Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
ATHENS OF VIRGINIA
Local, Personal, and General News from
Lexington.
LAW CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker to Deliver
nm Address-Texns Cnttie-Fever-A
Quiet WeddinE-Kf1led q biz be"r-
Victoria Furnace.

Mr.. and Mrs. William T. shieios
are visiting friends in Richmond.
Mr.. David W. shanks. OF Los Angeles
cal. is visiting his mother. Mrs. DaVid
W. Shanks. .
Mr.. william Gerhard. Of philadelphia
f. In town. the guest Of Mr.. Johh L.
Campbell.
Miss Belle White is visiting her sister,
AZ. Iye,sn Bruce. in Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. C. J. Harris Is visiting her ooush-
ter Mrs. Galatin Waugh, in Amherst
county. and will spend the winter there'
Mr. James Mcdowell, who has been
travelling In North Carolina and South
carolina for a St. Louis firm. Is In Lex
,rcton visiting his mother. Mrs. Mar
garet Mcdowell. -, .a,,-r.d
from visit 10 his sister' Shis' w. -
Ammen. of Fincastle.
Messrs. John W. Moore ana Charies
p. Anderson are with party OF hunters,
from Mofett's creek, on deer-huh'
along Jackson's river, in Bath county.
Mrs Susan Baxter. OF Halifax county,
4. ,he ouest OF her sister, Miss Louisa
Baxter.
Mr.. b. F. Wade has returned from
visit OF some length to friends IN ROCK
ingham county.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker dean OF
the law faculty OF Washington ana Lee
University, Will deliver the annual au-
dress before the West Virginia bar as.
socIation at its annual meeting, TO De
held October Goth. His subject Will De.
"virginia's Place In Constitutional ana
Municipal Jurisprudence"
a Young Mems Guild has been or
ganized at the Presbyterian church' Win
". p. Irwin as president; 5. q. Anspach'
vice.presldent, and William Bratton' sec
rotary. - .,a
cards have been issued announcing the
marriage OF Miss Anna Brook Ioi!ey'
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. ioi-
ley. and Mr.. James II. Hi, OF Lexlhs-
ton. ut the home OF the brides parents.
at East Lexington. Tuesday oc'ooer
%. 1885, at q o'clock p. NJ.
THE LAW CLASS.
At the annual election Of officers OF
the senior law class Of the Washington
and Lee University, held on "Wednesday
evening. Louis A. WITT. Of Stanton, Va
was elected president; l.. II. McClintic,
OF Munroe, La, vice-president, and l.. {.
X. Humphries. Of Lexington. va, sec
re,ary. The newly-elected officers tend
cd the senior and junior law classes or
the university an elegant banquet on
Thursday evening. The law faculty. Dean
John Randolph Tucker. and Professor
Charles A. Graves, were present on the
occasion.
Henry Simpson. Of Fauquler county,
purchased for his large stock farm or
Toe Clemmer fifty-nve head Of fine Rock
bridge cattle the price paid being E,ll5.
During the past few weeks no less than
nineteen carloads Of Rockbridge cattle
have been shipped from this point. The
cattle commanded the highest market
price.
DR.. Cooper Curtlce. a representative or
the Bureau OF Animal Industry. passed
through Rockbridge county on his return
from the quarantined area In East VIZ
ginia. where he had spent three months
In observing the condition of the region
AS respects the Texas cattle-fever. lie
Noted local changes for better or for
worse in many places, and he thinks
that whilst the disease will ultimately
be brought under control, the top or the
Blue Ridge from North Carolina to Bal
cony Falls and the James river from there
to tidewater will continue TO be the line
Of quarantine for some time 10 come
The disease IA found north OF the James
in number of places. but vigorous enorts
will be made to suppress anu uII'e ~
back across the line.
Or. Curtice visited the lower end OF
this county, and also Ben Salem neigh
borhood. lie was Of the opinion that the
death OF the cattle in the Ben Salem
ueighborhood was caused by some other
disease. vet had no doubt that the cattle
brought from buckingham had the FEVER
ticks on them. He was also or the opinion
that the winters in the Valley would ordl-
narily kill the ticks brought here, but
might not do so. IL very mild; and that
great havoc might be committed even
during one season by the admission or IN
fected cattle, and that every county out
side of the quarantine should be very
watchful. 49,
DR.. Curtioe is painfully impressed with
the imperfect character OF all legislation
on the subject. both State ard Federal,
and Will call the earnest attention OF the
bureau TO the importance or suggesting
70 Congress and 10 the States The sort
OF legislation which would be most lheIy
10 benefit all concerned: yet, at the same
time. admits that II Is very dlihcut
subject.
A QUIET WEDDING.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Furton. Of Moffetts Creek was the scene
Of q very pretty and quiet home wedding
last Thursday evening. The contracting
parties were Miss Mary Ella Fulton and
Mr. Richard Hogshead, Of that place'
Rev. G. 4. wilson performed the mar
rI,ee ceremony. After the ceremony an
elegant repast was partaksn OF by all
present. 49,,
The CORPS Of cadets Of the Virginia Mill
sary institute will start early MONDAY
morning for Atlanta, where they VIII
spend the week visiting the exposition.
There will be 90 OF them. and they VIII
be under the Immediate command or Coio-
mel Price, United States army. the com
mandant. They will be accompanied by
the professors and full military stan ol
the institute.
The large Victoria furnace at Goshen
has gone into blast The furnace had
long heen shut down. The management
are making large improvements at their
ore.washer. Two large cylinder washers
OF an improved pattern are being PUT H.
and this will more than double the former
capaeity for ore-washing. About forty
hands are working at the washer ana IL
Is kept running day and night.
MI. Henry Hughes. OF Denmark, IN
one day picked and filled alone In bags
ninety five bushels OF fine apples
The Cunningham brothers ana HAIRY
!. Wilhelm. Of Denmark. set gun on
the top of North mountain. ana suceeec .oa
in bagxing a bear which weighed 400
pounds gross.
Captain Il. C. Rawlings, or Raphne'
met with a rather singular accident. lie
stepped on broken goblet lying on the
ground. which cut through his shoe. max
ing an ugly cut two inches long. lie
has 10 attend TO his duties ON crutches.
.What Shall he the Character OF the
Davis Monument"
To the Editor Of the Dispatch: