Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27


Governor MontaRue's expenses
In race for Senate were IS, So4.
The Grand CommandsrT,
Knights Templar, In Virginia, will
meet In Richmond In annual con-
clave on the evening of October
2oth.
The fret sale of the new crop
of Virginia cotton was made In
Petersburg last Wednesday. It
classed as middling and sold for
104 cents . pound. The bale was
raised in Brunswick county.
Senator J. A. Camden Of West
Virginia, has purchased the
Kemper estate, Cedar Grove. in
Fauquier county, for $40, 900.
This property has been in the
Kemper family for 100 years.
On the Cottage farm. belonging
to Mr.. L. N. Hoge, in King
George county, Is . pear tree
loaded with fruit ON one side,
while the other side is full of
white blossoms, such a. bloom In
the spring.
President Mccall, Of the New
York Life Insurance Company,
testified before the investigating
committee that on his own rs
sponsibility ne made a eontribu-
ton from the company'S funds to
defeat free silver.
President Roosevelt did a re-
mRrkable thing in bringing about
peace between Japan and Russia,
but next year when the anthracite
coal mIEe owners and miners lock
horns his genius as a peace-makeF
will be put to q severer test.
In his charge to the special
grand jury, summoned In Rich
mond to resume the Investigation
of fraud in the August primary,
Judge Witt said that the main
hope Of the Republic rests on .
clean ballot and fair slectetion.
A joint conVen ton of Democrats
from Stafford and King George
counties, held last Wednesday at
Cox's Store. in Stafford county,
nominated r. G. l.. Moncure, of
Stafford, for House of Delegates.
CAPT. Dan NJ. Lee had retired
from the race.
William Miller, a Frederick
county be chelor of go years, Ap.
piled for a mArriag. license in
Winchester, but forgot the name
of his prospective bride. A friend
came to his assistance and stated
that the ladys name was Mrs.
HARRIET Ksckley, widow. A
license was then issued to Mr..
Miller.
A corporation has been formed In
Newport News to build q railroad
from that city TO Yorktown,
with a branch to Poquoson. Gas
oline motor cars will be used on
the road, which will reduce the
cost of construction about half.
The work of construction on
the road will begin at once, and
should be completed within two
years.
Rev. Or. Frank W. GunssuluS,
foremerly of Baltimore, has &C
cepted q chair in the Chicago
Theological Seminary, which was
established especially for him.
The new chair carries with il the
title Of professor of the science
and art of preaching. aud its frat
occupant will model his course of
lectures in such manner As shall
seem best to himself. unhamrered
by either precedent or tradi-
ton.
A resolution denouncing Capt..
E. B. Stuart, collector Of customs
for Newport News and con OF the
famous Confederate cavalry leader,
in honor of whose memory the
local camp of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans was named, Was
offered during q meeting of the
camp recently. Capt. T. A. john
SON presented the resolution. II
was discussed at some length,
but it was laid upon the table.
The resolution declared Captain
Stuart to be a disgrace to the
memory of his honcred father and
unworthy of the respect Of sons OF
Confederate Veterans.
King Edward will give . Bible
for lecture use to Old Bruton
Parish Church, at Williamsburg,
In honor of the three hundredth
anniversary Of the establishment
of the Church Of England on this
continent. The authority for the
statement is contained in q cable
gram from the Archbishop Of
Canterbury to Rev. w. A. 4.
Goodwin, rector of the church, The
Archbishop was selected by the.
King to secure the Bible, which the
King will have appropriately In.
scribed. This will be the second
gift to this church by sovereign
of England, the silver service now
in use having been presented to
the Old Bruton Church by Queen
Anne.
Healthy Mothers