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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Unbridled saloon power is curse
and a blight on any community. This
has just been demonstrated in a very
pronounced manner at Virginia,
Mimi, where the saloon element made
an attempt to wreck the residence of
Mayor Fay, who has waged vigor-
Gus warfare against the persistent
violations Of the law by the saloon
power of Virginia. Mayor Fay is a
clean, courageous man and will stay
with the hellish outfit until it is cleaned
out. A saloon has plenty of liberty
when it is we'll within the limits of the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Winter. Will be Mild.

Muskrats, the long-tailed denizens
of the streams, lakes and ponds of
Minnesota, are building very poorly
this fall and Indian weather prophets
have predicted very decisively, an
open winter, filed with much sunshine
little snow and very few billiards..
The, muskrat houses this fall, are very
shallow and the little creatures them
selves are at the present time daily
basking in the warm rays of the
November sun rather than following
up their usual vocation at this time
of the year, that of piling brush,
sticks and mud upon their houses
and getting things snugged up for the
winter.
The only thing which this unusual
state of muskrat affairs stands for,
according to old settlers and weather
prophets, both of Indian and white
variety, is an open winter and people
who have followed the actions of the
little animals in the past, and are GER
tain that they do not foretell in vain,
and are resting easy on the fuel score
They say Minnesota will enjoy one of
the clearest, warmest and most open
winters in number of years and that
the coal dealers will not find the sea-
son anywhere near as profitable. as.
the one a year ago.-Martin County
Sentinel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
In an editorial on the country editor

In an editorial on the country editor
the St. Paul Globe says:
AS long as he lives the country
newspapers will never become
''brief chronicler of the tines
merely. They must continue to
exude sentiment. Lines may be
pied and collections may be slow,
crops may be failure and adver-
tisers coy, but they will remain
human documents in the best
meaning of the phrase. For the
country editor is an independent
personality, and SO long as the
destiny of each rural paper is con-
trolled by one man, his individ-
uality must color it, and color it
warmly.
True enough. What a blow to met.
ropolitan journalism when a Greeley
a Bennett, Storey, and long list Of
great journalists passed away and
with them hundreds of minor celeb.
rites in journalism, whose person.
ality dominated and controlled the
editorial policy of their papers. In
metropolitan journalism brains,
ability, fearlessness and principle
have all been crushed by the jugger.
naut car of capital. Stocks and bonds
now dictate the policy of most of our
daily papers. The editor is only a
hired man sitting with fear and trem.
bling in the editorial chair.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET.

HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET.
Miss Inez Rathbone entered the
Sixth grade Monday. - -1i', @.'E1'l
T Mrs. G.. A. Eaton and Mrs. j, F.
| Zimmerman were callers in the grades
Tuesday.
Members of the Sophomore class
are preparing essays for their years
essay work.
Robert Holmes, who has been alb
sent from the Sixth grade for month
has returned.
Alfred Victor and William II.
Walker have entered the Eight grade,
swelling its number to forty five.
The remaining fifteen that were left
from a spelling match three weeks ago
were all spelled down last Friday af-
ternooon.
The Eight grade has formed a liter
airy society which will give programs
every two weeks. The Seventh grade
also has formed literary.
Last Friday afternoon the children
of the Fourth grade had a general
spelling match in which Lee White
more spelled the grade down.
All are cordially invited to attend
the lecture by Prof. Hill next Tuesday
evening in the opera house.. The
funds will be used for the school
library.
Miss Quinn was very happily sur
prised on last Friday evening after
school by the children of the grade.
They prepared beautiful spread in
the dinner room of the high school
building.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
The Future for Roosevelt.

A report says: "a gentleman OF
thorough reliability who has just re-
turned from New York positively as
serts that President Roosevelt will be-
come president of Harvard as soon as
his duties as president Of the United
States are ended. Il is said the presi-
dent has long desired to be in the edu-
cational feld.'' '5...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Tom Platt, ex-Republican boss OF
New York state, gave an old-fash-
toned buckwheat breakfast at his
country home Tuesday in honor of the
big victory. The guests included the
president and vice president-elect,
Gov. Odell, Senator Depew, Gov.
elect Higgins, the new state officers.
Elihu Root and every Republican
member elect to the New York legis.
lature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The officials of the national cam
paign committee of the Prohibition
party are in a row over financial mat.
tiers, and bad charges have been made
against some of the officials. One
official says: 1.-The charge is an I'm.
adulterated libel.' There you have
it. Here, you Prohibitionists, be tenn
perate in all things.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Dramatic Criticism.

