Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
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Coan Baptist church, in North
mberland county, Will celebrate
it's Tooth anniversary on October
18th next.
William NJ. o. Dawson was nom-
mated for Governor by the West
Virginia State Republican Conven-
ton at Wheeling on July 22nd.
There are prospects for a big
crop of apple brandy in Nanse-
mond county this year. Distillers'
licenses were secured by five per-
sons.
President Diaz of Mexico, was
formally elected President OF Mex
leo July 18th; that is, ne pro-
claimed himself President and
Ramon Coral Vice.President.
Samuel NJ. Jones, the Golden
Rule Mayor of Toledo. o., lied at
his home July 18th AS the result of
complication # diseases. The
immediate cause III his death WAS
an abscess on his lungs.
The contract to renovate the
Capitol building in Richmond has
been awarded to W. A. Chester
man of Richmond, his bid being
$l69. 900. The Legislature appro-
nriated $3.50. 600. Work will begin
August i.
There has been placed in the
State Library, at Richmond, plate
armor taken from the body OF
Federal soldier on the Seven Pines
field. 1t is claimed that this sus-
tains the charge that Northern
soldiers wore armOr.
Fire broke out in the Newport
News Shirt Manufacturing Com
pany's plant Sunday, July 10th,
and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished the plant and stock
had been damaged to the extent OF
about $4,000. The insurance
amounts to $l2, 500.
X. G. Faris, for many years su-
perintendent of schools Of Fluytn-
ma county, died July 18th. Having
been most active church worker,
a friend of education and Il public
spirited man, he will be sorel :
missed. Besides his widow, Mr..
Faris leave three sisters and one
brother.
A negro burglar at Or..nge, Va.
awaiting trial, made his escape
July 18th. He made a key out OF
sheet-iron and unlocked the cage
: door, in which he was kept, and
. then took a blanket and tied
one end of it to the iron bar in the
5 outside window and let himself
. down.
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan, the veal
g thy New York railroad man, whose
legal residence is in Nelson county
Va, has greatly endeared himself
to the people of his native State
9 by giving his individual check FOL
: 81. 500, the balance u:eded to com
l. plete the Virginia building at the
e St. Louis Exposition.
e Gen. Don Jose Toral, who com
: manded the Spanish garrison a
Santiago when that place surren
i dered to the U. s. forces, dle'
= July 18th at an asylum for TIL
i insane, near Madrid. The Gen
" eral became insane brooding owe
) his capitulation. He was militar.
" governor OF Santiago. Like man.
Spanish officers he WAS noblema
N by birth.
e Mr.. Bryan will go on the STUN
70 for Judge Parker. He will nc
n discuss the money question. II
4" will devote himself to the tencenc
of the country toward militarlsi
% largely. Roosevelt will be the IL
a sue. so far us he lie concerned
10 BRYAN indicated this in Lis mr.
No speech before the convention
Cd when he said he chose to serve
ks god of gold in preference to GO
to of war.
in The newly erected Martha Je
fe son Sanitvrium, an incorporate
institution, the conception OF sev'
physicians at Charlottesville, Va
g, was opened to the general publ
lis on July 18th. The following co
70 stitute the officers and manag
nj ment: DR.. j. Hamilton Brownln
zee president: DIR. Hugh L. Nels"
de yice-president. Tie capacity
as- the hospital is for the c"mfortat
'ys reception and care for ,wenty-h
'i ' patients.
49, The Injunction proceedii X !
=! stituted in Texas to prohibit go
7" eminent experiments with {
itF Gautemalian boil wteyil-eati
"e ants have teen dissolved, a.'d %.
Cook, who discovered the AN
' la' has gone to Victoria, Tex, to
Nv stall them in such way that tn
re can be carefully studied. I
rs. ants. which are now in New I
'"' leans, are in good conditi
and more numerous than WI
they started from Guatemala \
,n. Cook says they may he h"rd'
400 ith impunity and that they are
bsr harmle ss a. ads.
lie" Healthy Mothers