Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-09-17
Condensed News.

is a record huckleberry picker
With his two boys he gathered thi:
season "a bushels, which Melted hin
l $114.75.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's agent ha.
accepted the lot offered by the Selden
heirs for library site and Norfolk is
now assured Of the gift OF fifty thous-
and dollars for q library.
Rear Admiral Bradford declared as
a result of recent Investigations
made by the Bureau Of Equipments
that none OF the existing systems OF
wireless telegraphy is reliable.
Seven United States ships are being
constructed in Virginia, one at Rich
mond, and six at Newport News. The
Newport News Company has two bat
tleships, the Missouri and the vir.
ginia.
Henry Grady OF Atlanta, Ga, who
disappeared while at Norfolk, a few
days ago, has been found In New
York. Mr.. Grady apparently was
suffering from mental alteration.
Editor W. o. Saunders, OF the
Elizabeth City, N. c., Tar Heel, has
been arrested and placed in jail for
smoking a cigarette within the
corporation limits OF Elizabeth
City.
One thing is sure: The declaration
OF the Iowa Democrats is the real
thing. Democracy will have to come
to it some time or other. We shall
not have a strong party again until
we get back to strong principles.
Mobile Register.
Wilson Guy, the man who revolu-
tionized naval warfare, is dead IN
Hampton. He built the famous
ironclad, Virginia, (Merrimac), that
for short time destroyed all oppos-
ing wood vessels that showed up in
Hampton Roads.
1t is asserted at the Vatican that
President Roosevelt has intimatcd to
the Pope that he would, with
pleasure, see Archbishop Ireland
created cardinal as a reward for the
Archbishop's services to the church
and the country.
An influential Dutch newspaper a
propos of rumors of an alliance
between Holland and Germany
declares it would be better to lose
the Dutch colonies than make an
alliance with another power at the
cost of independence.
Mrs. Virginia Warren, OF Luray.
aged 93 years, attended both the
morning and night service of her
church last Sunday. 1t is nothing
unusual for her to attend the regular
morning service. She lives about
200 yards from the church and walks,
too.
A negro, trimming a tree beneath
a limb of which stood a farmers
team in Michigan the other day. lost
his balance and fell head foremost.
one OF the horses. The
animal dropped dead, but the man
whose head dealt the fatal stroke was
Major Henry Bundy of Jersey city.
n. j.. and Mrs. Mary Becker of New
York, were married last week, the
groom officiating at his own wedding
md performing the ceremony. The
Major claimed that as a justice OF the
peace he had the right to read the
marriage ceremony, which was done.
The volcano on Strombcli Island
8 in full eruption and is throwing
up great columns OF fire and torrents
If stone. The island is shrouded In
mOke. Mount Vesuyius IL showing
igns Of activity. Stroinboli Is the
lortnernmOst Of the Lipari Islands,
N the Mediterranean, off the north
cast Of Sicily.
Egyptian cotton il being intro
uced in Texas and promises to
evolutionize the cotton industry OF
he South. 1t ismuch more dssira BILE
han the cotton raised in the United
tates now, and is even better than
he Sea Island cotton. The Egyptian
otton has much longer fiber than
Their cottons, and its seed can be
so easily that it is not
ecessary to cut up the cotton in
inning it.
Several nights ago when the Roam.
Ike and Southern train arrived Mt
oanoke well dressed woman
lighted with package, which she
eposited In the waiting room OF the
alton. She boarded an outgoing
ain, leaving the bundle, which
-Oved to be an infant with a large
Ipply Of fine clothing, wrapped in a
'py OF the Lynchburg News. Every
ing indicated that the infant,
hich is female, had been well cared
r.
The Canadian government has been
'titioned to establish cottage homes
Ottawa for inebriate women. The
titiOn states that i'm the city OF