The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-27
lexington LncaI..
lCoTrospondence Of ihe Times.

LEXINGTON, VA. August 2G-Tb,
Sherwood NJ. f. Church South. one
mile from Natural Bridge was yester
day dedicated by Rev. \. NJ. Cockley
pastor of the Lexington station.
DR.. McBryde, of the Episcopal
Church, IS still absent in Buchanan.
Rev. Ebenezer Junkin, late pastor
New Provider ce Church. now located
IN Texas. is yi,iiing relatives here.
Several successful protracted meet.
ings are being conducted in the county,
and others are contemplated.
Lexington Presbytery meets at Mon
terey ths 18th instant. and ROckbridce
will be- well represented.
Montgomery Presbytery holds ITS fall
session at High Bridge Church the 4th
pr0Ximo. Natural Bridge is the station
TO get OF at.
Rev. j. 5. Smith shows no signs of
Improvement. lie is dangerously III.
Rev. X. IT, Laird. Gonzales. Tex, will
supply Tinkling Springs until Novem-
Der. He is in the county visiting.
The many persons absent in the mour-
tairs causes the congregations at divine
wOr hip TO be small now.
Tie Lexington press will be repre-
sonted at the meeting # the Press As
socIaliOn al Roanoke September 10tb.
when Scott Moore. Of the Rockbridge
county Neics, viii be expected to tell
The brethren Of the gull something
about the prize he caught in the lot
terry.
+. A. Gibbs. VI. D.. United States
Pension Department Medical Exanin-
ing Division. and family are here from
the Capital. the guests of the Doctor
parent.
Prof. James A. Harrison has return
ed from his summer vacation.
Mrs. Letcher, widow of the late Gov
ernor John Letcher and daughters, are
at the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
E). Glasgow Paxton, Lieutenant
United States cavalry, on furlOugh, is
visiting relatives in the county. He
takes a two years post graduate course
at LeavenwOrth, beginning next Octo-
Der.
Mr.. II. O. Dald, a prominent young
citizen of Lexington, distinguished
himself "a day or two since by saving
trcstle work on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad from destruction by fire, at
point below Thompson 5 station.
Iron Gate, q few miles east OF Clifton
Forge. Richmond and Allegheny Rail
road. is booming and promises to be-
come large manufacturing city. A
contract for c0mmQiious hotel to be
built this fail has been let.
Buena Vista 5 business needs bank
log house. and | hear that the enter
prizlng MCOmaws will very soon sup
ply the need witha capital large enough /
,O conduct a first class business.
Fine rains last week helped the crops +
Flowing for the wheat acreage is now /.
Tine order Of things. The weather is /
favorable and soil in fair condition.
Stock in the Railway Signal Company /
has not been active Tor six weeks, but .
Is now improving, and is IN some de-
mani. with fine prospects Of bringing
.ancy gi't-cdgc prices above par.
Wheat moves slowly. inferior grades
iowu: damaged not wanted. Prices,
'Jas3c.. bat few transactions.
An abundance Of all kinds of fruit
las cut prices 10 the maxium. Choice
leachcs go at 1jc.aS1.0O, other fruits
'orrespondmgly low.
4 heavy tomato crop Will enable the
lnneries TO pack largely.
September 3rd and 4th, are the dates
or the games between the Lexington
nd Lyncnbure baseball teams to be
,layed iu the illil city.