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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-15
NIIirat.
Gazette Correspondence.

0aZeJJe correspondence
Oct. 13.-The following coon story
is vouched for as having taken place
near here: Recently some of oui
hunters went on coon hunt. A dog
belonging to Ed. Hairless was taken
along and the first night he freed
four coons, which were killed. The
following night lie freed more cOons
and guarded them until next day.
Three of these willy creatures were
killed, but the dog would not leave
the tree. On examination another
coon was found concealed In the hol-
low of the tree TIL animal was
killed and the dog was then willing
to leave. The question suggests it.
self, Can dog count? Otherwise,
why was he unwilling to leave the
tree until the fourth coon was caughtY
Mrs. Bert Ruley of JonesbOrO, Ind,
is visiting her niece, Hiss Grace Ruley.
She is accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Mabel, and by Miss Maggie
Deacon.
A visitor arrived at the home of
Mr.. J. o. Tardy Thursday last-a
fine boy.
Miss Maggie Moore began the public
school here on Monday, the 9Th, with
10 scholars.
Mr.. James Anderson is attending
Presbytery at Deerfield, Augusta
county.
Rev. Mr.. Mowbray preached at
Bolivar school house Sunday after
noon.
Miss Clemmer of Augusta county,
spent last week visiting the family of
Mr.. J. A. Clemmer.
Rev. Wahh, colored, of Glasgow, is
conducting meeting at Cedar Hill
church. ST.. ELMO.
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NOTICE
1oTax.Payers,

In accordance with an Act of the
Legislature approved April LIST, 1879,
prescribing the manner in which
lakes and County Levies shall be
collected, the treasurer, or one Of his
deputies, will for this purr ose be at
McCluer's store, Fairfield, Monday,
Oct. 27th.
VIM. Wade & Sons store, Browns
burg, Monday, Dot. 27th.
]. w. Morrison & Co.'S store, Oak
Dale, Tuesday, Oct. 2Sth.
J. F. Montgomery's store, Raphine,
Tuesday, Oct. 2Sth.
A. w. Morrison's store, Golfers
! town, Wednesday, Oct. Goth.
Anderson : store. Neutrality-suspicious.,
Wednesday, Oct. Goth.
&c. Thompsc n store, lack. Wednes-
day. Oct. 29th.
Rawlings &Mangus' store, Vcsuvius,
Wednesday, Oct. Goth.
p. |. Huffman's Store, Alphin,
Thursday, Oct. 30th.
Wilmer e. Sheltman's store, Corn
wall, Thursday, Oct. Both.
Engleman's store, Kerr's Greek,
Thursday, Oct. both.
II. l.. Morrison & Co.'S store, Mar
mion, Friday, Oct. 3lst.
Thompson's store, Denmark, Fri
day, Oct 31st
McClintic g. Cos store, Goshen,
Friday, Oct. 31st
Lackey's store, Oak Bank, Wednes-
day, Nov. 5th.
j. w. Burger & Co.'S store, Natural
Bridge, Thursday, Nov. 9Th.
Mathews, Baldwin q Co.'S store.
Glasgow, Friday, Nov. 18th.
Treasurer's Office till Evening of
November 30th 1902.
"Any person failing to pay any
state or county levies to the Treasurer
by the FIRST OF DECEMBER shall
incur q penalty thereon of ) per
centum, which shall be added to the
amount of the taxes and levles due
from such taxpayer, which, when
collected by the treasurer or his
deputies, shall be accounted for in
his settlement. u A part of the 18th
Sec. of the Act referred to.
TT Persons owning land not in their
own name will call for such tickets
when settling their own, otherwise
they will have the per cent to pay
as it is impossible for the treasurer to
keep posted on all land sales in the
county.
S. r. MOORE, Treasurer,
oct 1902. of Rockbridge County.
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Upper Golfers Creek.
Gazette Correspondence.

