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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Wanted, boy to deliver pack
ages. Good wages. Address, Box
254, Lexington, Va,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Spring Meeting of Presbytery
at New Providence

at new providence
The fall session Of Lexington
Presbytery, which was in session
last week at Cooks Greek church
near Harrisonburg, adjourned Fri
day TO meet next April at New
Providence church for the spring
session. There were repor ted 81
ministers in attendance and 26
elders.
Rev. DR.. A. T. Graham of Con.
cord Pre- sbytery in North Carolina,
accepted the call to the church at
Lexington and arrangements were
IT ade for his installation, which
will take place on October 20 at IL
am. The Rev. DR.. L. b. Turn
bull will preside and he will be as
sisted by Rev. ID. A. Penick and
Hon. Frank T. Glasgow. The
sermon will be by Rev. DR.. j. R.
Graham of Winchester, the father
of the pastor.
When the question OF preachers
salaries was under discussion FL
der Frank Glasgow of Lexington
made an earnest appeal tor an in
crease of salary for the ministers
of the Presbyterv, Mr.. Glasgow
stated that in the past 10 years
the cost of living had increased 40
per cent, whereas most salaries
had been. advanced but little. AS
chairman OF committee that has
been actively at work in this
cause, he was able to report Is
churches which have increased
their salaries during the past year
in response to the committees ap
peal,
The committee appointed at the
spring meeting to consider di
vision of the present territory of
Presbytery reported that such di-
vision was not deemed practicable
at that time and, recommended
that the matter be deferred. Aft
or an interesting discussion the re-
port was adopted.
The Presbytery unanimously
adopted the great Southern Plat
form, the planks of which are as
follows: () To raise million
dollars in the South fer foreign
MISSIONS. ~ TO increase the
force in foreign fields
rom 220 to 500 and to evangelize
he % million heathens in the tel.
'itory assigned to the Presbyterian
Church, in one generation.
The following were nominated
Is delegates to the General Assem-
,ly which meets at Greensboro, N.
j., the third Thursday in May
lext: principals, Rev. w. N.
scott and Rev. G. A. Wilson
With Rev. VIM. C. White
nd Rev. Geo. l.. Brown as
.lternates. The lay delegates are,
principals, Hon. G. w. Barley of
llkins, and Judge G. G. Grattan
f HarrisCnburg, with Harry NJ.
.ewis OF Stguntor, and j. w.
stephenson OF Bath, as alternates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.

A dispatch from White River juno
ton, VT, says fearful head-on collision
between the soutbbound Quebec express
and northb1und freight train on tbs
Concord division of the Boston and
Maine Railroad occurred four miles north
of Canaan Station early yesterday, due
to a mistake in train dispatcher's orders,
and from demolished passenger coach
there we're taken out "a dead and dying
and 81 other passengers, most of them
seriously wounded. Nearly all those
who we're in the death car were return
ing from a fair at Sherbrooke, Quebec,
100 miles north.
The conductor of the freight train was
given TO understand by the night opera
tor al Canaan Station that he had plenty
OF time to reach siding, receiving, ac-
cording to the superintendent of the
division, a copy of telegraph order
from the train dispatcher at Concord
which confused the trains Nos. 80 and 81.
The wreck occurred just after the ex-
press had rounded into a straight stretch
OF track, but owing to the early morning
mist neither engineer saw the others
headlight until it was too late.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following business was transacted
in the Court of Appeals at Slaunton Fri
day, all case, being from Rockingham
Merriman VS.. Hoover. Argued and
submitted.
Shiaett VS.. shiAett. Argued and SUBJ
mitted.
Hoover VS.. Nef. Argued and sub.
mitted.
Jennings vs.. HarrisOnburg Land and
Improvement Company. Argued and
submitted.
Smith vs.. Lurty. Argued aud sub
mitted.
Matthews & Co. vs. Progress Distill-
ipg Company. Continued.
Bowman vs.. Liskey. Continued.
COffman VS.. Liggett's administrator.
Argued aud submitted.
The following business was transacted
10 he court saturday:
Lurty's curator vs.. Lurty; argued and
submitted.
Wilson's executor vs.. Hockey; argued
and submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
NEGRO MASONIC CONGRESS DAY
Richmond, Va, Sept. IA.
To the Editor Of the Alexandria Gazette

