The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
LxxINS,ON's BUD6hT.
Jim Frazier Looking After Roekbr'dse ne
publ,csus- Interesting Personals.

| fo,morIv tho leader OF the Republican
| forces In this county, was mere thls week
| ostensibly for the purpose OF ADVISING
| The leaders I'm this county as TO the
| management OF the coming spring cleo
J tion at which time. | understand his
/ marty will have "A full ticket IA, the field.
The Democratic County Committee held
a meeting here this week ard decided
I 10 hold a terminating convention in the
| courthouse on Tuesday. the 9th of April.
| 10 nominate candidates for the county
! Offices. The precinct meetings will take
place on Saturday. the 30th inst, and the
| district meetings TO nominate magisterial
officers on the 9Th proximo. Inc woods
arc full of candidates for the several Of
nccs ard nice and interesting fight 10
in sight.
Miss Leila Mcclure, OF Winchester. is
a guest of her grandparents. Hon. and
Mrs. j. Il. Tucker. of Washington and
Ice University.
Mr.. T.. Lacy Robinson. popular young
man In society and business circles, has
gone TO locate in Norfolk.
MIR. r.. T. Mcleod. OF the state Audi
tors office. with his wife and daughter
are in tho county visiting friends
Miss Katherine Edwards of Richmond.
a charming young lady, Is here a guest of
Mrs ". T. Shields.
Miss Mary Quarles is back from
visit to friends i'm the city OF Louisville,
Ky.
The spring term OF the Circuit Court
Is in session. Judge William Mclaughlin
presiding. with a number OF prominent
visiting attorneys present.
William Cook, a well-known cltizcn or
the county. was taken to the Johns Hop
kins Hospital. in Baltimore. this week
where one of his arms and portion OF
a shoulder blade were amputated to re-
move cancerous trouble.
Tho Masonic Hall has been equipped
with electric lights and in consequence
the goat can see better 10 do the royal
bouncing act.
The Cold Sulphur Springs IT. this county
are being extensively enlarged and i'm
proved for the next season.
a telegram received here announces the
death at the home of his father, COL. j.
II. {. Lewis, OF Mr.. J. r. G. Lewis. Jr.,
a popular graduate of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. He was from Clarke
county.
II. II. Witt, sheriff Of the county. has
resigned as administrator Of the estate
of the late Col. II. c. Parsons and on
the request of the widow, Mr.. r. L. Graf
ton, of Ohio. has been substituted.
Some time ago there was a mass meet
ing Of the citizens of Lexington TO take
action 10 secure reduction Of the rates
on coal from the c. g. o. fields and the
b. 4 o. territory: TO equalize them upon
a basis as to distance i'm proportion 10
the rates charged TO Stanton, Richmond.
Newport News Lynchburg and other
points. The c. o. railway officials
have announced the following rates:
New River district. fuel coal long ton
$175; Kanawha district. splint s.. This is
a reduction of 30 cents per ton on the old
rate and while it will give the relief
sought in part. it is not in proportion TO
rates more favorable TO other points
for a greater haul.
The announcement is made OF the death
of Dr.. James r. Poague at his home i'm
Newelton. La. He was a native OF this
county, educated at old Washington
College mow Washington and Lee Uni
versity) and fought OH the Confederate
side all through the late war in Company
&C." First Virginia Regiment of Caval-
ry.
Superb tendent of the Virginia Military
Institute, Gen'l. Scott Ship. has ofiici-
ally published a card of thanks to the
Volunteer Fire Department Of Lexington
for their services at the late fire in bar
racks.
The deposits in the new bank here
-The Rockbridge Saving Bank-now
amount TO about $4,000. with new de-
posts every day.
The announcement is made that
National Bank 10 be known as THE
First National Bank Of Lexington" will
be opened here for business al a central
location on and after the 18th. inst. This
bank was established at Buena Vista in
1890. and, ] am informed, has done a
prosperous business, Notwithstanding the
viCissitudes of the BOOM" having ac-
cumulated a considerable surplus and In
addition paid regular dividends semi
annually of per cent. since July 1893
In 1890 there were five banks Of discount
and deposit I'm this county, one at Glas-
gov. three at Buena Vista. and one here
this bank is the sole survivor of them all
three Of them went out of business for
lack OF patronage and shrinkage of the
boom. the bank here was wrecked by
Figgat, and this bark, the First National
of Buena Vista, is the only mement0 of
those days. a tprosperotS institution;
it has been decided to change the loca-
ton and locate here as a better and more
promising field for a more extended ope-
ration of its business. Mr. b. Estes
Vaughan. formerly of Lynchburg is its
cashier. The aggregate wealth of its
stockholders runs up into the millions.
There was mountaineer on our streets
one day this week who hal savage
animal 70" pet that attracted consider
able attention 1t was "catamount"
kitten some three months old about the
size of a very large coon. Its teeth and
massive claws and broad shoulders, to-
gether with its savage expression in
dicated IL u be a dangerous animal to
core with in the II ountdlnS when full
grown. Its owner captured it when very
young and had ii tanned 10 limited cX-
tent.