Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-11-12
Condensed News,

county was 1856.
There is registered in Rocking
ham county 1890 voters, of whom
104 are colored.
MarlintOn, w. Va. was wiped
out by fire on the night of the 9th.
Loss 5000 with but little in
surance.
The apple crop of the country
this yearis estimated at 43, 900, 900
barrels, an excess of 5000 barrels
over that of last year.
The next House of Representa-
tives stands l79 Democrats and 204
Republicans. There are three dis
tricts in which there are contests,
which may change these figures.
The penitentiary commission has
let the contract for the enlarge
ment of the penitentiary by build
ing a new cell building. The con
tract went to a Newport News firm
at $75, $50.
Commonwealth Attorney r. f.
Byrd Of Winchester, has been on
hunting trip in Appomattox, bag
ging 200 cartridges, 40 rabbits and
10 pheasants. Game Of all kinds
is very plentiful this year.
A party of citizens of Alaska
have presented to President Roose-
welt a magnificent n lose head, one
of the finest specimens ever
mounted. The antlers measure
fifty-four inches from tip to tip.
The rolling mill built at Iron
Gate in boom days, after being out
of use for five years, has been sold
to Hyde Bros, who are pulling it
down and shipping it to Clearfeld,
Pa. This gives employment to Il
number Of hands several months.
Overjoy and excitement at the
prospect Of receiving fortune of
$3.50, 900 caused the death by heart
disease Of John HeatOn, November
9th, at Springfield, Pa. He died
in the office Of his attorney, while
going over some papers relative to
his inheritance.
The election Of Colonel II. Camp
bell Slemp, the Republican candi-
date for Congress from the Ninth
District. over Hon. William F.Rhea,
the Democratic incumbent, is as
sured by about | 200 majority. The
other nine districts are Democratic
by from 5000 to 5000 majority.
Portia Washington, daughter Of
Booker r. Washington, has left
Wellesley College. They say she
resigned because she failed in one
Of her studies, and that study was
music, in which negroes usually
excel. The truth is probi bly, that
she was not welcome there, and
some excuse had to be found for
getting rid of her.
A petition will be presented to
the Legislature, backed by the
Baptist Association of Virginia,
asking it to pass the Barbour
Quarles liquor bill. This was de-
'eated by the Constitutional con
yenton in effect. The measure
'equires the bar-room keepers to
obtain the written consent Of ma
ority of voters in the locality be-
ore they can sell liquor.
Roswell Beardsley has been
postmaster at North Landsing,
\. Y, for seventy-four years. He
$ % years old and is still able to
ttond to his duties. He was
commissioned under President
Andrew Jackson and has served
continuously since his appointment
lie recently paid visit to Wash
ngton city and was warml y greeted
t the Postoffice Department.
The election held last week at
Va. g., was decidedly
nder the provisions of the new
constitution, and the Presbyterian
hurch. Mrs. +. l.. Cosby,
resbyterian, and recently APP
ointed notary public, swore in
lie judges and clerks. Among
lese was Il Presbyterian elder and
yo Presbyterian deacons. The
re sbyterian Church Ladies Aid
ociety gave an oyster feast on
lie grounds which was much en-
yed by many of the voters.
The visit of a stork at the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Becker
st. Louis, Mo-, Wednesday,
airing a precious mite of baby
RI, proved the biggest event that
Is happened in the Becker family
r seven score years. But one other
RI was born to the Becker an
stry in the history of the family
ee, and even that birth, which is
opposed to have occurred 140
airs ago, is only mentioned in the
mily genealcgy as the first lady
her race, and died shortly after
nth.