Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
busy Reader

m 4 ne nOanOke tlty council hal
: appropriated s25, 900 for the city
" puplic schools.
= The directors of the Greater
i Baltimore Jubilee rnd Exposition
, Association are trying to raise
Q 100000.
9 At the "dolIar dinner" OF the
= Nebrasks Democrats AZ Lincoln,
William j. Bryan was lauded as
: the illogical leader"
The Clifton Forge Council has in.
creased saloon licenses from two
l to three hundred dollars, and = tax
y Of one hundred dollars was put en-
the Standard Oil Company.
The attempt to assassinate the
Archbishop Of Caracas, Venezuela,
! BY poison in communion wine IL
thought to have been an act OF
revenge because he denounced the
clergy for immortality.
The Chinese government is dis
turbed by reports OF anti foreign
movements published in che Ameri.
can and European newspapers an
: bouncing Americas preparedness
for a military expedition.
Governor Psnnypscker OF Penn
sylvania, vetoed tie resolution
providing for an Investigation Of
the coal railroads, on the ground
that the special session OF the Leg
islature had not been called for
such a purpose.
The Anti Saloon League IL for
mulating plans for a "feld day"
in Petersburg, N,wprrt News,
Richmond, Manchester, Lynch.
burg, Alexandria, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Roanoke. The Methodist min
listers have voted to open all their
churches on Sunday for one SERVES.
First England, MS II result Of or
SerVatiOns Of the Russo-Japs nese
var, began building an $4,000.
ton. battlsship. Neat japan laid
the keels CT Two such vessels.
Then France decided that she
would have three of them. Now it
lie stated that Germany will in.
crease to that size two which she
10 about TO build.
The handsome new Methodist
church has been formally opened at
Woodstock. Va. The sermon Was
preSched by Bishop A. w. Wilson
Ct Baltimore. Tho prescribed dedi-
alton will be held later. The edi.
fee lie one Of the handscnest and
most completely arranged and fur
nishsd churches in the Valley, and
cost about 800, 600. The Rev. d. II.
Kern is the present pastor.
The Chinese boycott upon trade
OF this country is not so serious
a. IL has been represented. Accord
ing to the Monthly Summary Of
Con merce and Finance the exports
OF the United States to China In
the sever month"; ending with Jan
uary, 1905, amount In value to 1873
1872, $50, against $2S, 4S2, 94S 10 the
corresponding period OF the pre-.
ceding year.
IL is announced from the general
offices of tie jamestown EIpos-
ton Company atNorfOlx, thLt
tower exceeding in attitude the
celebrated Eifel Tower NJ Paris
will, in all probability, be erected
on the Exposition grounds. A ca
blegram has been sent TO London
for plans aud specifications. Tie
tower would carry upwardlof TO-
200 incandescenI lights ard could
DO seen for miles Gt sea at night.
Philadelphia Record: On March
tth, President Roosevelt parsed
The first milestone of his second
administration as the elect OF the
people. The first year has shown
much, but the second may go
much farther 10 determine how
much truth there is in the epigrGm
that the Government OF the United
States is q limited monarchy with
IN elected King and England
Democratic Reptile with an here
iitarY President.
The Adams Paynes-Gleaves Co.,
which 10 backed by LynchburR
capitalists, has recently been organ
zed in the Hill City for the purpose
f opening and operating an I'm.
aense builders supply and coal and
-ood bushes in Roanoke. The COM
any will have minimum capltali-
alton of 800, 900, and the men IN
crested in it are tho promoters
I the Adams Bros Psynes Com
any CT Lynohburg, which COM
any last year paid out $4,000
,r freight bills alone.
A friendly dispute ia the family
I Stephen Worab Of Trenton,
I. J, as to whether an anticipated
ably should be named Theodore
ooSevelt, Nicholas LongwOrth or
lice Roosevelt, according to its
x, was settled by the stork
thursday night when triplets ar.
we'd in the home-two boys and
girl. All Ct the names in dispute
eie promptly selected. Mr.. and
re-. Worab have bean married rs
'ars. They had II children, and
of tie family are now living, the
dest being about % years old.
Grab is 40 years old and his
lie is one year younger.