Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-17


| dist church here. but e~w >'al,'hsu ~
| rrtdocwa,sr delivered ~ sps,fal 'nvita-
| ~, q eAc,,,on before Gc .r$Ge In the
| Mo.hod,,t shu,oh. Il was An sotS eToit'
and vgs listened IL oy iSse ana "p-
| nrociative audience This was isBowod by
a sDIendia bansuet. ssrex at ssAndes san,
| nv tho host. Aiy ]. h. K,sss, Al whlcn
eov,ntv covers wore IAtS. 1As OCCASION
vas me celebration OF the fonrin ahnl-
versarv OF the organization OF the CHAP
ter here.
AZ the recent meeting OF conference.
Roy. DR.. h II. Ball was transferred from
The Office Of presiding elder Of this CIR
cult and Rev. Mr. Devid Bush succeeds
him. DR.. Hammond also leaves the
church al ChristiansoI1S' END lS succeed
cd by Rev " y. Keene. Both OF these
gentlemen were very much beloved by
their people. who sincerely regret the ne
cesslty OF parting with them
Miss Louise La DauN. niece OF Pro-
ressor Randolph. IS at her home. in Ash
land. where she went 20 spend tho Easter
HOLIDAYS. She VIII not return for week
yet
Misses Aldrich and Cooke. Of Holins
Institute. accompanied by Dr. John NJ.
McRryde. Jr. spent tho holidays at
President McBrydes, returning 70 their
duties on Tuesday.
OF PERSONAL INTEREST.
President McBryde and Treasurer
Charles q. Wade. of the institute. have
returned from attending q meeting OF the
Executive Committee OF the board heId
this vice., in Lynchbur5.
Mr.. Fleming Saunders. a post-GTaduate
student. is visiting his homs. In Camp
No county for q few daVg.
Dr. L. p. Niles returned on Thursday
from n visit u Charlottesville apd Rich
mond on business connected with the
State Veterinary work.
Mr.. Archer Johnson. from Clay-Hill
Academy. Clark county spent a week az
the home OF his parents. Captain ana
Mrs John X. Johnson, Of Christiansburg.
Miss Lefty Hooper Johnson IS visiting
her sister, Mrs Theo. L. Campbell, at her
home. on College Hill.
Interest I'm baso-bal, vase never as
general at the institute as this session
The arranging Of competitive class
games. several of which have been
played. has served 10 interest every man
in college In the sport
The Presbyterian church, Of Christians
burg. has purchased. and had put up. a
pipe organ. costing $500. Tho
Professor of Music at HOllins Institute,
came up by invitation or last Sabbath. !
and played il for the congregation. he !
pronounced # an exceptionally tine instru- |
mont
The campus has been very gay for the |
past two days with a number OF pretty |
girls. who came to Blscksburg 10 attend |
the german given on Friday evening by |
the German Club. Their departure for |
home leaves many a student heart al |
I46 on
yesterday.
Judge Walter NJ Pierce has returned |
from a brief visit 10 his sister Mrs. |
Withers, a. Abingdon.
We are more fOrtNnate than some OF |
our neiehbors iu that our wheat crop did /
not suffer appreciably by the recent |
freeze. Examination Of pear peach, and |
plum blossoms show them as killed, how
ever. almost without exception.
Rev. j. T. Hudson, Of Richmond, ar
lived Tonight. and tomorrow evening
he, in conjunction with Rev. i. H. Ed
wards. of the Baptist church here, viii
a series of revival services to
continue two weeks, and, if deemed ad-
disable. longer
COLONEL PATRONS TRIP.
mentioned some time ago that Colonel
william VI. Patton had been called West
m an important piece of engineering
work, but was not at liberty to state
more. He was called TO Little Rock, 20
Examine the immense bridge over the
liver built by the Missouri Pacific rail-
DAD. The bridge was known to be defec-
i've in some point, and no was summoned
or an expert opinion on the matter.
lie found that one If the large piers
vas sinking. due 10 the giving away of
he foundation. lie has been retained
" the company 10 draw plans and give
PUBLICATIONS as TO the remedying Of the
TOuble. This was a substantial cOmpli-
lent. inasmuch as he was selected from
many eminent engineers for the work.
Professor Lingar s. Randolph. Pro-
essor Of Mechanical Engineering at the
institute has been approached by the
uthorities of Minneapolis University. 10
now whether he will accept the Chair