on Tuesday for the Buffalo
| Lithia Springs, where he will spend the
| summer.
The members Of the band of the Second
| Regiment, composed of musicians from
here, write from Jacksonville that they
have not yet received their instruments
| As those which they carried from here TO
Richmond were returned before leaving
for Jacksonville. they are entirely with
out instruments. and their enforced idle
ness Is becoming very irksome.
| PERSONAL MATTERS.
Instructor James NJ. johnson. Of the
| iron department, Is in Baltimore, taking
a special course in forge-work.
| Instructor A. w. Drinkard, OF the Eng
| lish department, will take summer
! course at Harvard in English.
Colonel William NJ. Ration, the head or
| the Department OF Civil Engineering, ac-
conpanied Captain Vawter home TO in
| spect the magnificent system OF water
| works recently put in by him there, and
to give an expert opinion on some other
engineering work which he proposes do
ing.
Professor and Mrs Smythe. with Miss
Smythe, his sister, who has been visiting
DR.. and Mrs. McBryde, left on Wednesday
for Charleston, c. c., their former home.
Miss Sallie Patton is in Lexington, at
tending the Virginia Military Institute
finals. She will be absent for week or
ten days longer.
Assistant-Professor Walker w. Hunt
left to-day for his home, in Chatham,
Va.
Mr.. T. d. Wilson, a graduate Of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. but now
pursuing a course of study in Johns Hop
kins looking TO the degree OF IN. D., is
here for the summer.
Mr.. Parker Eskridge graduate OF the
institute in the Department Of Nechani-
cal Engineering, has left for Philadei-
phia to accept a position as skilled ma
chinist in the Pennsylvania Coal and Gas
Company.
Mr.. Walter Cazeneve Douglas, secretary
of the Philadelphia Young Mems Chris
tan Association, was here recently visit
ing friends. He is making tour of all
the army camps looking after the Young
Mems Christian Association work in be-
half Of our soldiers. He had already
visited Camp Alger. and went from here
to visit camps at Chickamauga, Jackson
VILE and Tampa.
THE SPRINGS SEASON.
The seasons at the Yellow Sulphur and
the Montgomery White have formally
opened, and with a gratifying number OF
guests. DR.. Gildersleeve, of Tazewel
Courthouse, the resident physician at the
White, has arrived and entered upon his
duties.
Miss Emma Walker, who has been
teaching in Nelson, and Miss Lucy Walk
err, who has been attending school in
Pulaski both charming daughters of Mr.
George w. Walker, of Blacksburg, have
returned home for the summer.
Mr.. Isaiah Camper, one of the Oldest
citizens OF the town, died this week, and
was buried from the Methodist church,
the Rev. Mr.. Davidson preaching the
funeral sermon.
Mr.. James Bell, Commissioner of the
Revenue. and Miss Wall, a daughter OF
Mr.. Franklin Wall, will be married the
first of next week. With their engage
ment is connected quite romance, Mr..
Bell having at the risk of his own lie
saved the life OF his fair bride-to-oe some
months ago. htT HOIsc, HdNiuB btNSiAN
frightened at a traction engine, dashed
away at headlong speed, with her alone
in the vehicle and the lines out Of her
hands Mr.. Bell was on horseback some
distance behind, but pressing the spurs
to his horse he gave chase, overlook the
frightened animal, grasped the bride,
and after a battle OF over two hundred
yards stopped him and took the young
lady out without scratch OF injury.
THE WHEAT CROP.
Wheat harvest has begun. The grain is
heavy with large, well-f1lled heads, and In
fine condition for reaping. The outlook
is for a better crop even than was made
last year, and as the acreage sown ~
much larger the yield in the county
promises TO be far above the average.
Cattle are selling well, and as these are
the two products from which our farm
ers derive their ready money, they are
happy and smiling.
Dr. f. p. Niles, the State Veterinarian,
left on Wednesday for Eastern Virginia
on business connected with his depart
ment.
GEN. GRANTS BATTLE PROBLEM.
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