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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
The New Registration.

On the first page of this week 5
GAZETTE is given an epitome o. the
necessary qualifications to regis
ter, written by an able lawyer OF
Winchester. But little so far has
been done throughout the State,
but what was done in Suffolk last
Friday gives an insight into the
trend of these boards. On that
day 100 white men applied, and
only one was rejected. There is a
general Discrimination on the part
of the negroes to apply for regis
tration, and many of those who do
are unable to explain the COnstitu-
ton to the satisfaction of the regis
trars.
There is no doubt in the minds
of the politicians that in the course
of a snort time the Republican
party, as at present constituted,
will be but memory.
There are many who think with
the elimination of the negro a
new party will be formed, composed
of Democrats who prefer Republi-
can principles. but who have held
aloof in the past on account of
the utilization with the black race.
A strong Republican party will be
built up in the South when the
negro vote is eliminated, composed
of the whites, whom it will be hard
to defeat. The negro vote has
always been menace and dis
turbing factor to the white Republi-
cans of the South.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
Pins?

Who knows the number and ne of the Pins used in the United
States year? The last tells that nearly seventy million
gross of the valued at nearly million and half dollars were
produced 1900 See how kinds OF Pins there are just
PINS common everyday then BLACK PINS lTEPlNS
HAIR PINS, VEIL PINS SAFETY PINS, &c
All these represented in the stores stock and many varieties
of each you going the mountains the seashoe or any
where? Be lay supply these little articles you may
cry out in despair I" A pn-my kingdom for pin -
The hot weather suggests other needu articles TOILET Pow
DET of which have variety including Mennens and the Blue
Banner the last named being exceptionally fine article at O
boxes for 25c TOILET SOAT the genuine Carmel White CASTLE
Imported Gycerne Cucua Packers Tar, Cogaes Turkish Bath
and many others Ct sterling worth
The STYLE this year calls for RIBBONS in aund
We Just receiving another big lot variety of
colors and qualities
hardly pays advertise those splendid DC soft aet but
know they ee again. mention the purchase Of
another lot. Come quickly You want them
Grocery Department has been busy at this
better shape supply your need GINGER ALE pnts
sparkling strong dozen bOtess easonab and
refreshing Homegrown Fruits that selling
unusual quantity of ORANGES and BANANAS.
CAKES and CRACKERS We get these often to have them
as fresh as possible Just received lot including CHEESE SAND
wIcHEs TEAS RECEPTION FLAKES LUNCH Milk Biscuits VAN
lila WATERS ALMOND Box BONs, ETC. etc.
We headquarters for all good breakfast foods including MALT
WHEAT Biscuit FORCE FKED RICE TOASTED WHEAT FLAKES GRAPE
NUTS MALTA VITA &c
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Central Kerr's Creek.
Gazette G Correspondence,

Gazette Correspondence,
August 12,-Farmers are cheerful since
the nice rains and all are busy plpughing
Al this time the neighborhood people
are scattered, some enjoying an outing al
Wilson's Springs, and others at jim
Spring. The last named Is fast becoming
a popular summon resort. Often as many
as so will come to spend the day and
enjoy lunch near the cool refreshing
spring Following is list OF some who
are spending few weeks there; Mr..
Joe Miller and family, Mr.. j. Engleman
aid family, Mr.. r, y. Engleman, Mr.. M.
p. Dunlap and family, Miss Cue Nc
corkle. Miss Essie Kerr, Mr.. s. M. Dun
lap of Lexington, Mr.. and Mrs j. Y.
Clark of Buffalo Mills, Mr.. G. Nelson Of
Ohio, and others
There IL some t,lk Of Union being made
graded school We hope 1t will not
end In talk bn6sQor have nice pew room
for the little ones.
Mrs. G. p. Kerr has returned from Q
visit in Brownsburg.
Miss Sallis Cummings Is visiting her
sister In Richmond.
Mrs. e. A. Whiimore is spending few
days in Newport Newa.
The many friends OF DR., Psnick seem
glad to have him with US again, II only
for few weeks, x,
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County Correspondence.
Buena Vista.
iazette Correspondence.

