Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-18
Condensed News.

Captain Charles NJ. Blackford, q
! distinguished lawyer of Lynch.
burg is dead.
A notable parrot, the property
of a resident of Baskerville, Mass,
, died the other day at the age of
forty-five years.
, Louisiana has statute requir-
, ing persons wh) intend to make an
, application for pardon to publish
notice of the same.
j. S. Perry, a Roanoke capitalist,
has purchased from Hon. Marshall
Mccormick, Of Berryville, Va, a
business lot Oh Campbell avenue
for $500 in cash. He will at
once begin the erection of bust
ness block.
Mr.. John Todd and son Rankin,
who live in Highland county while
hunting last week located and
killed five bears in one nest-the
old mother, two 2-year-OIds and
two small cubs. The five pelts
sold for $45.
Some missionaries lately re-
turned from ia pan say there is a
great demand for American
teachers there. Salaries ranging
from $75 to $l35 a month are
offered them, and houses are pro-
vided in addition.
Frank Arnie, aged II was in
stantly killed at his home in
Frederick county. He and his
older brother were examining a
pistol when the weapon was dis
charged, the bullet entering the
younger boys eye.
The Rockingham Free Press
publishes a list of counties in the
State of Virginia that are dry or
partially dry, some districts being
dry and some wet. From the list
itappears that there are % counties
dry; 30 partially dry; and 81 are
wet.
Indiana has law that fixes
disfranchisement as penalty for
selling votes. One day recently
twenty-four men were disfrans
chised for ten years by "A Judge Of
the circuit court for this ofense,
Prosecuting witnesses where con-
victlon results are paid 800 by the
county.
Good roads raise the value of
farm land and farm products, and
tend to beautify the country
through which they pass. Bad
roads constitute the greatest draw
back to rural life, and for the
lack of roads the farmers suffer
more than any other class. We
must have better roads.
The Roanoke School Board has
asked the City Council to apprc-
pirate $50, 900 for the current year
for school funds, half Of it to be
available at once. This is due TO
the cOngested condition of the
schools. This condition is said to
be thoroughly unsanitary and in
furious to the health of the chill
dren.
The street car question has been
settled in Stanton. The city
council has given the company
permission to run its cars five
months in the year. About eigh-
.een months ago the cars stopped
as the company contended
hat the travel in winter is not
sufficient to pay expenses. The
airs will he started May Is.
The Rev. George B. Taylor, of
a Baptist missionary in
Rome, Italy, will return home soon.
lie is well known throughout the
ntire State. He Was pastor in
'taunton and chaplain at the
University of Virginia previous to
is missionary work. He is the
ather of George Braxton Taylor,
f Hollins, and brother-in-law of
he Rev. DR.. A. +. Dickinson.
The bachelor is heavily taxed in
ne of the provinces of the
Republic. Between the
ges of twenty and thirty he must
ay S. month; after the age of
llrty, $40; wnen he is between
and fifty, 500; between
fly and seventy-fve, $50. When
widower has teen three years
ifeless, he must remarry or pay
he tax. If he can prove that he
as been thrice refused as
lsband within che year he is not
lxable.
l.. 7. Burford, a prosperous
lrmer of Pedlar Valley, Amherst
'unty, was working in field with
heavy wagon drawn by two large
)rses. Suddenly the animal on
e upper side bit at his companion
i'd in doing so slipped to the
ound. AS Mr.. Burford ran for
ard the fallen horse seized him
the ankle. Rising to its front
ct and retaining wise like grip
Mr.. Burford, the animal shook
m in the air as if he had been
zee Of cloth. The horses power
Jaws crushed the bones Of Mr..
Irford's ankle. But for assist
ce coming to his relief, Mr..
rford wonld have been killed.