"How was the amateur performance
Of Uncle Toms Cabin the other
night"' inquired the washing machine
agent: who visited the hamlet often
enough to keep reasonably close tab
on the more important local hap
penings.
"Well-er-h-m!-'' cautiously re-
piled the landlord of the Drunty town
teavern. my nephew was sort of i'm
plicated in it, and so, with malice to-
ward none and charity for all, as the
Teller said, I'll admit that it WASH It
so burned much worse than several of
the 947 previous presentations of the
play here. ''-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Col. Watterson of the Louisville
Courier Journal commenting on tn
election of Roosevelt says:
"There is no gainsaying vote
such as that of Tuesday. It is dis
tinctly a verdict against the pres
ent organization, methods and
policies, or lack of policies of the
Democratic party. Set as pend
ant to the two defeats of 1896 and
1900 it may be accepted by in
telligent people as the discharge
of the existing generation of Dem
ocratic leaders from the public
service.'' II
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The government has finished it's in
vestigations of the beef trust and the
report will be submitted to congress.
We have a new congress that must
show it's interest in the welfare OF
the people to win. The president will
set congress good pace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Japan has lost gallant General
Kuriko who WAS killed by being hit
by the splinters Of a shell. Brave
and intrepid, he served his country
with honor and undying glory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Missouri elected Folk, the Doodle
prosecutor, governor. Folk is a
Democrat, but he is the kind of a man
the people of Missouri want for gov
ernor. There will be no crooked
work in public affairs if Folk can
help it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The ear is talking of double track.
ing the Siberian railroad. This will
greatly facilitate the transportation
Of the killed and injured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

President Roosevelt will attend
the St. Louis exposition on Novem-
Der 10Th. He will enjoy the visit and
so will the people.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Italy had an election Tuesday. The
price of bananas will be the same.
whatever the results.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The list of killed and injured in the
woods since the deer season opened
up holds up with previous records.
1t will ever be thus as long as deer
roam the, woods and crazy hunters
chase them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The night operator and siding at
Esopus have been pulled out, and the
new time tables will make the place a
flag station.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The Delaware legislature stands
twenty one Democrats and TWENTY-FIVE
Addicks Republicans, and there is
promise of another deadlock the com
ing winter. What would Delaware do
without Addicks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Potatoes Take q Jump.

Yesterday afternoon the potatoes
market took jump, leaving the mar.
ket report as published in the U nj on
this week. a few cents in arrears.
Buyers became a bit anxious to Sc
cure the stock and Burbanks sold at
Is and % cents, while Triumps brought
45 to 48 cents. Ohios sold as high as
26 cents. The market seems to be on
the down again, up again basis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Bede was elected to congress by a
plurality of over $1,000, leading all
congressional candidates in the State
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

A Dowieite intends to establish a
Zion near Blackjack. We always
knew that northern Minnesota was up
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Of the eight presidential electors in
Maryland the Democrats secure seven
and the Republicans one. It was
touch down, anyway
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Mr.. Turkey.
Hello, Mr., Turkey,
=,


Hello, Mr., Turkey,
trust you are well
And eating quite hearty
And feeling quite swell:
The weather is pleasant,
There is plenty OF corn,
I wish you good health, sir,
AS sure as you're born.
Hello, Mr.. Turkey:
Say, how do you DO:
It gives me much pleasure
Today to see you:
bow to your lordship
And take off my hat,
It makes me feel pleasant
To see you so fat.
Hello, Mr.. Turkey,
Say, how do you do:
I trust you are happy.
Enjoying each meal:
You appetite good, sir:
Not feeling your age:
just now in the garden
I saw some fine sage.
st. Paul News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The next Minnesota legislature will
contain three less Democrats than the
legislature Of 1908. There will be lO7
Republicans and twelve Democrats in
the house of representatives.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

It was a mistake to defeat Judge A.
M. Harrison of Minneapolis. He was
too good a man to slaughter. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The east is storm swept while the
west is sun swept. Great country.
Get in on the ground floor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Roosevelt's vote throughout the
country is a grand tribute to the man.
AS a vote getter he stands without a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The Socialist vote is gaining in the
cities, but it is still in the "also-ran''
class and will remain so for some
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

They are telling us it will be an
open winter, but it will be the proper
thing to improve these days of grace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

might, :" remarked the home mis-
sionary, sis cloak for sin.
eyes; sort of a fall overcoat as it
were, = reioined the unregenerated
party. Chicago Daily News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

D. P. Jones claims the mayoralty
election in Minneapolis by a small
vote, but Mayor Haynes, the defeated
candidate may contest the election.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

A Minneapolis man walked twelve
miles while he slept, but that feat is
beaten every day in the week by the
average messenger boy. 49, " s'''','e'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

When a fellow falls heir to a fortune
he gets up in the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The Republicans secured 343 elec-
tOral votes while Parker received 1873.
The plum crop at Esopus is a failure
this year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The national Democratic party is
all at sea, and apparently with few
life preservers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

When a man is held up he gener-
ally sees the point.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

A lawyer in Ohio hung himself after
hanging many a jury.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Turkeys will be thin and under sized
after the dessert and coffee.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Lonp-Winded.