To the Editor OF the Alexandria Gazette
Dear Sir.-rhe committee Of arrange
ments for the Negro Masonic Congress
to be held in Norfolk on the 24,h, 18th,
Goth aud 9th inst, has srraigned with
the management of the exposition to
hold the sessions of the opening day in
the convention hall Of the Negro build
ing on the exposition grounds. 1t has
also been arraigned that the day shall be
known and designated as Negro Masonic
Congress Day.
Besides the special exercises on the
exposition grounds the features of the
opening day will be a monster parade of
Masous and Knights Templars 10 Nor
folk and a banquet at night.
Tickets for the jamestown Exposition
will be sold over all railroad and steam
boat lines at greatly reduced rates.
Now will you please announce these
facts for the benefit of your large army
of readers who will no doubt be pleased
to get the advantage Of the cheap rates
allowed on special dates to this great
show which is now completed and which
is such a thing of beauty. Thanking
you in advance for the courtesy granted,
we beg leave to remain, on behalf Of the
committee.
Respectfully yours,
HARRIS BARRETT,
Grand Master of MasOns of Virginia.
II. l.. HARRIS, Grand Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
TOday's Telegraphic News,
Pope Issues EncycIicaI.

Rome, Sept. 16.-Alarmed by the
spread Of extreme liberalism even among
the Roman Catholic clergy, Pope Plus
has Issued an encyclical 10 condemnation
of modernism" today bitterly attacking
the ideas Of the new theology. he said:
Modernism is peril for the church.
Its reforms in faith, philosophy, theology
and history are sll errors and drive those
who believe in them TO atheism. Bound
less curiosity, pride ofindividualism and
disregard of true Catholic knowledge and
discipline actually have spread moder-
nism among the clergy" The encyclical
DEGREES that philosophy and theology
hereafter must be taught in the Catholic
schools and universities in the complete
spirit Of the Catholic Church and in &C.
cordance with the rules of the church.
1t is decreed that all teachers enibued
with the spirit of modernism nust be
dismissed and bishops must compel the
clergy and the faithful to abstain from
reading papers inspired by the spiritof
modernism or advocating The new
theories. A board of ceusors is to be
established in every bishopric to revise
and edit sll Catholic publications. The
eccelsiastics are forbidden to send papers
through the mail or otherwise directing
them without the consent of the bishop.
Clerical congresses are forbidden except
in cases when dangers of modernism and
laicism arise. A board Of supervision is
to be formed in every diocese to prevent
the spread of "new errors" ALI bishops
are instructed that they must forward to
the Pope individual reports regarding the
matters covered in the encyclical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Chicago, s; Cincinnati. l.
Pittsburg, s; st. Louis l.,
HOW THEY STAND.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 80
and As a. M, and 80, 80, 80, 8 30 and
10 80 p. N. Open at 800 a. M, l2 90 m, and
90 p. m. On Sundays Northern mails close
at 5 As a. NJ, 4 30, 20 and 8 80 p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close at
80 and 10 80 q. no., and 35, 9 80 and 10 80
o. m. Open at s 90 q. m. and 90 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close At
45 and 10 40 O. M, and 3 so. As and 10 80
D. m. Open at 3 a. M, ~ m and p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at z 80 q. m.
and 3 80 D. m. Open at II 80 and 80 p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close al
80 a. m, and 90 p. m. Open at 9Oca. 10.
and 2 30 p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at IS p.
m. aad 10 80 p. m. Open at 800 q. m. and
COOP. m.
Washington mails close at go, S45 and
10 45 g. ~, and 1876, 4 80, 500, 8 30 and
10 300. m. Open at 90 q. M, II 90 m. and
400 D. m. and 80 p. m.
Office Hours-Open at 300 q. m. Close al
800 p. m.
Sunday Hours-Open at zoos m. ClOs4
at 10 90 q. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made on in.
side routes-6 30 and 10 90 a. n. and 3 90 and
8 80 D. m. Fl II route-6 30 q. IN. and 80 D.
M. Sunday @ Election 800 D. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. m. and close
1000 a. m.
Deliveries made 8 90 a. m. p. m. and AIS
o. m.
All mail should be in the Office ten minutes
basore our indicated time'fo closin1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
DUG HIS OWN GRAVE.

