The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-27
THE BOSTON
One-Prioe Clothing House,
1909 MAIN STREET,
& Co.,
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE.
LEXINGTON.
A Budget of Interesting Items From this
Progressive Town.


Correspondence OF the TINES.
LEXINGTON, VA, April 25-lIon.
John Randolph Tucker and wife leave
here for New York Saturday morning
Mr. Tucker is booked 10 speak at the
banquet of the Society of Nirginians in
New York ON the occasion of lhc Cen
tcnniai Celebration Of the first pioXimo
Subject. "The Old Dominion.
The Opora-House Company that is to
build a memorial public hall on the
present site of the old residence of
"Stonewall Jackson TO be known AS
"StOnowall Hall, are fading strong
support 10 their scheme 20 sell choice
parts of the old building as relics of the
great soldier home and giving relics 10
all stockholders A party of Boston
capitalist Nankccs-are interested and
have invested in the company and want
am option ON large quantity of the me
mentOes. &c The memorial hall is 10
De a handsome structure 10 cost $4,000,
and will bc built by an organized and
chartered Joint stock company.
10 has just been discovered that the
Waddel Automatic Electric Railway
Block Signal System not only will pre-
vent collisions. but will give warning of
land on rock slides, washouts, missing
bridges. or any obstruction TO the track
ON the principle of forming ground.
A practical test Of this Invention takes
place next MONTH and if lis practical
value is demonstraiN, as there now seems
10 be but little doubt, railr0ading Will
become more secure and economical.
The aged mother OF the Rev 4. NJ
Caskley, pastor of the NJ +. Church,
South. here, lies critically I'll al her
home, in Parkersburg Grant county ".
Va, and her son Is with her.
j. Z Pctiyjohn is fast pushing TO com
pletion the 100000 hotel at Buena Vista
Mrs. IT, A. Strobe, Of Amherst Court
house, has been the guest of Mrs. X. j.
McBryde al the Episcopal rectory This
week
Adrian katzenstein. sOn OF "a wealthy
New Orleans merchant, some six years
ago student here at Washington and
Lee University, died q few days ago al
ID Paso, Texas in destitute circum.
stances. Ills dissipation and wild life
forced his father 90 disOwn him, and
from atlluence, luxury, and all the social
and other advantages he died young in
paupers condition. Sad.
The barn of Mrs T.. : Houston, near
LOngw00d, was destroyed by an incen-
diary fire on the 28d instant with all ils
contents. There is no clew TO the incen-
diary Loss on barn and contents
amounts 90 about g 600 and is partially
insured in The Rockbridge MutuafFire
Insurance Company.
supervisors Justices Of the peace. con-
stables. OYerseers Of the poor viii bee
elected in the county on the23d proximo.
I'm local political circles not so much as
single candidate for these offices has
shown up
The yestry of Grace Memorial Episco-
pal Church-Lee Memorials composed
OF The following widely-knOWn gentle
men General f II Smith. General g.
". c. Lee, Colonel j " Lyel Colonel
Scott Shipp. Colonel T.. W NichOl, Mr.
G.. NJ Figgatt. Colonel Edmund Pendle-
ton. Colonel T. NJ Semmes, Mr !. W
Wright. Dr II + Barton, Hon W 4,
Anderson Professor James 4 Harrison.
DR. James l.. Suddarth, of Washington
ciiy a prominent physician oi ihe Capi-
tai, is here attending his aged mother.
who lies critically i'll AT her home
Tuesday next, the 30th instant, All lee
lures and other duties ot Washington
and Lee University will be suspended in
honor Of and in observance OF the cen
tennial Of the Inauguration of General
Washington as the first President Of the
United States. At O'Clock that morn
ing all the congregations with their pas
tors will worship at Divine service 10 be
ncld in the university chapel