The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-31
A BAD WRECK AVERTED
INSTRUCTIONS PLiCED on 4 TRACK
AraHIGH TREsTLE.
The Washington and lee Athletic
Grounds Nearly Kcady--Ncw Bridges
for the Baltimore & ohio Road.

tie, and had not the track-walkcr made
the discovery In time TO remove them be-
fore the arrival OF the train. there would
have been a big wreck reported. with
many killed and wounded. The tresuc
on which the distractions were placed
is nincty-nvc feet high. No cause for
the attempted wreck can he assigned.
The athletic grounds OF Washington
and Lee University are fast nearing
completion, ana when finished viii be
great incentive &c athletics In the Uni
ycrsity. The grounds Will have ample
room for a regulation diamond for base
ball. and also for the football gridiron
Around The grounds there will be a train
Ing track for the ball football. and
hOat-crcw men To train for wind. When
Complete. the grounds viii have cost
about $500. not taking into consideration
the price Of the land.
The outlook for a large law school at
Washington and Lee University the COM
ine season Is most promising Since
the death Of Professor John h. Minor, OF
the University OF Virginia there Is no
man In the State OF South that enjoys
"a higher reputation a. lecturer III inc
Held Of common and statute law than
Professor Charles A. Graves. of our
University. lie IS widely known in this
branch Of the law. an acknowledged au-
thority. and hs reputation as teacher
of common and statute law Will draw
many pupils here.
Past Grand Master Laribee. Of the
Grand Lodge OF Virginia. /. y. q. f.,
. was here Thursday night. and visited
1.Ockbridsc Lodge. No. 81.
Between this point and Harpcr's Ferry.
Oh the Valley branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, through the Shenan-
doah Valley. there never was such crop
OF fruit as at which is now hanging on
the trees. All along the route. the or
chards are laden with crop Of fruit the
like OF which was never before seen,
and in many places the trees are either
breaking down under the load Of fruit.
or else the limbs Of the trees are proppcd
mp to prevent il. Apples can be had for
the asking. and the like of cider and
vinegar tina. is being made in this sec
ton is wonderful. The corn crop in
many places north of Harrisonburg is
very inferior. scrubby. and short. The
other crops are good. Rain is badly
needed.
IHEN WANT THE ROAD.
All the old wooden bridges on the
Valley branch of the y. & O. railroad
north from Lexington TO Harpcr's Ferry
lures. There are dozen or more bridge
building forces putting up new work on
the line at various points our people
in this section are hoptful that the re-
Vivai Of the talk of the extension of the
Valley branch OF the g. x q. railroad
south from this point may result in
something more than talk. II this line
was butt South the Valley line would
III once become a trunk line between the
South and baltimore.
The annual meeting of the Rockbrldge
Mutual Insurance Company. a local or
ganizatiOn. carrying 70 per cent. OF the
farm risks in the county. Will be held
here Oh the 1th Of september.
One night this week. shortly after mid
night, Police officer James lakewood
while walking his beat near the campus
OF Washington and Lee University, was
struck on the head with "A heavy rock
and knocked scnsclcss and ne lay I'm the
road for some hours before he rega-ncd
CONSCIOUSNESS. " no threw the rock is
not known. but the police are working on
the case in the hope of finding the party.
East Lexington. a suburb Of this point,
is TO have a new and modern public
school building
The death of Mrs. James l.. Black at
her home. in Dodge county, Neb.. is re-
ported. She was a native Of this coun-
~ and leaves long line of relatives
: In this section.
Mr.. William Stuart, Of the Walk r's
Creek section. is dead. at the TSe OF
seventy-scven. 1T was a prominent citi-
zen, highly connected. and widely known.
Mrs Ellen Johnston, rclict Of the late
Alexander Johnston. who died forty years
ago. died ar her homt, in the county,
this week. aged seventy-one years.
Mrs William Foutz. wife Of one Of the
most prominent citizens of the county,
died this week. at htr home, near the
Rockbridge Baths. in her siXty-seventh
year
Mrs. W. u. Mintca. Of Marshall. Tex"
IS I'm the county visiting her relatives.
Her husband is IA prominent railroad oni-
cial on the Southern Pacific system
Dr. Nowln. Of bynchburg, is visiting
friends at Riverside in the county.
Tuesday, Sept. 30. Montgomery Preshyte-
~. will convene at Failing Springs church
n mis- county The delegates and others
will be entertained by the members oil
The congregation in royal style.
q II Kaira x Co. of Philadelphia, have
purchased at private sale all the outht
of the rolling mill at Glasgow. Va. Tor
The sum Of $500. This mill was located
at Glasgow during the boom, but was
never operated.
JOHN JASPER rxPfCTrD.
The colored Raptists of Lexington are
nushing to completion one of the finest
church edinccs in the State. at a cost
Of about $1,000. and will have II ready
for dedication some time in the early iall
They hope to secure the presence OF the
nv. John Jasper OF Richmond. Va. OF
the sun-dO-m move" fame. here on the oc-
casion OF the dedication
Or. g. b. Stricken the well-known
Atlanta GaD Presbyterian divine. was
here this week.
Rev. DR. Edmund Perkins. OF Louisville.
Ky. and Mrs. Horsley are here. guess OF
their relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Andcr-
son.
Mr. William A. Glasgow. Of the Roanoke
bar. is here a guest Of his father, Hon.
". \. Glasgow.
Judge William Mclaughlin is in Ale
ghany county. holding the regular semi
annual term OF the Superior Court.
Professor and Mrs James \. Harrison
eft Yesterday for the University of Nir-
ginia. where the Professor goes 10 take
,haree OF his new post in the faculty OF
the University.
Mrs William 4. Richardson and Mrs.
william Talhcrt. Of Richmond. are guests
of the Misses Davidson.
Lieutenant Dewitt Coffman. an instruc-
:or In the United States Naval Academy
At Annapolis Md. with his wife. are here.
guests OF Judge William Mclaughlin. Of
he Thirteenth Virginia judicial circuit.
Mrs John r. Dunlap. OF the county.
= visiting Mr. Howard McCorkle, her
brother. at Lexington Ky.
Mr. ". T.. FOrsythc. OF West Branch.
ia, a CORNER resident OF the county. was
aere the past week, and visited his rela-
Ives and friends.
tnmber of our prominent citizens
are al Roncevertc. W. Va, attending the