Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-14
ConGen>ca >ews.


reaches total OF seventeen.
The building of 500, 600 fact
DRY for the manufacture Of high
grade glassware will be commenced
in Richmond within the next few
weeks.
A st. Louis Judge has granted a
divorce TO woman because her
husband refused to kiss her. He
held that marital snubs were as
bad as blows.
President George +. Baer says
thu price of coal in the Reading
Railways territory will not 20
above 1915 a ton. In other sections
coal will cost from $40 to Sl5.
In the steerage of the White Star
Line steamship Teutonic, which
sailed Thursday from New York
for liverpool, ware 30 negro men,
y women and 10 children who
are going to Liberia to settle. They
were from Irwin county, Georgia.
The Increase in circulation in
the United States Of over SOS, 00o,-
600 in the past year raised the
total money supply on January J
to 81, 34S, 700, 90l and made the
per capita circulation $29.43. This
was exclusive of the hC dings OF
the Treasury.
Father Charles Meme Is Of Titus
vile. n. Y, who was arrested at
Rochester for vagrancy on COM
plant CT Father Thomas Hendrick
of St. Bridget's church. is going
to renounce his calling and marry
Mrs. May Fleming of Titusvills, as
soon as she can get divorce.
The three highest mountains in
the United States, not including
Alaska. are Mount Whitney. Cali
fornia. If, 1913 feet; Blanca peak.
Colorado, II, 1874 feet, and Cerro
Blarco. New u eXico, 4,2G9 feet.
1t is claimed that Mount Rainier.
Washington, j. 1900 feet high.
The grandchildren Of tie groom
and the grandchildren Of tie bride
were witnesses Of the wedding Of
Mr.. Amos Gale and Mrs. Elizabeth
Shaifer at tie latter's home, nc"e
Kingwood. W. Va. re bride
acknowledged to 50 summers and
the groom to 50. Each bad been
married three times before.
The worst storm of the season
last week passed over the Dakotas,
Iowa and Nebraska and OH er
western States. In Council Bun
and Sioux City, Iowa, heavy store
fronts were blown in and there was
great suffering. Much live stock
in transit, persisted because Of The
general crippling of the railway
! lines.
AT the watch meeting ut Trinity
Church, Philadelphia, on the night
of New Years eve DR.. NJ. +. Mills,
Secretary of the Twentieth Century
Thankofrering Commission made
the announcement that the Metho-
dists of the country had raised
more than 5000 5000 in response
to the movement begun by the
Board Of Bishops four years ago.
Pottsvilie, Pa, is in the heart Of
the anthracite coal region, yet
singular to say the inhabitants of
that city are suffering more for
lack Of fuel than are those Il many
cities that are remote from the
coal fields. Last Sunday there
was not pound in the yards
in that city, and consumers were
clumoring for Il supply Tor their
empty bins. 80.
Messrs. Daniel Robb ant Cha les
Michael of philadelphia. have de
cided 10 establish knitting mill
at Roanoke, which will eventually
employ poo operatives. The condi-
tions are that the people shall
furnish the building. The b' 81
ness men there have raised four
ffths Of. the amount necessary I"
purchase the building. Not less
than forty operative viii Sc
employed to start with.
There was a romatic Wedding
in Richmond Jan 18th. when Miss
Ella Friend Paterson became ire
bride of Mr.. Henry :. Ltwls.
Miss Pntteson j. Il daughter 81
Hon. Camm Patteson Of Bucklng-
ham county. who has served many
terms in the Legislature and Is n
DISTINGUISHED lawyer. Her father
had 10 objection to her in.erded
but desired to have brilliant
country wedding. His daughter
was opposed TO this, however.
Derby, Connecticut,w whose Mayor
is practical plumber, commenced
his administration with severe
simplicity of the Jeilersoni"n
character. On the day ~ his
inauguration lie worked at his
trade to within few minutes Of
the time for him to assume charge
of his office. when he stopped long
enough to be sworn into olfce aud
to administer the oath tc the men
he had chosen to help in his nd
ministration. after which ne re-
sumed work at his trade, the cere-
monies incident to his inauguration
loccupyil g but half nm hour.