Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-11
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that night.
>: Notwithstanding the ravages OF
the boil wevl the value of this
g years cotton crop in the State OF
Texas is estimated at $3.50. 900, 900.
A big school book fight is brew
= ing in Virginia. Many represen-
r tatives of Northern publishing
houses are already in Richmond
Il and at work.
;, The heaviest rain known in Flor
r ida for a period of twenty.four
years, fell in that State November
Ord. The precipitation was nearly
eight inches.
United States Marshal Morgan
Treat left Norfolk, Va, November
=; Srd, with AZ Cinnamon to be de-
ported at San Francisco under the
Gary exclusion act.
Mr.. F. D. Wood of Rappahan.
mock county, shipped 40 barrels of
Albemarle Pippins grown by him.
to the Liverpool market and re.
ceived $6 barrel for them.
Work at the William R. Trigp
shipyards, Richmond, Va. will
probably be started within the
next month, and 400 men will find
employment for at least six or EIGHT
months.
j. N. Bazarre, a mounraineer
living near Goshen, killed three
bears in Goshen Pass without
moving from his tracks, onOctober
goth. The largest one weighed
over 200 pounds.
The Presbyterians of Charlottes
vile declined to extend an inyi-
tation to the Virginia Synod to
hold its next session in that city
because of the local difficulty in
obtaining cooks. That is a good
reason, and one which the brethren
OF the cloth will appreciate.
Nearly $1,000, 900 pupils were
fnrolled in the common schools of
the United States during the past
hscal year, according to the report
OF the Commissioner of Education
just issued. The exact number
the Commissioner places at To-
925. 1887, or over 20 per cent. of the
entire population.
President Roosevelt is great
pleased over the general result o.
the elections. He is however dis
appointed at the outcome in Great
er New York and Maryland, al
though pleased that in the latter
State the results show an improve
ment over what happened four
years ago and in New York over
last year.
McKeesport, Pa, school teach
ers presented petition to the
school board to the effect that they
wished that the use of oil on the
school floors be stopped, as it ruined
their skirts, and their salaries
were not large enough to provide
for new skirts. The controllers of
the school advised the teachers 10
wear shorter skirts.
Without the firing of a shot, and
amid scenes of great enthusiasm,
The independence of the Isthmus
md the department of Panama
vas declared November 4th. The
'ity Of Panama is now in the hands
If the revolutionists, and no serious
'ttempt has been made to recap
ure it. Two U. S. gunboats have
'een ordered there.
Truckers in Norfolk in need of
sborers have made arrangements
o bring the 5000 Cape Verde Is
,nders who were in the wreck of
he Vera Cruz, off the North Caro-
ma coast, to Nor ok. They will
2 given a trial, and if the expert
tent is successful efforts will be
lade to bring other immigrants
-om the same islands.
st. Louis and vicinity exper-
need seriesof earthquake shocks
ovember 4th. The earthquake
as perceptible all over the city
I'd was mostly felt in the high
lsiness blocks in the downtown
elton of the city. One occupant
a building said his ch ndelier
vung three inches. The move
ent was from east to west.
The rule of the New York Board
Education whichmdke married
omen ineligible as teachers in
e public schools is not to go
niger unchallenged. A woman
acher has refused to resign her
sition when asked to do so, after
tie offense of matri-
my, on the ground that she can
I lawfully be compelled to
andon her means of subsistence
: sucn44reason.
A Welch, W. Va, dispatch of
". 4th, says that from 1000 to
100 men have been laid off by
, United States Coal and Coke
mpany for an indefinite period.
e company has plant at Welch
It is estimated to be worth
900, 900, and the closing down
the plant and discharge of all
ployes has created widespread
lsternatiOn all along the line If
Norfolk and Yves. ern railway
the coal field.
senator Hanna's announcement
t he will not remain in the