Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
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'fhe State Department at Wash
iLgton has received complaints Of
American fishermen against New
Ifoundland officials.
The plaster model Of the statue
of the late Senator Hanna has been
completed by August St. Gaudens
aud will be worked out at cost OF
$65,0O0.
Virginia Ia the second State in
the Union In the total number OF
postofices, having 2,42o, fairly
close second to Pennsylvania,
which has 4,377.
! We are told that Senator Depew
lie or was a member Of sixty boards
lof directors, and that he toiled not
nor spun, but Solomon never drew
Q larger salary.
! The Society OF Colonial Wars
propose to erect in Balti-
more city bronze figure Of heroic
size Of Cecilius Calvert, first pro-
prietary of Maryland.
Paul Morton, president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
has issued an appeal to policy
holders in all States to use their
Influence to prevent adverse leg
islation by State Legislatures.
Forty years ago and the average
boy at the Christmas time was sat-
isfed with a pound OF striped
candy, a pack of pop crackers and
tin horn, but the same hoy now
wants an express wagon and loaded
TO the fullest.
The Roanoke Light Infantry will
disband on the first of the year I'M
less the city will agree in TIE
meantime to provide the con- Dany
with an armtry. The Roanoke
company is the only military or
gaization in Southwest Virginia.
George Herring, philanthro-
pist and capitalist, has donated
$500, 600 to the Salvation Army in
England for a home colonization
scheme, the army engaging to re-
pay this cum in 25 annual install
rents to TIE Kings Hospital Fund.
Three billion gallons of booze in
twenty eight years. Such is the
showing of the commissioner OF
internal revenue in his annual re-
port just given to the press, and
of this amount for the past year
Virginia has produced 1,37S,75l
gallons.
Senator Martin has introduced
bill for the establishment at Fred
ericksburg and adjacent battle
, fields of a memorial park, In the
State Of Yirginis. This park will
include che battle6elds of Spottsyl-
vania, fredericksburg, Salem
church and the Wilderness.
The Secretary Of War has
3 transmitted to Congressan estimste
+ for an approprie ton Of $l49, 800
for the National Home for Disabled
, Soldiers. OF this amount 1929, 600
r is for the purchase of additional
land at tie southern branch at
Hampton, va
Open acknowledgment by the
government of the right of cor
Dorations to combine and form
trusts under the supervision OF the
Federal statutes, with all due safe
! guards provided for the public, ia
the remedy advocated for present
industrial ills of the nation by
Commissioners Garfield CT the
Bureau of Corporations.
I The sentence passed by the Sec
T, rotary of the Navy en- Midship-
Q man Minor Merriweather, charged
with the killing of Midshipman
r Branch, late of Richmond, Va, at
, the Naval Academy is that the
accused is ''to be conf3ed to the
, limits of the Academy for period
, of one year ard to be publicly
!, rerrimaded by the Secretary otthe
: Navy"
Government secret service
} detectives are on the track OF the
, Black Hand Society Of R Richmond,
3 whose alleged members have ter
rorized the homes Of prominent
r Italian citizens there. 1t is said
Y this society has succeeded by
q threats OF assassins tion in extort'
i ing at least 81, 800 out Of Italians
}. in Lynchburg and other Virginia
!. cities.
Q A move IL on foot looking to the
;, cou bination Of the recently or
: ganized Old Dominion Bridge d
: Iron Company Of Lyncnburg,
= with the Burlington, N. O., plant
of the Virginia Bridge d Iron
j Company of Roanoke, and remove
q the plant in Burlington to lynch
D burg. The Burlington plant has a
Q capacity of $4,000 tons a year,
and is said to be one Of the best
equipped shops Of its character in
the country.
c According to reports received
= here within the last few days from
: Hagerstown and Baltimore, there
d have been wholesale shipments OF
: partridges and other eontraband
!, game from the Valley to points
9 outside of Virginia this fall, says
: the Winchester Star. The ship