Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-09
LEXINGTON.
The Fosters Acknowledgements
and WiIson-PersopaI Notes.

w NOtth.
LEXINGTON, VA, December s.-tSpe-
cial)-The County Court has been in ses-
sion since Monday, Judge William Hou-
ston presiding. All OF yesterday was
taken up by the case OF the Common
wealth VS.. T. T. and r. f. Foster. under
Indictment for assault with intent to
kill. etc. The Fosters reside near Cedar
Grove, some eight miles from here.
short while ago a neghbor named Mop.
Harlow, for some supposed grievance,
went TO the Fosters and said that he had
come there for row. and he proposed
/ 10 have one before he left. He attacked
the older Foster who is a man OF 20
! years OF age and began TO beat him in
! his yard. Harlow was demonstrated with
| by the son, who rested upon an axe, as
/ he was at the wood-pile, which was only
/ few steps from where the belligerents
were. Harlow caught up a stone and
/ told the younger Foster to put down his
/ axe. and the latter refused Foster the
/ younger was then in turn attacked by
1 Harlow, who approached him, and as he
! did so Harlow threw the rock which
| struck young Foster near the groin and
| for q few moments stunned him. Foster,
! recovering, however. as Harlow stopped
| to pick up second stone. struck him
| two blows with the axe above the hip,
| cutting several ribs and inficting dan
! gerous wound. The Fosters were in
| dicted as above mentioned. The jury
were out only a few minutes, when
verdict was returned clearing the Fos-
/ tiers. The Commonwealth was repre-
/ scented by Colonel Robert Catlett and the
prisoners by Frank r. Glasgow. Esq.
Mrs. Eliza Cochran, of the Greenville
! neighborhood, died at the residence of
her son, Mr., William II. Cochran, of
| that place. She was the mother of Mrs.
| L. J. Cochran, of Fairfield. She was
| aged 80 years. Her remains were inferred
| in the Bethel Cemetery yesterday.
| The meetings now being conducted by
| Evangelist Pearson, of Asheville. n. c.,
| are being largely attended All the places
of business are closed each day from IL
| 10 u o'clock A. NJ; even the bar-rooms.
Much interest is manifested. At the
nightly meetings the attendance is great
er than ever, as the county people come
/ in to listen 10 the clear and forcible ex-
pounding of the Scriptures by the evange-
| list.
A framed photograph with an auto
| graph letter in the window of a merchant
here has been attracting much atten-
| ton. The letter reads as follows: Dear
! Stiff you will come around this eve
ming at S o'clock we will look over few
| quite like Sunday cases in the Post-Office
! Department. Very truly, Grover Cleve-
| land. To William i. Wilson"
Under the photograph are the words
Looking over a few quite Sunday-like
cases" In the background is Grover
| Cleveland with a letter in his hand,
while in front of him is a table which. to
| all appearances, has on it several thou
sand letter. In the foreground is Will
| liam l. Wilson with another letter in his
hand. The photograph is excellent of
| both gentlemen.
Mr.. Viewers old relic. In the shape of
a dollar and a half note full descrp-
ton of which was published in the Dis
patch a few days ago, has elected for
him a letter from the daughter Of the
signer Of the note, Mr.. c. w. Purcell.
Mrs. Emma f. McCue mee PurcelD, of
Greenwood Depot. Va, wrote to Mr..
Weaver, and said that she had seen The
description of the note in the Dispatch
and that she wished to buy the same
as a family relic for she remembered as
a little girl when her father issued them
and helped 10 cut them apart.
Each day brings forth new phases in
the corn report. The last il from Mr.
Harvey RAIDER a prosperous farmer on
| Buffalo. who brought in three ears OF
corn which contained, respectively, q
rows, l22l grains; % rows, 1922 grains
and 2S rows 1,2SS grains.
The Rockbridge Tobacco Company OF
Glasgow, has moved it's factory into the
Masonic Temple at that place, where ii
will be permanently located. With the
newly acquired room it will enlarge It's
business.
Mr.. w. G. Mathews. of Glasgow, con
tinues TO add 10 his stock of blooGed
d. cattle. This week his additions We're two
Devon COWS and a heifer. and bull q
the same variety.
The lodge of Odd-Felows at Midway
are now erecting an Odd-Fellows' hal
at that place. 1t will be ready for occu'
nancy about the first of the year. The
lodge will use the upper room as then
han and the lower room will be used by
the community for entertainments. This
order is in a flounshing condition at that
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