Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-10-21
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st Upshur counties and make Pickeni
tie the county set.
l, Anthracite coal is selling in
W Richmond at from So to $3.50 9
"a ton, and dealers say these figures
't will probably prevail for the next
'r two weeks, anyway.
g The Most Rev. John Joseph
Kahn, archbishop of st. Louis, No.,
II died Oct. 18th, at the st. Agnes
u Sanitarium, that city, where he had
" been a patient since May ~.
o Senator John w. Daniel mas
accepted an invitation to attend
the reunion of the grand camp of
v Confederate veterans TO be held
' October 2SinNewportNews. He will
be the principal orator of the Oc-
casion.
: The trial of James H. Tillman,
2 who was charged with the murder
4 of N. G. Gonzales, editor of The
State, in Columbia on January
10th last, has come to an end, re-
G sulting in an acquittal. The Jury
3 was out "a hours.
: The District Fair at Radford
E opened October 18th with glorious
s weather and a magnificent exhibit
of live stock. There were 90 hsad
OF thoroughbred cattle, ranging in
weight from 2,40O pounds each to
; 9l5 for yearlings.
Since tie first of the year five
( applications for divorce have been
filed every day in Cuyahoga county
practically Cleveland, } Ohio. The
divorces granted this year have
been as two to five in comparison
with the marriages.
In the city election in Indian
apolis for mayor on October 18th,
John Hoffman, Democrat, was
elected over Millionaire Charles A.
Bookwalker, Republican, who was
running for reelection, Holtzman's
plurality being 700 to 1000.
The registration for Appomattox
county closed Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
Fifty-seven white voters were
registered. About five per cent.
of the white voters declined to
register. The negroes did not
apply, and none were registered.
The Richmond Horse Show
opened or the 18th under the most
favorable auspices. The entries
were large and among them were
some very fine horses. The at
tendance was also large and visitors
were present from all over the
State.
Young menwho have distinguished
themselves in military schools of
the United States have been by
act of Congress appointed on the
constabulary force in the Philip
pine Islands. l.. H. NcAdoo of
the Virginia Military Institute has
been placed on that list.
The Thomas Jefferson Dollar
Bill Club has been organized in st.
Louis. It's members are negroes.
and they declare that they viii.
support those candidates who will
do most for the blacks. The words
"dollar bill" in the name are said
to indicate the cost of member
ship.
The astonishing statement is
made that in Greater New York
there are $50, 600 rooms in 10000
tenement houses without IA window
Or outer door to let in the fresh
lir and sunshine. And yet all
.hese rooms are inhabited by
luman beings. whole families of
EN- living in "A single room.
Bishop Arnett of Wilberforce
J., presiding over the African
Methodist Church Conference, in
'ittsburg, Pa, on the l4th an
Iounced that Rev. II. j. w. vii
Jams, formerl " of Duquesne, Pa.
ad been dropped from the con-
erence roll because he had per
litted II cake-walk in his church.
With impressive ceremonies, an
questrian statue Of William
'ecumseh Sherman was unve led
, Washington Octo)er 18th, in
ne presence of officials of Wash
lgton, the President at its head,
nd thousands Of veterans, MEM
ers of the societies of the armies
Tennessee, the Cumberland, the
hio and the Potomac.
Mr.. J. X. Brennan an, clerk to
he Revision Committee of the
legislature, has decided to become
candidate for Register of the
and Office against Colonel John
?. Richardson. the present incum-
mt, before the new Legislature,
hich meets in January. 1t is
so said that Doorkeeper s. NJ.
onald of Augusta, is contemplate
e being candidate for the
ace.
l.. T. Gage, truancy officer, Oct.
tn, notified the city superinten-
mt that there are 5000 children
school age who are not attend
2 the city schools of Topeka.
lnsas. The truancy law requires
children between the ages of
,ht and fifteen to be sent to
lool. A list of the missing
ildren is in the hands of the
GERS, and the parents of the
ildren who play "hookey" will
fined.