Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
BLACKSBURG POINTS.
THE SHOOTING OF PARTHIDGEs
HAS COMMENCED.
He HAS DECLINED THE CALL.
A Long phone Line Established
The Apple Crop I'm Montgomery a
FaiIurc-Stofe Circular saw
other Notes.
other Notes.

BLACKSBURG. VA, October 15.-(Spe-
cial )-On yesterday the season for shoot
ing cartridges opened in this county. and
already the slaughter Of them has COM
menced. The birds are generally we'll
grown and very plentiful. The season has
been so wet that the stubble-helds afford
fine cover for them. There is, however,
a great lack of good dogs.
At the recent meeting OF the Executive
Committee here, DE- Mccullough. Of
Howardsvlle, Buckingham county, was
elected to assist DR.. E. z. Niles in his
work as State Veterinarian, thus filling
the position left vacant by the resigna-
ton of DR.. T. S. Roop.
Mrs. L. S. Randolph has returned from
a visit to relatives in Ashland, Va.
Professor c. q. Vawter. Jr., of the De-
partment Of Mechanics and Physics, PAID
this week a flying visit to his uncle
Judge Selden Langley, of Pulaski
Mrs. Charles Rosseau, of New YORK
city, is in Blacksburg on a visit TO her
mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Figgatt, and to her
sister, Mrs. Henderson.
Mrs. Allan, of Charleston, 5. C., Will
be for some time the guest OF her SON
in-law and daughter, Professor and Mrs.
Smythe, at their home on the Professors
Row.
Rev. NJ. w. Doggett, D. D.. OF Burling-
ton. n. c., who was called by the con-
gregation of the Presbyterian church OF
Blacksburg to De its pastor, has definite
ly declined the call.
Mrs. William ID. Saunders is absent al
present, visiting friends at Seyen-Mlle
Ford.
Mr. n. r. Patrick, of Campbell county
an alumnus of the institute. gave MS
many friends here very great pleasure
this week by spending a lew days al
his Alma Mater.
The Montgomery Intelligence 'Phone
Company has recently rebuilt its entire
line from this point to Floyd Courthouse
a distance of thirty-fiye miles. The work
has been done in a most substantial way
and the line equipped with the most I'M
proved instruments ana s~ltcn-Doards'
There has been formed an exchange here
and in Christiansburg, with about thirty
subscribers 10 each, and tarin rates with
the Western Union have been arranged.
Captain William Hall, for years resi-
dent of our county, but who has recent
ly moved with his family to Roanoke,
was upon our streets this week, and
was warmly welcomed 10 his old home.
He is a man highly esteemed, and his
presence among US is always very great
pleasure
The apple crop in Montgomery was this
season almost a total failure. Apples
are at present SO very scarce that 1t is
almost a matter of impossibility TO get
a few even for eating.
The handsome property in Christians
burg, bought and fitted UP Tor his resi-
dence by the late Judge Waller r. Staples
during the last year Of his life, was re-
Gently sold. IL was bought by Mr.. How
ard Tompkins, a prosperous young law
yeI The price paid was $4,000. OF which
$500 was paid cash.
MIR. W. k. Kari who has been for two
years Mr.. AlwoOd's assistant at the Elk
pertinent Station. is now at Vanderbilt
University, studying theology with view
to taking orders as a minister in the
Southern Methodist Church.
Captain Stockton Heth and Mr.. Vivian
Boulware have just returned from a
weeks trip TO Craig, where they have
been gathering up their stock cattle for
another year. They brought back l5Z
mead.
1ne writer has known and heard of a
great many and a great variety or ar
ticles being stolen, but never before to-
day has he known a circular saw as one
OF the class OF articles that even the most
accomplished thieves would attempt to
steal and spirit away. Deputy Sherin
Fitzwater was, however, here to-day with
two prisoners in charge-Luke Walden and
William Smith--charged with no greater
and no less a crime, than stealing cir
cular saw in Botetourt.