Gazette Correspondence.
August 11.-Mrs. Pearsall, the
mother of Mrs. +. l.. EInbree, who
has been suffering from malady in
her eyes, is threatened with total
blindness. Her left eye was operated
on at the Sanitarium last week with
the hope of saving the sight of the
well eye, hut grave fears are felt lest
her sight should be beyond pre-
servation. Though an octogenarian
in years she is cheerful and hopeful.
A noble, good, Christian woman, she
is as buoyant and brave as maiden.
She will remain at the Sanitarium
during this week.
President Rowe of the Southern
Seminary has returned from an eX-
tended and successful run through
the South in the interest OF his
school. He was as far South as bay
View, La, and seems to have imbibed
the spirit of Southern hopefulness.
He came home with "a face aglow with
smiles.
Our town is greatly hOnored by the
presence ofvisiting friendsand guests.
Every train of late brings us hack
loads with grooming trunks. A dozen
or more are boarding at the Southern
Seminary, mostly health seekers who
come from the north and west to
enjoy the elixir of our mountain ali
and scenery. Many of the private
families have visiting friends, not
light society butterflies, but excellent
and accomplished ladies who gladden.
Ourhome circles and swellOur churches
on the sabbath.
Our visitors do not feel their
pleasure complete till they have made
Lexington a call. They come back
enthusiastic over the historic and at
tractive city.
The Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.
has purchased of thu Virginia Coal
and Coke Co. the furnace at Buena
Vista. which the latter company has
owned since last September. Presl-
dent Zehnder was in Buena Vista last
Friday accompanied by General
Superintendent Taylor, when the
negotiations were closed. 1t is under
stood the price paid was 500, Ooo.
The new company will take charge
on the 18th instant.
DR.. J. +. Armstrong will hold his
second quarterly meeting at the st.
Johns Methodist church here next
Sunday at II a. III. He is aglow with
hopefulness for the outcome OF
Methodism here.
Mrs. Bertha DePriest, who has
been shut in by sickness for quite n
while, has so far recovered as to be
able to be out driving with her hus-
band yesterday, much to the delight
of her friends. SY KLONE.
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Upper Golfers Greek.
Gazette Correspondence.

Gazette Correspondence
August 12.-The Presbyterian and
Methodist Sunday schools at Golfers
town have united and will have a
picnic at the Presbyterian church on
next Saturday, the 10th. We have no
authority as to the program for the
occasion but presume that the usual
entertainments will be in order
Come out, GAZETTE men, and
take snack with us; it will do you
good.
Mr.. S. w. Foster and family have
returned to their home after two
week absence in Augusta and Rock
ingham counties.
Mrs. A. Shelton of North Carolina
is the guest of Mrs. p. |. Huffman.
Mrs. o. C.Pennock of West Branch
Iowa, is visiting her sister Mrs. q. q
Tribbett, at Maple Grove.
Mr.. Joseph Robson of jamestown
Ohio, is here with friends and rela
tives
Mr.. and Mrs. Let Goodbar Of neal
Alphine, were the happy recipients
of twin babies during the last week.
The little newcomers are doing well
and the parents are happy.
The farmers are now blowing fol
wheat and the indications are that
despite the scarcity of seed wheat,
there will be larger acreage sowed
than that of last year.
The Adventists have been for the
last two weeks conducting "a meeting
at their chapel on the Lexington and
Covington turnpike near here. We
learn that some interest has been
manifested. Y. RAYS.
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IRWIN 6 COMPANY.
Attention From Those Who
Wish to Boy Land.

