Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04
/ N ROCK BRiDaE COUNTY.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE ATHENS
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J exlngton, Va, October :2.-Ground
has been broken at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute for the erection OF the
Francis H. Smith Academic Hail. work
I on the foundation is progressing rap
idly and the retaining wall Is nearing
completlon. Work will be continued
this Winter as long as the weather per-
s. Mr.. Robert q. Hutton. instructor in
4 the Department Of Electrical Engi-
neering at Washington and Lee Uni
Syersity, has been appointed instructor
in Junior mathematics Mr.. Hutton
was educated at the Baltimore City
Z College and at Johns-Hopkins Univer-
sity, Of Baltimore.
a decree has been entered in the
Circuit Court Of .Rockbridge by Mr.. j..
r. Williams, of Richmond, seeking to
assert claim against the Lexington
!. Development Company for $4,000. the
!? balance due the Glasgow Manufactur-
) ing Company on the erection of Hotel
4sDeHart, at this place. Mr.. Williams is
appointed receiver and is empowered to
< proceed at once to collect from the
stockholders on assessment of 30 per
fcnt. on the par value Of the stock sub
scribed for in the Lexington Develop
ment Company.
FOOTBALL
The football team at Washington and
i Lee University is now hard at work
( getting ready for the season soon to
begin. The following schedule has been
Z arranged:
w. L. U. VS.. Pantops. Lexington,
8 October 9Th.
SO w. l.. u. VS.. U. Va, Charlottesville,
4 w L. u. VS.. v. NJ. L, Lexington, Oc-
i:tober 14th.
w. L. u. vs. Richmond College, Lex
ington, October 21st.
w. L. u. VS.. Hampden- Sidney, Lex
Sington, November 9Th.
w. l.. u. VS.. Center College, Louis
vile, Ky, November 14th.
.p w. l.. U. vs.. Kentucky University,
Lexington, Ky, November 18th.
w. L. U. VS.. Central University,
Richmond, KY. November 10Th.
w. j.. U. VS.. ". M. I. Lexington.
November 25th.
w. L. u. VS.. University Of Tennessee,
Knoxville. Tenn. November SOth.
MAJOR CROSS DEAD.
Major John G. Cress. prominent
resident OF this county, died at his
home, near Buena Vista, early Sunday
morning, the cause of his death being
heart trouble; nged sixtytwo years.
He had been complaining for several
days, but had been attending to his
business. He was in Lexington a few
days before his death. Major Cress
was a native Of Augusta, Ga fIe
served in the Confederate army and
attained the rank OF Major in Georgia
regiment. During the war his regiment
saw service in Virginia. For n few
years subsequent to the war he was
engaged in business in New York He
came to Rocl<bridge in 1870 and has
since lived here, where he took prom
dnent part in the affairs of the county.
He was for some years president of the
Rockbridge Agricultural Fair Associa-
tion, for ten years was president of
the Rockbridge Mutual Insurance Com
pany, holding the office at the time of
his DEATH and was director in the
Bank Of RoclSbridge. He was q farmer
and a man of considerable wealth. He
was actively Identified with the Metho-
dist Church OF Buena Vista. Major
Cross is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Georgiana Osborne, Of this coun-
ty, granddaughter of the late John
Hamilton, and niece of Mrs Lyanden
j. Mccormick, of Chicago. The body
has been embalmed and will be taken
Tuesday or Wednesday to New York
for interment. his relatives having re-
moved from Georgia to that city.