Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-30
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Commissioner Of Agriculture G..
W.Koiner is going to Europe to
induce immigration TO Virginia.
A treaty between the United
States and Mexico relating to the
use of the Rio Grande's waters has
been signed in Washington.
The Sixth district Democratic
committee has declared Congress
man Glass the Democratic candid
ate for Congress in the Sixth Con-
grssional district.
Destructive forest fires are rag
ing on Massanutten Mountain in
Page county, and thousands OF
dollars worth of timber and bark
are being destroyed.
1t doesn't pay to ague. Con-
grrtulate yourself On being so
much more sensible than the other
fellow and let it all go at that.
The first green peas shipped
from the Rcppahannock Valley
this season went from Middlesex
county to Baltimore May ~ and
brought So per half barrel. Green
peas were in fredericksburg Satur.
day from King George county.
The Northern Presbyterian
General Assembly voted to organize
a Presbyterian brotherhood to
bring the men OF the church closer
together and adopted a strong
declaration for Sabbath obser-
vance.
A Richmond lady he's written to
Bristol enclosing stamped envelope,
seeking the correct address Of the
Bristol widower who desires to
correspond with a lady, with a
view to quick marriage, and who
prefers, according to the advertise
mSnt, one-legged woman.
Smallpox has broken out afresh
in the western section Of Frederick
county. Many cases are reported
in the vicinity of Hinckle, Rock
Enon and Reynolds Store, several
Of the most prominent residents
having the disease in their homes.
It's spread was caused by disre-
CARA of quarantine regulations.
AS a result of a misunderstood
ing over a road case, Attorneys Geo.
E. Sipe, former Republican
member Of the Legislature, and
Charles A. Hammer, q candidate
for the HarrIsonhurg postmaster
chip, came to blows during the
session of the Circuit Court one
day in Harrisonhurg last week. The
fight caused something of seusa.
ton, and Judge Letcher reprimand-
ed both belligerents.
The latest James G.. Blain
uarisUl Tsugie is-causmg deep TN
terest in New York. There is a
story current that Mrs. Blaine,
who recently wer to South Dakota
for the purpose of freeing herself
from her matrimonial entangle-
ments, proposes to take advantage
of tie recent decision of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court by ques-
tioning the validity of the divorce
that separated her husband from
his former wife.
The Virginia shipbuiIdlng yard
has again beaten the government
yard at Brooklyn by completing
the battleship Louisiana and turn
ing her over to the government
long before the Connecticut, which
is being built at Brooklyn,is ready
for service. Both ships were
started ft the same time and the
completion of the Louisiana fret
shows the superiority of the
Virginia over the government
yard.
Thousands CT the so-called
seventeen-year locusts are coming
up from the ground and literally
overrunning sections of Kentucky.
Their wings bear figures like unto
the letters "W. w. =" BY the
superstitious this is regarded as
an omen of want and war" IL
is further asserted that on the last
appearance OF the lOcusts in 1889,
their wings bore the letters PIP"
hetokening "reace and prosper
ity."
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of
in session in Stanton
last week, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Grand
Chancellor. X. 4. Warren, Ports
Grand Vlce-ChancellOr,
Rev. j. II. Dickerson, Richmond;
Grand Prelate, l.. E. Scott, Crewe;
Grand Master Exchequer, L. l..
Courtney, Richmond, Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals, II.
NJ. Darnall, Rosnoks; Grand
Master-at. Arms, r. II. Mann,
Petersburg; Grand Inner Guard,
Jefferson Wallace, Richmond, and
Outer Guard, H. NJ. Lewis, Staun-
ION. The next meeting will be
leld in Lynchburg.
An interesting ceremony at tho
University of Virginia last Wednes'
lay afternoon was the uhveilingof
,wo bronze tablets, designed to
the noble patriotism
# those students of the university
tho lost their lives in the actual
military service Of the Confeder-
.cy--those who died from sick
less or wounds in the army as well
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