Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-01-30
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Saturday next will be February z
and ground hog day.
Snow to the depth of about lou
inches is now on the ground, the deer
est OF the winter.
Protractcd services are beng bel
this week at Trinity METHODIST church
conducted by The pastor, Rev. H. F
Hamill.
A bill has been passed in he Legis
lature giving Drs. Robert Glasgow, j
II. Mapp and A. D. Es'ill $7S TO
medical services 10 Daniel Montgomer.
in Rockbridge jail.
William Anderson, . worthy coloret
man of Lexington, died last week a
the age of sighty-four years. HI
formerly was slave of William Kerr
well-known as one of Lsxington's bust.
ness men.
The additional cases in which to file
away documents in the county clerks
Office, purchased some time ago by the
Board Of Supervisors, have arrived and
are being placed in position today.
My wagon will be in front Of the
Owen Hardware Co.'s store, in Lex
ington, Court Day, February 4, with a
choice lot Of Pure Plymouth Rock
Chickens for sale. W. f. MILLER,
1-3O-1t Fancy Hill,va.
The case of the Commonwealth VS..
". L. Criglsr, indicted for giving away
liquor on election day, was tried before
Magistrate ". A. Baker on the 18th,
and the defendant was discharged upon
the payment of costs.
A meeting has teen called OF the
Lexington Presbytery for January
31st, at the First Presby terrain church,
Stanton, to consider the call OF Rev.
DR.. J. Nj. Wells to Wilmington, N. c..
and the resignation OF Rev. DIP. Jun
kin as pastor of Nit. Horeb church.
S.aunton Argus: Mr.. N. @. Watts
returned on Tuesday from Lexington,
where he made settlement with Mr.. L.
s. Burwell for the quarters telephone
business. We are p,eased to know tina
the same is satisfactory aud that their
efforts t, establish paying talking
business have been successful. |
Nessrs. Leas & NJ Witty, owners IT
several steam tanneries in this Sta e,
wto recently decided to erect an ex-
tract plant in correction with one OF
them. have decided to build the plant
in connection With their Busna Vista
tannery. The plant will employ large
force of men, and will be built at once.
Mr.. q. E. Desver, dealer in skins OF !,
wild animals here has had fair season
sipce the winter set in, in srite of the
mild weather. he has shipped North 1
the skins Of 336 skuHks, 257 rabbits,
400 coons. 148 opossums. "a muskrats, 4
"a gray foxes, Is rcd foxes, IL minks, !
4 Bears Wildcats, A civet cas-, and Il
l deer. All were killed or tapped in /
the surrounding country.
A firm Of cattle dealers at Raphine,
his county, shippel dur ng the past T.
yeer 64l cattle, 1T veal', 1857 sheep,
md 2.sG6 hogs. The amount pail out a
10 the people CT that n eiehborhood was L
l46, 756.40, or an increase over the G
amount paid out by the same dealers in q
1899 Of s. 900. There was Q falling off o
u the number Of cattle shipped, put an
Increase in other stock. IL
Through press Of oths, work, Mr. H. a
B. Kseble, OF Texas, editor-in -c chief of N
The Calyx. the annual at the Univer- q
ity, has resigned and the vacancy has n
'ssn filed by the election OF Messrs. G.
Y. J. Lsuck, Of West Virgins, and B. lf
}. Causey, Of Virgins. Both of those
'oung gentlemen are connected wi tn IL
zee Ring-Tum- Phi. = weekly paper a,
,ublished by the students of Wash Il
ugton and Ice. G
The case Of Daniel Montgomery We, C
commonwealth was argued before the al
supreme Court OF Appeals at Rich OF
,ond Monday by Hugh A. White. Of L
,uena Vista, for appellant, and Attor-
Montague for appellee, r
nd submitted. Montgomery is the n,
egro who murderously assaulted W. Fl
J. Davidson, deceased, on his farm On tb
outh River, and had three trials in bo
DO County Court and convicted each
ma hia Last sap onoa haiuo fonr yaorsl