Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-24

county. and Miss BEETLE Clarke, are 'ne
guests OF Miss Freeland. =,
SIR. Jacob B. Lincoln. a former wen
known farmer and cattle-dealer OF ths
vicinity. and who now lives at Tye kive,.
Nelson county. IL visiting his irien"S
In Rockbridge county. ~,
The places Of business In Lexington VIII
be closed, as usual, on THANKSGIVING
Day. A union service will be heio tha'
day In the Presbyterian church.
Rev. DIR. X. NJ. Latimer has entere"
upon his duties as pastor OF the Nv'
licrstown Presbyterian church. He pfSa,n-
ed at that church last Sunday.
will be regularly installed on December
18th.
FOOTBALL.
Thanksgiving L. likely to see
considerable exodus OF the people Oh
Lexington. Many are arranging 10 10
TO see the games OF football on that uay
between the Virginia Military Institutes
and Virginia Agricultural and Mecnanica'
College. OF Blacksburg elevens. In Lyhcn-
burg. and the Washington and Lee UNI
versity and the University OF West Iir-
gina, OF Moryantown. elevens. IN Cnaries-
town, w. Va.
A double wedding is announced TO take
place In the oxford Presbyterian church
Thanksgiving THURSDAY. NoVeHi-
Der 18th. at O'clock, in which four very
popular and we'll known young people Oh
Buffalo District are to be the contracting
parties. They are Mr.. Charles b. Leech
(son of Hon. w. b. F. Leech) and MISS
Haseltine Judson daughter OF DIT. VIZ
liam A. Leech): Mr.. John N. Hottinger
(son OF Mr. Abram HottingeD and MISS
Hattie Bell, daughter OF Mr. Joseph A.
Clemmer.
FATALLY BURNED.
A little 6-months' old daughter or Jonn
Davis was fatally burned near Lexlns-
ton, and died I'm about two hours. The
child had been left In crib near an open
wood-fire, In a room upstairs. Sohs
time afterwards smoke was discovered
pouring out of the room, and 1t was fouhn
that the crib was on fire. BEFORE tiie
flames could be extingulshed part OF
the body OF the child was burned TO
crisp. The flames evidently started from
n spark from the open fire.
The George Cameron farm. near Lex
ington. has been sold to the estate OF
Thomas i. Paxton. for the sum OF souo'
Mr.. ]. Montgomery Johnston, OF TINS
county, Is a candidate for the position
of sergeant-at-arms OF the Virginia House
Of Delegates Mr.. Johnston served one
term as a member OF the House OF Dele
gates from this county.
A meeting OF the stockholders or the
Pittsburg and Virginia Railroad Company
was held in Lexington this week. me
object OF the meeting was TO keep the
charter from expiring.
The Virginia Military Institute eleven
has been hard at work all week. practic-
ing for the coming football game In
Lynchburg. on Thanksgiving. The eleven
shows marked Improvement under the
coaching OF Mr.. Bryant, OF Princeton,
and Shorty Poindexter. who has again
put on his suit, is with the boys daily.
and lends great strength to the eleven.
To say the least, this game will be one
of the greatest ever played In the State
OF Virginia. Captain Dickinson. the
right half-back and Michel. the left
tackle. both OF whom have been out or
the practice for the week. on account OF
injuries. are daily on the side-lines,
coaching. The scrub" puts UP a fine
game, but Is not in II.
Dr. c. w. Hardin, who lives near
Longwood. lost three horses by accidental
poisoning. The horses had been dosed
with copperas to improve their condition.
and. as a laxative. the Doctor directed
his son to feed them some beans. which
were grown In his garden, and which
were thought to be castor-beans. They
ate some OF the beans, and In few
minutes were dead. The inference ma
turally was that the beans killed them
Inspection showed that they had been
given. not castor-beans. but mole
beans.