Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
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} Secretary Taft has decided 10
bar liquors from the Canal Zone.
Enigration depleted the popu-
latter OF Ireland last yesr BY S..
9l8 persons, teing SO a thousand
Of the PC pulation.
The annual report Of the Stats
penitentisry elbows that sore 600
conyicts were received a6vrirk the
fiscal year, the vast wsjority BE-.
ing negroes. i-9abls
Commander Robert r. Pesry, Il
IL ssid, now has the 900, 600 nee
cessary for his coming expsdisioa
10 the Far North, and expects 10
set out about the lsstef June.
Representative Longworth 10
planning TO take his wife 10 Alas.
ka for month this summer. He
announced at the White House
that be hoped to start about July
LIST next.
1t is proposed that the Transyaal
government shall construct an i'm
mense irrigation reservoir north
Of Potchefstroom, five miles long
by two miles broad, at q cost Of
s75O,OOO.
The impression prevails among
EpiscOr alians in Norfolk that the
vestry Of st. Luke's church will
extend call to Rev. John Lloyd of
Lynchburg, to the rectorship of
that church to succeed Rev. DR.. W.
A. Barr.
A pratieal newspaper editor
should have been placed upon the
ThGw lunacy commission. He
could give valuable information
as to the wildly rambling letters
written by otherwise perfectly
sane persons.
Friends of Ex. Governor MontA-
que are talking Of running him
for the Office Of governor in the
next campaign. Whether he will
agree 70 make the race 10 not
known, but il lie does there will
be pretty lively times in the pri.
maries.
The Bulloch- Roosevelt relics
from Georgia, consisting Of two
silver cups and a miniature Of
Governor Archibald Bullcch, "a.
ceetor of President Roosevelt, and
one of the carly Governors Of
Georgia, have been received at
jamestown.
President RooReyelt has declared
his belief that Hartman and other
finsnclers are 10 q conspiracy TO
defeat the Administration's poll
cies, that Harm an wanted Depew
made AMBASSADOR in order that
might be appointed
United States Senator.
Besides raising the saloon IL
,ense tax from $500 to 81, 500 per
annum for each saloon doing bust.
IN the city, the City Council Of
Bristol has voted 20 increase the
AK on individual members Of
social clubs from 81 to s5. Some
If The councilmen favored making
his tax $40.
The Rev. d.. Paul Whitehead,
Iever ty-s:x years OF age, for many
'ears oae CT the ost prominent
presiding elders in the Virginia
n. Z. Conference, died vt st.
.uke's Hospital, Richmond, last
Y Wednesday, after an illness Of six
weeks. The remains were taken
o Chr rlottesville for lEte:msn:.
The recent increase Of 10 per
ent. in wages by the Western
Union Telegraph Company TO
heir employees 10 to be paid by
he public, as an increase in
harges amounting in some CT see
O 25 per cent. was ordered to be
i'm April Let. 1t is said the Pos
al Cable Company will follow
uit.
Wayresboro has just made q
love toward improvement which
leans a great deal to the town,
. having decided by an election to
,sue bonds for $4,000. which
mount is to te expended for street
T provement. Granolithic side
'alks will be- laid on all the prin-
ipal business and residence
treets.
The rush of visitors from the
outh to the North il on in dead
srnest, and in making the trip
le tourists step over in Richmond
, get IA glimpse of things. They
enerslly make for Capitol Square
I'd tire two guIues and watchmen
.e kept pretty busy pointing out
,rious objects OF interest and con-
Io ting the vlsitors through the
Hiding.
Students of history and public
Fairs credit President Roosevelt
ith more controversies in matters
volving credibility than any
an who has occupied the White
ouse since the republic was crea-
d. Mr.. Roosevelt has seldom
'sitated to allege wilful misrsp-
sentatioh Of himself and as sell
IN hesitated to call people "liss"