Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-16
LEXINGTON LOCALS.
Another Dividend-Golden Wedding
Drnmatic-A Racing Team.


LEXINGTON, VA, February H-(spe-
ciai.)-colonel James X. Edmondson' the
assignee and trustee of the defunct BANK
OF Lexington, will in few days declare
n dividend OF 10 per cent. for the Deheh'
Of the deposltors who were caught In the
wreck. This will make GO per cent IN
all paid to depositors. and II mas only
been a year since the bank closed. Colo
mel James X. Edmondson has sold to the
sank of Rockbridge the banking-room so
long occupied by the Bank OF Lexington,
and now occupied by the Bank OF Rock
bridge as q banking-room. The price paid
was 81 800.
The Lexington Lodge, No CO. OF Knights
of Pythias, have added to their work the
ampliiied third degree, which will increase
the already great interest taken mere in
that order They have every meeting
night from TWO TO three candidates. The
order here now numbers over eighty
members.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Barclay quietly
celebrated their golden wedding on We'd
nesday evening at their residence. They
were married at Winchester. KY, and u
took them two weeks time to travel to
their home here by stage and boat.
Walter Campbell, OF Buena Vista,
cection hand on the railroad near here,
while working on the track had his hand
badly mashed. The rail. which had been
lacked up for the purpose of putting In
IL new tie, was let down by i green hand
without warning He went violently in
sane for a time and IL took two men 10
hold him on the car when he was taken
TO his home, in Buena Vista.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
The Lexington Dramatic Club will give
two performances ton Monday and Tues
day nights nexO for the benefit OF the
Southern Collegian, the college magazine
OF the Washington and Lee University
here. The plays 10 be presented viii be:
IF Had Ten thousand a Year. and
"A Rough Diamond" The characters in
the casts will be taken by the following
well-known society people: Miss Annie
White, Miss Lucy Pendleton. Miss Janet
Allan, Miss Lily Coles, and Miss Ellen
Sloan, of St. Louis, and Messrs. W. u.
Welsh. L. A. O'Neal, w. d. Stokes, Nor
ton Fultz, A. d. LaFar. and f. A.
| Quarlos, students Of the Washington and
Lee University.
| DR.. Il. H. Gorreil, Jr., Is visiting his
| brother, Professor J. II. Gorrel. OF Wake
| Forest, N. c. Professor Gorrell Is a
| ~. VI iicPhNiii.'.
A RACING TEAM.
The Lexington Fire Department are
now taking steps to have racing team
| at the next annual meeting of the State
! Firemens Convention, TO be held at
! Hampton. Va, in June. and for that occa-
sion Howard Campbell has been chosen
captain, and " Il. Funkhouser trainer.
The Lexington public schools, which
usually close in April for want OF funds,
will be run this year until the LIST OF
June, as the Town Council at a recent
meeting appropriated funds sufficient 10
carry on the schools for another month
The case of Jewet w. Vines. Jr., OF
Greenville, Va. who was on bail in the
sum of $500. for his appearance before
United States Commissioner Bennett n.
Bell for violation of the United States
postal laws, came up on Wednesday. and
as the principal witnesses were absent
was dismissed.
Rev. John L. Clarke. one Of the Oldest
| preachers In the Southern Methodist Con
ference, is the guest oi friends here. He
was stationed in Lexington before the
war, and fifteen years later was again
sent here lie Is now on the superan-
| nuated list of the conference.
Mrs. John +. Lewis and Miss Marie
Lewis. OF Clarke county, Va, are the
guests Of Mss Maggie Freeland, OF
Liberty Hail"
The young men Of the town are now
taking steps TO organize rick" of the
Ancient Order of Hay Makers. and at the
next visit OF Grand -Hayseed W. w. Nc
Guffin, of Baltimore, he will be called OF
TO institute branch OF his order here.