Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-17
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? vas made in 1740.
\ Alec mol was discovered in tho
p, thirteenth century.
During the last year, $50, 900
Jews left Russia, 200,0 coming
To the United States.
The writers OF Spring poetry
} are not meeting with ready sales
of their efforts this year.
7 Congressman Slemp is reported
TO have teen snubbed in the mat
ter of Federal appointments iE his
district.
Charles H. Graham, 10 years
old, a member of Commodore
Perry's expedition TO Japan, IL
dead in Norfolk.
The jury in the case OF John
Walker, cOlored, charged with
criminal assault OF Mrs. II. M.
Fainter of Stanton, couldn's
agree and was dismissed.
A canvass of the States indicates
strong sentiment among Repub.
iicans for the denomination OF
Roosevelt, and particI larly in the
Middle and Western States.
Bishop Hendricks has appointed
Rev. L. B. Betty OF Norfolk, TO
succeed the late Rev. Paul White.
head as presiding elder Of the
Norfolk district, Methodist Epis.
copal Church, South.
1t now appears that the presi-
Dental election in Cuba will not
te Ike place for year, and that
American troops will hardly leave
the island tefore January, 1909.
Cuba Libre it seems is still long
way off.
1t is reported from Chicago that
the Pennsylvania Railroad, In ad.
dltlon tc 10 per cent. increase in
wages, has made arrangements to
increase the persion fund from
1890, 600 to 100000. Now look
oft for another raise in rates.
Governor Swanson has ordered
that all military Of the State
both infantry erd artillery-reu-
devious IN camp at the James.
town Exposition on Virginia Day,
June 10Th. 1t is also the desire uf
TIE Executive that all the repre-
sentatives of the schools and col
leges be present on this occasion.
1t can be stated on most excel
lent authority that the public will
not be kept wciting long before it
iecrns tie decision of the State
Corporation Com mission in the
matter of TWO cent passenger rates
and IN the freight rate cases. "The
action of the body will be an
lour ced in comparatively short
While" said one who knew, eyes,
much sooner than most people i'm.
lgine."
after a lengthy session, the City
Council of Clifton Forge, has &C.
'epted tie bid of the Clifton Forge
light and Water Company to fur
lish electric ligbt Il the city for
he next fifteen years. The lights
o the city were reduced forty per
ent. over the present rate TO the
ity, and fifteen per cent. to pri-
ate consumers. The Company bid
ight hundred dollars for the fran
hise.
Pittsburg authorities have taken
census OF the bathtubs in that
ity and find thot there are only
lght in the entire : hirty fourth
'srd. That is the mill district,
INNING west along Carson ST. et,
rom the Point Bridge, where g..
% people 1--we, where 500 men
Ote, and where SIP school chill
rem are compelled to grow up
ithout the mcst ordinary bath
ccC mm odatlon.
After a long controversy and leg.
lative committee Inquiry result
g from charges III undue favor.
lem in the purchase of books for
avelling libraries, ard of the use
official POSITION for private pc
lniury gain, State Librarian John
Kennedy has been sustained by
e Library Board. His reslgna.
on, which had been rendered,
as by formal resolution declined,
I'd in a repJIt to the Governor he
as completely exonerati d.
The 10Th annual convention Of
e Virginia State Sunday School
'sociation will he held In the
ain Street Methodist Church Of
AWHILE, w., Tuesday, Wednes-
Y and Thursday, April %, "a,
d 20. Railroad rates of one and
e-third, plus 25 cents extra,
We been secured on ell roads for
: round trip. Accredited dele.
ties will be entertained. Every
angelica Sunday School in the
ate is entitled to ore delegate be-
es the pastor and superlr tend.
:. The program will be excsp.
nalIy strong.
rhe State Corporation Commits.
D, as result of recent proceedings
the Court Of Appeais Sgainst
Winchester and StrasbU 2 and
timore and Ohio Railroads, has
an order requiring
sc reads to operate their trains
the town of Straf burg. Au-
It 1st next is the time allowed