|
Oct. 14.-The board of registrars for
Buffalo district completed their work
on Saturday, the 18th. The total result
was, white, 401, colored 18. Old books
show 651 white, 81 cOlOred. The three
precincts are as follows: Hamilton,
| ITO white, colored; Montgomery,
1877 white colored; COllierstOwn, 154
white, 10 colored. A few whites were
turned down, as q result, mostly from
being under strain of excitement.
This should not have been the case
as our boardwas composed of men who
understood the situation full well and
every applicant was fairly and
honestly dealt with.
Mr.. Ollie |. Huffman of Raphine,
who was recently married to Miss
Mabel G. Fulwider of that place, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. p. /.
Huffman at Alphin.
Our public school at Maple Grove
under the management of Miss Sallie
Dixon OF Oak Dale, is moving in the
right direction. She has 20 pupils
enrolled, and will have double that
number in the near future.
The chestnut harvest Is at hand
and the base of the old North Noun.
tain has it's usual supply. Hundreds
of gallons are being gathered daily,
mostly by children who generally
look forward for this crop as the
means of little pocket change.
The recent rains have improved
wheat sowing to great extent, some
of the farmers are through seeding,
some not more than half through and
others have not sowed any. The land
is very wet at this writing.
The conjecture of the political
almanac speaks of swee ping Flood
the 4th of November. We wonder if
the Lyons will be drowned.
X-RAYS.
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CONSTITUTION ATTACKED

Whether a contest in the courts
of the new Constitution has been
abandoned, we do not know--noth-
ing is, however, being done to bring
it before the courts. 1t is believed
another plan of attack has been
devised by the Republicans. That
plan is to attack the matter before
the election committee of the House
of Representatives after the cleo
tions this fall. Candidates, it is
said, will be put up in all the ten
districts of the State, and each
defeated. Republicans will con-
test on the ground that there was
no law for holding the election,
and in that way, get the express
sion of opinion from the House of
Representatives upon the validity
of the Constitution. The main
point that will be brought out and
relied upon, is the same upon which
the negroes proposed contesting,
namely, that the proclamation of
the Constitution is invalid. Also,
that there was a violation of the
law in calling the convention, and
that the convention itself exceeded
it's authority after it was convened.
To this end, the conduct of the
registrars is being closely watched,
and the methods of conducting the
election in November, as basis
'or claiming fraud j
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Use Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
You feet feel swollen, nervous and hot,
and get tired easily. II you have smart
ing feet or tight SHOES, try Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t cools the feet, aad makes
walking easy. Cures swollen, sweating
feet, ngrowing nails, blisters and callous
spots. Relieves coins and bunions Of
all pain and gives rost and comfort. T-y
1t to-day. Sold by all druggists aud shoe
stores for 2jc. Dom accept any substitute.
Trial package free. Address, Allen s.
Olmstead, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Gi1rnOre's Mill.
Gazette Correspondence.

Oct. 13.-AnOther old Confederate
veteran has passed away. Mr.. John
p. Kidd, who has been II sufferer for
over year with drop steal trouble, died
at his home at this place Thursday,
Oct. 9th, aged past 70 years. He leaves
O wife and six children The remains
were il TERED at the Baptist cemetery
Natural Bridge, Saturday morning.
Mr. II. NJ. Swartz of Buchanan, was
here last week visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ii. Swartz.
Miss Ellen Rucker of Alphin, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Burk, returned home Saturday.
jim SWINGER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-15
GREATCOAL STRIKE AT END

The strike of the coal mines il
the Pennsylvania anthracite region
has practically come to an end
The miners are willing to submit
their claims to arbitration by 8
commission selected by the Presi'
dent of the United States. This
is the proposition offered by the
miners at the White House con-
ference on October 3rd.
j. P. Morgan went to Washing
ton Monday at the suggestion of
the railroad presidents and coal
operators and had conference
with President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root. The operators
have agreed to the appointment of
a commission selected by President
Roosevelt, to whom all questions
at issue between the companies and
their employees, whether they be-
long to a union or not, shall be
submitted, and the decision of the
commission shall be accepted by
the operators.
The commission is to consist of
an army or navy engineer officer,
an expert mining engineer not con-
nected with the coal mining prop
critics, one of the Judges of the
United States Court of the Eastern
district of Pennsylvania, man of
prominence, eminent as a sociolo-
gist and a man who by active par
ticipation in mining and selling
coal is familiar with the physical
and commercial features of the bus
mess.
The operators also make part
of their proposition that the miners
shall return to work as soon as the
commission is constituted and cease
all interference with nOn-union
men. The commission is to name
a date when findings shall be eff
fective and to govern conditions of
employment between the compa-
MES and their own employees for at
least three years.
1t is conceded that the way is
clear to a settlement. The COM
mission, to be created, will prOba-
bly, recommend an increase of five
cents a ton to the miners wages,
and recognize the union, and the |
great bone of contention has been |
removed.
This strike has been going on for
twenty-three weeks, and the loss
to the miners and operators, and the
suffering of the general public and
their families cannot be computed.
1t is hoped and believed that con-
ciliatOry arrangements have been
consummated so that work will be
at once resumed, and the necesssi-
ties of millions of human beings
at once relieved, and the paralyzed
wheels of business at once put in
motion.
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Material Bridge
Hotel Property,