offer for sale privately my farm known
as the rlateer Farm lying on Buffalo
Greek at Zollman's Mill, in ROckbridge
county, Va, and about six miles from
Lexington. The farm contains
About 32S Acres
of which about 22S acres are cleared.
Balance is in TIMBER, much OF il of best
quality. \ good deal of the land is in
grass.
improvements consist Of a comfortable
fralle mansion house of eight rooms,
tenant house. etable and other necessary
outbuildngs. Spring water is piped into
the house and barnyard. There is an
orchard on The place.
The land is well arranged in feds and
running water in every field.
More than 100 acres Of the farm is
superior land. \ part Is rolling and
particularly good for gazing
The farm is situated in a good neigh
borhood. about one and one half miles
from church, school and postofllee; also
good mill adjacent.
If not sold privately before
Tuesday, September 10th, 1902,
it will be offered that day on the premises
at public auction at o'clock p. m.
Terms on application. Apply to
July % st JOSEPH S. NATTER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
r.AawsM Crops in the Ma,
tiOn,S History.

Nature and the farmers of the
United States have outdone them
selves in the wheat, corn and oats
crop of 1902. From compilation
of figures of crop economists it is
estimated that the profits for the
farmers this year will be 50, 600, =
900, 900 or more, most Of which has
been realized on corn and wheat.
All along the line from the States
in the great grain-growing belt
comes cheering messages.
Wisconsin announces that she
has the biggest oats crop she ever
raised, and that her corn crop is
in excellent condition.
Indiana calls her corn crop "phe-
nomenal," and submits the figures
Ito, 600, 600 bushels-to prove it.
Nebraska declares she has 40, =
600, 900 bushels more corn in her
fields than she ever had before.
Illinois hopes to add nearly
100, 900, 600 bushels to her last crop
of that cereal.
Ohio makes her wheat crop prac-
tically the same as last years, and
has raised her corn limit Is, 600, 600
bushels.
Kansas will not raise more than
half as much wheat as she did in
1901, but she cOmpensates for this
loss with a corn crop five times as
large-unofficially est mated at
800, 100000 bushels-yirtually the
Government figures of a month
ago. Oklahoma promises some
thing like $50, 900, 900 bushels of
wheat and SO, 900. 900 bushels of
corn.
Up in Minnesota and the DakO-
tas the harvest of wheat has begun
with condition above 90 points.
Nearly everywhere the corn in the
fields bespeaks magnificent crop,
and the oats output, it is said, will
exceed that of 1899.
Until the threshers began to tell
their joyous tales it was believed
the wheat crop would not come up
to the record breaking total of a
year ago, but some statisticians
now believe that the crop Of
1902 will exceed that of it's pre-
decessor by at least %, 900, 600
bushels. This is the latest esti-
mate of b. w. Snow, one of the
best crop experts in the country.
His total is 77S,00O, 900 bushels.
The same authority says the corn
harvest will be 2, 500, 600, 600 bush
els, or nearly double that of a year
ago. He puts the oats crop at
8S5, 600, 600 bushels.
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Sherwood.
Gazette Correspondence.

! NdLtllt
August 1.-THE conversion Of the
Norfolk 4 Western railway station
into union station has contributed
greatly to the excitement as well as
convenience of our little place. The
transfer of passengers, baggage etc,
between the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad and Norfolk and Western.
which has previously been made at
Buchanan, will now be made here.
There is now a small elevator to con-
vey the baggage, but it will soon be
exchanged for a large one.
Mrs. James, who has been with her
daughter, Mrs J. w. Probst, since
last November, has for several weeks
been very i'll, and is improving very
slowly. Her son. Mr. John James of
Charlottesville, and her daughters,
Mrs. Price Of Lynchburg, and Mrs.
Franklin of MOntvale, are with her
now.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Campbell, who has made
Colorado her home for eighteen wears,
is now here on visit to her sisters
and brothers, who gave her a hearty
welcome. She is daughter of the
late Mr.. David StOner. This is her
first visit to Virginia within twelve
wears. Her heart is sorely grieved
over the death of her son, Samuel,
aged % years, lie had consumption
short while when God called him
away June %, 1902, Another son, a
buxom youth Of eight years, IS with
her, and it is easy to discern that he
is from the West.
Mrs. PoindeAter has returned to
her home after having spent several
months with her daughter, Mrs.
George Locher in Boston.
Misses Lola and Mary Abbott OF
Appomattoy county, are visiting
Mrs. J. II. StOner.
Mr.. Hugh Bradford spent last Sun
day aU his home here. He is having
a very convenient and beautiful house
built very near his old home.
Miss Kate McClay of Richmond, is
now the guest of Mrs. b. f. Burks.
Miss Florence Bradford of this I lace,
is Now on visit to her friends, the
Misses Whitnore OF near Lexington.
Mr.. Harry Burks who has been at
Clifton Forge for some time, is at
home now on vacation. Me.
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dsnce q new coet of paint.

