Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-10
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Senator Bailey Of Texas declared
that under no circumstances will
he accept the position Of Demo-
cratic leader OF the Senate.
President Loubst has promised
President Harry St.Gsofge Tucker
that France would DO represented
at the jamestown Exposition by a
squadron.
The Equitable, New York and
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
have agreed to abolish rates on
premiums, and have selected GroY-
or Cleveland as referee in disputes
on the subject At salary Of
&l2, 600.
The President and Mrs.. Roose.
welt have announced that the we'd
ding of Miss Alice Roosevelt TO
Representative Nicholas Long
worth of Cincinnati will occur on
Saturday, February II, at IL
O'Clock noon, in the East Room of
the White House.
Humiliated by the bitter public
comm emit on her husband g connec-
lions with the New York insurance
GEAR dals, Mrs. Chsuneey Depew,
social gossip has it, will not re.
turn from Lond1n to take her ac-
customed place In Washington go
ciety this winter.
In mis- annual message to the
City Council, Mayor Harry H.
Baker recommends the abolition of
the Court of Winchester, on the
ground of unnecessary expense.
An effort was made to bclish this
court by the last constitutional
convention, but influences were
brought to bear with prevented
it.
The Wholesale and retail drug.
gists of Richmond are up in arms
against a proposed bill drafted ~
the Pharmaceutical Association
looking to the regulation of the
sale Of patent or proprietary med.
icines in Virginia, which bill it
10 proposed to submit before the
State Legislature that it may be
passed by that body.
DR.. George S. Walker Of Stsun-
ton has announced his candidacy
FOR superintendent of tie Western
State Hospital for the Insane, 10
,ated in that city. He has been
IN the medical staff for 20 years.
The other candidate announced
q DR.. D. s. Dejarnette. also of
stanton. The general State
BOARD meets in Richmond today to
choose a successor to the late DR..
Beujamin Blackford.
A Raleigh, W. Va, dispatch
lays: The efforts OF the State to
break up the practice of doctors is.
Iuing prescriptions for whiskey
% be used as a beverage have re.
ulted in thu bringing of $50 in-
lietments, most of them against
physicians and druggists alleged
o be conducting such trade. The
ury found that nearly every doc
or "prescribed for the thirsty up
N the slightest provocation, and
n some Instances the bulk of prac.
ice consisted of relief of thirsts".
To be christened with water
rom the river Jordan was the dis
inction given Annie Burnace Har-
is last Wednesday atthe home OF
Ter grandfather, Rev. David Har-
IL in Middletown. Va. The child
} the daughter of Rev. Carlton d.
Iarris, pastcr of Cavalry Metho
lit Episcopal Church South, o!
Ialtimole. The ceremony was
erformed by the chil6's grand.
ather. assisted by Rev. William
!. Eggleston, the nestor Of the Balti-
.ore Conference, wi C is more than
0 years old.
Cog missioner of Agriculture
,ciner hrs hopes Of getting IA bl
brouga the Legislature apprup
isting $4,000 for immigration.
lis plan is to send agents direct
ito the country furnishing the
lost desirable classes of labor
I'd make known the advantages
fered. His correspondence with
ngland has been particularly
satisfactory. There are said TO
g 1900, 900 unemployed in Eng
nd. who are near the starvation
pint, and correspondence with
10 British authorities indicates
lat many OF these unemployed
srsons could be induced to settle
Virginia.
Two objects which were remov-
from the old Capitol in Rich.
Ond, and will be restored to the
llarged . building are HOudon's
atue of Washington and the
ammoth picture Of the stOrming
the redoubt at Yorktown. MIA.
orts, superintendent Of buildings
Washington, was engaged to
owe the statue from the rotunda
the little house built for 10 in
Q square and a special commit
9, composed of the Governor md
Q register Of the land Office hAs
mmunicated with Mr.. Ports in
gard to moving it back again.
ie work requires the utmost care,
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