Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11
ROCKBRIDGE.
May Go Into BIast-Lexington Locais
Washington and Lee.


LEXINGTON. VA. December 10.-(Spe-
cial)-Mr Henry ID. Turney. OF Columbus.
Ohio. who Is the largest stockholder In
the large iron furnace at Goshen, mas
been inspecting that property, u Is
thought, with a view OF making neces-
sary repairs preparatory to putting the
furnace in blast The furnace property
has been placed in charge OF Mr.. Lew
Lemert. OF Columbus, o., who has
force at work painting the stack. The
starting up of this valuable industry In
that part of the county viii give employ
ment to many hands. The furnace IS
one of the largest in the State.
The store Of J. o. McClelland & Co., at
Goshen, was entered by thieves. who Sc
cured n lot Of merchandise An entrance
was effected by breaking the glass III
the transom over the main entrance; Inc
booty secured amounted TO about 800.
The last party OF deer-hunters out were
Messrs. Luther Engleman. Spotswood
Wills, J. NJ. and Il. Tolley, j.. FORBES;
and James Reynolds. They spent several
days, camped In the mountains at tne
Rockbridge Alum Springs. They returned
without having secured single deer: al
though three were started by their dogs.
After a short run the dogs gave up tne
chase. The hunters attribute their PAD
luck 10 lHe WOIInlcsS NOSS lhty hhu'
Mr.. Charles III. Wilson, formerly OF
Collierstown, in this county. who has Tor
the past three years managed the juno
ton store of the Winifrede Coal Company,
has been promoted to the position OF pqT-
chasing agent for that company. He
win have his headquarters at Winifrede'
w. Va.
Mr.. William L. Wilson. president OF the
Washington and Lee University. address
ed the Economic Class Of that 1nstltu-
IL, he I'D a
lecture There was also present large
number OF students from the various
other classes and quite a number OF the
town people. At the regular Wednesday
weekly assembly of the entire student
body he continued his address on the
United States Cabinet. In completing TINS
subject he brought out many interesting
facts relating to that august body.
The Law Class OF 1898 Of Washington and
Lee University held a meeting THURSDAY
afternoon to elect from their class their
quota OF assistant. editors on the unlver-
sity annual. THE Calyx." Mr.. j. sam:
Slcer, Jr., of Virginia. was elected nrst
assistant editor and Mr.. Charles ]. Faux,
ner. Jr, of West Virginia. was elected
second assistant editor. Both are proml-
nent and highly popular students or the
university, Mr.. Faulkner especially SO
in the athletic department ana on the
baseball field. Mr.. Slicer is newspaper
man for out-of-town dailies, and also
business manager of the university week
ly. "The Ring-Tum Phi" published by
the students.
Mr.. Abraham Hotinger. OF Collierstown;
the greatest wheat-grower and one OF
the largest and most influential farm
ers Of this county. has 200 acres In wheat.
1t required 215 bushels OF wheat 10 SOW
this acreage. Last season he raised near
ly 1000 bushels Of wheat on MS farms.
He sold TO a local dealer COO bushels lot
80 cents per bushel and was offered ina
price for the remainder of his crop. lie
SAYS that the wheat which he has sown
is now looking finer than any crop tnat
he has ever had before, and that tne
present prospects were fine for one or the
largest yields ever known.
Real estate and property continue 10
bring a good price here and in tne
county Among the recent sales weres:
Mrs Margaret A. Waddell to Emory ~.
Snider. a house and lot on the FAIR
Ground avenue for the sum OF N,29o;
William +. Johnston, special commis.
sioner. to A. l.. Elhart, of Baltimore, Dz
acres on north Buffalo, for the sum OF
81 900; Greenlse ID. Letcher, substituted
trustee. the Sellers property, in the SOUTH
west portion of the corporation limits
consisting of a valuable brick residence
situated within nineteen acres. of sur
rounding land, to w. l.. Moody q Co., Oh
Galveston Tex, price paid 1850.
The evangelical meetings now going on
in the Presbyterian church, which, are
conducted by Evangelist Pearson, nave
grown to immense proportions Ihere Is
an attendance of a thousand persons at
each meeting. So great are the audiences
that the aisles are filed with seats, and
all OF these occupied.