Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-04

Brief Items OF Interest for the
Busy Reader

Cblcag0 clUbwnmen have started
War on Christmas gifts.
Three hundred marriages were
celebrated in Pittsburg Thanks
giving Day.
Material reductions in meat ard
poultry prices are announced in
Chicago and New York.
A movement has been started by
the Pittsburg Union Of the w. c.
T. U. to stop Saturday afternoon
shopping.
The students at Danish univers-
tiles have taken to spending their
vacation as farm laborers during
the harvesting season, with such
satisfactory results from various
points Of view that the Norwegian
students intend to do likewise.
They are discussing In England
the compulsory use on automobiles
Of automatic controllers to prevent
a machine from running above a
maximum speed on public roads
under any conditions. There is
said to be no difficulty in furnish
ing the device.
Miss Edith Root, daughter of
Secretary and Mrs .Elihu Root, and
Lieut.. Ulysses S. Grant third, son
Of General and Mrs. Frederick ID.
Grant and grandson Of Gen. U. 5.
Grant, were married last Wednes-
day at the residence of the brides
parents in Washington.
The society OF a Georgia city is
considerably alarmed over the
action Of the grand jury In taking
up the cases of society leaders fer
usirg wire ard other intOxicants
It social functions. This wave Of
reform will leave society high and
dry--painfrlly dry.
The semi-m onthly pay roll of
the Cooper Silica and Glass Co..
at Salem. last Saturday amounted
to over - 600, which was turned
loose in that community that even
ing, and its effects readily felt
among,the business people. The
force is gradually being increased.
A uniform rank, Knights Of
Pythias, was organized at Staun-
ton Tuesday night, with the fol-
lowing officers: Charles Shewey,
captain; A. W. Dove, first lieuten-
ant; George B. ROsen, second
lieutenant. similar orders are be-
ing formed in Lynchburg, Roa-
noke, Salem, Harrisonburg, Wood
stock ard New Market.
A determined effort to defeat
Joseph G, Cannon fer the speaker
ship Of the House Of Representa-
tives is being made toy organized
labor, led by Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Fede-
ration of Labor. Mr.. Cannon's
defeat for the speakership, leading
workingmen say, will mean the
death of any presidential aspira-
lions he may have.
Holland has population of only
5,O0O,0 900, but there are 40, 900, 900
Of people in the Ditch East and
West Indies. The Dutch are not
at present much addicted to imi-
grafton. In the United States at
the time of the last census, there
were only 100000 persons Of
Dutch birth. The number OF
Netherlanders in the Dutch East
Indies is barely 10000.
Disappointed, it Is said, at hav-
ing been defeated in the recent
campaign for United States Sena-
tor by Congressman John Sharp
Williams, Gov. Vardaman OF
Mississippi, will retire from poll
tics at the end of his present term,
to devote his future 10 journalism.
An organization has been perfect
ed for launching daily at Jack.
son and the governor will-be at its
mead as editorial. writer, adviser,
and general manager
The body Of James Zebo, a
Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma,
who was educated at Carlisle, was
found in the Tygard's Valley
river, GEAR BelliEgtcn. W. va,
Wednesday, with a bullet wound
through the heart. His money
belt was found in an empty freight
car, following his disappearance.
and his pockets were turned inside
ont 1t is believed the wurderers
secured from $500 TO 81, 000 which
he carried.
Arrangements were virtually
inside AT Charlottesville Wednes-
day night for the establishment
there of silk factory which will,
at the outset, employ 300 operators.
The leading spirit is Frederick b.
+. Motherrer, son of The linen
manufacturer of the same mare in
Germany, Mr.. Motherner came
there Iess than q week ego under
the guidance of a representative OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
and ir that brief time has selected
and cqulr d the site for hls plant
which will be managed by Fed h.
OFT of Bethlehem, Pc. The liant
is a large cotton mill.
Rev R.J.Csmrbell pastor Ct the
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