Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22
LEXINGTON AFFAIRS.
The Mnry Custis Lee Daughters OF
the Confederncy-Pcrs

LEXINGTON, VA. August p-CSpe-
cial)-The Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter.
Daughters OF the Confederacy, have closed
a contract for the erection OF stone
wall on the front OF the Lexington Gene
terry. and on the north end as far around
as the side gate. The wall is TO be !
feet high and IS inches thick. and have
on the top a stone coping feet broad.
II is TO be made OF native gray lime
stone, I'm ashlar Masonry.
The main entrance IS TO be closed with
two high iron gates. with stone pillars
on each side. The work on the wall Will
commence without delay, and is to be
finished before cold weather.
The cadet barracks at the Virginia
Military Institute have been thoroughly
renovated, and the inner walls are being
colorwashed. preparatory 10 the opening
of the school on the 9Th OF September.
New cadets have been ordered 10 report
on the LIST of September, and the pros
poets for large school arc very en-
courag!ng.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage OF Miss Anna King Mckemy and
Mrs. Edgar Dawson on Tuesday evening,
August 3ist. at o'clock, at "Hopewell'
spotswood. Augusta county.
Mr.. James a. Frazier. manager Of the
Rockbridge Alum Springs. has been prom
inently mentioned as q candidate for the
House this fall by his Rockbridge friends.
Mr.. Frazier does not seem inclined 10
take 10 the idea, however. He WISHES
TO have a combination ticket-a go.d-De'n
ocrat-Repuolican ticket-to be placed IN
tho field and the fight made along inns
line He mentions the MINES OF seNeiaI
prominent gold Democrats OF mis- county
and that OF Mr.. ). r. Mccormick. a
prominent Republican, for such a ticket
and states that ne would love % make
a house-to-house canvass OF Rockbrid3e
for such a ticket
There was a family reunion at the home
of Mr.. j. w. Cupp. al Raph.ne. this
county. a few days since, the occasion
being the 18th birthday Of Mr.. Cupp,
There were present forty-one persons,
twenty-one OF them grandchildren.
The sad drowning OF Mrs. Philander
Braford. OF Natural Bridge, on Monday
morning, mentioned a few days ago by
your correspondent, is supposed 10 have
occurred while she was Ia an uEcon-
scious condition Mrs. Braford had been
unwell for some time. and had been IN
der the care Of friends for some days.
on Monday morning, while the watchers
were asleep she wandered 20 the river,
about a hundreds yards from her home.
and threw himself into 1t. The de-
ceased was 50 years Of age. and leil
q family of small children.
Miss Minnie Cox, Of Richmond, was u
guest OF Miss Annie Rufner this week
Captain b. +. Day, Of the navy, IS
spenling n leave of absence at hichory
Hill, his home, near Natural Bridge. MI
Allberry and family arc his guests.
Mr. James Walker is on trip 10 B.ue-
field W. Va. o..
James y. Veech, Of Louisville, Ky, is
In Lexington. lie Is q graduate or WASH
lngton and Lee University.
The Rev. Harry W. Myers, son OF Mt.
II. II. Myers, OF this place has received
notice from the Executive Committee on
Foreign Missions OF the Southern Presby %
terian Church Of his appointment as d
missionary 10 Japan. lie VIII pro0aoiy
. leave IN November.
Miss Lilo Mcdowell Wolf. OK Atan l't,
is visiting Mrs " 5. CurreN, ana VIII
remain until winter.
Professor Leslie l.. Campbell or NeSs-
Minister College, No. accompanied by AS
wife. is The guest Of relatives here.
Mr.. Irwin Prilchard. OF Durham ~ -
is visiting Mrs. W O.. Mcdowell