with the bui dings and improvements
comp Using the Hotel Appledore and The
Pavilion. and the unfinished ilote.; and
also the store, stables, shops, tenement
houses, etc, and also the personally men
toned below, which said DEGREES will! be
exhibited on the day OF sale.
7 here will be excepted out of and not
SO d with the above real estate. the Wing
fed Wheeler 4 Parsons tracts. and any
residence OTIS and villa sites, with streets
ana ale for the Quiet thereof, which
may have been laid out on said real
estate, and sold conformabIy, with the
decd Of trust executed on the st day OF
June, 1891, by the Glasgow Investment
o., to S. /! Lctcher Trustee.
There will also be sold, all the personal
Irppeity on the premises which may be
subject to the operation of the said deed
of trust, embracing hotel furniture china,
cooking Utensils, linen, bar furniture,
vehicles etc
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Commissioners Sale of
commissioners Sale of
Valuable ReaIEState
AND
Hotel Property
AT THE
NATURAL BRIDGE, VA.

Pursuant to DEGREES OF the ircuit
ourt of the United states, for the West
ern district Of Virginia, rendered respect
lively on the 18th day Of February, 1899,
and the 10th day OF December, 1891 in
the chancery cause therein pending under
the styie OF f. W. Breed vs.. the Glasgow
Investment Company, the undersigned
commissioners will, OH
Wednesday, November IL, 1902,
1T I'm.
offer for sale at public auction upon the
premises all tho certain real estate, ex-
crpt ar excepted below, situated Oh the
east side OF Cedar Creek, near Natural
Bridge va, embracing about 1860
Acres, and known as the
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Sale of Ore Lands.

On Wednesday, October 1st,
Mcssrs. A. NJ. Stull Of Rich Patch,
and A. w. Persinger Of Lor gdale,
Va, bought the Moore and Haynes
tract Of land near Clifton Forge.
The tract contains 1920 acres
more or less, and the cash price of
So, 900 was paid. These gentle
men propose to develop the land, as
there is iron to be found there, be-
sides evidences Of oil. The land
belonged to theClifton Forge Light
and Water Company, who bought
it several years ago. The dam
from which the town is supplied
with water is situated on the land,
and Messrs. Stull and Persinger
have granted them water right
for which they are to pay a royal
ty Of 5000 per year.
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organs of digestion and nutrition. 1t
eliminates the effete poisonous matter
which originates in the system as con-
sequence of imperfect digestion. Itgives
sound health to the whole body.
uI wish TO say to the world that Dr. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery has proved a great
blessing TO me-" writes Mrs Ellen +. Bacon. OF
Shutesbury, Franklin Co.. Mass. "Prior to
September, 1897, had doctored for my stomach
trouble for several years going through course
OF treatment without any real benefit. In
September, 1895, had very sick spells and grew
worse; could eat but little l commenced in
September. 1897, to take DR.. Pierces medicine:
and in short time / could eat and work.
have gained fwenU toHndJ in f-p0 months"
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send 81 one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DIR. R.V Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
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Terms Of Sale /:

One-fourth cash, and the balance In
three equal Instruments payable In one,
two, and three years respectively, for
which the purchaser shall execute notes,
bearing interest from day of sale, to be
secured by deed of trust, upon the
property, conveyancing and stamps to be
at the cost of the purchaser.
GEORGE L. SIPE,
GREENLEE d. LElCHER,
Commissl' ners.
oct l54t
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Removal of National Bank.

