The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
HAMPDEN.SlDNEY.
Examinations Have Priority Over Baseball.
A Thief in the Camp.

HANIPDEN-SIDNEY, VA, March 22--
special.-A very pretty chandelier is to
be placed in the Collese Chapel, and
hereafter the oil lamps will give way to
gas. Although the entire building is ar
ranged for lights by gas, only the cheHl-
ical laboratory has been thus lighted.
While baseball practice IS temporarily
suspended on account of the examinations
now being held, the athletic field is beng
gotten into splendid shape. The field IS
q gift from Mayor Richard NJ. Venable,
of Baltimore, and he has just sent Mama
ger w. E. Jones a check for $50 to be
used in preparing the diamond for the
baseball season.
Mr.. III. III. Hunt, of Farnlville, was here
this week completing the work OF taxing
pictures to appear in the college annual.
This work has been done LOT SEVERE
years by Mr. Hunt, who has been en-
"a zed also by the schools at Blackstone
and Blacksburg.
Several evenings ago while Mr.. w. Il.
West, a student from EvinSton, Va, was
at sumner, his trunk was entered, ana Il
purse containing about S15 was stolen.
Subsequently the purse, with about ten
dollars in bills, still intact. was picked
up on the campus. Suspicion ZEN upon
negro youth John Edwards ailas 'ohn
Johnson), who knew of the presence OF
the money lie vas confroutef! with the
charge In the presence of about fifty stu
cents. but stoutly denied the crime. When
ssearched however, despite the assertion
that he had no money on his person, the
missing money was found, and he broke
down and confessed.
Squire Rodgers fixed the punishment at
three months Imprisonment in the Farm
vile Jail.
Among other articles in the Hampden-
Sidney Magazine, just issued. there is
.An Ancient Tradition of the College,, by
an alumnus, a story based upon the mys-
teraous disappearance of the old col
lege bell about the year 1850; and very
interesting sketches of five of Hampton
S.d11eys alumni who are now presi-
dents of institutions of learnng-Cl;.,,;
William Dabney, 70, president OF the
University of Tennessee; George Hntaain-
son, '9l president Of Washington and Lee
University: Thornton Rogers Sampson,
II. president of Austin (TeNas) Theologi-
cai Seminary; Lindsay Hughes Blanton,
president of Central University, Ken
lucky; and Dr. Richard McIlwaire, presi-
dent OF Hamrdon-Sidney College.
Miss Margaret Lyle, of Hanlpden-sid-
MY, left on Thursday FOR q visit to Tim
Der Ridge, Rockbri'lge county. va.
Mrs S. J. Stokes has returned to her
horne, near Hamnden-Sidncy, from visit
to her daughters, Mrs. Tyler ana MRS.
Zerno. in Kentucky.
rrof. John l. Armstrong was in Farm
vile Sunday. preaching morning and
night in the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Emma Vena,le is recovering rap
idly from dangerous and prolonged Ill
ness.
Miss Mamie I.cfre Dupuy, who has
been visiting at the home Of DR.. j. d.
Eggleston, will leave Monday for her
homo in Roanoke Va
The following students have recently
been taken into the r. II. o. G. Il. So
ciety: Messrs. Richard NlcSorley rrice and
William Goshen McCorkle. of Charleston,
w. Va: Frank D. Irving and Cabell
FITZGERALD Monterey, Va, and William
Fearn Patton, Jr., Danvile. Va.