uence q new coet or painC.
Two mild cases of fever at the
Rockbridge Baths hotel caused quite
stampede among the seventy-five
guests assembled there, and all but
four have taken their departure.
Miss Starke of Natural Bridge, and
Miss Spillman of Richmond, who
are the patients, are getting on nicely
as the disease is in very mild form.
Mr.. VIM. Thompson of Pittsburg,
Pa, and sister, Miss Edna, are visit
ing their aunt, Mrs. f. j. Adams.
Prof. and Mrs. Charles Wayt of
Knoxville, Tenn, are visiting Mrs.
Wayt's mother, Mrs S. B. Morrison.
Mrs. S. b. Mohler and daughter,
Rena, who have been visiting relatives
in this neighborhood, will leave to-
morrow for their home in Carroll
county, Mo. =.
Any one wishing their fortune told
should come this way, there is a camp
of gypsies among us, who claim to
tell all the future holds in store.
COUNTRY MAIDEN.
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Gi1mOre's Mills.
Gazette Correspondence.

Gazette Correspondence.
Aug. 11.-Mrs. Douglas Merriwether
and children of near Holcombe Rock,
Va, who have been visiting Mrs.
Starke Braford, returned home
Monday.
We are glad to report the improv-
ell condition of Mrs. Starke BrafOrd,
who has been very i'll from append
oitis.
Mr.. William Alphin met with a
painful accident last week by being
thrown from horse ant breaking II
bone in his left arm. DR.. Laird of
Natural Bridge, rendered medical at
ten ton promptly and Mr.. Alphin
fears no serious results.
While Alex. Combs, an industrious
colored boy of this place, was help
ing Mr.. o. b. Hatcher tear down an
old corn crib last week, he fell and
broke both bones in his left arm.
Mrs. G.. A. Seal and children return
ed Monday from Augusta county,
where they have been visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Dinwiddie and Mrs. Whitlaw
of Rodes, Va, returned home Satur-
day after spending a week with Mr..
and Mrs. w. III. Chiles of this place.
Mr.. II. NJ. Swartz of Buchanan,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs ID. H. Swartz.
Mr. II. l.. Kennedy is in Lexington
visiting his mother, Mrs. Joseph
Kennedy. JIM SwINGER.
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Lower Kerr's Creek.
iazette COrrespOndence.

Gazette Correspondence.
Aug. 2.-Professor w. b. Morrison
left last week for Durant, Indian Ter
ritory, where he will teach in Durant
College the coming session. He was
accompanied as far as Roanoke by
his mother, who is now visiting rela-
tives at Vinton.
Miss Agnes McCown was called to
Timber Ridge on account Of the III
ness of her sister, Mrs. Samuel Will
son. We are glad to hear that Mrs.
Wilson is improving.
Miss Myrta Engleman is visiting
schoollnates in Loudoun county.
Mr.. S. NJ Berry has as his guests,
Mr.. Isaac McFaddin and Mrs. John
McFaddin of Rockville, Ind. They
return this week with Miss Rebecca
Berry who will teach in Rockville.
Mrs. Thomas Sale is visiting her
sister, Mrs, Warmer, ia West Virginia,
Mrs. sale and Miss Lucy Sale OF
Lexington, are staying with Mr., Sale
during the absence Of his better-half.
The young people OF Alor are con
templating another pleasure .excur-
sion, this time to Wilson's springs
10y XIX
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Goshen.
Gazette COrresDOndence

