Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Condensed News.

A movement is now on foot to
raise funds to erect a suitable
memorial to Roanoke cOunty's
Confederate dead, to be placed in
front of the county courthouse at
Salem.
Senator Daniel has introduced a
bill authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to have struck at the
Philadelphia mint $50, 900 medal
lions, the proceeds of the sale Of
which are to apply to the cost Of
erecting in Richmond statue of,
Thomas Jefferson.
Stockmen report that cattle are
perishing by hundreds in the
range country, in South Dakota,
which is heavily covered with
snow. One herd of thirty steers
stayed one week on a single acre.
When found eleven were dead and
the remainder were suffering from
wounds inflicted by ravenous
wolves.
A. H. Skidmore, postmaster at
Monroe, w. Va, has sold an acre
of land, known as the unique
acre, at Monroe, to John 7. Davis,
manager of the Junior Coal Com
pany, for $4,000. This is the
highest price ever paid for land in
the Roaring Creek region. Every
person who goes to Roaring Creek
or travels to the Middleford country
must cross this unique acre. All
roads converge at this point.
Congressman Flood called at
the department of agriculture on
the 18th and was assured that
agents of that department would
make soil survey of Amherst
and Nelson counties and parts of
Augusta and ROckDridge counties.
This survey will be great benefit
to the farmers of these counties.
1t includes an analysis Of the
soil of the different localities and
determines to what crops it is best
adapted.
In accordance with the re-
concentrations of Secretary of
War Root, the President has
nominated nine colonies, all of
whom served in the Civil War, to
be brigadier-generals. Each of
these, with the exception of Col.
Francis Moore, of the Eleventh
Cavalry, will retire as soon as his
promotion is confirmed and the
vacancy thus created will be filled
by the appointment Of one of the
other colonies.
In the Corporation Court Of
Alexandria February l1th, during
the trial of the Waters-M Maddox
habeas corpus case, lady witness
on the stand was asked if she had
not on some former occasion made
a statement contradictory to that
which she now made. II will not
stand it" said the lady, II am
not accustomed to having my
word questioned by gentlemen.
will not stay here" and she
proceeded to walk out of the court
'OOm.
The discussion in the Virginia
Senate of the bill appropriating
'l6, 342. 40 to meet deficiency at
he Western State Hospital at
stanton, brought out the fact
hat there is marked increase Of
insanity in Virginia, which experts
attribute to the poverty of the
PEOPLE who once lived in luxury.
The deficit in the institutes
ccounts is due to the large in
rease in the number of inmates
nd the advance in prices of coal
nd the necessaries of life. After
discussion o: nearly two hours
he bill was passed.
David Reed, young farmer
twenty-five years old, and son of
alexander Reed, of Mount Sidney,
augusta county, committed suicide
tuesday, morning, February 10Th,
y shooting himself. He went out
1 the field some distance from the
ouse and stiled a gun, to the
'igger of which he tied a string.
hen walking back some distance,
e placed the muzzle near his
cart, and pulled the sUring. He
ed in few moments. Mr.. Reed
I'd his father, for whom he works
| the farm, had quarrel, and
lis is the only reason that can be
signed for his committing
icide. He had been married
lily a short time.
While blowing on the Fork farm
ar Clifton Forge, last week, Mr..
mes unearthed IA number of
imam bones. In the same place
skulls were found. Ihey were
a remarkably good state Of
the teeth being
rfectly set and well preserved.
me of the bones were as long
twenty-four inches, and judging
I'm their size the skeletons must
those of persons who were six
seven feet tall. The place at
lich they were found is historic
e, being situated betw cen the
ckson and Cowpasture rivers,
lere the James is formed. This,
doubt, was ore of the spots
ere the Indians fished, hunted
raised their corn.
Wanted.
We would like to ask, through the