The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-08
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
BISHOPJ. q. MELTON 10 DELTgER
THE BiCCILIUREITE SERMON.
The Base Ball Team in Training-A Bear
Killed by Boy at Balcony
Fails.

LEXINGTON. VA. March Special.
Bishop John b. Newton, Of the Episco-
PAL Church. has accepted the invitation
of Washington and Lee University to
deliver the annual baccalaureate sermon
at the commencement of the University
on June lith next
A Council of the Junior Order OF Unit
a. American Mechanics WAS organized
here this week by the state Organizer,
made up Of good material.
A negro boy killed a very large black
bear at Balcony Falls mountain. IN this
county. the past week, and captured three
beautiful cubs lie shot the bear with
a heavy load OF hird-shot ana severely
woundci her. Tho next day he went
back and dispatched her with a heavy
load OF buck-shoi. Ia was hunting
birds when the bear came upon him.
Junior combinations in the Law School
Of Washington and Lee University VIII
be held tomorrow.
FAMOUS CEMENT WORKS.
The famous James River Cement
Works. Tor many years located at Balcony
Falls. In his county. on James river, are
10 be rebuilt and operated on large
scale al GLASGOW. near where the cement
rock is quarried in large quantities apd
where are located the kilns. The James
River Cement Works have wide repuia-
ton. The cement is OF a very high grade,
only second % the famous Portland,
and with IL was constructed all OF the
dams. locks, and other stone work of the
old James River and kanawna Canal
Company hfty years ago and much OF the
work stands to-day monument 10 the
cement of which IL was built.
W. y. Coo. Of Berkeley county, ". Va,
has purchased the Sherrard farm. near
Lexington, containing 2Zj acres, for
5000 ln 1866 Mr.. Coe made an offer
Of siXty-fye dollars per acre for the same
property. which would nave made the
price about $1,000. and IL was promptly
refused. This Is an indication OF what
hard times has done FOR the lands OF THIS
section.
BASEBALL TEAM.
The baseball team Of Washington and
Lee University is under training and
practice. and is composed Of better ma
teriai than for many years. MIR. Il. l..
owen is the business manager and Mr.
Harry Pratt. the old pitcher is the cap
tdiH- several games nave aiffady btfis
scheduled and many others will be book
ed. The season will he long Que The
games so far scheduled are as follows
Three with the Virginia Military IN
stltute, the first Of which will BE- played
on the 18th inst. April lst. with the
University OF Vermont. ADril 81, at
Lynchburg-the crack nine Of Princeton;
April Sth. Hobart College Of New ork;
Harpden Sidney. Randolph Macon, Rich
mond College, Blacksburg. and St. Johns.
OF Maryland.
The appropriation made by the last
Legislature OF 5000 Will enable the au-
thorities OF the Virginia Military lnsii-
tute 10 push the work on the 'StonewalI
Jackson Memorial HALL" so that the build
ing will be in a condition 10 be occupied.
This VIII not complete the business, how
ever.
Mont. Mccoy, a small white boy. aged
elk years. was run over by a heavy dray
this week and had both legs broken. He
Is doing well.
Rev. r. J. McBryde. rector OF Grace
Memorial Episcopal Church. has been
confined TO his home for a week with la
grippe, and his Lenten services nave been
conducted by Lay Reader c. f.. Perkins.
OF Washington and Lee University.
Prof. Samuel Aunspach. OF the Ann
Smith Academy. - thinking VI estab''so-