Gazette Correspondence.
August 11.-Misses Mary and Jean
Cameron have returned from q very
delightful trip to Atlantic City and
Philadelphia,
Miss Minnie Giles Of Raphine. who
has been visiting MissJanie Cameron,
Ii as gone to Clifton Forge.
Miss Hyde White of Lexington, is
visiting in Goshen.
Miss Janet Bell, a popular nurse OF
Norfolk, Va, is at home for several
weeks.
Mr.. Dallas Withrow, who has been
quite sick,i is improving.
A party from Cameron Hall
spent several days at Wilson Springs
camping last week
Mr. f. A. Warner Of New York, is
in Goshen visiting friends.
Miss Katie Stuart of Walker :
Creek, is visiting Miss Nettie Robert
son.
Miss Bessie Adair of Lexington, is
the guest of Miss Elizabeth MnhOney
at the Allegheny. j.
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The cost of living has largely in
creased in the past five years. Ac-
cording to theMassachusetts bureau
of statistics there was an increase
between 1851 and 1902 such as
to be seriously felt by persons Of
moderate means.
In the price of provision. for
instance, there has been an in
crease of 1854 per cent. A dol
lar invested in roast beef now buys
1854 per cent. less than it bought
in 1897. Consumers get 32.39 per
cent. less Of mutton now for
81 than they received five years
ago. Of fresh pork, the decrease
in the amount purchaseable for a
dollar is 28.10 per cent; OF lard,
4O.13 per cent; of butter, 2O.1O
per cent; OF potatoes, 1912 per
cent. of milk, lila per cent.
This showing applies to the
whole of the United States, and
means thst the average American
family is markedly feeling the in
creased cost of living. The average
housekeeper says that the weekly
allowance does not go nearly SO far
as five years ago. in the case of
poor persons the Increase in price
indicated above means genuine
deprivation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
King Edward VII was on Satur-

King Edward VII was on Satur-
day crowned as monarch of the wide
realm over which he rules. The
coronation Of the King and Queen
lacked much Of the spectacular
and majestic splendor which would
have marked it had it taken place
on June goth, as riginally planned,
but the whole affair was impressive
and inspiring. King Edward has
the qualification required in a
British sovereign in rare perfec ton,
and being of long lived family
it is reasonable to expect that his
reign will extend through a goodly
number of years.
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Rockbridge Baths.
Gazatta Correspondence.

Gazette correspondence.
Aug. 1l.-Mrs. II. 4. Wilson, who
has been sick for several %sGks is
now able to be out
Rev. Henry Miller left last week
for Deerfeld, Augusta county, to
hold a protracted meeting,
Misses Mary, Kittie and Ley Ander-
son of Lexington, aHd Q little niece
Louise McCambridge Of StauDt9n,are
spending some weeks with the frlq'it
Of Mrs. NJ. G. Horn. a. co,,
DR.. II, r. Morrison ls at the Cola
Sulphur Springs, =, iii
Miss Henrietta NphiaF Is i'll with
Miss Mabel'Shewey who has been
sick with fever also, is now co1Sales'
cent, n.1
Miss Julia Laokey ofTimber Ridge,
visited her grandmother. Mrs. John
Vanderver, last week,
Mr., Fred Mohler is giving his resi-
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Springfield.
Gazette Correspondence.

