Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-04
Condensed News.

a South Boston on Lees birthda
Il raised 81 $50 at one meeting to b,
= used in the erection of monumen
n to the Confederate dead of Halifa.
q county.
y At the present time ohere ar,
;, now growing in Virginia s, 100, O0(
9 apple trees, 1880, 900 peach trees
e 269, 600 cherry trees, POI, 900 peal
r trees, lis, 1913 plum trees and S3I,
900 grape vines.
|. A few days ago three black
bears attacked the children of a
mountaineer named Parker, living
on the road from None to Arcadia.
Bedford county, on the James
river, and killed and ate his two
year-old baby.
A numerously signed petition
was presented last Wednesday
by the temperance people of
StauntOn to Judge H. w. Holt of
the Corporation Court asking that
a special local option election be
ordered for that city.
The Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Compa my is about completing
new passenger station at Farm
Vile, costing nearly $50, 900.
When finished, about February !.
it will be one Of the handsomest
passenger stations on the entire
line.
Rev. ID. s. McCurry, Of Gaines
vile, Ca, is ~ years old and has
done active work in the Baptist
Church for forty years. In this
time he delivered $500 sermons
married 62l couples, baptized
lob persons and conducted Oil
funerals.
A bill has been introduced in
the West Virginia Legislature
authorizing the erection. on the
banks of the Potomac, at Shepherds
town, of monument to James
Rumsey, the true inventor of
steamboat navigation, and to
whose genius the world owes so
much.
Joseph Powell, "a l3-year-old
BOY who lives in New Albany.
nd, has literally out grcwn his
kin. During a six months illness
lis height increased twelve inches.
md his skin became as tight as
um-head, finally bursting in
everal places. The breaks are now
ealing.
Mr.. j. H. Sparks, wealthy
bowman, who was bitten on the
rm last week by one of the young
ons was raising at Wade Mecum
prings, n. c., died at the host itaJ
here Wednesday morning from
loOd poisoning. caused by the
ounds inflicted. He was from
asst Brady, Pa.
In the Senate of Virginia Senator
raham Clayton presented and
ad referred a bill which provides
II allowing the people Of the
'unties and magisterial districts
vote on the question of establish
& whisky dispensaries and
DIVIDING penalties for violation
the law. The bill provides
at the net profits shall be
vided. One-eighth is to go to
e State, three-eighths to the
unity, city or town and one
II to the public school fund.
A dispatch from Richmond saws:
mes Hays, the negro lawyer
10 is conducting the fight
ainst the new Constitution, left
re for Washington. Thence he
j go on an extended trip through
W York and New England in
endeavOr to raise funds to keep
the fight. 1t is reported here
It the negroes now see their
stake in retaining Captain
IN 5. Wise to represent them
this fight, and they are not
'ecting anything to result from
work.
Illeging that the Baltimore and
o and Southern Railroads have
the Fast five months violated
rider of Il e Circuit Court of
nandoah county, which re-
ed the roads to maintain
'ections at Strasburg Junction,
city council of Winchester
ed resolution instructing the
solicitor to proceed against
railroads to compel them to
ply with the decree of court.
courts order required trains
ne road at Strasburg junction
ait for arriving trains on the
r road.
I'm ID. Rockefeller lie greatly
'ested in Rush Medical College.
hicago, which has recently be-
affiliated with the University
hicago, and it is asserted that
will give some millions 20
'lish hospital where research
can be carried on. Mr..
efeller recently made it known
e trustees of the University
ne desires to bring out men
would go into original
rch to find cures for the
'orn diseases, particularly con-
tiOn. 1t is Mr.. Rockefeller's
me desire to find serum
will cure consumption.
'sident Lyon G. Tyler, of
am and Mary ,tta1a. d.