Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-09-03
Condensed News.

Thomas l.. Bennett and Miss
Edith Ring of Massachusetts were
married in balloon one mile up
last Friday.
There is every indication of a
violent eruption Of Mount Pelee,
but the Island of Martinique is
cut off from communication.
Col. Owen NJ. GoOde, a member
of Stanton City Council, and a
well known tobacco drummer, died
suddenly in Washington Thursday.
Gen. Thomas L. ROsser is in
eruption again. He styles the
State Republican organization of
Virginia as "these Republican out
laws of the South"
Bountiful crops and the arrival
of large numbers Of we'll fed cattle
have caused the price of beef in
St. Louis to drop 20 to % per
cent, we learn from the press
reports.
David Keener, farmer, 50
years old, living near Garrett,
while crossing field was bitten
in the leg by cOpperhead snake.
With his knife he cut out the flesh
around the wound and no i'll effects
followed the bite.
Preston county, w. Va, the
the banner buckwheat county Of
the State, will have an enormous
oats yie.d this season. 1t claims
to have the largest oats field in the
State. 1t belongs to the Preston
Lumber Company and is good for
yield of 10000 bushels.
All Of the militia of the State
is actively engaged now in pre-
paration for the annual inspection,
which is to take place during the
month Of September. The lists Of
the companies are being purged
of men who do not attend the
drills, and many new men are
being recruited.
Major and Mrs. A. F. Kinney of
Stanton, have issued cards an
nouncing the approaching wedding
of their daughter, Lucy Gait, to
Granville H. Sherwood of Elgin,
III. The ceremony will take place
at Trinity Episcopal church
Wednesday morning, September
10, at 10 o'clock.
Continued cool weather in August
has demoralized the lemon market.
AT Fruit Exchange auction in
Baltimore last week boxes contain
ing 800 lemons sold for | cent
box. 1t has not been unusual
during the season for lemons II
sell for 10 cents box for the
poorer grades, the average being
about 81.
Henry A. Wise, son of Captain
j. :. Wise was on Wednes lay APP
pointed Assistant United States
District Attorney in New York to
fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of William L. Parsons.
The appointment was made by
United States District Attorney
Burnet. Mr.. Wise entered on his
new duties on Septe nber LIST.
A sanitarium has been estab-
lished at Luray, Va, for treatment
of disease of the respiratory organs.
The process was recently discoy-
cred and is known as Limair. 1t
consists, briefly, in carrying the
purified air currents passing
through Luray Caverns into the
rooms at the sanitarium. Here
the patient sits, and by inhaling
the limestone air is restored to
health.
The report of the National
Board of FireUnderwriters, recently
issued, shows that Lynchburg
leads the entire list of cities of
over 10000 population in
exemption from disastrous fires
Turing the past year. 1t shows
hat while Lynchburg had 80
,alls for the fire department, the
;otal loss was only $2,9l6. The
DER capita loss in Lynchburg was
5 cents; in Roanoke, $l.S3; and
n Richmond, Sll.30.
Thomas Stealey and Ella Sans
we're to be married at Parkersburg,
v. Va, last week. The guests
we're present and the feast was
pread, but the groom was making
Merry downtown. The bride and
er sister got carriage, located
he groom, who climbed upon
abroad bridge and ran halfway
cross, followed and captured him,
nd took him to the house, where
he wedding occurred few hours
iter.
Luray housekeepers last week
njoyed the benefits of cut
hroat war among the local butch
RS. One butcher came out with
andbills advertising "All kinds