The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
More Come to the Blackstone IS It)'f'
& Institute Than Have z. Room 9
.HoGE ACADEMY OPENS \ $.
Colonel ard Mrs. Fishbbur'ne aise = he-
cep,ion to the Arriving Students.
-b. ACow Apparently Goes Crazy III
~ and Dies in Agony
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,nr boen arriving by every train ana
private convcyancos for tho past severu
DAVIS. They come to attend tho be1nalo
,1nstituto. and 1t Is crowded to oVor1'o"-
,np. It Ia Impossible ut this timo 70 tell
how many arc thcre, not oven the man man
!, cement know, as tlloy have not yet had
Tho opportunity to count them up. IL -
known, however, that thoro are oVor zOo'
and at least fifty applications nave oee''
refused for tho lack of room ana accom- 'Ai
mo(latons. They arc here IRON n az sco-
tins and still they come
Is REQUIRES several days to got TINS
min, her Strengthened out. and tho rcBu-
lar studies will not begin until TUESDAY y
when The work Of the session VIII %
taken up.
HoGE ACADEMY.
rho ononing Of Hogo Academy took
mace on wednesday. In the Prcsby-
Eterian Church that night Mr. E. s' 9. cad a.e
we'll, former professor OF the Acaoe envy
but now student at the Seminary mar IN n
Richmond, delivered an address 20 70 ing ING
students, which was we'll attended ana
greatly enjoyed. 8
on Thursday night n reception was
rendered the students BY Colonel ana MIS-.
& +. 3. u,1shburn, Of the Academy. TO wh men
were Invited. besides the students anu
faculty, the special friends OF the .; pr IN
Gina, and his wife. This Is following
Ethaa,,sual custom In order that the new
students NAV receive an Introduction INTO
blackstone society.
The nreer actions OF a COW belonging
to Mr.. George B. seay, OF this place
which seemed to go crazy before DEAN
came to its relief has caused rluch com
ment among those who witnessed t'c
strange dolngs OF the animal
MI Prior to a few days ago she was ex-
! trcmelv docile Eand kind, and quite pet
Win The family. She began to show
! ,epns OF unrest. which later developed
INTO SYMPTOMS OF madness. She became
worse, and soon began to chase 1nronnD
the lot In which she wa con fineo. one
would drive out all who attempted 70
n flight, Later, she began to tear up
| thc Young saplinEs In the lot IN her zero .
| ciousness and gave every indication OIL
being crazy. After suffering this way
for soyeral DAYS death finally came TO her
relief
ro on a. seems able to account for the
queer actions or the malaay that produced
them. It is not thought she had RABIES.
since she had never been bitten by any
l5dog. Flor whole actions were very
/ strange and unnccountnble.
FALL SALE OF LOTS.
For several years 1t has been the GUS
! tom ar the two land companies here 70
have an auction sale Of lots every fall.
This will be done again this fall, tho date
set being on October the 18th. 81
/ THESE sales are always well attended
and much property changes hands: Reai
4 estate has been very active here all thla
year and only desirable property tha'
comes upon the market 1lnos reauS pu'
l chasers at a good price
i There is birth Of residence houses
here for rent, and has been for the past
/ few years. At this time there Is not known
| while there are many applications 1or
| dwellings to rent.
Mention has been made In this cores
pondence of the fine watermolons grown
in this section. On Thursday gentle
man who resides n few miles from to"n
4 to be n vacant dwelling In the money
sYhIb,ted here lot OF very fine Irish
potatoes as the second crop grown on IN
same land this year. The largest OF these
. weighed one pound and seven ounces.
Tho cutting OF dark tobacco IS in ful
nroercss In this section now. and the croI
i, reported very fine, indeed, especially
the late crop. There is much complaint
however on account OF the scarcity
lahorers for saving the crop, ana u y
feared much will be damaged TOT TN
want OF cutting at the proper time.
FINE CORN CROP.
The corn crop Is also reported yer.
fine. and some OF this is being cut now
The scarcity OF farm labor has catsef
many In this section to Give less atten
ton to tho crops requiring a. great amour
or labor. and pay more attention y
asses md cattle, There are several I'm
} lot, Of cattle In this section, ex-Congress
man James r. Epes having a tine hcra 9
between sixty and seyenty-five.
i, still wthall there Is not as mueh 700 ,
, consumed Car after car OF both hay an
grain nre shipped from tho west resular ~
md some OF IT Is sold to farmers.
: soma gentlemen here are ARRANGING J
40 down In the marshes OF James R|Vf
: the early part OF next week 70 shoot sot'
The CROP OF these queer birds Is reportr'
, rather scnnt thus far this season, ~
they have hopes OF grand uh 3l ~
: much game,
fled the precinct chairmen OF. the ~
forent precincts in Nottoway county
hold mnss-mectings at noon on the Gu
q tho legislative primary ,;n s e M na@
GOTH for the nurp BOSE = FOR se tho next tn
. Years. Tho party plan provides that
me committees shall BIO reorganizetl ever
Two years at the time Of mqking rr1a' ~
$ lion Is in accordance with this plan s
;, DIR wlLL1AMsoN's FUNERAL
S rho romnins Of Or, Charles Willtamso
whose death by his own hand In We
$ Virginia on Tuesday has been r $. q,
= reached his former ,a and '' he Interment5w.
j. made on Thursday afternoon, !,
ID Ills death was a severe shock u.s.. t. 9 ,
IN family, and they are taking livery "a mar !,
" Several from this place g a'' ''''o' Y
~ burial. ~
n county which have Just been pup ,nSee
% show very gratifying eonaelon;h l. 'na az
20 In oach instance they are larger .na'' ~
CO before and this IN the dull season