Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-02-15
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

Two white boys were publicly
whipped at Manassas fsw days
age for petit larceny.
The steamer Nordhayet left
Norfolk few days ago for Russia,
carrying u 10000 cargo of agri-
cultural implements.
The Hungarian colony Of New
York made great preparations
for the banquet to President
Roosevelt on February IA.
The congregation Of the Second
Presbyterian church, Roanoke,
has decided TO build church Of
blue limestone, to cost ABOUT $17,
900.
A Virginian who in the Civil
War was badly shot in the leg and
had his head split open with "a sa-
Der, after living to be 75years old,
has just been killed by an attack
of indigestion.
Prof. George II. Hu.vey, super.
intendent of county schools for
Rockingham, has announced him.
self a candidate for State Superin-
tendant of Public Instruction, to
succeed DR.. j. w. Southall.
Miss Mae Hill, a school teacher,
proved herself heroine when the
home of John W. Price, near Win
chester, was burned last week.
She entered the house whea it was
a mass of flames and saved trunk.
Damage to tae amount of $50,
900 was caused by the destruction
by Gre last week of the rolling mill
of the Richmond Tredegar Works,
which property was recently ac-
CURED by Frank Gould, of New
York.
John ID. Rockefeller has sent elk
OF the finest beagle hounds in his
kennels to winter at Howardsyille,
near where the field trials of the
American Beagle Association were
held a year or 80 ago. Mr.. Rock
efeller values his dogs at $l75
each.
The West Augusta Guards of
Stanton, by unanimous vote,
has elected First Lieutenant Hugh
C.. BraXton, of Stanton Rifles, as
their captf in. Captain Braxton
has had considerable experience,
having seen service in Cuba during
the Spanish War.
The North Carolina monument
at Appomattox is to be unveiled
April 9th. Governor Montague,
Governor Glenn, Senator Martin
and Congressman II. ID. Flood will
be the speakers. Henry Jerome
Stockard, the North Carolina poet,
will read an ode,
"The Lions Skin," book by
John S. Wise, will be issued in
New York early next month. 1t
Is a nOv,l OF Southern history and
tells the story of couple who go
to Virginia after the Civil War
and have Part in the course OF
dramatic reconstruction events.
A carriage which belonged to
John Sherman, and which during
the greater portion of his public
life in Washington carried most
IF tie Presidents for half Il CEN
.uty, as well as princes, poientates
and other persons visiting this
country, is doing duty as hack
n Ashland, Ohio.
Tie United States Senate has
passed the joint statehood bill.
As passed, the bill provides for the
of two new States. One
will comprise Oklahoma to be
composed of Oklahoma and In
liam Territory; tie other New
Mexico, according TO the present
with Arizona eliminat-
ID.
A dispatch from Berlin says that
Emperor William will give his
upport to officers drinking toasts
n water or non-alcoholic bevsr-
ges. The Emperor's decision
anne about through rr. Adolph
3anzer of Munich, a member Of
he society against the misuse of
pirituous liquors, asking il
Ulcers might not drink toasts in
iater.
1t is reported that former Judge
,larence j. Campbell will be
andidate for the Legislature from
.mherst county this year. Judge
campbell was removed from the
.mherst county bench by the
legislature for cowhiding Rev.
Ir. Crawford of the Anti-Saloon
eague. He had acquitted Mr..
rawford of the charge of con-
empt of his court.
The spectacle of large part Of
congregation changing its faith
ecause of the action of the Bishop
4 failing to return favorite pas
Or Is presented in Portsmouth.
he disseGting members of Park
lew Methodist church Of that
ity, numbering 100 Of the most
lhuential members of the c )ngre-
alton, will embrace Congrega.
onalism, and establish a new
lurch.