The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

HOTEL SOLD,
RUKSA yIsI4 YANyS 4 DELEGATE.
Sorghum Growing becoming Great In
duslry In Ruckbridge County.
RUHN 10
DbLEGATE.


LEXINGTON. VA, Nov. 1.-THE en-
ployes Of the BALTIMORE and ono ran,
road here were paid of TINS week, ana
most OF the money paid out was IN gold
This does not look as II the yellow metal
was scarce in the United States. Ola
business men say that when gold comes
into circulation II Is an lndlcauon 0l
PROSPEROUS times, and that when il IS
scarce-the people boarding II up-it Is
sure sign OF tight finances.
Mr.. William Charlton, sexton lot the
city cemetery, says that so Tar TINS year
ne has only buried twenty-seVen persons
some eight or ten Of which were emil
dren. This is the smallest record Tor
many wears, and is an indication OF the
extreme healthfulness Of the section. -
The corps Of cadets Of the virginia
Military Institute will send their loot
hall team TO Staunton on Thanksgiving
Day TO meet the cadet team from the
Blacksburg Military School. Many vi
the cadets will 20 down on That occasion
and number Of our cltiZehS WIZ 70 $50 -
pIav a strong game of ball, and and the
RIacksburg boys, to win, must play an
exceptionally hne game. Possibly mum
her of the lady friends or the NJ. /.
boys may make up party ana take the
prptaln Iohr Carmichael. Of the United
States Interior Department land Office
after a months vacation here win ms
family. has returned TO ashlnglon ana ana
has reported for duty, and viii go mo
the far Northwest TO look up the united
states interests in the public domain.
Mr. Thomas ". Shelton, candidate Tor
the position of City Attorney, OF NQrfolk
OprohibitfOn candidateD, graduated IN the
law school of Washington and Lee Uni
versity last year, taking the two-year
course in one year. He Is brlluaut
young man. at one time weh-knOWn
newspaper correspondent.
h.. Wi crT { Ice
Nellie daughter of Dr. j. r. Cameron,
of Deerfieid. to MIR. ". 3. Wood, OF
Niillboro Depot, on the 10Th instant
Mrs. Robert Rodgers and family, OF
Fort Worth. Tex, viii spend the winter
here. at the old Sellers home. on the
outskirts of the town.
Mr.. Higgenbotham. Of Tazewell Court
house a law student Of Washington ana
Lee University, received the sudden an
nouncement by wire Of the death OF MS
father and has gone home.
The following gentlemen Of Lexington
and the county constitute parry OF
hunters in the mountains near tht Das-
gers Springs: C.. H.. and john I ra'Xion,
I'll rh McCmer Frank MCHlung, william
schultz ". -. +. Aeech, Houston LeeGh'
n. Dillon. John McGufiln, Jayhugh WIS
/ +. Sterrett. Harry MCCle, John Ross
WUl Dillon, W. s. Hopkins, Major r.
W. Houston, George Larrick, Tate Ster-
rett and Sandy Waddall. The party
has been out week but nothing has
heen heard from them yet as to what
luck I'm shooting deer. Game is report
ed to be in abundance in that section.
Mrs. Erasmus Cofman, Of harrison
burg Is guest OF Mrs. William Nc
Laughlin.
BUEEA vIsTA's VOTE.
Tho Ruena Vista Democrats, as re-
euIt of having cast the largest majority
i'm Inc county at the last election, have an
nounced thar they shall expect TO name
ora of the delegates for the House OF Dele
,ates at the next election, and, OF course,
nv viii be accorded that honor. In
Inc past one delegate has been taken
from this point ana the other from the
county. 49,. t,.t.t.,,,-o
and ohio goes into effect here to-mor-
row The change III time Is very shght
over the old schedule.
Major A. II. johnson, superintendent
of the maintenance Of way Oh tlS bal"-
more and ono, and party OF Other
oihcials were here this week on toSf .
of inspection. They spent the hish'
;T6omas Hogan. OF Roseburs, Oregon
was killed at Goshen. ore, TINS |eeh. iIs :
WAS a native OF THIS county. ana married
a daughter of the late Jacob NJ. Run
The he appointment OF Professor ". =.
Brown. Pm. d., of Washington ana lee
University. to the Agricultural Depar L
ment of the United States Government
10 be stationed at Washington IS me
one Professor Brown is one OF the
foremost chemists In this country a
gentleman fully equipped 10 Ill any po-
siton in his profession. ., -.
The growth OF sorghum cane ana the
manufacture of molasses in this county
is getting 70 he quite an INDUSTRY anu
one that will bring in many READY dollar
~ tho farmers TWO gentlemen, near
Collierstown, in this county, working To-
pether. have made 100 gallons this sea
Mrs Virginia Hamilton Chanler, wife
Of II. Griesby Chanler. OF Chicago died
in that city the past week. she was :
native Of this county. and daughter OF
Colonel John G.. Hamilton
The County Court has appointed thS
following gentlemen as assessors OF land
wnder the new assessment that takes
nlacc next year all over the State: Lex
ington district. w g.. Mcdowell; Nat
mraI Bridge district. f. T. Wilson, Buf-
faio district. w. r. Johnston, Walker
creek district, y. Il. Fast South RIVER
district II. 4. Lackey.
/ understand that the Chesapeake and
ohio Railway will rebuild their telegraph
line between this point and Balcony
Falls. a distance of twenty miles
one of the leading merchants here told
me the other day that his trade IN no
tons dry goods, etc, tins fail had beer
larger than during any year in the pass
twenty years, and that he could demon
strate TO the most skeptical mind thai
the Democratic tariff reduction had done
II and reduced prices on the average OF
nearly half.
fuckers Dem) plurality over Yos
| Rep(, In this. the Tenth (Na) congress,
sional district is SIS Yost is ARRANGING
for contest. and mas sent out cir
| cular all over the district, looking &c
| gathering material for the contest.