Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-12-17
Condensed News.

tenn have been granted a ten per
cent increase in wages, shorter
hours and extra pay for over time,
effective January /.
The Lynchburg banks have at
present in their hand on certificate
of deposits the sum OfS2, 424, 49,
II, and on open account they have
an equal amount, making five
million dollars altogether.
The board of supervisors of
Mecklenburg county on December
Sth distributed the sum of $1,000
among the disabled soldiers and
the widows of deceased Confederate
soldiers, given by Colonel Thomas
+. GOode.
Ambrose T. Hill, a white boy,
aged nine, while pilfering pieces
Of plank to make bonfires Christ
mas, as is the custom Of boys in
Richmond at this season, pulled
pile Of lumber over on himself and
was mashed to death.
Mr.. Levi Gay, one of Pocahontas
cOunty's best citizens, was stricken
in Marlinton with appoplexy and
paralysis last Thursday evening,
the 4th day Of Decem Der, from the
effects Of which he died at
O'Clock a. m, Tuesday, the 9th.
The famous CampbeII-Crawford
cowhiding affair is to be fully and
fairly investigated by the Legis-
lature, and the case is to be taken
up in Richmond before the full
Courts Of Justice Committee of
the House on January l4th next,
at 10 o'clock.
Hon. A. G.. BraXton is reported
to have said in StauntOn that he
had not by any means determined
to be cnnd date for the United
States Senate. Mr.. BraxtOn did
not state that there was no likeli-
hood Of his becoming a candidate,
but gave the impression that he
had not yet made up his mind on
the subject.
George r. Kingster, proprietor
of the Bee Hive store, Stanton,
has made an assignment to s. d.
Tim berlake, Jr., and j, A. Alex
ander, trustees, for the benefit of
his creditors. No statement of
assets and liabilities is given, but
j. W. Augustus is the largest
creditor, his claim being about
81, 800, balance purchase money
on the stock. Mr.. Kingster had
paid Mr.. Augustus about 81, 500.
1t was this claim that made the
assignment necessary.
The contracting firm of which
A. NJ. Valz of Stanton, is "A
member, Rinehart, Dennis & Co.
jointly with Macarthur Bros. Of
Chicago, has recently signed the
contract for the construc ton of II
miles of the extension of the Little
Kanawha railroad, part Of the
Wabash system in West Virginia.
This covers nearly three million
dollars worth of very heavy rail
road work. There are nine tun-
nels, some very heavy grading, and
about one hundred thousand cubic
yards of masonry.
At a meeting of the Academy of
Medicine and Surgery of Rich
mond, Va, this body being com
posed of nearly all of the ply
;icians Ct Richmond, the question
IF hydrophobia was discussed, and
the body was almost unanimous in
declaring that no such disease
eally existed. The late DR..
Hunter Mcclure always held that
here was no such thing as hydro
,hobia, and laughed at the idea Of
shooting a dog that had bitten a
person as a means to prevent
lydrophobia in the victim. .-,<~'
Senator Barksdale has offered in
he Virginia Senate bill provid-
ng that any person of good char
cter and temperament may have
he right to carry a pistol. This
i'll provides that no person shall
AIRY a pistol without first having
btained a license so to do. The
ircuit and county courts OF the
tate are authorized, under the
rovisions of the proposed act, to
rant licenses to carry pistols to
nose persons of even temperament,
iscreet and of good character,
pom showing the necessity for
such weapons and the
ayment of license of So per
lnum. No dealer in firearms is
emitted to sell such weapons to
lyone who cannot show such a
rense.
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