John Woomer, the aged stonemason
who several years ago came into noto-
riety by digging his own grave in Mount
Hebron, Winchester, and afterwards
walling it up preparatory to his death,
was stricken on the street with paralysis
Saturday and is in critical condition.
Mr.. Woomer is nearly 80 years old and
is not expected to live. He has requested
that, in the event of his death, he be
buried in the grave dug by his own
hands, and relatives will carry out the
old mans wish if the present attack
proves fatal. Woomer has also arranged
to have a marble tombstone cut and en-
graved for his last resting place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Fight on Elevated Train.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Iu a frenzy Of
fear George Wong, Chinese, with q
long. bladed knife, .lashed his way
through an elevated train crowded with
theatre patrons early today. John
Grant was left lying on the floor, bleed
ing to death from a cash across his ab-
domen, and Edward Wall, Jos. Sepoe
and three Others fed with slight wounds.
Wong was attacked by a member Of
Grants party, most of whom were in
toxicated. The Ohinaman offered no
defense at first, and the hoodlum
showered blows on him. After stab5ing
Grant, Wong fed from one coach to
another pursued by the rowdies, who
assaulted other passengers and terrorlzed
the entire train. The police followed
the train three blocks 10 patrol wagon.
When it stopped Wong passed the police
unnoticed. They pursued him and fired
a dozen shots before he was captured.
Only by clubbing Wong's assailsnts did
the police prevent them from mobbing
the trembling Cbinaman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Saved Young Woman.

Dover, Sept. 16.-Had not Jabez
Wolfe, the English aquatic marvel,
been just starting to swim the channel
today Miss Lillian Edwards, of Ohio,
would have been drowned. To Wolfe
the young woman's rescue from watery
grave mile off Dover was mere in
cident of his swim. Lifting her into a
boat which had hurried to the spot he
turned again toward the French coast
and splashed ahead without waiting To-
thanks snd with scarcely a comment on
his feat as lfe-saver. Miss Edwards,
a member of the "Buck Eye Daisies"
patty on a tour Of Europe, was bathing
Ia The channel. Seized with cramps
a mile from shore she called vainly for
help to friends, rome of whom were near
enough to help her. Wolfe, just start
ing his long swim, heard her, swan to
the spot and supported her until beat
reached them and took her aboard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
STREET PREACHERS BEATEN.

Angered BY speech against the Cath
ole Church and by the announcement;
of lecture, alleged to be an expose Of
immortality among the clergy, several
hundred men In Esst st. Louis Saturday
attacked two street preachers, members OF
the "Band OF Holiness" beat and bruised
them and even pummele1 the polioemt n
who came to their rescue.
The policemen had great difficulty
In taking the tSo meu to all for safety.
Several policemen we're bru sed with fists
and canes. Three women members Of
the preachers corps escaped injury.
L. J. King, who says he was once a
priest, and his wife, an alleged former
nun, we're announced as the speakers for
Monday night, and no sooner was the
subject named than the crowd made a
rush for King and his assistant. There
were no arrests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Exnelled from German Soil.

Berlin, Sept. 16.-Gen. CardOt, ofthe
French army, was expelled from Ger
man soil today for watching the military
manoeuvers without official permission.
1t is not clear whether the neglect to
seek authority for the general to attend
the war game was the result of an over
sight or If it was intended by the French
government that he should make less
formal and prehaps closer inspection Of
the msnoeuvers than is regularly accred-
tied military representatives Of foreign
powers. His expulsion threatens an un-
nleasant incident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
LETTER TO WIN L CLARK
Alexandria. Virginia.

