Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-19
RoCKBRIDGE COUNTY.
Locals from Lexington safes "i
(Property-Roads and Stock

(Property-Roads and stock.
LEXINGTON, VA, January N-tspe-
cial)-W. {. Preston. Esq, OF kich-
mond. is visiting his mother Mrs'
Thomas l.. Preston.
Miss Grace Shanks is visiting Mrs' u
c. Gooch. OF staunton.
Mr.. Horace NJ. Wade, OF philadelphia
is the guest Of his brother. Major l.
NJ. Wade. -, r.,-eo,a g.
visiting his sister, in Washington city.
Mr. a +. Jahnke Jr., who has been
here for the past week. has returned 10
Richmond.
Colonel ]. d. II. Ross has returned from
a visit to Richmond.
Rev. A. Poe Boude, OF Brunswick'
Nd. is visiting his brother, Captain
John c. Boude.
Mrs S. c. Charlton is visiting rela-
tives in Richmond.
Miss jamie White has returned from
visit to friends in Richmond.
MIR. Glen r.. Vaughan. who has been
so long connected with Messrs. White
e. Hutton. has accepted position with
the Standard OIL Company.
Mr. William A. Haines, for several
years clerk in the Western Union Tele-
eraph Office I'm Stanton, is now assistant
onerator Of the Western Union Office here.
Mrs. Graham, widow OF Dr. John A
Graham, is visiting friends In Concord,
y. G.
Mr. f. II. Barclay. editor OF the Lex
ington Gazette, Is attending the annual
meeting of the National Editorial Asso-
citation. which meets in ST. Augustine,
Fla. Mr.. Barclay is the member OF the
National Executive Committee OF that
body from Virginia.
Misses Mamie, and Mary Preston.
Agnes and Margaret Graham are So
journing for the winter in brownsville.
Ga.
Major and Mrs N. 3. Tucker have re-
turned home from their wedding tour.
Mrs. and Miss Auspach. OF Bedford
City, who have been visiting Mr.. S. @.
Auspach here, have returned home.
TIE opinion Of some OF the leading
farmers OF this county is that the fall
sown wheat has already been seriously
injured by the freezes and thaws so far.
The Rev. Robert Logan. who gradu-
ated from Washington College. now
Washington and Lee University. In 1S4o.
died at Fort Worth. Tex, on January
9TH. I'm the saith year OF his age.
NEW COURTHOUSE MOVE.
The Board OF Supervisors OF the
county last September recommended that
the Court take necessary steps TO sub
nit to the vote OF the county the de-
termination OF whether debt OF $50 90
should be made TO build a new court
house and Clerks Office. Mr.. A. T.
Shields, clerk OF the board. has certified
10 the County Court the above order.
The need OF a suitable Clerks Office for
the county records 10 be stored In has
long been felt by the town and the coun-
~ at large. And the general expression
by the voters IS that when the mea-
sure comes Up for a vote II will be car
ried by a large majority. BY ali means
let Rockbridge county have the new
courthouse and Clerks Office
The weather has not been severely cold
during the past week. but such a tenn
perature has prevailed that the ice which
formed some ten days ago. IS as FIRM
"a ever. and some five inches thick. The
river Is covered daily with skater
Mt Joseph F. Shaw has filed his
fine ice. and all his smaller houses
hereabouts.
The residence OF c. NJ. Ffggat, the de-
faulting cashier OF the defunct Bank Of
Lexington was sold az public auction on
Thursday by special commissioners.
William A. Anderson and william T.
Shields. OF the Circuit Court: Colonel
James X. Edmondson being the trustee
for the bank.
The purchaser was Mrs. Thomas l..
Preston. widow OF DIR. Thomas l. Pres
ton. and the price paid was $500 which
Includes a lot In the rear OF the resi-
dence.
The County Court has made change