Gazette Correspondence.
Aug. 12.-Mr. &. Gordon Long re
turned to Charleston, West Va, Fri
day after u short visit here.
Miss Marie Watts of Buffalo Forge
is the guest of Miss Sallie Johnston.
Miss Nina j. McClelland left Tues
day for Newport News after tel
days visit at her home at this place.
Miss Mary NJ. Long is the guest Of
her father, Rev q. A. Long.
A new postoflice, named LOmbardy,
has been established at Springfield
with Miss Edith A. MpClelland as
postmistress
Mrs. w. f. l.. Starke has been al
the Rockbridge Baths several weeks
with her daughter, Miss Grace, who
is i'll. CLOVER BLOSSOM.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13

Since Harry Tracey's escape
from the Oregon pepitentiary two
months ago, no freebooter nor
desperate could have made a
fercer fight against social order
than this latter-day product of
American civilization, yet he
persisted miserably by his own
hand, in utter despair of escape
from the laws revenge. On
Wednesday last, surrounded by a
sherif's posse, rather than sur
render to the officers of the law,
he shot and killed himself.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13

7 rIRGlNlA- In the Clerks Office Of
VI the Circuit Court Of Rockbridge
County, July 2Sth, 1902
A. w. LUDwICK and wife Plaintiffs,
VS.. IN CHANCERl.
Moses j. LUDwIcK's Admir-.
Heirs, &c. Defendants.
The object of this suit is to sell the
lands OF which Moses j. Ludwick died,
seized. pay his debts and divide the resi-
due of the proceeds thereof among the
parties entitled thereto.
And affidavit having been made and
filed. that the defendants John l.. Lud.
wick and Nj. Z. Ludwick his wife and
Louisa J. Hite and NJ i. Hite her
husband, are non-residents OF the State
of Virginia, it is ordered that the said
nonresident defendants, do appear here
within fifteen days after due publication
OF this order and do what is necessary TO
protect their interests in this suit.
A copy tests:
r. II. WITT, Clerk.
Moore & Moore, p q. ily ~ u
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1t ~ said that wealthy Phila-
delphiap has authorized the state
ment that he and several other
Philadelphians would erect
monument over the grave of Gen.
Daniel Morgan, the Revolutionary
hero, buried Mt Winchester, The
government recently donated two
cannon for the spot.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
Election of Teachers.

Central District School Board will elect
Teachers for the school year 1902 Oh, on
Friday, August ~, 1902,
The meeting VIII be held at the office of
The LEXINGTON GAZtTrE,
These de 5iring to teach will file their
application with the clerk of the Board.
w. b. WALLACE, Clerk
aug 6 st. Central District School Board,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13

Rev. b. F. Lipscomb, D, D. OF
Petersburg, has been elected by the
executive committee of Randolph
Macon College as secretary and
treasurer of the College, 70 succeed
Captain Richard Irby, recently de-
ceased,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-13
A Presbyterian Centennial.

The Salem Presbyterian church
Sunday held the celebration of
the 10th anniversary of the found
ing of Presbyterianism in Roanoke
county. and the semi-centennial of
the present church building in
Salem. At the morning service a
sermon on Presbyterianism was
delivered by Rev. Thornton Whai-
ing, ID. d., of Lexington, Va,
which was a scholarly discourse,
clearly setting forth the doctrines
of the church.
In the evening the pastor, Rev.
II. C. Campbell, read brief history
of the Salem church, and an address
was delivered by Rev Henry nj.
White, ID. d., of Winchester, Va,
his subject being "The Pulpit and
Pastors of Salem Church." The
church was beautifully decorated,
and the excellent music added to
the pleasure Of the occasion.
Among the ministers we'll known
in Rockbridge who have been
pastors of that church are: Rev.
Drs. Beverly L, Lacy, Thos. L..
Preston, w. ". Houston and T.. G..
Gordon.
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Aunt Martha Armstrong, wht

Aunt Martha Armstrong, who
sold fried chicken, hot coffee,
and hard boiled eggs for thirty
years to passengers Gp trains at
Gordonsville, died Wednesday,
She was 80 years old, and her huS'
band yho survives, is said to be
one hundred and one.