Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
THE NEWS ~ AND AROUND FARM
VILE.
STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Close Of the First Half Of the Pres
ent SeSsion-in Interesting fro-
prnmmc-Nuch Grin and No Doctor.
Personal and General Notes.

Personal and General Notes.
FARMVILLE, VA, January &.-(Spe-
cial)-The first half OF the present ses-
sion OF the State Female Normal School
closed yesterday. and last night diplomas
were presented TO the graduating class
before large assembled Of people from
Hampden-Sidney and Farmvlle. The pro-
gramme last night was a very interesting
one. 1t was as follows: professional;
/ hymn. "Blsst BE the Tie That Binds;
prayer. Rev. T. Men. Simpson; song,
1.-THE Present. Past. and Future; class
| history. Miss Julia Whedbee Vaughan;
/ song. by members Of the Practice School;
/ class prophecy. Miss Carrie Brown ITALIA
/ ferro; delivery Of diplomas 10 the follow
/ ing youpg ladies': Professional Gradu-
/ ates-Misses Martha Trent Featherston,
/ of AppomattOX, Daisy Reed. Of Bedford;
| Ellen Thorn Richardson. of King William.
Full Graduates-Misses Lilly Ross Car
| ter. Of Amelia; Saiie Jackson Niche, Of
/ Albemarle: Nelly Cummings Preston, Of
/ Smvthe: Leila Agnes Scott OF Amelia;
! Carrie Brown Taliaferro, Of orange; Lucy
! Daniel Thornton. Of Charlotte; Jr!a
| Whcdbee Vaughan. OF Roanoke; Lucy
! Elizabeth Wright. OF James 'ity.
The evenings entertainment was con-
cluled with the appropriate song, enti-
| tied. AS We Bid our Alma Mater Good
! Night"
Mrs. John H. Knight died at an early
! hour yesterday morning at the home or
/ her son-in-law, Mr.. ". G. Huntington.
| Mrs. knight had been sick long time,
] d. ....r tssaf IL a
prise to the family and friends. She was
/ the mother of Captain John r. Knight, OF
] the United States army; Mrs. Jack Stra-
chan. OF Petersburg. Va; Mrs w. c.
Huntington and Miss Bessie Knight Of
! Prince Edward. and Mr.. NlcIlwaine
! Knieht. of Lynchburg. The funeral took
! place this morning from the residence OF
! Mr.. Huntington.
| il is reported from Buffalo District,
/ this county that there was never any
/ thing like the grip. which has taken hold
: Of the people Of chat section. In some
! families it is said, there are not well
| ones left 10 wait on the sick, and owing
/ 90 the distress among the ncighbors, lit
/ lie or no help can De rendered by near
/ by friends. Strange 10 say, there Is rot
/ % practcing physician iu all Buffalo Dis
! trct. n space of country as large as the
! District of Columbia. From buckingham
/ Courthouse north OF Gardenid. 20 Char
+ iOtte Courthouse south. and from Pamp-
/ I'm city on the west 20 Farmville on the
! east there is uot one that Processes TO
b belong 90 the gentry Of the pill" II Is
+ 3D. long time TO the sick person who has
| 10 wait for q doctor from either Of the
/ above places TO reach any p0int I'm Buff
/ falo District.
/ Men employed by the National Tele-
| graph and Telephone Company have
\ reached this place I'm the erection Of poles
! and stretching OF wires for the long
| distance telephone office. which is TO be
/ established i'm Farmvile.
The steel cages for Prince Edward
/ now JAIN have been received and are now
/ in course Of erection inside the jain build
/ ing. When completed. the Jail will be
/ one of the most secure prisons in the
/ State.
| Thomas W. Price. the convicted murder
/ er OF Han Carter, is still I'm the Lynch
/ burg JAIL it being thought better 10 keep
/ him there until the jail here is completed.
/ The c1sa of Price win come up on appeal
| in the Circuit Court 6f Prince Edward
/ oG The lst day Of March.
/ Tho next term of Buckingham County
/ Court promises to be one of unusual in
| tcrcst. The trial Of Allan Epes. foI
J
/ WIFI come up II is understood that Hon
| n. ID. Flood OF AppomattoN, will prose
| cute The prisoner. and Hon. r.. T. HUBBARD
/ of Buckingham. viii represent the de-
/ fence. II viii be- recalled that one night
/ recently. when Solomon Brown reached
| allan EDes's home. just on the line OF
! Cumberland and Buclingham the latter
| without apparent motive. seized a shot
! gun and emptiel both barrels into the
/ formers body. killing him instantly. Epes
/ soon afterwards returned 20 his house
! where the ueXt day he was arrested. lie
/ said that he did not know that he haC
/ killed Brown. and protested that ha haC
| always looked upon his victim as one OF
! the best friends he had ever had. II j.
/ therefore thought that plea OF insanity
! viii Doe made by The defence mt the forth
! coming trial ON the other hand, 1t Is
: said that the Commonwealth will en-
/ deav0r 10 show that there was bad blood
/ between the two men at the time of the
/ shooting. and it is also stated that there
/ VIII Doe testimony TO establish the sanity
/ of the prisoner.
ar. u. w. Gillian, son Of Mr.. W. p
/ Gillian Of this town. is lying az home
| here iu critical condition.
air. d. Il. Elam. who has been in f0r
/ several months. is reported to-day Boy
| his physician. Dr. W. T.. Anderson, as
| somewhat improved
! Mrs H. L. Tatum. Of Powhatan whose
! illness from pneumonia was reported h
/ these columns. Is much better, and there
/ is every prospect that she VIII soon be
UP again.
/ Mr. H. r.. Rice one of Farmville's old
] est and most respected citizens, is quite