Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-04
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president of the Baltimore d. Ohio
Railroad, died last week in Balti-
more.
The Princess of Wales is the
most assiduous of readers among
the royal family and spends much
of her leisure time in her library.
The u. S. Senate committee in
vestigating the Smoot case has
passed a resolution asking for per-
mission to visit Utah next summer
to take further testimony.
AS a result of the scare caused
by the recent great CONGREGATIONS
in America, it is said German in
surance companies trading in the
United States have decided to with
draw.
On a recent Sunday a New Eng
land preacher drew large congre-
cation by announcing as his sub
ject for a sermon: GLOW TO Sup
port Sealskin Wife on Muskrat
Income"
The U. S. Senate last week de-
clined to confirm the appointment
of w. D. Crum as Collector of Gus
toms at Charleston, S. c., and i'm
mediately on the adjournment
of Congress President Roosev lit
reappointed the negro.
1t is said the peach crop in Vir-
ginia was not nearly so badly in
| jured by the freeze as was expect
ed. Some early varieties of peaches
were killed, but the bulk of the
crop is unhurt. Apple trees were
not damaged, the owners say.
Stripped to the waist and bound
to tree, young negro was beat
ell into a state Of semi-cOnciousness
Thursday evening by the cadets of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
at Blacksburg. The negro was ac-
cused of making insulting speeches
to white girls.
The liquor election at Basic City
last week was holly contested and
resulted in victory for the "wets'
by majority of 25. 1t is alleged
that the "wets," to control the
situation, paid the poll tax OF
their voters six months before the
date of election. The "drys" will
contest
Brigadier- General Joseph Dick
inson, the last of the Adjutants-
General of the Army of the Potom-
&C and Chief of Staff under Gener-
ais Hooker and Meade during the
Civil War, died in Washington last
week after an illness of three
months. He was seventy-three
years old.
The Baptist Educational Com
mission of Virginia has decided to
raise 800, 900 to free from debt
and equip the chain of schools in
the State. The board elected Rev.
B. Cabell Henning of Bristol,
agent to raise the fund, and Revs.
X. H. Pitt, w. +. Hatcher and w.
r. L. Smith as advisory committee.
Reports from Albemarle county,
one of the great peach growing
sections of the State, are to the
effect that the recent cold and frost
has rot damaged the peach crop.
"From present indications we will
have the largest and best peach
crop We have had for fifteen
years." said a prominent Abe
marie fruit grower.
A certain man objected to doing
the chores around the house and
attempted to show by quoting the
Scriptures that such duties belong
ed to the women. His wife replied
by quoting 2ni Kings 2l: 10: 81
will wipe Jerusalem as a man
wipeth II dish, wiping it and turn
ing it upside down." The man
has since done his share OF the
work.
A number of gentlemen of the
Baltimore Conference interested in
forming new Methodist paper
met In Basic City last week and
organized and gave the job of print
ing the paper to Baltimore firm.
The paper will be known as the
Baltimore Southern Methodist, "
and will appear about June |. 1t
will be edited by DR.. B. W. Bond,
with Rev. Charles Lynch a assist
ant Five thousand dollars of the
capital stock was paid in at the
A drove of cattle was being driv-
en- through the streets of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, when vicious look
ing bull deliberately walked
the front door of Il saloon,
gazed at himself in the big mirror
and walked around the screen into
the bar, where the proprietor and
the barkeeper and n dozen custom
ers were standing. The men went
over the bar and out OF the rear
door, while the proprietor bolted
the front entrance and the
climbed pole. The bull
walked around, surveyed the prem
ises and then walled cut.
A Continual Strain