Jimpson-That was finished speech
I gave last night, though say it my
self.
Jamson--Yes. It certainly was
finished. But at the time I began to
think it never would be.-Pick-M e-Up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Did you remark about the weather:
Beautiful? Simply grand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The worst fate that can ever over
take young horny-handed son of toll
is to send him to college and give him
a few sceances with the professor of
mental science. On entering college
the young man is properly and evenly
balanced, both physically and men
tally, that is to say he is reasonably
we'll equipped for a farmers son. But
what a transformation is wrought in
short time. The hands that could
extract butter fat from seventeen COWS
in forty-five minutes, feed the pigs,
curry ten horses, and clean the stable
before = O'Clock breakfast, learn to
fondle college stick with head to
it that averages we'll with it's owners
head on many occasions, and these
same hands soon get familiar with a
royal and bobtail flush and are en-
cased in gloves that have a strong
odor OF heavy, light and medium
Manhattans, cloves, olives, sen-sen
and thousand and one favors of
owl orgies and dissipation. He is no
longer genuine, he is just game
tough, but he is one OF the atoms in
the human transformation the world
is undergoing, and he plays his part
we'll. Some day he wanders back
again, falls heir to a big share of the
old farm, marries widow with seven
children and fad or two, settles
down and buys out the village laun-
dry. JEFF.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

The 'ssolid south" can feel a wedge
that is splitting it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

Total registration: Tales, 2IoI; Females, 6S.
Total votes cast: Tales, 1878; Females, 2.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

to date.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
v. Nj. I. Catalogue Issued

The official register of the cadets
at the Virginia Military Institute
for the session 1903-1904 has just
been issued from the press. The
catalogue contains much general
information of this famous mill
tary school and is handsomely en-
bi,lished with half tone cuts of
familiar scenes around the parade
grounds and barracks, embracing
"Stoncwall" Jackson Memorial
Hall, the Academic Building
Cadet Barracks, Cadet Battery,
and Encampment.
The catalogue shows that the
first or graduating class contains
50 members; the second class, 90
the third class, OIL; the fourth
class, 112, giving total enroll
ment of 2S1. Twenty-eight States,
the District of Columbia and
Mexico are represented in the
register. Virginia leads with III
Texas comes next with 80, Ken
lucky follows with Is, West Vir
ginia III and North Carolina anc
Tennessee each 10. The rest are
scattered among "a States,
An interesting table is appended
showing the number Of graduates
of the school since it's organisa
tion in 1889. Including last year
class, they number 1,S45, and in
the list may be seen many name
of national repute.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
Death of MIR. Willis u. Wills

Mr.. Willis p. Wills died Monday
morning at his home in the neigh
borhood of Moore's SchoOlhouse
after month illness. He was in
the 10th year of his age, and was
born in Albemarle county. He
came to Rockbridge about fifty
years ago, and worked at his trade
as O stor emason on the construc-
tion of the old canal on North river.
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and the
remains were buried at Wesley
Chapel. The pastor. Rev. Sey-
more Grady, offlciated.
Mr.W Wills is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Susie Wash, daugh.
ter of Mr.. William L. Wash OF
Rockbridge, and six children
Mrs. Lee Rlston and Mrs. Harry
Day of Roanoke, Mrs. o. ID. Good.
win of Buena Vista, Mrs. David
Smith of near Moore's Schoolhouse
Mr.. Charles E. Wills who lives with
his parents, and Mr.. Thomas p
wills of Lexington; also by three
brothers and one sister-Messrs
F. S. Wills of Kerr's Creek, Johr
Wills of Amherst county, and Val
Buren, Wills of Tennessee, anC
Mrs. John Kramer of Lexington.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
School Trustees Appointed by
New Board

