Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-12-16
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NTlftH vi l''l lHt' Nt'NUhOU ldrl
week from Highland county.
Congressman Carter GIasc Of
Lynchburg, representative from
the Sixth Virginia district, on
Wednesday offered forty-one bills
in Congress.
The laaies Of Buchanan have
formed IA townimprovement society,
and thus set an example that APP
peals for emulation - the ladies
of every other Virginia town.
The cigarette and war are b AIMED
for the physical degeneration Of
the American race, according to an
address by Rev. DR.. Scott F. Hers
hey, Presbyterian, of Boston.
The Standard and Producers
and Refners' Oil Companies have
advanced the quotations f Penn
sylvania oil three cents, bringing
the price up to Sl.90, tine highest
since May, 1895.
Miss Helen Gould attended the
dedication Of the army Young
Mems Christian Association build
ing at Fort Monroe last Wedne.-
day. The building is Miss Gould's
gift to the fort.
The Rev. Henry Clay TrGmbull,
editor of the Sunday School Times
and well known throughout the
world as an author, died last
Wednesday at his home in Phila-
delphia, aged 10 years.
The Confederate veterans of
Dallas, Texas, got back at Presi-
dent Roosevelt at their recent
meeting when, with grim humor,
they adopted resolutions setting
forth that his recognition Of Panama
was vindication of their course
in the Civil War.
Mayor j. Samuel McCue Of
Charlottesville, was tried before
Alderman Graves in that city on
warrant sworn out b, J. W. Mar
shall, charging him with the use
of profane language in public
place. TIL Alderman fined Mayor
McCue $40 and cost
The police of Newport News are
on the trail Of an organized band
Of ghOuls who for many weeks. it
is believed, have been -ngaged in
desecrating the graves in Green
lawn cemetery, that city, and rob-
bling the newly Inferred bodies Of
Jewelry and shrouds.
In the District Court of Cne o.
kee county, Texas, Allen Brown. "A
negro, convicted Of attemted crimi-
nal assault, was septen"ed ~. one
vmvusouu years IN the penltertlary.
Under the Law, the jury could not
impose IA death sentence. At the
time O his arrest, Brown narrowly
escaped being lynched.
The remarkable occurance OF the
Simultaneous births Of three sets
of twins in the same block, at the
homes of John Shusto. George
Cannon and Michael Costell, at
New Philadelphia. Pa. has brought
congratulations from all parts Of
the country. Photographs and
letters have been forwarded to
President Roosevelt, requesting him
to name them.
The ladies of Richmond have
never clamored for woman's suif-
rage, but according to Treasurer
Phillips of that city, they seem to
indicate thatthey are going to have
something to say in politics next
year, for many of them called at
his office and paid their husbands
capitation taxes, because the ladies
knew they must be paid before the
14th to entitle the men t. vote.
Rev. DR. VI. st. Croix Wright of
a Unitarian church, New York. in
II recent address advocated that
the physician has the right to'take
the life of incurab'es or aged. He
said; 1T is no part Of tn, divine
law that man should suffer beyond
his strength or that he should
suffer when his life an.ot be
saved. A future age may show us
the fallacy Of the old established
rule.
Two women who laid claim to
girl, appeared before IA
in Pi,tsburg. Pa, nd
the magistrate settled the argu-
ment a. King Solomon old
similar oae, by waving an imagi-
nary sword over he baby. Judge
called for sword TO
divide the infant, when the viii
liams woman cried, "No, do not
it," The other woman
seemed unaffected.
The sales and livery stables of
the Travellers Livery Company, at
Blacksburg, were destroyed by fire
last week. Thirty horses persisted
in the flames. a quantity of pro-
and several vehicles were
lost. The less is $40, 900. In con
sequence it is said the cadets of the
Virginia Polytechnic who wish to
20 home Christmas will have to
walk to Christiansburg, dis
.ance of eight miles.
Climatic Cures
The influence of elm attic conditions
"a tho purn af pOpSumnf ion il very