Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
IN ANCIENT WILLIAMSBURG.
News from the COIIege-Shad Begin
ming 10 Run.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, March 49,
(Special)--T William and Mary Athle.
tic Association has reorganized for the
season. as follows: President, Thomas
| w. Brown, Of Old Point; Secretary end
| Treasurer, W. c. Rickard, Of Loudoun:
] Manager Of the Baseball Team, Profess
sor T. J. Stubs; Assistant-Managsr r..
| w. Brown; Temporary Captain, W. c..
| Rickard. Up to this time the following
challenges have been received: Hampden-
Sidney, Roanoke, Randolph Macon. and
the Norfolk Athletic League The VIII
liam and Mary German Club at its last
meeting elected the following officers:
President, w. G. Rickard; Vice President
Robert NJ. Hughes. Of Norfolk Secretary,
j. l.. Tucker; Treasurer, b. c. Palmer.
Mr.. q. l.. Stevens, of Scott county, has
been elected an assistant-editor from the
Phoenix Literary Society on the College
Monthly which is published jointly by
the Philomathean and Phoenix Literary
societies.
Mrs. Maggie Brooks, whose residence
and lot adJoins the Marshall property, en-
yesterday was offered $1,000 cash for her
place by a representative Of Miss Mar
Large quantities Of the finest shad
from both York and James rivers were
here to-day. Those from the James.
which are the best. sold at 10 cents a pair.
The fishermen state that the eaten Of
rock and perch has fallen off considerably
since shad have begun to run. Large
quantities are now being caught, most OF
which are packed in barrels, on ice. and
shipped to the Richmond dealers.
TO ATTEND THE LAUNCHING.
A gentleman from Bruton, York coun-
ty, here to-day, stated that large
crowd from his section would atteod the
launching at Newport News If the wea.
ther is favorable the crowd from here
and vicinity will be very large About
seventy-five or a hundred students will be |
among those who go down.
McTavish Brothers have received a new
mill and engine, which they will locate on |
a tract OF land called BOnners, near York
river. They have a large contact |
for plow-beams and other humber from |
the Hampton Normal School
Mr. Blair Spencer has been in Rich
mond for several days, the guest OF DIR.
and Mrs. Oppenhmer
Professor A. II. Licklider of the Ulck
ory Neck Academy, and his father. Mr.
C. A. Licklider. Of Norfolk, State agent
Of the New York Mutual Reserve Iife-In-
surance Company. We're here to-day.
Mr.. Samuel w. Johnston, from the
Chamberlin Hotel. Old Point, will be CON
nected with the Denmead Ice Company.
now putting in plant here.
Mrs. II. ID. Cole and Miss Anne More
cock, after pleasant visit TO Miss Kate
Bidgood, In Richmond. have returned.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peixotto. from
New York, are registered at the Colonial
Inn. Mr.. Peixotto is the well-known ar
list for scribners Magazine and is here
securing illustrations for an article on
he Revolution.
There are quite a number OF arrivals
very morning from the Old Point hotels
many OF whom extend their trip TO both
jamestown and Yorktown.
Mr.. o. K. Urquhart. OF Norfolk. repre-
enting the Courtland Lumber Company,
vas here to-day, and drove ont in the
county 20 inspect n large and valuable
ract OF pine timber. which ne IS anxious
o secure for his company.