Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-12-31

residing three miles southeast OF
Red Hill Albemarle county, choked
December oath, and died before
a physician could come to his
relief. Some food lodged in his
windpipe.
Mr., W.. French Henry, a well
known young man, dropped dead
at his home in Winchester late on
Monday night, December 22nd,
while conversing with his brother.
Mr.. Henry had been slightly i'll
for some time, and Monday had
premonition of his death. He
remarked that he would not live
to celebrate Christmas, and gave
specific directions in regard to his
funeral arrangements.
The mutability Of the United
States Senate is well illustrated by
musty roll call discovered last
week, 1t was used January 81,
1877, almost twenty-six years ago.
The roll shows seventy-five names.
OF these but five are now men bers
of the Senate-Allision, Cockrell,
Jones of Nevada, Mitchell and
Teller. Allison and Cockrell are
the only ones who have served con-
tnuOusly since that date.
\. A bill for redistricting the
State has been prepared and will
be presented after the holidays.
There is much speculation as to
the provisions of the bill. The
districts affected are the First,
Second, Fifth, Sixth, Eight and
Ninth. TIE Third, Fourth and
Tenth Will remain undisturbed.
The Ninth is the district that will
be affected most, as the object is
to strengthen the Democratic
party in that district.
Preparations are being made
for the deve opment into big
summer resort of all that section
of Loudoun county, Va, in the
vicinity of Bluemont, which is
along the line of the Southern
Railway. Options have been
secured on vast expanse Of land
on the top of the mountain, and it
will be bought by wealthy men,
v no have formed stock company.
The, ill lay it cut in parks and
groves, and will also erest hotel
with a capacity for 1000 guests.
Mr.. D. W. Baughman, who
resided in Hagerstown, Nd, was
killed in Lynchburg Christmas
eve, on the Southern Railway,
only a Few yards from The Union
Station. Mr.. Baughman jumped
on fast train as ii was pulling
out of the depot. The door of the
yestibule car was closed. He chung
to his dangerous position on the
outside of the vestibule, but was
knocked off as the train was pass
ing through the freight yard. He
fell across another track and a
minute afterward was struck by
yard engine and cut to pieces.
A horse thief was captured on
Jasper Whittier's farm at
Sayona, N. Y. December oath.
While opening his barn, he saw a
wildcat in the haymow. He spent
the day trying TO get shot at
the beast, but failed. That even
ing he heard fearful commotion
in the barn, and oaths, shrieks,
caterwauling and the frigl tened
neighing of his horses. When he
reached the barn he saw a man
fighting to keep the wildcat from
his throat. The thief, in entering
the barn, Internationally cornered
the cat and fight ensued.
Whittier held the man at the point
of his gun, but the cat got away.
Mr.. James Dore, the senior
member of the agricultural firm of
Brown and Dore, of Stanton, Va,
is at the Kings Daughters Hos
pital in critical condition with
his right arm shot off and load
of shot in his side. Mr.. Robert
Brand, young man who works
for Brown and DCre. had been out
hunting Christmas evening, and
upon his return, before 9 O'clock,
laid his double-barrel shotgun on
the desk in the store. Willie
Bryan, nine years old, son of w.
S. Bryan, of that city, who was
in the store, picked the gun up
and discharged the same, striking
Mr.. Dore in the right arm, tearing
his arm off near the elbow. A
large portion of the load took
effect in Mr. Dore's right side,
When the shooting occurred Mr..
Dore was dressing Christmas
tree and did not notice the boy
playing with the gun. Mr.. Dore
is married man and about 3S
years old.