The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-19

A Vote to he Taken on the Question OF
New COurt-iIOuse.

LEXINGTON. VA, Jan. N.-Special.-
quite number OF commercial men are
on the road and they come from all sec
lions and report business unusually hght
for the season. The drummers Tor the
sale of spring goods are already on the
road.
Another freeze during the past week
produced fine ice, and all of the dealers
and very many of the citizens owning
private ice houses have filled them with
a high grade of clear, pure ice, ana next
summer this luxury and necessity will be
in great abundance
Ne Glenn Vaughan. for years connected
with the firm of White. Hutton d Com
pany, has accepted a position with tho
Standard Oil Company, with headQuar-
tiers at Lynchburg. Va. He is one OF the
most popular ana most successful bust
ness young men in the Valley, and is
widely known
Hon. John Randolph Tucker. the widely
known constitutional and international
law expounder, was asked If he intended
TO notice an adverse criticism Of his
views on the Venezuela question, as made
by a few of the Virginia papers. and he
replied. "Oh. no. IT is not necessary MI
Tucker ontertains the highcs< regard for
the opinions of those that differ with him,
but his ability as a statesman in giving
question Of Constitutional or Information
al law carries with it the force of con-
viction with those who have given the
subject a close study.
Col. f. H. Barclay. OF tho Gazette. has
gone 10 st Augustine, Fla. 20 attend the
annual session OF the National Editorial
Association. Of which he is a member and
chairman Of the Executive Committee
from Virginia.
int Of
Ietchor. by the Governor. as a member
OF the Board OF Visitors of the Virginia
Military Institute. gives general satisfac-
ton COL Letcher has been the chairman
Of the Finance Committee for some years.
and In that position has shown financial
ability OF the highest order. lie is a
lawyer Of high ability.
There will be "a special term Of the Cir
cult Court Of Rockhridge county, COM
mencing on the 3oth instant
The farmers think that the wheat has
hcen verv uoNterially injured by the ire
quent freezes and thaws.
The question Of voting debt OF $4,000
for the erection OF a modern courthouse
for Rockbridce county will be submit
ted 70 the voters OF the county at an
early day u Is expected that the court
will order the special election soon.
The residence Of the dcfaulting cashier
OF the bank OF Lexington, G. NJ Figgatt,
was sold here yesterday by the court. and
was purchased by the widow of the late
Or. Thomas L. Preston, OF the Presby-
terian church for 5000. a good price.
Mrs Margaret McCue. of this county.
aged eighty-one. died yesterday of paral-
Ssis She was native OF Londonderry,
Ireland, and came 10 this county when
child. She was one OF the best-known
ladies OF the county.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Hank OF Rockbridge elected the
following board OF directors. j X Ed
nrorson T. l.. Graham, " s Hopkins.
T. n Pcndleton, W. a Glasgow, $ II.
Letcher. J. G. Boudc, ". T. Shields and
W 4. Stuart
The officers OF the First National Bank
OF Lexington are as follows: Jno r.
Donlop. O. u. Bachelor. Buena Vista. Va !;
w l. Moorman and Jno. ID. LanPhorne,
OF INnchhurg Va, and y. +. Vaughan.
,f Lexington Va: ]. r. Donlop, PRESIDENT
O. ID Bachelor vice-president. y. T..
Vaughan cashier, and J. w. Moore Jr,
as slant cashier
The farmers OF ROckbridce have sud
denly taken 70 tho idea that dohorning
their cattle is good thing. and as a re-
cult firm OF veterinary surgeons are kept
on the 70 In all sections and seem 10 be
making IL paying investment
Mr.. Jacob Grim. OF tho Natural Bridge
neighborhood. aged seventy, a highly re-
spected citizen. Is dead
The Norfolk and Western railroad have
large force Of hands at work erecting .