The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-17
LEXINGTON
Items of News Of Brief and Personal
Character.

Special correspondence OF the TINES
LEXINGTON, VA, May lj-Receni
heavy rains have been Of great benefit tC
the young and growing crops. The
wheat acreage is unusually large in this
county this year, and the yield and quail
/ ity promises big crop Wheat is head
ing, and the harvest will fall early. The
grass crops will be heavy.
W. j. Smith, OF Cha rlottesyiIle, Va.
an expert model maker and skilled me
chanic, is here in connection with the
railway electric block signal.
Colonel j. ID. II Ross has been elected
president and general manager of the
Lexington Manufacturing Company
rice Colonel W. r. Poague, resigned
Captain j. q Meem, j., late an assist
ant professor Virginia Military Institute,
Of which he is distinguished graduate,
now studying, at the Episcopal Seminary,
ministerial orders preparatory 10 mis-
sionary work in Brazil, spent Sunday
and the first Of the week here
Miss Mamie Robinson, daughter Of
Mrs. VI. A. Robinson, a pretty society
lady Of many graces and accomplish
ments, was married to Mr.. Warrick
Cameron White, son of Captain Thomas ;.
White, at her mothers hospitabe home
near Fancy Hill in the county, last
evening at o'clock, in the presence of
large gathering of relatives and friends
Dr. Thomas L. Preston, of the Presby
terian Church, Ofiicated The parents
of the groom will tender the young
couple a big reception at "COl Alto
Thursday night from ) to / u. NJ.
A largely signed petition asking i'm
proved and additional passenger and
mail service on the Valley Branch Of the
Baltimore and Ohio to this point, has
been forwarded to General Manager J
4. O'Dell. The new service asked for Is
a fast night express to and from Balti
more, connecting here with all Richmond
and Alleghany trains for the summer re-
sorts
1t is authOritativcly announced here
that a large portion of the stock Of the
ROckbridgc Company has been placed in
the North by Vice President ". A. An
dersOn, who has been absent for ten days
or more and that the building of mum
ber of large manufacturing enterprises
at the new town of Glasgow, on the
Richmond aud Allegheny, the centre of
operations Of this company is assured
The boat crews Of the University in
training for the annual regatta, which
takes place Monday evening at q o'clock
ON North river June nth. are fast
developing Il capacity as Oarsmen tina
gives promise Of "a fine race. The crews
are ont morning and evening.
The annual commencement exercises
of Washington and Lee niyer-ity /
session 1885 ~. begin Sunday morn
ing. June 18TH, az n 4 W., with the .
baccalaureate sermon by the Rev W .
W Moore. ID ID. of the Union TheOlog .
ical Seminary, llampden-Sidney The .
official programme has not been an .
nounced yet, but will consist Of the usual .
features, with Dr. McKim. Of the Church .
Of the Epiphany. Washington, ID. c., adj /
dress before the y. NJ c. A. Sunday .
night June rs, Prof William Taylor
rhom. llollins institute, address be
lore the Alumni Association. Tuesday,
June rs. az II A. NJ Wednesday June
80, Commencement Day, Senator Gray,
)f Delaware, has been invited TO de-
liver the address before the Literary
society. NJ