Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-01-17
Virginia News.


ably alarmed.
A large attended meeting was held
Friday MI ht at Staunton in the interest
of the proposed dispsnsary law Tor
Staunton and Augusta counties.
The great Northern Railway has
several agents in Shenandoah county
endesvoiine to secure smisrants to the
Northwest.
Mr.. Ii. E. Ingalls, announces that he
" i'll retire from the presidency OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio, but will retain
the presidency Of the Big -Four.
| Clarence Long, an employe at the
depot at Strasburg, was run over and
killed by freight train on the South
ern Railroad, at Strasburg Junction.
The principal business block in
Windsor, W., small town in Isle OF
Wright county, II miles from Suffolk,
Was destroyed by FIRE early Sunday
morning.
An attempt was made last Monday
night to burn the Arbor Hill school
house in Augusta county The school
trustees have offered reward OF sou
| for the arrest Of the party.
Mr.. Swanson has not decided to en-
| ter the race for the gevernorship as yet
He is considering the matter, but is be-
ing strongly advised by his friends not
! to enter the race this time.
| On the farm Of Mr.. Emanuel Snyder.
south OF Marksvillo, Page county,
thieves few nights ago butchered
beef weighing about 800 pounds and
carried of all but the hide and refuse.
| A eolcred passenger with full de-
veloped cage of smSllpo1 was found on
Southern Railway train Friday be
tween Suffolk and Lawrsncsville. He
| corded the train before daylight at
Lawlenceville.
/ Major-deneral Dabney Htrndon
Maury, the Oldest Confederate officer
| in Virginia, died at o'clock Thursday
NJ srning at the home Of his son, Mr.
DaDney H. Maury, Jr., in Psorio, Ill,
in the 18th year Of his age.
A goat ranch is the latest industry
| in the vicinity of Winchester. Two
Winchester capitalists have purchased
large trnct, on which to raise goa's
for their hides, which will be sold to,
the large Wincees glove factory.
Last season the 80 canneries in Boter
| tourt count, gscksd an average OF
about A, 900 cases each Of tomatoes and
sold at an average Of 81 20 per case.
This means The snug sum OF $3S4.OOS
for the tomato industry in that county
for 1899.
TIE remains Of the late Gen. DALney
q. Marry arrived in Richmond Satur-
day morning, and the funeral services
were held from st. James Episcopal
Church. The body was then taken to l
Fredericksburg and buried by the side
OF bis wife and childred in the Gem etsry
there.
Louis August, who on Saturday WAS
found guilty Of murder a! Hampton
and sentenced to eighteen years in the
psnitsntiary. MAS found dead ~ his cell
Monday morning. August had hanged
himself by using towel AZ a rope,
WHICH was secured to the bars Of his
call door.
Nelson Banks (colcred) and his wife.
on returning to their home. nor Scots
vile Wednesday, found that during
their absence Frank Fill (colored),
about 8 years of age, whom they, -
usual, had left in charge OF their child,
Mary Banks, about p years old, had
killed the little girl and buried the
body in bank Of ashes in the yard
The child's head was practically served
from the body. On being asked how
and why he did il he said he threw her
down on tho floor and chopped her
head of with ap axe. He said they
(the parents) "kept on making him
mind her." and she "want no count,
nohoy," and "never would be-" and lie
"; uld have TO stay there ard mind her '
long time, so he thought be would
ust chop her head of and get rid OF :
Ter.
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