Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-12
R0CKBRIDGE COUNTY
PERSONAL POINTS AND LOCAL
NOTES FROM LEXINGTON.
Called TO the Position of Adjunct
Profcssor-DeIegnte 20 the Chris
tian Endeavcr Convention-Nor-
mon prcachers-Farm sold.

LEXINGTON. VA. July n.-(special.)-
uudge W. ID. McKerny. OF Dayton. o.. Is
visiting relatives near Alone. this county.
Mrs ]. +. Home and daughters are
visiting in Boston.
Mrs. d. NJ. Eamunds IS at Virginia
Beach.
Mr. c. c. owen. OF Black Walnut, Va.
Is the guest Of his mother. Mrs. J. b.
Spencer.
Miss Nettie Henderson, OF stanton. is
the guest OF Mrs. TT. Agnor.
Mrs. John c. Boudc and Mrs. A. p.
Boude are visiting In salem.
Mr.. Howard Barclay. who has been
home.
Mr. Robert Barton. Of Pulaski county,
IS visiting friends here
The Misses Perolvai. Of New orleans,
are the guests OF Mrs. 5. Z. Lee. at the
Pines.
Mr.. Norwood Harris. OF Waco. Tex.
brother OF the late Professor c. J. Har-
ris. is the guest OF relatives here.
Nr and Mrs Frank Sibley. OF Wash
ington cry. are visiting Mrs. Thomas
Winfield.
Professor Leslie L. Campbell and wife.
OF Clinton, s C.. are visiting Mrs. NJ. W.
Houston.
Professor and Mrs. ". G. Brown. OF
Washington city. are the guests OF Mrs.
James J. White.
Miss George IAghtfoot. OF Culpeper. is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. ID. Morrison, on
kerr's creek.
Mr.. Joseph B. sterrett. Of Slater. No.
IS visiting in Rockbridge county. MI
Sterrett is City Attorney Of Slater.
Mrs. r. W. Hicks and family. OF Win
ston. n. c., are spending the summer
bere.
Mr. Samuel NJ Dold. OF Temple Tex. Is
the guest Of his mother. Mrs. c. NJ. Dold.
Mr. Mathew 5. Kahle. Of Cleburne. Tex.
IS here visiting relatives. Nr. Kahle at
tended the Confederate reunion in Rich
mond.
Professor B. II. waddeu. OF louisville
Ky. and Mr.. T. L. Wafdeu. OF 81. Louis.
NO. are the guests Of Mrs. L. ". Pres
ton.
Professor and Mrs. Charles A. Graves
have gone 20 Europe TO spend the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Gus Quarles. son Of the Rev. J. 4.
Quarles II. n. has gone 10 Louisville
where he has accepted position rs re-
porter on one OF the evening papers.
Lieutenant Pat Hogan. Confederate
States army. OF Terrell. Tex. is visiting
relatives IN this county. He is native
Of Rockbridgc county. and was neuten-
ant IN the Rockbridge Grays, Fourth
Virginia Infantry.
CALLED BACK.
Captain Francis Mallory. OF Norfolk
distinguished graduate Of the Virginia
Military Institute. OF the class OF lsSs
and formerly assistant professor OF rnath-
~rf ~ 81 10 fr
stitute. was appointed at the recent meet
ing Of the Board OF Visitors adjunct
professor Of mechanics. physics and as
fronomy He was granted leave OF alb
seuce for one year TO continue his studies.
Captain Mallory has been post graduate
student al Johns Hopkins University for
the past two years
Captain Perry. Of Charleston. W. V.
was here this week visiting relatives and
renewing acquaintsnces lie was born
here sixty-fve years ago. and was at
one time connected with the Valley star.
published here Captain Perry was on
his way home from the reunion. and he
wore a full Confederate uniform.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Sterrett. Of High
land county, are visiting relatives In this
county.
Nrs. Henry Miller Of Middlesboro',
Ky. and Miss Symington. OF Kentucky,
are the guests OF the Rev. and Mrs. ".
NJ. lfcElwes. az the Rockbridge Baths.
Mr. Z W. Bosworth. assistant PROBES
snr In NcGuire's Classical School is at
his fathers home in Brownsburg, for the
summer.
The Rev. and Mrs. ". NJ. MePhetus.
az Columbus s c., are summeFlns al
the Rockbrdge Baths.
r. c. r Humphries and Henry II.
McCorkle both OF Lexington, quaNhed
TO practice law in this court.
Miss Priscilla Ball. OF Norfolk, is the
guest OF the Misses Irvine.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERs.
The following delegates Of the Lexing-
ton Young Peoples Society o. Christian
Endeavorers. Of Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal church. South, are attending the
international Young Pee IS Society OF
Christian Endeavor convention 10
Washington city: Misses Annie wight
man. Laura Crigler. Annie Pitzer. Mrs.
II. II. Gnlock. Or. J. 7. Wightman, and
Messrs. II. =. Hutton and W. X. Ken
nedy, the last two being members OF the
Virginia Executive Committee. Mt Hut
ton. IS secretary OF the stanton District
will make an address at the Virginia
rally. Other Lexingt0nians who are at
tending the convention are Misses Bessie
Moore and Addie Dunlop. and Messrs
Henry Pitzer. J. W. Lindsay, and Jonn
A. Champ.
Among the cadet officers OF the corps OF
cadets OF the Virginia Military Institute
Is Arthur NJ Ship. who IS fourth cap
tain. he Is the son Of General Scott
Ship. Percy a Montgomery. Of Golfers
town. this county. Is first line sergeant oil
c Company.
-Four Mormon preachers have been hoid
ing meetings In the South River District
OF this county. for some time, ana they
have made a number OF converts.
J. T. Potter OF Colliersiown. has bought
the X. Il. Brown farm. four miles east OF
here. 1t contains 90 acres. and the price
paid was si.Jo0. and is considered iin'
sale when land is so extraordinarily low
J. p. Welsh shipped this week two car
loads OF cattle. one Of lambs and one o.
hogs Twenty OF the cattle were raised
by J. -. Crist. OF near Lexington. and
they averaged 1870 pounds each. These
heavy cattle ranked as first quality. anC
brought the highest prices in the eastern
markets.
Chairman G. d. Ietcher. OF the Demo
cratic Executive Committee. OF this coun'
~, has named Saturday July the 18th, as
the day for holding the district meeting:
for the purpose OF electing delegates tC
the congressional convention. 10 be held
at Amherst Courthouse on the Goth day
Of July.
Rain fell here in June on fifteen days
amounting TO 4m inches. and during thS
flrst eicht days Of the present month there
fell Gle inches.