Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-30
BLACKSBURG POINTS.
THE WHEAT CROP IN THE NEIGH.
poRHooD LOOKING WELL.
,n.titute Notes.-The Gray Jacket
The Coming baseball Season
Games Arrangcd-Spokc In New
York-iIricfs.

miles OF Blacksburg there Is yearly raised
snd shipped about seventy thousand
bushels OF this cereal. while the product
~ the county is something like $50 600
bushels. With the good price OF this
season. therefore. this crop has nut
much ready money into our farmers
rockets. Nor has all the wheat passed
out OF their hands, by any means.
The January No. Of the Gray Jacket
has just appeared, and in some respects
IS superior 10 the ordinary editions. with
This No. the old Board OF Editors
40 out and are succeeded by the fol-
lowing: Mr. II. A. Wise. edltor-in-chief:
Messrs. 4. c. and d. NJ. Taylor. literary
editors: Messrs. 4. J. Nicely and w.
Roscnfeld. local editors. and Mr.. Fred.
wilson. exchange editor.
Great interest in baseball is already
being manifested, and Captain wilkins
has The applicants for the team at prac-
lice on every fair afternoon. The mate
rial FOR a team is said to be excellent.
and a first-rate nine Is looked for. The
following games have been already
scheduled by the management; Satur-
day. April =, Allegheny Institute. of
Roanoke Friday, April sth, McCabes
University school. of Richmond: Satur-
eay April 9Th. Maryland Agricultural
ami Mechanical College All OF these
games will be played on the grounds of
th1 home team at the institute.
The Thespi8n Club has elected the fol-
loving officers: Mr.. Ralph +. Frazier, of
charlotte \. c.. president; Mr. Henry NJ.
Jacobs, OF Norfolk, president; Mr.
Edward A. Seepark, OF Richmond, secre-
f.ry and treasurer. and Mr. George e.
Gibson. Of Richmond. business manager
President J. NJ. Mcbride returned this
week from Richmond. where he had spent
several days in consultation with various
legislative committees in the interest of
the institute. He will return later. but
as the visit OF the legislative Committee
on Schools and Colleges may be. looked
for 40 almost any day now, he will prob
abs defer his return until they have been
here.
Mr. ". r. Bush, Of Pulaski, who for
two years has had charge Of the institute
mess. has given it UP and left Blacks
burg. He is a quiet. kindly gentleman,
and his leaving Blacksburg is much re-
gretted by friends here. To the old mess
Of days gone by will succeed the Stu
dents Mess Club. formed of about seventy
students, 10 be managed and conducted
by one OF their number-Mr. Percy Car
ter. OF Pittsylvania.
Misses Lottie and Margaret Patton,
daughters OF Colonel William NJ. Patton.
OF the institute. and two of the most
popular and charming young ladies' In
the faculty. are now in Richmond visiting
their friend, Miss Lille CrQuhart, of west
franklin street They will be absent
about a month or six weeks, and while
away Will visit friends in Lexington ana
S.aunton also.
SPOKE IN NEW YORK.
After addressing the Ladies' Horticultu-
raj Society, OF Stanton Professor Will
liam =. Atwood, OK the institute, went
on 20 Rochester, n. Y, and delivered be-
fore the Fruit-Growers' Association Of
Western New York an address on the San
Jose scale and the best method Of treat
ment OF this very injurious insect. The
station at the institute has made a spe-
,lalty OF this matter. and its representa-
i've can speak with the authority Of ex-
-rience.
Professor r. J. Davidson, the chemist
Z the station, is engaged in making an
ralysis OF the marls Of the State, with a
lew to their value 10 farmers as fer
illzer II any farmer in the State on
ate with Professor Davidson. he will re-
Give Instructions as to the requisites for
.aving his mari analysed, and upon sub
hitting TO him a sample according 10 lis
Instructions. its value as a fertilizer will
Re ascertained, the work being dore by
xpert and thoroughly competent and
areful chemists. Professor Davidson Will
e very glad to enter into communication
With any farmers who possess genuine !
nari.
Or. r. McBryde, Of Lexington, Va,
uived in Blacksburg on Wednesday at
erno0n. and on Wednesday evening adj |
ressed the Institute Young Mems Chris
ian Association in the auditorium. No |
peaker is listened 10 with greater plea |
ure. and no man is more ardently adj |
ared BY the students Of the Virginia |
'0lytechnic Institute, and he in turn |
Gems 10 have a genuine and deep-seated |
Fiction for the student body Of the |
institute.
Mr r. T. Ferguson, very promising |
nd bright member of the class
z 1900. recently left college in order to
ccept the position OF book-keeper with
ne Of Richmond large dry-goods firms.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Holiins. of Nash
iie Tenn, have been welcome guests
While here they visited Mrs. Hollins's
lece. Mrs. Or. w. +. Henderson. They
70 for their home the first Of the week.
Mrs. William LybrOok, one of the most
eoved ladies. OF our town, has been Sc
ously ill for some weeks. causing great
pprehension 70 her friends. il is with
be- most sincere JOY that they learn
TOM her physician, DR.. Henderson, that
boz rs now I'm a fair way to perfect re- !
overy. for the town could III afford to
pare such a woman.
Mr Walter Slanger, a most popular
Dung Businessman Of the town, return
d on Thursday from Pulaski with his
ride nee Miss Sutton. and was given
~ numerous friends and acquaintance
right royal welcome.
Mrs ID. o. N0urse rendered handsome
a- .ption on Thursday evening. TO Pro-
ess0r and Mrs. Ellysorn A. Smyth, at her
0me. Solitude" Intimate friends Of
ne hostess and Professor Smyth were in
.ted and a most enjoyable evening was
assed.
Nirs W. W. Bennett, Of Botetourt, is
sitting Blacksburg, as the guest OF Pro-
ssor and Mrs Lingan $. Randolph.
Miss Pauline Barnes, OF ChristiansDurg,
'll spend some weeks with her friends,
'r0fessor and Mrs. r. c. Price, at their
ONE. on College boulevard.
DON'T WANT 1T.
The citizens Of Biacksburg and vicinity |
box with very little favor on the plan
gently proposed OF making another
ounty. and taking OF a very rich slice
Z Montgomery 10 do so. There can be
cen no necessity for such a county, and
will reduce Montgomery 70 a very poor
ate county