The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-12
LEXINGTON.
A budget of Interesting News Of "A Brief
Character.

Especial CORRESPONDENCE OF the TrNFs.l
LEXINGTON, Va, MAY 1l.-Commenc-
ing tomorrow Sunday night at the
PRESBYTERIAN Church, the Rev. W. Din
wddie. d. ID, the noted Presbyterian
evangelist, will begin a series of revival
meetings. which will be continued for
two weeks or more.
VI. Fels. of Philadelphia. representing
large real estate syndicate reached this
section the last of the week to secure
option on small fertile farms on which
hi. company will locate well-to-d0 farm
ers. MIR. Fels went from here 10 Rich
mond to confer with State Commissioner
of Agriculture Thomas Whitehead.
Henry Alexander White, an NJ. \. Of
Washington and Lee University, and az
one time assistant professor of modern
languages in i'm that institution, has just
graduated with distinction at Princeton,
taking The "Scribner prize'-a three
years course in two sessions.
Mr. Ed Wallace and Miss kitiie d.
Anderson. natives Of this county, are
expected home from Los Angeles, Cal,
where they spent the winter with r,la-
tions.
The six fruit and vegetable canning
companies organized in this county last
wear are now getting ready for the com
log seasons work. and in one or two in
stances the plants will be worked mp 10
full capacity which was not the case last
season. The fall in prices of canned
goods largely reduced the profits OF last
years output, but undaunted these enter
prises will move forward.
Mr. Greenlee Senseney, a former we'll
known citizen Of Lexington, now of
Charleston, :. c., is here on "A visit, after
an absence of many years.
Williams jerks. naiuralized citizen,
after an absence Of thirty years, has re-
turned to England, his native country
aud will be absent two years.
Jerome HAYS, cultured musician OF
Baltimore, has arrived here t0 accept the
position of claronet player i'm the military
band of the Virginia Military Institute.
Nh Hays has an engagement in the
Petersburg Musical Festival, which he
will nll this month, prior 10 regularly as
suming the duties of his new position
Mr. Lee Irwin, son of Dir. D. G. Irwin,
a well known Washington and Lee boy.
j. home from llampten Sidney lhcOlogl
cal Seminary with his diploma.
The acreage in wheat in ROckhTi0ge
this year is larger than for many seasons,
and The prospects are that the yield this
year will be unusually large and of fine
grade
W VI. Hull, a highlyrespccied citizen
of Coliersiown, died suddenly yesterday
of heart trouble. aged sixty lie
was q prominent Mason
General ". III f. Lee remains here
with General G.. W. G. Lee, and is fast
regaining his vigorous health, and is out
every day now.
The twenty-fifth anniversary OF the
Battle of Newmarket occurs next We'd
nesday. the 18th instant. and the occa-
sion will be appropriately observed al
the Y. VI. l. This is the battle IN which
the corps cadets fought SO bfavely and
routed the enemy
Colonel W T. Poague, who two
months ago filed his resignation as the
treasurer of the Virginia Military lnsti-
iute TO accept the position of president
and general manager of the Lexington
Manufacturing Company, has Withdrawn
that resignation and resigned the latter
position, TO take effect at once. lie has
Withdrawn his resignation as Virginia
Military Institute treasurer and VIII re-
sumo that position
The approaching semi, en:ennial jubi-
lee of the v VI. !. is attracting general
attention among the old cadets. and the
committees of arrangement expect to
see from 900 20 500 old cadets here ON
July Sd and ith The local court just
appointed consists OF Col. Edmund
/ Pendleton. class 1899 Major + ii.
smith. Jr.. W. T. Shields and G.. ID.
I Letcher, who have in charge arrange
mems for the reception and entertain
ment Of the old cadets, many of whom
will be quarlered al barracks This COM
miitee is active, and will provide every
minor detail looking TO the reception
and proper care OF the alumni
The committee on programme anu
/ invitations, consisting of General +. II.
/ Smith, superintendent, and Colonel
/ scott Ship, commandant, on the part OF
/ The faculty: Colonel Cary Breckenridge,
Dr.. George Ross and Houston Letcher
on the part OF the court of visitors. are
al work and will issue the invitations To
all cadets whose addresses are known.
G neral smith it is understood will
arrange the programme. This com.
mitiee will invite the distinguish guests
and press representatives.
hear that the official register, cover.
ing the fifty years Of the Virginia Mill
tarv Institute, with the personal recol.
leciiOns of the 5000 cadets by the
author. compiled by General Smith, tie
yerabe superintendent will be ready
for distribution on the occasion OF the
jubilee
Major William NJ. Tap, member Of
the board of trustees of Washington and
Lee University. died a few days ago neal
stanton, at an advanced age NJ.
A Letter from Naxoo.