Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-14

personal.
Mr.. A. G. Rhodes left today for his
home at Stanardsville, Va
Miss vertie Irvine of Charlottes-
Vile, is visiting Miss Lula Laird.
DIR. James Lewis Howe occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist church Sun
day morning.
Prof. J. H. Latino addressed the
student body this morning on the
Monroe Doctrine"
Mr.. Robert H. Gillock has been
elected prelate of Lexington Lodge
Knights of Pythias. =.
Attorney General William A. Ander-
son has gone to Hot Springs, Va,
where he will spend month.
Mr.. F. A. Markley has returned
from Baltimore where he spent sew
eral weeks visiting his children in
that city.
Mr.. j. Ed. Beaver expects to leave
tomorrow for Baltimore and New
York to purchase spring goods for
the &. & ID. Clothing Company.
Misses Marinda and Maggie Rucker
of Buena Vista, and Misses Mamie
May and Belle Almond of Lynchburg,
are visiting Miss Margaret Witt.
Mr.. John Randolph Tucker was one
of the successful candidates last Fri
day examined by the Judges of the
Supreme Court of Virginia for license
to practice law. The names of several
other Washington and Lee men ap-
peared in the list.
DR.. William Wertenbaker, physical
director at Washington and Lee
University, has resigned that position
and has gone to locate near Ansted,
w. Va. for the practice of medicine.
He is a graduate of the medical school
of the University of Virginia.
A telegram was received here last
Friday announcing the sudden death
of Mr.. A. S. Hall at his home in Mo
bile, Ala. Mr.. Hall was in Lexington
during the illness of his son, Mr.. Hen
ry Hall, a student at w. g. l.. o.,
whose death occurred recently from
typhoid pneumonia.
The Staunton Daily News has been
purchased by the News Publishing
Company of Harrisonburg. Mr. VIM.
A Barr will be editor and Mr.. r. b.
Smythe the business manager, both
experienced newspaper men. The
former litor, Mr.. r. d. Haislip, has
a ccepted a position on the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Mr.. Henry o. Dold this morning
received a telegram from his brother,
Mr.. Samuel M. Dold of Temple, Tex,
announcing the death yesterday
afternoon of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Howard E. Wilcox, of Temple, from
the result of railroad accident Sun
day in Mexico. Mr.. Wilcox was a
popular student at Washington and
Lee ten years ago.
Mr.. A. T. Barclay returned from
Lynchburg last night, where he at
tended the meeting Of the committee
having in charge the location of the
Presbyterian Orphanage of the Synod
of Virginia. Mr.. Barclay presented
the advantages of the location Of
Hotel De Hart at Lexington. Mem
bers of the committee are expected in
Lexington today to examine the
property.
The Arkansas Gazette of Little
Rock, of Jan. 9Th has compliment
tary notice of Mr.. Carl ShOltz, who is
we'll known here as the son-in-law of
the late E. II. Barclay. 1t says :
"At the last meeting OF the stock
holders of the Coal Valley Mining
Company at Rock Island, ILL.,, whose
mines are owned by the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company, Carl SchOlz was elected
president of the company, vice r. r
Cable. resigned. Mr.. Scholz is also
manager of the mining departments
of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railroad, which road is owned by the
Rock Island Company. His hspd-
quarters are in Little Rock.