Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-06
LEXINGTON.
Captain Halves Rcsigns-The CONNIE
Regatta-i Bcuucst.


LEXINGTON, VA. May 5.-(Speclal)-
First-Captain G.. Percy Halves oil '"e
corps of cadets Of the Virginia Military
Institute. has resigned, and First-Lleu-
tenant f. II. Marsteller has been APP
pointed first captain captain MarSteie,
is a son of Surgeon Marsteller, VINO y y"
hoard of the Raleigh, of Cornmouoie
Dewey's fleet.
Cantain Il. y. Morgan has been APP
noinfed temporary commandant OF the
corns Of cadets of the Virginia Military
Institute I'm the absence OF Lieutenant
price Of the United states army flrst
Artillery. recently assigned To DUTY az
Richmond. As the boys say. they ohiy
wish that they had been called on 10 go
with Lieutenant Price 10 his new poS'
of duty. -. xuosb-
President William l.. Wilson. or WASH
irgton and Lee University, did not oe-
liver his weekly address TINS weeh.
having gone to Yale to deliver seIleS W
six lectures on the History OF rep
sentative Government before the ID"
school Of that University.
Mr.. II. w. Anderson. of Richmohu' ha'
been chosen as Washington ana Lee I'm
vorsit.,,s representative at the southern
which takes place on May 18TH. Mr.
charles =. Myers. of Lexington, has peeh
| chosen TO represent Washington and Lee
I-niversitv at the State oratorical con-
| test in Richmond, May 9th
The committee on selecting the Aloer'
Sirnev crew for the coming regatta III
! Tune composed of Messrs. c. w. Guthe-
rie and Robert Nelson. have had candl-
| dates in training for the past TWO
| months. and have selected the crew d
| follows: Stroke. J. c. McCluer; No. J.
| Lester Witherspoon; No. 2 Randolph
| Tucker. No. 3. G.. Wallace Muir; cox
| swain. Robert Nelson
THE committee On the Harry Lee ere"
| have not made any selection as yet
| Lexington's amateur talent presence
| tonight at the Opera-Itouse the CONN
onera "Pinafore." The proceeds of the en-
Indictment were for the benefit of th'
Tucker Memorial Hall. TO be erected a
Washington and Lee University.
THE will of Miss Louisa Baxter, ha
been admitted to record in the Count!
court She leaves 10 Judge William NC
Iauehlin. rector of Washington and Lee
| university. a large number of old manu-
| scrinte They were at one time IN
,ro,,ertv Of Colonel Fleming. her grand
f,tber and Or. George 4. Baxter. he
| f,tbor and are OF historical value. Nolo
mel Fleming's papers in many cases re
toto "a the early settlement of Kentucky
while those OF Or. BaXte: relate 10 IN
aarlv history of Washington Collegt
nov, Washington and Lee University i
| tba heouest some valuable books are ais
Included and silver drinklnS-cui
which was used by Colonel Fleming a
Tho hattie of Point Pleasant where n
commanded a Virginia regiment. 1t bear
the following inscription: 'Octoper
ia These articles were willed To Judg
Mclaughlin. with the understanding Una
he is Ia turn them over 10 Nashinsto
and Lee University.
THE new stone wall in the front OF IN
cemetery where Stonewall Jackson nt
hurled has been completed. II Is SUI
stantial and handsome piece of masonr!
an ornament to the place, ana srei
credit also. The wall is of blue llmestoi
ouarried here. IL is feet hlgh ana
inches thick and is made Of three course
NJ Ashlar masonry, each foot in helgh
and . wide coping on the top as a CA
which Is also / foot I'm height. Al II
main entrance are two high square pi
lows. prepared TO receive an iron gat
10 The either side of each pillow al
smaller openings for small iron gate
,The gates are now being placed in pos
tion. The building of the wall was unde
taken BY the Daughters OF the CohIe'
e eracy. the Mary Lee Chapter