Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
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Brief Items of Interest for the
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Twenty vessels arrived at New
York recently, bringing nearly
10, 900 immigrants.
After ten minutes strike 800
butchers at Swift & Co.'S. plant in
Chicago, H., gained their demand
last Thursday for union control.
The offerings Easter Sunday
morning at Grace Episcopal
church, Brooklyn, n. Y, amount
ed to 800, 900 in actual cash and
checks.
By a decisive vote the U. ;.
Senate has put itself on record
against any investigation of the
Postofice Department at this ses-
sion of Congress.
A new departure has been made
at Richmond in the employment
of women detectives, as it has been
found that they excel the men,
because no one suspects their call
ing.
Thomas H. Russell, the original
Little Lord Fauntleroy, and now
well-known business man Of New
York, was married in Richmond
last week to Miss Grace Elliott
Shields.
The Staunton City Council has
decided to call an election not
later than May 10, TO submit to
the voters the question Of issuing
bonds to improv. and rem odel the
City Opera House.
The Knights of Columbus Of the
|, United States have presented to
the Catholic University at Wash
} ington, D. c., a check for $50, 600
] to endow a chair of American
history in the University.
The executive committee of the
=, Virginia Press Association met IN
q Washington last week and voted
> tc hold the annual meeting OF the
association at st. Il uis, June 30
p next, during the Exposition.
y A marriage took place in Bed
n ford City, which was unusual IN
6 that the bride was bride for the
). fifth time. The contracting parties
d were Mr.. Henry Vaughan and
t Mrs. John Kassy, 10th of Bedford
n City.
y A Hanover county negro is puz-
t cling the doctors. He wens TO
n sleep in a stable and II ule kicked
# him in the head, spanning his
n ankle. The physicians are at
y loss to understand how it was
Il done.
Il The merchants of Richmond are
l. arranging to run series of excur-
t. sions during the Summer so as to
IS afford buyers low rates to purchase
1t their goods in that city. A num-
rs Der of towns and cities in Virginia
II and North Carolina will be reach
i ed.
- Since the Inauguration OF the
~ first County Court in Fluvanna, IN
. l777, there have been only four
~ clerks. to wit: John Cobbs, John
Ell Timberlake, Abram Shepherd and
LII the incumbent, William Sclater.
The period covered by their terms
u e .o..,;oo &c 1917 uaare
~ From Roanoke to Mount Airy,
II NC, electrical engineers traversec
II on horseback a route through
IN Roanoke, Floyd and Carroll coun
ID ties, Virginia, and into Surry
90 county, North Carolina, for the
proposed electric railroad. These
% engineers will make a report at an
No early date to the promoters OF the
1T road.
is 1t is said that Mr.. Roosevelt
We wishes ex-Secretary of War Root Il
,r succeed him, but as he realizes
that Secretary TAFT may develop
no strength enough in the next fou
on wears to defeat Mr.. Root, he ha
TO planned to make Mr.. Taft Che
IS Justice of the Supreme Court
,er proyided Chief Justice Fuller cal
~ be induced to retire.
ny Harrisonburg Spirit of the Val
/ lev: Labor is very scarce in TN
yer county, and in fact in the Who'll
l3- of the Valley of Virginia. As a
of evidence of this is the fact tina
the Southern Bell Telephone Com
in pany had to bring a carload o
Gle iaborers to the Valley from SUI
Ike folk in order to get the line wilc
Ike the company is now constructin
eld put up.
nd The first Parker club has bee
BILE organized at stanton with
ore embership of over three hundre
be Democratic voters. w. L. McCu
was elected president. Niue
ng enthusiasm was manifested an
ian spirited speeches endorsing th
Ie candidacy of Judge Alton
IN Parker of New York: This lare
my and representative meeting wa
s a harmonious throughout. bot
er' wings of the party uniting in SUI
ere port of Judge Parker.