Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-26
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Busy Reader
Uncle Sam has in his possession
letter mailed by an absent-mind-
ed Juliet containing 10000 kisses.
All Fong, a Chinaman, won the
prize over eight opponents in a
debating contest at Fork Union
Military Academy, Virginia, re-
Gently. "a Chinaman's Plea for
Japan" was his theme.
A dispatch says: Mrs. Rachel
J. Wilson Albright, o3 years old,
is dead at her home in Fort
Madison, la. She was q grand
daughter of Betsy Ross, who made
the first American flag.
The Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor, which recent
ly reached it's twenty fifth birth
day, has a membership Of 3,9l9,-
600 and its societies number 65,-
327, of which 500 are in Europe.
The steamer Princess Anne has
reached Norfolk from New York,
crowded to it's full capacity with
immigrants from the south OF
Europe. These immigrants will
settle along the rich truck farms
Of the Chesapeake.
John Melton, young white
man, about TO enter on term OF
four years in the penitentiary for
horse stealing, was married in the
Richmond Jail to Mrs. Sarah +.
Groffin. She swore to wait for
him until the end Of his sentence.
The Rev. R. w. Bsrnwell Of
South Carolina, who came to Rich
mond from Mississippi recently to
take temporary charge of st.
Pauls Episcopal church, has
accepted a call to the rectorship
Of St. Paul's church, Petersburg,
Va.
Thinking an attempt to rob the
bank was being made, DR.. Law
renee Anderson Bragg, a dentist,
who has rooms In the Citizens
National Bank building, at Gov
Iington, Va. shot in the direction
of the noise, killing DR.. Alexander
Nelson
An-11-year-old boy and his
sister, two years his junior, attract
I'd a curious crowd in the waiting
room of Broad street station in
Philadelphia. The children were
young giants, their combined
weight being more than 500
pounds.
A movement is on foot to remove
Hampdem- Sidney College to Rich
mond. This ancient Presbyterian
seat of learning is located eight
miles from Farmville. Information
has been received that those in
authority would gladly agree 10
che removal, which is necessary
to the life of the college.
A strike has been inaugurated
by journalists in Rome as protest
against the order Issued by the
president of the Chambers OF
Deputies forbidding the news.
paper men tor talking to the
deputies in the chamber. Soldiers
we're posted in the chamber and
about the Hobbies to enforce the
order.
Rev. DR.. w. j. Young, psstor OF
Centenary Methodist church OF
Richmond, has written letter to
lDr. Christopher Tompkins, dean
of the Medical College of Virginia,
declining to preach the baccalau-
reate sermon at the college COM
mencement. DIR. Young had already
accepted ard his declination is
due to the action taken by the
students regarding his utterances
from his pulpit, suggested by DR..
w. H. Taylors's lecture before
college class on "Science and the
Soul"
Judge Harrison, vf the Page
County Circuit Court, has ordered
the four barrooms at Shenandoah
, city, Page county, 10 close on
May l. The barrooms were closed
upon the complaint of number OF
leading citizens of the town, who
allege that the proprietors OF the
saloons are violating the law by
ceiling liquor tn minors. The town
ls now in the midst OF a bitter
, local option fight, and the election
|, takes place May 8. The revoking
3 of the licenses at Shenandoah
, leaves only one licensed concern in
the county.
Gifts amounting in all to more
than to $3.50, 900 will be made this
year to small clleges in the rural
districts OF Tennessee, Kentucky,
, North Caolina and West Virginia.
. This announcement was made by
4 DR.. d. K. Pearsons Of Chicago,
, retired capitalist and benefactor
, of many small colleges in the
United States. ~ am not going
3 to give to any rich colleges" said
. DR.. Pearsons. 81 have q lot Of
8 colleges to choose from in dis
, tributing TIE $3.50, ZOO that / have
? decided TO send down South. /
: am going to pick out the very
0 poorest and most worthy and have
t tho money ready by May lst."