Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-23
LExINcToN'S LAcoNlC NOTES.
Work on the Jackson Memorial Hall Fro
gressinx-BItten by n RATHER.

LEXINGTON, VA, September 22.-(Spe-
cial)-Mr. Leander J. Mccormick. OF Chi
cage. Is visiting friends and relatives in
this county.
Miss Nellie Irvine has returned to the
Wesleyan Female Institute in Stanton.
Mr.. j. McD. Adair is in New York city.
Mr.. W. b. McCluer, Of Chicago, Is the
guest OF his mother. near Summers.
Mrs. James Ii. Dorman, formerly or this
place. and now OF Oldham, n.y., IL VISIT
ing Mrs Anna NJ. Paxton.
Mr. l.. NJ Harris has returned to
Bloomington, Ind, TO resume his duties
az assistant professor of English in the
Indiana State University.
Judge j. r. Snyder, OF Charleston, w.
Va, and Mr.. Silas Mason, of Greenorler
county West Virginia, were here this
week and entered sons at the Washington
and Lee University.
Mrs. NJ. J. Cox and Misses Lillian and
Eva Cox have returned to their home, in
Richmond.
Mr.. Joseph Glllock, OF Richmond. Is
here visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Theo Men. OF Brownsburg, Va,
is the guest OF Miss Gertrude Irvine.
Mr. Arch +. Wlthrow, Of Bath county,
IS in the city.
The work on the superstructure OF the
Jackson Memo rial Hall, at the Virginia
Military Institute, is progressing very
RAPIDLY, and the contractors Will have
the haIl under roof by the lst of No
vember.
1t Is reliably stated that the Rich Patch
Iron Company, OF Allegheny county, Is
getting out ore, and II Is the purpose OF
the company TO either lease and put into
blast the Victoria furnace at Goshen'
Rockbridge county, or to build d fur-
mace Of its own.
Forrest Kyle, the 12-year-old son or MI
d. VI. Kyle. who lives about mile ana
a half north of town, was bitten on the
ankle by a copper-head snake few days
ago. He was walking with his father in
n field and was In his bare feet and he
stepped on the coiled snake The snake
struck the boy and made It's escape be-
fore the father could Kill II. Young
Kyle's leg swellei to a large size, and he
was in great pain for some hours. he IS
somewhat better now and the attending
physician thinks that serious consequences
have been averted.
The public schools opened here Monday
and the attendance was unusually large
Taere are 800 present now, and there II
not enough of school furniture 10 accom-
MEDIATE the large Attendance. and the
trustees will have to make additions I'M
mediately.
The Rev. DR.. william A. Campbell, OF
Richmond. general agent OF the Virginia
Bible Society, addressed the church con-
gregations OF the town on the Bible
cause at a union meeting held In the
Presbyterian church this week. and the
sum OF sSS75 was collected for the society.
A Bible Society Committee was appointed
which was made up of one member OF
each OF the churches of the town and
corresponding member from each or the
county churches. Tie members OF the
committee appointed We're: Mr.. w. A.
Anderson, from the Episcopal church;
Mr.. W. G. Stuart. from the Presbyterian
church: Mr. Il. II. Gorrell, from the Bap-
tst church, and Professor >. l. More
land, from the Methodist church. Or.
]. a. Ouarles. OF the Washington and Lee
University. was also made a member and
chairman OF the committee. The duties
of the committees are to look after the
collection of funds for the society and 10
secure membership TO It.
The Longdale Iron Company has ar
ranged TO put into blast this week fur-
mace No l. which has been idle under
going improvements and repairs. A large
force of hands has been at work on this
furnace for some time, and new and I'M
proved machinery has been put In. ana
hereafter chilled iron will be manurac-
tured and not the ordinary pig-iron
Mr.. John Welsh Is Lexlngton's greatest
practical joker, and he is never at ease
unless he can put up Joke on some one.
Things were reversed few nights ago.
when some one took his horse from
Welsh & Co.'S store and kept il until the
following night. Mr. Welsh failed to- see
the point, but everybody else does.
4 meeting OF the Democratic commit
tee OF Rocxbridgc county Will be H"lh IN
the office Of Mr. Greenlee ID. Letcher'
chairman OF the committee, OH Monday.
October lst.
Fine showers fell throughout the county
several days this week and long drought
was broken.
The post-office at Davis, In this county,
will be discontinued after the 3Oth OF
September.