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LEXINGTON. August %, 1889.
/ am indebted to Major +. II. Smith,
adutant, for the following list Of cadet
officers, corps cadets Virginia Military
Institute. for next session:
CAPTAINS sc. Ainslie, j. j. McCor-
mick, b. i. Hardin, and T. Ii. Talla-
ferro.
Adiutant-T. W. Lewis.
Ouartermaster-W 5. Hancock.
Lieutenants-A. p. Noon. W. 7.
Dush, H. Cummins. j. c. Shafer, II. I.
Ireys, c. Massie, f. II. Rahm. +. II.
Ormc, j. p. Moorman, and j. L. Hou-
stOn.
First sergcants-W. L. Law, J. r.
Sterrett, +. Rutledge, and S. f. Hogc.
Sergeant Major-C. V. Bidgood
Sergcants-W. N. Dunlap, II. T. Nor
rison, |. O. Pace, $. Butler, j. Il. &.
Lewis. T.. r. Russell, c. V. Ford. }. Il.
Raine. Z. f. Glasgow, L. A. Blachord,
c. p. Slemp, f. II. Russell.
Corporals-B. p. Lee, j. 4. Thomas,
W. H. Taylor, VI. Waight, II. u. Dallas,
G. b. Elliott, r. ID. Sessions, /. Hewitt,
c. c. Collins :. II. Lewis, J. II. Chilcs,
j. W. Gathright, }. +. Wrenn, +. Il.
Gorbro w. y. Cline.
Assistant Professors-Captaln n. Is.
Tucker, Virginia; Captain II. {. Ford,
Virginia. Captain L. L. Iyree, Virginia.
A vacancy in the list Of assistant pro
fessors is to he filed yet.
Mr.. Sandy Figgat, Of Florence, Ala,
is home on visit.
Colonel David Anderson. Jr., Of Rich
mond. with four daughters, IS here, a
guest If his daughter, Mrs T. /. Nc
Corkle. Colonel Anderson Is eighty
seven years old and was n member for
years OF the original Board OF Directors
of the Virginia Central, now Chesapeake
and Ohio railway.
Mr.. c. +. McCluer, of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, with his family, IS at
Loeb Laird.
Dr. G. B. Strickler. Of Atlanta, IS in
the county visiting relatives.
Miss Lucy Mangar, popular Rich
mond lady, has returned home.
Cards are out for the marriage of j.
Lewis Patton, formerly Of misplace, now
in the real estate business at Birming-
ham, Ala, TO Miss Meredith Morgan, at
Maysyille Ky, September 3D..
Rev. f. l.. Kregloe, of Tazewell, and
the Misses Bockers, of Stanton, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
/ hear Captain :. Houston Letcher
and the Hon. w. 3. f. Leech mention
ed as tho possible nominees Of the Demo
Gratis for the Legislature from Rock
bridge.
Primaries will be held in this county
AUGUST 3lst to elect delegates to the
District Senatorial Convention of the
Democratic party, which meets at Cliff
ton Forge the 9th proxlmo, and to the
County Convection, which meets here
September 1lth, to nominate candidates
for the Legislature.
1t ia probable that Colonel II. G. Par
sons will canvass RocllbrldGe for Ma
hone. Ii he does come out IN that rOic
such men as Anderson, Glasgow,
Moore, Letcher, Edmondson, and others
will capture his scalp.
Mr.. Samuel Lnckey and Mrs. Marga-
ret AicCutchen, an aged couple, were
married several days ago at Timber
Ridge.
BASS fishing on North and James
rivers is reported unusually fine, with
everybody in good luck and fine catches.
Rev. William Orr, the evangelist, is
conducting d successful revival on
Whistle creek.
There is no hope for the recovery OF
the Rev. James II. Smith. He is slow
ly sinking.
w. j. Smith, the Charlottesville me-
chanioal expert, is here to complete the
arrangements for the practical test OF
the electric block signal.
Mr.. Frank I. Glasgow. brother OF
William A. Glasgow. Jr., of Fincastle,
mentioned rs a candidate for State sena-
tor from this district, says that his
brother will not be candidate for the
position. FAUST.