Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
BLACKsBURG POINTS.
commencement Programme Made
Up-Personals and Briefs.

BLACKSBURG, VA, May H-(Spe-
cial)-The full quota of speakers for tho
commencement exercises Of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute is now made up.
The schedule for examinations has been
posted and the students are now very
busy preparing for them.
Mr.. Scott NJ. McGregor, of the class of
1860, has gone home, being called there
by the serious illness OF his father. 1t
is earnestly hoped that he may be able
10 return in time for the examinations.
Mr.. j. A. Burruss, OF the senior class.
was in Roanoke this week on business
connected with the college annual.
Mr.. A. A. Phlegar, Jr., is at his home.
I'm Christiansburg, recovering from an In
jured leg, which has incapacitated him
for duty.
Mr.. David L. Morton, postgraduate
student and clerk to the commandant,
has returned from a ten-days' visit TO
Washington, ID. e.
Mr.. I.ouin Jewell has left college and
enlisted in the Roanoke Light Infantry
Company, in which company he was made
p corporal. -Four other young men from
the town are now in Richmond. having
enlisted in the Roanoke companies, while
forty or fifty from the whole county
have Joined either one Of the Roanoke
companies or Captain Grifiin's company,
in Salem.
Mr. l.. s. Terrell IS still at Johns Hop
kns Hospital. His condition. while more
comfortable. IS not, II Is greatly feared,
improved. His classes are, in his absence,
I'm charge Of Mr.. w. r. Kirkpatrick.
Mrs. McKenna, Of Pittsburg. has re-
turned TO the home of her sister, Mrs.
w IT. Thomas, after remaining in Pitts
burg for some weeks. She finds the
climate of Blacksburg so fine that she
prefers living here.
Miss Bessie Wiley, OF Salem, Va,
former resident of Blacksburg, Is at pres
ent visiting at DR.. William +. Hender-
sons.
A very sad occurrence threw a gloom
over the adjoining neighborhood this
week. A little daughter OF Mr.. Croom's.
aged only 4 years. in attempting TO
follow some cider brothers and sisters,
who had gone to the woods TO play, wan
dered 10 a creek near by. Her parents
soon missed her and Upon searching for
her. after quite awhile found her in the
creek, where she had fallen and was
drowned before aid could reach her.
It IS with great pleasure that his many
friends greet Rev. r. II. Gray. the senior
chaplain OF the institute, who, though
quite feeble, IS able TO be on the streets.
Contrary to all probability and to all ex-
pectation, there is hero an unusually
heavy crop OF both small and large fruits.
The pear plum, and cherry trees are
literally overburdened. This is very
strange, since after the buds were as
large as the end of the finger there were
two freezes, in one Of which the thermom-
eter registered II degrees Fahrenheit and
in the other q degrees. The strawberry
and raspberry yield will also be excep-
tionally heavy.
Wheat is further advanced than I have
ever seen It in this section at this time
OF the year. In some places it is already
heading, which is at least ten days or two
weeks ahead OF the usual time. a large
acreage was sown, and the prospects all
point to an unusually fine yield.
There have been very heavy rains re-
Gently, which, in addition TO delaying
greatly the farmer in his work. have in
fiicted serious Damage. In some instances
whole fields OF highland corn, which had
been planted. have been washed away,
and the fields must be replanted.
Squire William Hall, an old and re-
spected citizen, living near the town. has
sold his farm OF 40 acres to Colonel VIII
liam II. Palmer. OF Richmond. and will
move with his family to Roanoke. where