Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20
ROCKBRlDGE COUNTY
LOCAL. NOTES FROM LEXINGTON
AND VICINITY.
The New Court-House--Severa MR.
rfngcs-The Students Busy--A Let
ter from Bishop TayIor-His Work
I'm Africa

LEXINGTON. VA. December ls-(spe-
cial)-Mrs. Maggie Kerns, OF Alexandria,
Is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
J.. +. Rhodes.
Mayor J. w. Haughawont was on the
street this week. for the first time after
a long illness.
Mrs. Hogan. Of Christiansburg. Va, is
the guest OF Professor and Mrs. Addison
Hogue.
Miss Annie r. White, left this week
for Philadelphia, where she will spend
the holidays.
Miss Leila McCorkle. Of MiGdlebrook,
Va. is the guest of Miss Bruce Houston.
Mrs. w. ID. Armstrong Of Salem. Va,
a daughter Of Mr.. William A. Glasgow,
is here at the bedside Of her mother, who
is quite i'll.
Mrs l.. w. Finks and Miss Irene Carter,
Of Alexandria. who have been visiting
Mrs w. II. Partlow. at East Lexington,
have returned home.
Colonel Robert Catiett, this week, IN
the official capacity Of a grand lodge
officer, visited the Knights Of Pythias
lodge. at Waynesboro'.
ar. Ernest l.. Rhodes, Of Baltimore. was
the guest Of his parents, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Z. =. Rhodes. this week.
Mr. a. a. Alexander. for several
years past a resident OF Iron Cate. and
at one time Mayor, and recently Of Fin
castle, has moved 10 East Lexington,
where he will IN the future reside.
AR l.. II. Barclay, editor of the Lexing
ton Gazette. as a delegate from the Vir-
ginia Press Associa Ion, will attend the
meeting Of the National Editorial Asso-
citation, a Galveston. Tex, February Il,
1884, lie viii also attend a meeting OF
the Immigration Society OF the United
states, which meets at Southern Pines,
y. c.. December 22d, 10 which he has
been appointed representative from the
State.
The hardware for the new courthouse
IS TO be of solid bronze metal, beautiful in
design and finish The award of the con-
tract to furnish this was given TO II. ii.
Myers d Son, Of this place, b. the Board
of Supervisors Of the county.
Colonel j. X. Edmondson as trustee ana
assignee of the defunct Bank of Lexing-
ton, this week declared a dividend of 2 II
per cent for the depositors who were in
the wreck. This is the seventh divHend,
and makes the total amount paid 10 the
depOsitors CT u per cent 1t IL thought
that there will be another dividend In the
future. but Just when cannot be deter
mined.
The country merchants have been ma
king heavy shipments of fowls for some
time past through the express companies
10 commission merchants in the cities.
Mr.. William \. Ruff, near Lexington, on
a field of less than seven acres, raised 80
bushels Of corn this year.
The Christmas examinations have been
in progress this week al the Washington
and Lee University, and judging by the
scarcity Of the boys on the streets, they
must be putting in their time In close
study.
The mania Of getting married has seized
this community and the county in general
and the County Clerk is kept very busy
issuing the necessary license for two
loving hearts 10 beat as one.
On Thursday, at the residence Of the
brides brother Mr.. Benton Tankersley, at
East Lexington, Mr.. John NJ. Bare ana
Miss Jennie Tarkcrsley were married.
Rev. Dr.. j. 4. Penick ofiiciated. At the
conclusion OF the ceremony an elegant
dinner was partaken Of by a large gather
ing Of friends and invited guests. The
newly welded couple in the afternoon left
for the residence Of the groom. on North
river. where reception was held in the
evening
Mr.. William II Day and Miss Lavina
Matchett were married at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam Aatchett, near Lexington, on tues
day. The ceremony was performed py
Rev. Dr.. Thornton Whaling. After the
ceremony a dinner was given the guests
and Mr.. and Mrs. Day returned 10 their
home. IN Lexington. and that evening
they received and entertained large
number Of their friends.
In a recent letter received in this county
bv q relative Of Bishop Taylor who Is
pursuing missionary work in Africa, that
eminent divine said: I drove from
Queenstown to Ramastone, South AiIlca'
thirty miles. on Friday morning. Sep
TENDER 18th, at II o'clock A. NJ.
u preached in the same chapel IN which
I conducted services thirty years ago
It seats COO. II was nearly full. There
were over thirty seekers, and eight or
ten were converted. At II o'clock A. NJ.
on the Sabbath l preached again II was
claimed we had 200 hearers. This ser
vice and the one dt 3 o'clock were held
In the open air, IN the sunshine, the Their
monneter AT 90 in the shade. There were
over one hundred seekers and over thirty
converts. 1t was a day OF marvellous
GOSPEL success. I DO not recall many
alter in my lifetime.
ION Monday, 9th, had large attendance
with more than fifty seekers and twenty
converted, and about the same result on
Tuesday. on Wednesday l gave brief
account OF he story OF my life. which
would be rendered both in Kafhr and
Cutch 1 packed both the story and an
awakening sermon in an hour, and we
aad over evenly seekers. On THURSDAY
the house was wei filled and about /
lozen converted, among them an oiu
5itcb . .ctor probably about 70 years OF /.
zoe ana in the best health OF my life /
md 81 i can be used in getting ten or I
fifteen thousand sinners saved before J /
20 TO Heaven / shall feel better when ] /
get there I leave at 6 4. NJ. Tomorrow 4
'or my next appointment. I lad very I
1eoeant interview with President Kruger I