Removal of National Bank.
The first National Bank opened
up in their new building Monday
morning.
Work is being pushed for the
completion of the other room and
the postofllce is expected to move
in Il short time.
The completed building presents
a handsome appearance. The cost
of the structure was about $32, 800,
as follows: Building, $lS, 900;
vault, fixtures, and furniture,
$40, 900; lot, 81 400.
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and rises from a
full meal to plunge
at once into work
requiring mental
effort the result is
almost sure to be
disastrous, because
digestion draw s
upon the same
nervous forces
W hich are em-
J ployed in thought.
In time the stom-
ach becomes dis
e a d, the pro-
cesses Of digestion
and nutrition are
imperfectly per-
formed and there
is a phi ysica al
breakdown.
DR.. Pierce 8
Gold e n Medical
Discovery cures
diseases of the
stomach and other
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Know One Sure Remedy
ssrsa Ssssaats ssla IN sans y s7ay's1sAn,
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Hotel Furnishings,

CONSISTING OF
Furniture, Bedding, Bed and
Table Linen, Extension and
other Tables, Chairs, Stoves, China
and Glassware, Piano, Druggets,
Mating, etc.
Nearly all of this property is new and
OF the best quality, ard must be sold re-
yaldlrss Of price.
TERMS All sums under $40 cash will
tie required; $40 and over negotiable
no sat 'sfactorily e dor-ed payable in
six months, without int n, ST.
sale will commence promptly at 10 n. NJ.
w. L. l.. >TAkkE.
Oct 10
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GOOD LIVING

Quite often results in bad health, because
what is termed good living" is usually
the qualification of the palate without
reference to the nutrition Of the body.
When the good liver is a business man
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to Collierstown road, through the
lands of Il. f. McCorkle's heirs,
Abraham Crist, W. F. Pierson, Lu-
ther Conner, Samuel McCorkle and
others. W.A.Tribbett, road COM
missioner for Buffalo district, was
ordered to view the proposed
change and report at the next
term of the Court.
j. Henry Weiss, citizen OF
France, declared his intention to
become citizen of the United
States. Upon the testimony of j
p. Moore and j. Scott Moore, that
said applicant had been a resident
of the United States for more than
twenty years, and in other respects
eligible to citizenship, certificate
stating his intention to become a
citizen of the United States was
granted by the Court.
F. T. Glasgow qualified as a no.
tary public.
John Mccullough, charged with
the stealing of horse from j. N.
Haynes, of Arnold's Valley, val
ued at $75, was arralgned yester-
day and plead guilty. With the
consent of the Commonwealth
Attorney no jury was empanneled
to investigate the case, and under
the law of the new Constitution,
which makes Judges the sole arbi-
ter of the penalty where prisoners
make an open confession, Judge
Houston sentenced the prisoner to
three years confinement in the
State penitentiary. This was the
lowest term for an offence of this
c haracter, and evidenced "justice
tempered with mercy" This is the
first case that has ever come up in
the Courts of Rockbridge under
this law, where the accused re-
ceived this severe sentence of the
penal code without the interven-
ton of jury of twelve men. The
aw was enacted in the interest of
as a jury ordinarily costs
he taxpayers $50 or more.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-03

apartments. He converted the oriental
room into veritable Chinese apart
ment. and In this room the minister
and Mrs. WI receive their guests.
where tea is invariably served. One
of the most prominent features Of this
room Is the "kang" or seat Of honor,
large and magnificently carved piece
Of teak wood furniture resembling
somewhat a large settee. with black
ebony table or tray across the center.
The custom Is to give the guest of
honor one Of the seats on the divanlike
chair while the minister takes the 9th.
err. and tea is served on the little tray.
One of the handsomest rooms in the
building Is the immense ballroom. and
is considered the finest in Washington.
1t Is finished in carved stone. with a
balcony for musicians and an immense
space for dancing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-03

