Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
REV. DE-. MANLY ACCEPTS.

lie VIII Go to Lexingtun-v NJ I.
Notex-County Gossip
LEXINGTON. VA. January 12.-tspe-
cial.)--The Lexington Baptist church con-
gregation have. called the Rev. DR..
Charles Manly. Of Lexington, No. to fill
the vac ncy: recently caused by the resig-
nation Of the former pastor, the Rev. T..
sJ.EHall. . Mr.. Manly las accepted the call.
sHe graduated from Princeton in the same
class with Rev. DR.. James A. Quares,
now professor of philosophy at Was,nlg-
ton and Lee University. DR. Manly occu-
pied the pulpit Of the Baptist church OF
Staunton. some twenty years ago, and
afterwards preached at Greenville, S. Z.
He is regarded as one Of the fol- emost pull
BAPTIST church.
v. NJ. 1. GOSSIP.
Saturday night the cadets of the Vir-
GINA Military institute gave hop in
Inc gymnasium of the Stonewall jackson
Memorial building. Inele was a large
attendance, and the dance ended wltn.
the midnight hour.
The two new professors houses recently
erected. are now completed in every de-
TAIL and have been turned over by Con-
tractor D. S. Layne to the institute au
thorities- They will be occupied ny Col
oAei r,rancis MALLORY, pl olessur of philoso-
ply. and Colonel Henry c. Ford, the act
ing commandment of cadets.
The heaviest snowfall of the winter oc-
CURED Sunday morning at az early hour.
The mountains surrounding are covered
with heavy inantta of white Since
the recent coal .1c1c:e ilIy, all i.,c lie. ,,le
nave itut in y,,vd stoves. am wor.i is
now staple coinniDiity In Rpcklrld;;e
county Put The price. $3.50 to $3.50 e:,cr
cord. has not Keen ;>dvanceo, InlIl 10
the satisf,l ::i.,n of tho hcus. holders
BAD MAIL SERVICE.
For many days past, the morning pa
pers of Baltimore, Washington, and other
Northern cilies. have failed to arri Ie
on the regular afternoon train over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. It. is now
nearly midday of the following day be-
tore The subscribers have the pleasure Of
reading these papers. 1t is alleged that
the reason for their non-arrival on the
afternoon of the day they are o. inted,
is due to the fact thar che Southe train
out from Washington city Is always from
two to three or more hours late and the
baltimore and Ohio train. which males
connection with 1t at Harrisonburg, W.
Va, does not wait for It. This break in
in the connection of the two roads is a
great Inconvenience to the pubic
The semi-annual meeting of the Board
of Visitors of the Virginia Military lnsti-.
tute. which usually takes place: in R.chG
mond. will this year be held in the school
here. The date for the meeting has been
set for Tuesday, January GOTH at which
time MAJ, matte s of Importance will
possibly be brought before he board
Mr.. T. Frank Amole has sold his farm
near Wesley Chapel, Rock bridge county.
to Mr.. Henry NJ. Smith. The price Is
stated to have been ss,lOo and the farm
contains 200 acres. So z.' 80
SHEEP KILLING DOGS.
Dogs continue to commit depreda tons
on the sheep folds of the farmers Of
Timber Ridge. Rockbridge county. and
much grnmbiing Is heard from that quar-
ter. relative to first-class dog law, which
would protect and give indemnity for all
Of the sheep killed. Many sheep have
been killed within the past few days. Mr..
s. II. Larew. Of that locality, recently had
ten killed and eight crippled in one night.
Saving lumber has become an I'M
portant trade In Rockbridge county dur
ing the past few months. MIR. Ellis Mil-
.er is nov operating three saw mills With
In the county. and during the past week
moved on the lands Of Captain j. A. Nc
Nell, Of Kerr's Creek. where he had
bought the timer on eighty acres. This
he will cut and saw for market. The
other saw, mills run by Mr. Miller are
now In operation. One near the Rock
bridge Baths in this county, has. for
some eighteen months. been engaged In
saving up the timber from the stumpage
bought the timber on eight acres .ssss.S
ty. Other saw mills are also actively en-
gagged in the work 81 saving lumber and
lies tor which there IS a great demand
nov.
Columbia Personals. s.
COLUMBIA VA, January (special.}