Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
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AhSoPPiCD w tiC tuOUbnuuc al
i arriving at Baltimore and price
= are most reasonable.
James r. Cation of Alexandris
has withdrawn as candidate 10
the Democratic nomination 70
Q Lieutenant-Governor.
3 The French are beginning to be
/ lievc that Japan has territoria
ambitions in Indo-China, whicl
they must sooner or later defend
, j. P. Morgan is interested in
=. $500, 000,0 company, which i
: promoting electric light ON,
! pneumatic tube systems for Lon
don
, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, in an ad
: dress to the Eastern Education
Association in Richmond, said NJ
woman should have more than 81,
children.
The eruption Of Mount Vesuvius
is more active. There have been
heavy explosions, and the quantity
Of lava emitted produces a mag
nifioent spectacle at night.
The Supreme Court of the
United States has decided that
where a wife had secured a
divorce in one State it was not
proper for a court of another State
to disregard it and grant a decree
to the husband.
Sir Mortimer Durand, British
ambassador to the United States,
has sailed for New York, and be-
fore his departure said there was
no indication at present that Russis
or Japan intended to ask for good
offices to secure peace.
Tbs man who wrote "John
Browns Body" "Shoo Fly, Don't
Bother Me" and other noted
songs, Thomas Brigham Bishop,
died in Philadelphia last week, at
bis home, 807 north Sixty-third
street. He was born in Wayne,
Maine, June 20, 1885.
Lieutenant Governor Joseph <.
Willard has presented to the State
three travelling libraries of fifty
volumes each, which are now in
the possession of Librarian Ken
nedy. The books are all handsome
ly and durably bound and will
make the number of travelling
libraries SO far given about twenty
FIVE.
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court reconstructed the
will of John Handy of Scranton,
who left an estate largely devoted
TO charity, and the beneficiaries
Will now receive the amount
named in the document. Among
bis requests the testator left
$3.50, 900 to the city Of Winchester
Tor the erection of the Handley
library. The income was to be
divided every six months. The
'esidue estate at the end Of 90
Years, the will directed, should be
given to the city of Winchester
or the erection of school houses
or the education of the poor.
Colonel. Robert E. Lee has an
bounced his candidacy for the
peakership of the next Virginia
House of Delegates. Colonel Lee
5 now serving his second term in
he House, is member of the i'm
ortant Committees on the Judi
larry and Privilege and Election
nd has often presided with ability
yer the House. He is an able
lwyer and speaker of force and
bility. Colonel Lee resides at
,avensworth, in Fairfax county,
hich ID the old family homestead
! the Lees, and he enjoys u
Icratiye practive both IN Fairfax
nd in Washington. He is a con
ex-Congressman w. H. +.
Rooney Lee and a grandson OF
le great Confederate leader whose
ime he bears. Colonel Lee is a
ember of Governor Montague's
aft and is man of fine physique
I'd soldierly bearing.
A most remarkable and uncom-
Oh "dying snake" that was
ptured and killed at "Berry
ain," the home of John S. Dick
son, in King George county,
W days ago, attracted wide at
ntion and excited no little
terest. The curious reptile was
st noticed flying about in the
: with several feet OF its horrid
akeship dangling around, pre-
,ting the appearance, may be,
an ordinary snake attached
a strengthening bird. AS far
lie known it never once descended
the earth and crawled on the
,und after the manner of snakes,
it would occasionally light in
Vs and catch such tirds as best
ted it's appetite and fancy. 1t
8 finally killed and measured
proved to be five feet long and
mt one inch in diameter of
~. 1t had perfect wings Of
, and these were covered with
theirs.