The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-17
TENTH DISTRICT CLOSE.
an P4RTIES ARE WORhfN6 h1"D
IN ROCKBRfDEE COUNT
III. Hand. for the New Court House Easily
Placed-A Long-Lost Bicycle ""she"
Up by tine treshet.

LEXINGTON, VA. oct. 16.-specia1'-
| The political caldron IN thiS cOui''s
| boiling with a vim that mas se'uVhi +"
| ever before been seen IN any We'i'"'
campaign. The managers ol inc S''''
Democratic party have speakers 81
| work all over the county ana the h''~
Is being worked for all tnat IL - worth
Campaign Bryan ana Sewaii ana Floou
CLUBS have been organized with surohh
memberships at almost every point Ia
the count and these clubs are II worn
Inc Central Committee, located he'''
under the management OF Hon. pIeeh-
lee Davidson Letchcr, chairman, ane
Mr. Bennett y. Bell, secretary nav.
their hands fun, conducting an extensive
correspondence. and sending out IaIse
quantities OF political literature ana ar
ranging for the various appointments
10 speak. What is true of the silver
Democrats is also true of the Republican
MANAGERS. they are at work, and are
making a strong canvass OF all sections
OF the county. The Gold Democrats
have a club located here. ana their Of
eanizaton is at Work sending out 1t
erature and making their influence Ieit.
Taken all around, the campaign mere
Is one oil the hottest ever conducted.
Conservative thinkers, VINO have the OPP
portunity ~ view the political HELD, say
mat the result IN tnis county al Dess
Will be close.
WORK On the new county courthouse
building - progressing, a force OF press
brick layers are at work erecting the
outer walls with u hanasCMe red press
BRICK, laid in red mortar, and the inner
wallis are following close behind. IL
the good weather lasts very mucn longer,
the contractors-the WithrOw Lumber
Company-nope 10 get the bulidiH5 un-
der ROOF, wAen the interior work VII!
commence. When completed, this build
ins VIII De one Oh tho Dca. "a 10 i.lnG ~
Tire Valley OF Virginia.
COUNTY BONDS PLACED.
The Board OF Supervisors vi TINS (Rock-
bridge county have placed the $1,000 OF
los and 2U's per cent. bonds which are
10 pay Tor the new courthouse building
OF the county. They were placed with
Lexington ana county investors, ana ten
times That amount could have been as
easily placed. The bonds were hand
somely engraved. but each of the cou-
pons had TO be signed by County Clerk
\. #. Shields, VINO Is also clerk of the
Board of Supervisors. This was an UNI
dertaking OF no small magnitude. and
required six thousand five hundred ana
sixty signatures.
Eighteen months ago Mr.. Charles An
derson, of this place, now of Columbus.
Ohio lost "a valuable bicycle. lie could
md no clue to the thief, and after many
efforts. failing 10 lind the lost wheel
he gave it up. The late high water in
North river revealed where the wheel
was When the water went down, the
N f-1n Ill.
this place, in a bad condition. and hardly
worth scrap iron. The condition Of the
rubber tires show that they had been
| slit with knife, and that the party who
| took the wheel did it from malice, and
threw ii in the river to hide all traces
| OF his deed.
The first game OF the football sea-
son among the college teams here viii
| be played on the oath instant between
| " lsnlns ION ana Lee CniVerslly ana the
team Of Millers School. near Greenwood.
Va. The Miller's team have played one
game with the University OF Virginia.
ana scored against that team. ana they
are expected 10 put up strong game.
IL Is probable that they will have a
game with the Virginia Military Insu-
! TUE team, which is said to be COMPOSED
| oi fine material.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass G. Deacon. OF
Oak Dale, in this county, celebrated their
s)iden wedding yesterday in royal stvle
ana received the congratulations and best
wishes Of their many friends. Mr.. Dea-
con IS strong and an active man OF mis-
years while his wife is in bad health
| ms couple are widely known. and enjoy
the esteem and confidence Of "a wide cir
Gle Of friends.
| BJENA VISTA INDUSTRIES.
y ldrse force Of hands are engaged
sc''hs Inc Buena Vista Fire Clay Works
| III shape FOR a resumption OF opcr,tfiore
rms plant has been idle for some time
ana Its reopening will give employment
10 Il large force of skilled labor al GOOD
| wages. 10-
The Buena Vista Furnace has shut
| down for repairs, due TO an accident ia
| the Dell. 1t is thought that the stack Will
have TO be refined, and if that has to
De zone the plant cannot get in blast
again under two months. This Will throw
out OF employment q large number Of
hands during that time.
All tho public schools IN the county
have opened, and the attendance is re-
| ported 10 be larger than usual.
Mr. 5. II. Sayford. Of Massachusetts,.
| VIII begin series Of meetings tonight
| TO the y. VI. c. AS of the Virginia Mill
| tary institute and the Washington and
| Lee University. He has been here before
| and his previous efforts among the coll
lege men have met with great success
| Rev. Thornton Whaling. y. D.. pastor
| OF the Lexington Presbyterian church.
| viii be installed as pastor next Sunday.
| DR.. Frazier. Of stanton. will preside.
| Mr. Lapsley. of Augusta county. will de-
| liver the charge. and DR.. Quarles. OF
| this place. will deliver the charge 10 the
| congregation.
| A copy Of the Canton (Ohio) Repository.
| with an account cf the visitation Of the
| Confederate veterans from the Valley Of
Virginia TO Mckinley on the 9th instant
| is before your correspondent. and i'm il
| find list Of the Confederate veterans
| in the party. From this county there
were only seven veterans in the party
Master Reuben Larcw. aged ten the
adopted son Of Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Ellford
| of this place, died suddenly the past week
| lie ate some kind of poisonous grape that
| he had gathered in the woods Everything
| that medical skill could do for him failed
| TO save his life.
Mrs. George May, OF Staunton, Va.
| Is guest Of Mrs. 5. X. Moore
| Mr.. Steve Timberlake. a prominent
| young attorney Of the Stanton bar, a
| graduate of the class OF 1886 Washington
| and Lee University, was here this week
| visiting his alma mater.
Miss Matte Gillock. daughter OF Major
| j. W. Gillock of the V. NJ. l., Is visiting
| friends in Richmond. Va.
| Miss Bessie Gold. Of Roanoke. Va, Is a
| guest Of Mrs. b. y. Bell.
ReV w q u Wallace Rioorpfro~-