The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
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! BLACKsBURG. VA. December l.
| Mountaln View" the handsome country
house OF Col VIM. II. Palmer. Of Rich
/ mond' which. on account OF the illness
| OF MIS- Palmer at her city home. has
! been closed an summer was opened .,.
a little while Monday evening The oc-
casion WAS the fftieth wedding ami
versary OF Colonel and Mrs Palmer, and
X being impossible. owing to the con-
! tnued Illness OF the latter for them TO
celebrate the event In any other way.
| Col Palmer gave orders 10 his superin-
tendent that the home here should be
opened and lighted. and asked number
OF their friends y gather there. Mrs.
Palmer was "a Miss Amiss OF this coun-
~, and has many friends here who re-
gret her serious Illness OF such dura-
ton.
Art lovers have had a rare treat this
week IN viewing an exhibition of pictures
al the institute Library. These are the
work OF the Misses Allen, Of Deerdeld
Mass, and are reproductions OF photo
graphs from both nature and life A
number OF people called during the after
moons TO enjoy this unusual treat, and
quite numoer of the pictures were sold
while the exhibition was going on
The officers OF the Bank of Blacksburg
have sent out invitations TO all their
customers and the public generally 10 be
present saturday afternoon. wueu ct 90. i,-
teal demonstration of their new burglar
alarm. now being installed, VIII be given.
This system is SAID 10 be the most per
tcct IN the country. and is used in a nu.lI-
Der of the principal banks Of the country
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ger
man Club has sent out invitations for
their annual Thanksgiving german to be
danced IN the assembly hall Friday even
ing' December 9Th, at o'clock. a num-
ber of young ladies from distance have
already accepted. and the affair promises
10 be- large one.
instructors John NJ. Fain and Milton
Jarias Do. with "a party of fifteen st4u
OF the Agricultural Department. left
Thursday night for Chicago. where they
Will attend the Live Stock show. II is
worthy of note that there are this many
students IN the Agricultural Department
willing % make this expensive trip in the
interest OF their work. as il requires a
good deal OF sacrifice ON the part of most
of them. About nifty stock men OF the
state viii join the party from here
dr. Brown Ayres, president of the Uni
Nersity Of Tennessee. mas been the guest
OF President j. NJ. McBryde at the
Grove this week. DR. Ayres, while
here. made careful inspection Of the
Agricultural Hall. and the dining-rooms
OF the Institute, as IL is the intention of
the trustees OF the Tennessee school 10
The visitor commended In the highest
terms the Y. p. 1. buildings, and the
work OF the college.
Mrs c. r. Nawter and Master Edmund
Nawter. of the Miller school are the
guests OF Prof. Nawter on the campus.
Misses Dinwiddie and Linkous. Of the
Graded School faculty. left Wednesday
for Richmond 10 attend the Educational
Conference.
pr. John T.. Williams. OF the chair Of
mathematics at the college, is spending
several days in Richmond
Rev +. 3. Jackson. Of the Baptist
church preached the annual Thanks
giving sermon before the faculty and
students Of Hoilins Institute on Thurs
/ day.
Mrs. Lignan s. Randolph left Wednes-
| day for Richmond and Ashland She will
| make visit Of some lcngth at the lat
| ter place.
! Dean A. NJ. Soule was in Richmond this
week TO deliver an address before the
! Educational Confidence on The Farmer
! and the Public School"
| Misses Alene Henderson and Louise
Black. students at Virginia College and
: Hollins. are spending the THANKSGIVING
/ holidays at their homes here.