Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
LEXINGTON NOTES.
MIR. wonnclx's Candidacy for Con-
sfurriRge-PersonnIs.

LEXINGTON, VA, November 7.-(Spe-
cial)-The great question which agitates
the citizens OF this county is. who Is c.
T. Womack, the third man who ran for
Congress in the Tenth District? NO one
is able to tell who he is, where he lives,
or anything about him. He Is Ike the
man who struck Billy Patterson.
Mr.. w. w. Friend, of Manchester, was
I'm town this week with his bride, visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gillock. Mrs.
Friend IS a niece of Mrs. Gillock, and
formerly lived here.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
Of Mr.. c. Venable Haden, of Thacker.
w Va, and Miss Cornela A. Hull
daughter of the late William NJ. Hull.
of Collierstown, to take place at the Pres
byterian church at Collierstown at )
o'clock Wednesday morning, November
18th.
Mr.. z. T. Hanger, Of Collierstown, who
holds an official position at the state
penitentiary, was at home Tuesday 10
vote.
Mr.. Preston Rhodes, a successful stock
raiser near Buchanan, has been the guest
of Mr.. John p. Welsh for some days.
Some of the ladies of the community
are actively engaged in getting up an
amateur theatrical performance, TO be
given at the Opera-House on November
9th and 2Sth.
Misses Lucie Locher and Olive Edwards,
OF Glasgow, are visiting the Misses
Lairds.
Mrs. william p Mcguire. Of WinchesteE
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ]. Randolph
Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander McCorkle, Of
Macon, Ca. are the guests Of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. McCorkle, near
Oakdale.
Treasurer A. w. Hartman and Mr.
Alex. 2. Moore, OF the State Treasurer $
Office, Richmond, were in Lexington Tues
day to vote.
Mr.. James NJ. Davidson left on a sew
eral weeks trip to New York and Canada.
Mrs. Thomas A. Bledsoe is visiting
friends in Stanton.
Miss Otey Cullen, of Richmond, Is the
guest of Mrs. william S. Hopkins.
Misses Fannie and Hattie Ross, OF Rich
mond are the guests OF Colonel and Mrs.
j. ID. II. Ross.
| Miss Nellie Groine has composed beau
| tiful set OF waltZes, entitled Fin de Steele
Club" which will soon be published.
Miss Lillian Roadcap, of Goshen. ha,
accepted a place as teacher OF art In the
institute at Newcastle. Craig county.
Ms. Luther Morrison and her son. Rev.
w. NJ. Morrison, OF Whistle Creek. are
visiting the family Of Mr.. Giles Gum. OF
| Vinton.
The ladies' Of the Committee of the
Association for the Preservation OF Vir-
ginia Antiquities have written 20 Rev.
u. A. Penick, pastor of New Monmouth
church. for information in regard TO
the history and condition Of the old Mon
OH hut -
ascertaining the probable cost OF repairs
necessary to preserve II. and for other
facts which may identify il as an inter
estng relic of the past The old Mon
mouth church. as previously reported
through your columns soma time ago
was very much wrecked by the recent
| storm.
One OF the special features OF the last
election here was the rush for place al
the door OF the polls. in order to vote
| At times dozen would make a break
under the ropes and scurry for the covet,
ed position, and the first four were the
! lucky ones, as the others would be sent
| outside OF the prescribed limit 1t was
very much after the order OF a game OF
| football and every one enjoyed H. After
| this had gone on for some time a differen,
| order OF arrangement was fixed and
everything went smooth. as no one had
TO rush.
A religious revival which has been ir
| progress for several weeks al Wesley
Chapel, has closed About eighty pro.
fessed conversions and fifty have beer
added 10 the church. The services were
conducted by Rev. w. o. Talbot. pas.
tor assisted by Rev. Mr. Joyce, OF Buena
| Vista.