Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-14

He Purchases J. Arch I.y1e's Earns
I'm Rockbrtdae.

LEXINGTON. VA. August n-tspe-
cial.)-Mr J. S. savilie. County superin-
tendent of Public Schools. hold the exam
nation for teachers on Tuesday and We'd
nes6ay. The usual large number OF appii-
cants were In attendance. There were
seventy-three ladies and sixteen gentle
mea. Many among them will teach for
the frat time.
The farm OF DIR. J. Arch Lyle deceased.
containing about 400 acres. lying near
Fancy Hill, OF this county. has been sold
By Commissioners f. T. Glasgow, w. 4.
Shields. I. A. sterrett. and r. A. Full
wiler to Mr.. Newton Kiger. of Nurat. for
1890 Mr.. Kiger recently sold his farm
for 5000.
Captain Lewis Hartman. the Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
counties Of Rockbridge, Craig, Botetourt.
and Allegheny. has moved his office here.
Professor 5. 4. Moreland left to-day
for McDonogh. Nd, where he will assume
the principalship OF McDonogh School.
His family will remain here for several
weeks yet, before going TO their new
home.
Mr.. Herbert r. Leech. son Of Mr.. W.
B. Il. Leech. OF Oakdale. has been APP.
pointed Instructor in Architecture and
Drawing at McDonogh School. Mr.. Leech
graduated with distinction from tina
Maryland Institute.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. William l.. Wilson, wife OF Presi.
| dent William l.. Wilson, OF Washington
and Lee University, Is visiting at AeS
| former home, Charlestown. W. va.
| Colonel and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Semmes. OF
| the Virginia Military Institute, have gone
| for visit OF several days TO Mr.. and Mrs.
| B. B. Scenes, at Newport News.
DR.. James Lewis Howe, OF Washing
| ton and Lee University. has gone to New
| buryport, Mass, where he Will spend
| month with his father. Mr.. James Lewis
| Howe.
Professor David c. Humphreys has
| gone TO ct. Louis. Mo-. where he VIII visis
| for two weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. hunter Pendleton. OF tho
| Virginia Military institute. are now visit
| ing in Charlottesville.
Mr.. Charles X. Hunter has returned
| from a visit to his old home, Richmond
and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel d. Walker ara
visiting friends at Walkers Ford, Va.
Miss Estelle Morris is visiting her aunt.
Mrs. Charles Brightwell. Of near Lynch
| burg.
Mrs. William p. Irwin, accompanied by
her children. Is In Augusta county. visit
| ing the Rev. Daniel Junkin.
Mrs. James w. McClung has as her
| guest her mother, Mrs. Charles q. Berry,
Of Moffett's Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Fletcher. OF Ac-
comac Courthouse are the guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Henry II. Myers.
Mr.. William II. Laughlin, one OF tho
foremost merchants here, Is now spending
a vacation In Baltimore and Norfolk.
Mrs. Wade Masters is visiting friends
and relatives at Edom, Va.
Mr.. Charles Funkhouser. OF tho busi-
ness department of the Morning Herald.
is the guest OF his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
E. r. Funkhouser.
Mayor Thomas T.. McCorkle had q
slight stroke OF paralysis this week, but
Is now expected to be out In few days.
Misses Leila and Edna Holmes are visit.
ing their brother, Mr.. Henry b. Holmes,
at Newport News.
Colonel u. w. Nichols has returned
home, after a visit OF several days to
Camp Alger. where he was tho guest OF
his brother. Captain James r. Nichols,
who commands Petersburg company In
the Third Virginia Regiment.