Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-15
Condensed News.

6 AT Richmond a charter has beer
. granted for company to manu-
facture baking powder, with 6
: capital of $500, 900.
Mrs. Lucy Penn, one of the best
, known women of Amherst county,
= was found dead in her bed Tues.
day morning, October 9TH.
The Southwest Virginia Agri.
cultural and Live Stock Associa-
ton will hold its fair in Radford
on October 18th, 18th, 18th and
18th.
While riding in street car in
Atlanta, Ca, Sunday, on his
way to church, John w. Jordan
formerly Of Lexington, expired
from heart failure. He was 100
years old.
A large shipment of iron rails
and other material was received
at Alton on the 18th, for the Rock
fish Mining Company. 1t is to be
used for the building of about two
miles Of track from the Rockfish
copper mines to the furnace.
Rev. James A. Davis, the ven
cradle Baptist minister for many
years pastor Of the Liberty Baptist
church and county churches, be-
came violently insane Wednesday
afternoon. In order to protect his
family it was found necessary to
confine him in the Bedford county
Jail.
The Miners Federation of Great
Britain, in session at Southport.
has voted s., 600 from the central
fund for the relief of striking
American miners and adopted
resolution in favor Of the eXecu-
tive board and the different dis
tricts making further gifts for the
same purpose.
At meeting of the citizens of
Harrisonburg, an official invita-
ton to visit Harrisonburg was
extended to the Shields Division
Association Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, who are now in
Washington. General Roller was
selected to deliver the invitation
to William S. O'Dell, chairman of
the association.
Wilson Arnold went to his farm
near Weston, w. Va, found John
Russell, his overseer, cutting corn.
He blamed him with the poor
crops, intimating that he might
have given them more attention.
Russell attacked him with IA sickle
and cut gashes in his forehead and
arm. Arnold then fired, fatally
wounding Russell, and returned to
town.
Miss ROdella Balm, who attempt
ed to commit suicide at Bridge
port, Ohio, has confessed to Chief
Of Police Rice, Of Wheeling, w.
Va, that in quarrel with Miss
Gay Smith on boat, about their
lover, Geo. Nolan, she pushed Miss
Smith into the Ohio river, and
that her attempt at suicide was
the result of remorse. Miss Balm
will be held for murder. Miss
body was found Monday.
Mr.. Orlando S. Simmons,
prominent citizen of Botetourt
county, was found dead in a field
near his home October Sth. He
had gone out to work with his team
and failing to return. some one
went to look for him and when
found he was dead. Heart disease
5 supposed to be the cause. Mr..
simmons was the brother of Judge
". b. Simmons Of Fincastle.
lie was IA brave Confederate soldier
md worthy citizen.
Old Dominion Sun: Probably
he Oldest Republican in the Tenth
district, and perhaps the State.
vas present ut Buchanan last
friday in the person Of John NJ.
Of Murat, Rockbridge
ounty. Mr.. Patterson is 70 years
Id and has always been Il Republic
an of the most stalwart sort. He
arries his years well, being hale
nd hearty, and ever ready to work
Or the success and upbuilding of
he Republican party.
Miss Margaret Davis Herring
led at the home of Mr.. William
hrisman, in West Rockingham,
ctober 9th. Her age was ninety
lree years. She had been in
,eble health for several years pre-
eeding her death. Miss Herring
as the only surviving child of
lexander Herring, whose hos
italjty at his home, near Bridge
alter, that county, was well known
lring the years Immediately fol-
wing the Revolutionary War. 1t
said that Light Horse Harry
ee, the father of General Robert
Lee, was a guest of this home
+ several months during the lat
r part of the seventeenth century.