The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
LEXING tON NOTES.
improvements ae the V. M. i'-othtr
Matters.

improvements af the ', vi. i'-Oihti
Matters.
LEXINGTON, VA, Oct. 1--Spechl.-ln
addition to the many improvements al
ready made at the Virginia Military IN
stltute. it may be noted that Brigadier-
General Scott Ships house. the mead
quarters Of the superintendent, are being
extensively improved
Judge J. X. Edmondson, candidate Tor
the LEGISLATURE, has resigned his position
on the electoral board Of the county ana
w. s. Hopkins elected TO fill the vacancy
The fail session Of the Lexington Pres
bvtery will meet at Mt. Horeb church Ih
Augusta county, the nth instant.
II Is now said that the Republican
County Committee will decide 20 refuse
TO support the ticket Of the Populis's. II
that decision is final the new party nan
ayers will find out that they Will be ike
the fellow that fell out Of the balloon
mot in It,"
The annual report of the receipts and
expenditures Of the county has Just been
published for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1Sg8 and show B,4n.6i receipts: ex-
penditures Si6,06962; over receipts ex-
pended sf2l9s
W. G. Stratton. a well known citizen or
the county, is dead. He was an old river
man, and well known in boating days OF
the James River and kanawha Canal
through this section.
The transactions In real estate, as
shown by recordation OF deeds In the
county clerks office, indicate healthy
condition OF finance.
AS the day for the meeting OF the Vir
glnia Synod approaches the preparations
for that body's coming near completion.
The lecture-room Of the church is being
handsomely improved and other improve
ments are being made in and about the
church.
There is report current that Victoria
Furnace, at Goshen, will soon 90 In blast
again.
city Treasurer s. o. Campbell says that
as compared with the collection OF city
taxes last year az this time, the present
collections are several thousand dollars
ahead, which may be taken as an indica-
tion Of revival of more healthful hnan-
cial times.
The apple crop in the north and west is
very short. as Is evidenced by the large
number OF inquiries sent here for the
fruit The crop In this county Is larger
than we have had FOR many years. and
fair apples can be had very cheap. one
gentleman, who has an orchard with five
hundred bushels OF average apples In II,
has offered the crop for ten cents per
bushel, and says II he can't get that figure
he will let the hogs eat them. The heavy
crop will make the brandy distillers very
busy this fall.
A number Of our sportsmen Will soon
take TO the mountains Of Bath county
for a protracted deer hunt. Deer are re-
ported 20 be numerous this season.
The information IS given out that THE
Cadet" that gem Of a college paper,
published monthly for several sessions
by the cadets OF, and in the interest Of
the Virginia Military Institute, will not
appear this session. THE Cadet" faith
fully mirrored the pews Of the barracks,
and it's literary articles were OF very
high standard. 1t was ably edited i'm every
department, and was eagerly looked for
each month by cadets and the "old boys"
in every State.
Mr.. II. Brown Laughlin, brother Of
w Fl. Laughlin. prominent grocery mer-
chant here. has been appointed by the
President postmaster Of the town of Fish
er MINI.