The School Trustee Electoral
Board of ockbridge, composed OF
County Superintendent of Schools
A. Nash Johnston, Common.
wealth's Attorney D. E. Moore, and
Mr.. j. Scott Moore, met at the
Courthouse last Saturday and ap-
pointed three school trustees for
each Of the six districts in the
county. There were few new names
added to the list of these import
ant offices, nearly all the old trus'
tees beng re-appointed. Their
terms of office will begin August l.,
1904.
Under the old Constitution the
County School Board was com
posed of the Judge of the County
Court, the Attorney for the Com
monwealth and the County Super
intendent of Schools. Under the
new Constitution, with the abolis h
ment of the County Court, a quail
fed voter has been substituted for
the County Judge. Last week
Judge Letcher appointed Mr.. D.
Scott Moore to that position, and
Saturday he was made clerk OF
the board, with DR.. Johnston as
chairman.
The new trustees will have to
qualify within thirty days after
their appointment. The duties OF
the trustees under the new Con-
stitution are somewhat enlarged.
They now constitute board of
appeal TO which disputed ques-
tion are to be referred.
The trustees for Lexington dis
trict will be appointed at the next
regular meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil. The names of those for the
county are as follows, together
with their terms of service:
Central District-Messrs. w. r.
Humphris, three years; I. M.
Wade, two years; w. B. Wallace,
one year.
Natural Bridge observation-disclosures.
G. w. Effinger, three years; j. w.
Gilmore, two years; F. F. Harris,
one year.
Buffalo District-Messrs. w. B.
F. Leech, three years; w. ID.
Deacon, two years, R. X. Dunlap,
one year.
South River District-Messrs.
C. j. Bell, three years; F. l.. Nc
Chung, two years; w. G. Houston,
one year.
Walkers Creek District--Messrs.
J. S. Gibson, three years; j. A.
Shaw, two years ;Porterfield Swami,
one year.
Kerr's Creek District-Messrs.
M. P. Dunlap, three years; j. H.
Harper, two years; John l.. Nc
Curdy, one year.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
Mrs.Norgrove Died in 92nd Year

Mrs. Matilda Butler Norgrove
died Monday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Jay
hugh Wills. of Lexington, at the
advanced age of VI years and six
months. Her death was due to
the infirmitles of age, and she had
been in failing health for long
time. The funeral services took
place from Mrs. Wills home at 5
O'Clock this afternoon, conducted
by her pastor, Rev. DR.. r. j.
McBrvde of the Episcopal church.
Interment Was made in the Lex
ington cemetery.
Mrs. Norgrove was a daughter
of Henry and Martha Goodson, and
was born October "a, 1912, in
Oxfordshire, England. She came
to the United States with her
husband, Mr.. Henry NorgrOve, in
1885, and lived for time in Rich
mond. Two years later they came
to Lexington where she lived the
remainder of her life. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norgrove were the first Epis-
copalians to settle in Lexington
and her long life was spent in the
communion Of that church. Her
nus band died in 1881. She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Wills.
Mrs. Norgrove was a pleasant
and attractive woman, and. her
life extended over a period of near
ly century.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
Worship Together

The Methodist and Baptist con-
gregations Of Lexington worshiped
together last Sunday evening at
Trinity Methodist church. Rev,
Dr.. Charles Manly announced from
his pulpit Sunday morning that
there would be no services at the
Baptist church in the evening, in
order to give the congregation an
opportunity Of attending tn e
Methodist church to welcome their
new pastor, Rev. j. O. Knott.
1t was gracious and thoughtful
act on the part of DR., Manly, ap-
preciated by the Methodists and
enioyed by the Ba ptists, and en-
phasized the fraternal feeling that
should and does exist among the
various congregations.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
Old Stone Church Memorial al
Timber Ridge

The following letter has been
received by The GAZETTE from
Mrs K. p. Mcdowell Wolff OF At
lanta, Ca, who is well remember
ed here as the daughter of Gov
ernor James Mcdowell. Mrs.
Wolff is interesting herself i'll the
placing of memorial tablet in the
Old Stone church at Timber Ridge
in commemoration of the heroic
women whose sacrifices a century
and half ago made possible the
erection of house of worship
there.
"The Presbyterian church at
Timber Ridge was erected in 1876.
Owing TO difficulties in the mat
ter of labor and facilities for the
transportation of building material
as well as to tn, poverty ct several
communities, the erection of such
building was a very considerable
undertaking. The members of the
congregation. fired with zeal of
purpose, overcame these Difficult
ties by lending material aid to the
construction OF the church, and
among them notably the young
girls brought the sand used, in
sacks on horse back from South
River, a distance of from eight
to ten lies, through an unbroken
forest.
cit is to commemorate the act
of the women and their unselfish
devotion to their faith that | am
soliciting contributions from their
descendants also the descendants
of those who for generations Lave
worshipped in this church, for the
purpose os inserting tablet in
the walls of the Timber Ridge
church, setting forth this deed
in perpetuity. There are many
interested in this memorial stone
for those noble women and they
are urged to contribute.
"Sums Of any amount will be
received by Mr.. VIM. NJ. Melee
of "The Peoples National Bank "
Lexington, Va"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
A Surprise Maria ge

A surprise marriage took place
Monday afternoon at the parsonage
of Trinity Methodist church, the
contracting parties being Mr..
Charles Edward Fox and Miss
Florence Montgomery Hildebrand.
The officiating minister was Rev.
j. o. Knott. The groom is the
eldest son of Mr.. j. r. Fox of Lex
ington, and is young man highly
esteemed in the community. SINCE
last October he has made his home
in Camden, N. j. The bride is
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Hildebrand. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fox expect to leave today or
tomorrow for Camden, where they
will make their home,