Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-06-21
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California, charges that thousand
of acres of land in that State have
beer illegally secured
g 1t is intimated that Germany's
supposed intention 10 fortify
Kisochu bay may decide Great
Britain to hold on to Wei Hal VIE.
1t is reported in Vienna that
Japan's terms will include the
return of Manchuria to China
and information control of the East
ern Chinese Railroad.
During the half century from
1853 to 1903 over 5000, 900 peo-
pie emigrated from the British
Isles, and Of THE immense number
the great majority 10 swell the
population Of the United States.
Many bank notes, some ones,
some fves and some tens, have
been picked up in the last few
days on the streets Of Gate City.
No one claims to have lost any
money, and the people are much
mystifed.
Mrs. Lucy Pickett while try
ing to save a pet dog from being
killed by fast vegetable train on
the Southern, a short distance
from Lynchburg, ran up the track
directly in front Of the train and
was instantly killed. Her body
was horribly mangled.
After a long rest the street cars
we're on last Tuesday started run
ming in Stanton by the new
owners who as a corporation are
known as the Blue Ridge Light &
Power Company, j. NJ. SPOTS
president. Some Of the former
we're given positions
About 100 members of Lincoln
Park Institut ional Baptist church,
Cincinnati, Ohio, have been sum
marily expelled for failure to pay
their church dues. This action.
unprecedented in Cincinnati's
church history, was taken by pub
lie vote of the church members.
A Washington special to the
New York Times says: wood
and," one of the best known Of
the old Virginia country places,
which was a gift from George
Washington to Nellie Gusts, has
,een sold to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe
If Orange, n. j. Woodland was
a part of the Mount
Vernon estate.
The question as to the liability
If a father to provide for an in
ant son after the wife had taken
he child away was decided by
Judge Thomas w. Harrison in
in an opinion handed
Iown in the case of Oberlin We.
)berlin. The court held that
)berlin is obliged to support the
hid, although the infant is with
ts mother.
With view Of restricting the
ale OF patent medicines at cut
rices, manufacturers of all the
'idely advertised preparations
ave now united in requiring
ruggists to sign contract not
, sell their goods below certain
minimum rate, considerably higher
nan heretofore. If the dealer
iolates this agreement his supply
the medicine gill Il cut off,
nd he will be sued for breach of
)ntract.
Mayor Maurice Of Manchester,
as cited and upheld the almost
,rgotten law which allows a man
, whip his wife, provided the
witch used is no larger than his
lumb and the csstigation is in
cted in a decent manner. The
Use in point was that of Edward
orris, colored, charged with
eating his wife with broom
ick. The mayor made the man
~ cost and told him he had
olated the law by using stick
lat was too large.
In Norfolk Capt. John S.Wise OF
ew York, has filed an amended
ca, correcting errors in the plea
, which he expects to upset the
ffrage clause Of thu new con-
tuition of Virginia. The plea
ks that two judges of the con-
essional election of November 4,
OF, Oe compelled TO pay 5000
images each on the allegation
at they did not allow John T..
ickhouse, negro, to vote.
Within short time the corner
me will be laid in Richmond for
e $4,000 monument to Jeffer-
n Davis, to erect which a COM
tie of ladies has been gather
2 funds for long time. The
lount necessary is now in benk,
d sketch of Mr.. Davis has
en- made in plaster by K. V.
lentine, the sculptor. The final
p was the appropriation Of
300 by the council to widen that
rtion of West Franklin street,
ere the monument will stand. 1t
proposed to unyeil the monu-
mt in 1907.