The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-09
LEXINGTON
Contemplated Improvements s-A lhird
Party Move. and other Interesting
Items

Contemplated Improvements A Third
parry Move. and other Interesting
Items.
Especial Correspondence Of the TINES
LrxfNGToN. VA. MAY during the
pasi two weeks from sixty tO seventy
1--WE quests have been at the Natural
Bridge Hotel The managers of all the
we'll known summer houses in Rock
bridge are making extensive improve
mcnis for the coming season, which
rives promise of being the largest on
record At the Rockbridge Alum ilfiy-
six additional bedroom will be added
and furnished.
A petition for signatures of voters
pledging TO support prohibition candi-
dates for the Legislature next fall is m
circulation in this county. il is a third
party move.
All the fences around the residences
of the professors on the W. and J..
grounds have been removed, and the en-
tire campus is one plot Of green sward
4 decided improvement noted by all.
Negotiations for the establishment OF
an SljO 900 coke furna.e. one hundred
tons capacity. 10 be built at Buena Vista,
has been about completed 4 large rol-
ling-mill will follow the furnace.
There will be "a change OF schedule on
the Baltimore and Ohio and Richmond
and Allegheny Railroads on Sunday
next. and Lexingtonians are hoping for
better mail and passenger service
The cadets of the Virginia Military In
stitute VINO are studying for the degree
of C.. Z. are doing service in the held OF
Buena Vista. in practical work on that
big survey. They work under Colonel
Patton.
Mr.. Charles Deane, cX-pOstmasier un-
der the Malone regime, was thrown
from a wagon few days ago and sus-
tanned painful injuries. lie is improv-
ing now.
The official register of the Virginia
Military Institute for lsss's9 Is just out
aud shows pos cadets in the barracks.
There are - in the first or graduating
class. 3J i'm the second class, 30 IN the
third class and "a in the freshman
class. Virginia. kentucky, Louis
lana. South Carolina, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Texas. Maryland Missouri,
New York, North Carolina, Georgia,
West Virginia. Alabama. Arkansas, Cal
ifornia. New Jersey, Illinois, Florida,
Ohio. Montana Kansas and Nebraska
have caaets here. The present session
shows the largest attendance since about
1873. and am told that next session viii
have Il larger roll than the one just now
drawing To- close.
The Rev Robert j McBryde, ID. D.
rector of Grace Memorial Episcopal
Church has gone TO Philadelphia as a
delegate from Washington aud Lee Uni
yersity and the Virginia Military lnsii-
ute t0 ihe International Convention of
the y. VI. C. A. The Rev Angus Craw
ford. of the Virginia Theological Semi
nary Will hll his pulpit next Sunday.
The Cadets Library Society of the y.
NJ L.. in their annual contest for orators,
debator's and decaimer- medals the
prizes were awarded by the Rev. j. A..
Ouarlcs. ID. ID. Rev Il j. McBryde, j.
d. and Prof d. c. Humphreys, G. j..
Judges. To- Cadets James VI Ro-enbaum,
Virginia: =. II Middlcmiss, Louisiana
and T.. b. Lee respectively.
A match game of baseball between
the "Bics' and Parsons, students for
the ministry OF W a7ilhLt'h anu it'
University. has been arranged for the
18th instant
The cadets team has again defeated
the student S nine on the diamond by a
score of II 10 10.
The University of Virginia boys will
be here on the 10Th instant
The annual regatta between the two
University crews will be rowed, as usual.
on North river this year The following
crews, just announced, have gone INTO
training Harry Lee's--R H. Allen,
stroke: c. s. Cunningham, port stroke
W. J.. McCann, No. ,. II. c. Starkey,
80. ]. J. r. 4. Carmichael, coxswain.
Albert sidney's-J W Moore, stroke;
f.. =. Norman, port stroke; c. b. Ander-
son. No ?; G.. r. Watson, No. J. +. H..
Marshall cOxswain. H.