So far as is known only one Of the
Boer prisoners sent to Bermuda has
succeeded in regaining his liberty. but
several of them have so far evaded the
vigilance CT the guards in the prison
camps as to escape to the main island,
In their attempts the Beers prove them.
selves to be exceedingly ingenious. as
Is illustrated by story from Pearsons
Magazine:
One man under cover Of darkness
made a number Of breathing holes in
a big packing-case which, with its Gov.
er knocked off; was lying on the beach
The following morning during the bath.
ing hour he succeeded in launching this
bottom side up, and managed unob
served to get his head under it.
He had taken the precautiOn to knot
piece Of cord through two of the
breathing-holes in what had been the
bottom, but as it fioated was the to-,
Of the box. Holding to this with one
hand, he swan along with the reced.
ing tide so slowly and naturally that to
the guards the packing case appeared
to be drifting at random on the waves
1t so happened. however. that the en-.
vious eyes of a sailor on one of the
British gunboats fell upon this box as
It drifted past, and wood for "scrim.
shaws" being scarce. he obtained per.
mission from an officer to drag il
aboard. One can imagine his surprise
when he turned it over.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-03

stuck in between his belt and his shirt
front In handy sort of way. The
peasant wears Il lcathern belt. with a
sheathed dagger or pouch over the
pit of his stomach from which the
handles OF a knife and revolver usu-
ally prOtrude. The Greek still wears
the red Phryglan cap upon his head.
and the tassel hangs down upon his
shoulder in an artistic pose.
A "well-groomed Greek" Ia the most
picturesque looking object in Europe.
There Is no costume that will compare
with his. but. like all other national
peculiartes. 1t Is gradually becoming
obsolete. You see 1t in the country
towns Of the interior. but In the cities
very few people wear 1t except old
fashioned gentlemen and the servant
class. The aristocracy dress their SER
wants In that way. making 1t a sort of
livery. and that practice. am told. has
made 1t unpopular among the mechan-
les and the working classes generally.
because they fear people will mistake
them for household servants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-03
New Use for Cinderc

George F. Averill living at Arverne,
l.. l., says that he has discovered a
means OF using the waste coal ash Gin
ders that will make the hitherto USE
less material of great commercial
value. The use which Mr.. Averill has
found for these coal ashes is in a new
kind OF tire-proof mortar, 80 per cent
OF which is made up of coal ashes and
the rest double hydraulic cement. Mr..
Averill has had tests made under the
supervision of the department OF build
ings in Manhattan. which show that
the insulating properties of block
constructed according to Mr.. Averilps
specifications are very great.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-03

Gen. Slaughter refused to act in an
affair of such Importance until he was
better informed Thereupon Col. Bar
ret at the head of considerable force,
was dispatched to break up the rebel
camp. A hot battle ensued. and Curl
ously enough. most Of the fighting was
done on the old field of Palo Alto,
where Gen Taylor achieved a victory
over the Mexicans nearly twenty years
before The French soldiers encamped
on the southern shore of the Rio Grande
were in sympathy with the southerners.
and they kept Gen. Slaughter and Col.
Rip Ford posted as to the movements
Of the Federal troops. Several spirited
encounters occurred and the loss sus-
tanned by some Of the negro regiments
must have been severe. While the bat
tie ragged the COnfederares were fire.
quently Informed by some bold cavalry
men in blue that the war was over.
One daring fellow shouted: Lee sur
rendered month ago. The war Is
ended. Why don't you go homer"
When the engagement was hottest
Gen. Slaughter received dispatches and
the French sent him bundle of news
papers. Fully satisfied that the cause
for which they were fighting was for
ever lost, he ordered the firing to cease
At that particular moment neither side
could have claimed any advantage over
the other, but both armies began to re-
tire from the field at the same time. AS
Capt. S. II. Barton, in command of the
rear guard, was slowly riding away a
stray ball struck young man by his
side and he fell from his saddle. That
was certainly the last man killed in the
long war Capt. Barton was unable to
recall his name. Il thought that was
hard luck" says the old soldier 1.-THE
young man had served four years and
never got scratch. The last bullet
that came our way killed him. Prompt.
ed more by spite at fate than bitter
ness toward the enemy. turned in my
saddle and fired toward dark blue
line which l hope was out of range.
That was certainly the last shot of the
great war"