Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-02
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY
Personal and Social Notes-A Ch"rcn
Improvement Decided upon
MANDY seixed-Gettfng Ready for
the Ball Season.


were in town on legal business during
the week
Captain Jayhugh Wills, who has been
spending some weeks with his fanny
here. has returned to Webster county
w Va. where he has valuable timDer
lands.
Misses Florence and Lizzie Hogshead'
OF stanton, who were the guests OF M's'
william NJ. Patton. have returned nome
Mr.. william C. Charlton and his daugn-
rer. Mrs Lizzie Deaver, are 'isieins
Mrs. Charles Feagan, Of near Lyneh-
burg.
Mr.. G. NJ. Braune. Of Eutaw' Ala,
former student Of Washington ana Lee
University, is the guest OF Mrs. H. H.
Barclay. Mr.. Braune has been studehe
at the German University. FOR the past
five years and has just received ms ue-
gree Of civil engineer.
Captain w. +. Pierson is In Raleigh
n. c., on business.
Mr. J. II. Macmurdo. Of the freight
department of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. is in town.
Herbert r. Preston. Esq, OF Baltimore
who has been visiting his sister, MIS-.
L. Z. Allan, has returned home.
Miss Clark, of Scotsville. Va, IS visit
ing the family Of Rev. Dr. J. H. NC
Bryde.
Rev. Daniel p. Junkln. pastor Of Mount
Horeb church, Augusta county, IS Flslt-
ing Mr.. and Mrs William Z. Irwin.
Mr.. Newman l.. Dold. of stanton. Is
visiting his mother, Mrs. G.. NJ. Dold.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Gaines, OF Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. are visiting Professor and
Mrs. A. /. Nelson.
Colonel Edward Dillon, is In Washing
ton. c. ID.
Mr. Lewis Harman, Deputy Collector
OF Internal Revenue for this district
has been in town during the past week.
Mr. William ID. Edmondson. OF Milton,
Ia. is visiting relatives In Rockbridge
county. His ancestors emigrated from
this county to the West many years ago.
Miss Eunice Mohler. Of Longwood, is
the guest OF Misses Dora and Marguerite
Lantz. Of Botetourt county.
Messrs. j. II. McAllister. OF Warm
Springs, and ]. A. Alexander, OF Stanton
were in town during the past week, ar
gung a case from the Bath County Cir
cult Court before Judge William Nc
Laugh in.
Mrs. Daniel NJ. Reilly was summoned to
Lvncr burg by the illness Of her brother,
Mr.. Henry p. Watt, a well-known jewel
Ter OF that city.
Judge Beverly r. Wexford, Of Rich
mond, presided at the special term Of the
Circuit Court OF Rockbridge in the case
Of j. X. Edmondson, trustee and as
signee OF the Bank of Lexington, vs.. c.
NJ Ffggat etc. The sale Of several pro-
- ~ f1tr ia
under decree Of the court, was confirmed.
CHURCH IMPROVEMENT.
The Baptist congregation are arranging
TO build a new lecture and Sunday-schooi
room. The present room is altogether too
small to accommodate the Sunday school.
The seating capacity Of the present room
Is l25, and the school now numbers 165.
The ROOM which adjoins the church In
the rear, will be torn down and larger
one erected.
Captain Jayhugh Wills has sold his fine
farm in Botetourt county to Mr.. James
l.. Garland, OF that county. The consid-
Grafton received was 5000, in cash.
Revenue officers from Washington, D.
c., assisted by Deputy-Collector Lewis
Hartman and his men, have been actively
engaged In hunting up Illicit brandy IN
this county during the past week. They
seized thirteen barrels belonging TO VIII
liam Van Dever, at Rockbridge Baths.
The revenue men had been tipped by an
informer, and came on from Washington.
Their tip was corn fodder" and they
found the brandy in a pen, covered with
fodder. They searched the place. and at
last found the brandy by running a crow
bar in the fodder. which struck a barrel.
GLASGOW.
The Glasgow property will be re-
offered for sale, as upset bids were put
In.
The Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, which was organized here
on the eve OF General Lees Birth
day, is rapidly increasing in numbers,
and now numbers twenty-five members.
The next meeting will be held Tues
day. February 18th, at the residence Of
Mrs. Susan Il. Lee.
For some years past It has been
known that there were indications OF
good manganese upon the Bryan pro-
perty. at Vesuvius, in this county. Mr..
L. s. Bryan put a few hands 10 work
TO uncover some OF these indications. a
party OF mineral spectators and inves-
tors came and looked at IT, and
were SO well pleased that they have
bought the mining privileges on certain
portion OF this tract, and have gone
10 work getting out the ore, which Is
OF a high quality.
Mrs. K. T. Mcleod. OF Colllerstown,
IL visiting her daughter. Miss Josie Nc
Leod. who Is a pupil at the Randolph
Macon College. I'm Lynchburg.
a very enjoyable hop was given the
Cotillon Club Of the Washington and
Lee University in McCrum's Hall on
Wednesday evening The chaperons were
Mrs. Il. w. Turner and Miss Jennie
Letcher.
Among those dancing were:
Miss Fannie Hogshead. Of Stanton.
with Mr.. Thomas Bowling.
Miss Lizzie Hogshead, OF staunton.
with Mr.. Il. A. Quarles.
Miss Sloan. OF st. Louis. with Mr..
d. Satterwhte.
Miss Lily Coles. with Mr.. Davis Stokes.
Miss Lucy Ship, with Mr.. L. w. VIII
son.
Miss Elise semmes. with Mr.. r. A.
Baker.
Miss Lula semmes. with Mr.. G. C.
Powell
Miss Lizzie Graham. with Mr.. r. Holt.
Miss Annie Jordan, with w. Karnes.
Stags-Captain Jorhees. Virginia Mill
tary Institute: Cadets Michel, Williams,
Spilman. Locker. Hinton, and billiard
Messrs. r. A. O'Neal Minor, BronaVgh.
]. Cowan. b. Johnson. l.. C. Spears.
G. Mcguire, y. T.. Vaughan, and r. l..
Owen.
BASEBALL.
The candidates for this seasons base
ball nine at the Washington and Lee
University number over twenty. and the
present fine weather is taken advantage
OF daily by the whole force who are
down to hard work. When the incle-
mency OF the weather prevents
their practice on the athletic grounds