Dear Sir: There IRE two sorts Of paint
one to sell and make money, the other TO
paint and save money.
Who gets the money? The maker, the
seller, the painter.
Where does 1t come from? The owner, OF
course; he pays the painter for doing the
work. and the dealer for gallons OF paint (;
sad he pays the paint.mahufactdrer, gallons
again more gallons, more money all round !;
for the owner to pay to the painter dealer and
paint-manufacturer.
What's the paint that saves money? CAL
Ions again; less gallons, less money for paint.
less money for wsges a gallon Of paint is -
for wages and paint. Less gallons, less money
to pay, s. gallon.
Two sorts Of paint; less gallons and more !;
less money and more s. gallon difference !;
two to one in gallons and money.
Ii costs twice as much TO paint the average
mDre-gallOns paint as to paint Deyoe. When
the people find out, it may not be quite so
easy to sell extrayagant paint by calling 1t
Cheap
Yours truly,
81 o." + w DEvoR & Go.
P.s.-ES. Leadbeater & Sons sell our
paint,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, Sept. 16.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, Sept. 16.
Democratic Senators now In the city
almost unanimously predict that Senator
Culbersou, OF Texss, will be selected as
leader of the minority in the Senate.
Such an elevation for the junior Sena-
tor from Texas would smash procedenis,
for Oulberson is just beginning his second
term, and never have the Senators Sc
lecied one OF so short sn experience In
the upper house to guide their footsteps.
Senator Daniel, OF Virginia and Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, are both mentioned
as possible selections as successor 70
former Senator Blackburn. Over IN
the House, there may be new leader
There has been some opposition to the
leadership of John Sharp Williams Tor
a GEAR or 80, and now that he has been
selected to the Senate, be may be content
to watch some one else carry on the
battle 10 the HOUSE. Representative
DeArmond, of Missouri, seems to have
the call, although Mr.. Moon, of Tennes-
see. and host OF others are said to be
ambitions.
Peyton Gordon, of the Department OF
Justice, has unearthed gigantic loan
frauds in New Mexico. He has Just re-
turned from a months investigating trip.
1t is understood that half million acres
of valuable land are involved, and suit
will be begun to secure possession.
Some of the land is that mixed up 10
the case which caused Governor Hagon-
mans resignation.
President Gompers, of the American
Federation OF Labor, announced today
that the executive council OF the fed
Grafton would tomorrow issue an appeal
to the two million lsboring men enlisted
in its ranks to come to the financial aid
of the striking telegraphers.
Advance figures of pension Commits
sioner Warmers report show that 3l,-
POI soldiers and pensioners of the civil
war died during the past year. On June
30, there were 967, 81 pensioners on
the rolls, the smallest number for the
past fifteen years. The amount dis
bursed for pensions was 1888, 1876, Az, a
decrease Of 1914, SIC from the preced-
ing year. The total amount paid out for
pensions on account OF the civil war ia
now So, 1863, 1876, 449, and the amount
paid on account of the war with Spain
and the insurrection in the Philippine
Islands $lS, 9O9,512 During the year
2S8, 249 now claims were allowed, and
go, 67S rejected.
All the diplomats representing the
Central American republics at the pre-
liminary peace Congress to meet in
Washington this week, have received
credentials, authorizing them TO sign a
protocol, looking to treaty OF peace,
whereby stable government may be assnr-
. in Central America. Acting Secretary
Of State Adee will endeavor TO hold the
first conference Of the dimplomats to-
morrow.
Tie police of the barbor precinct yes
terday recovered the body of Private E.
H. Talbert, of the Hospitsl Corps.
The body was found floating in the
channel. II is thought that be commit
ed suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Former President Cleveland.

Princeton, N. j., Sept. 16.-Sufering
severely from govt and reduced by many
pounds from his former weight, ex-Pres-
ident Grover Cleveland nevertheless de-
Mss that he is seriously i'll or that his
days Of hard work are over. ''My v eight
is falling off," he said, "because the govt
prevents me from exercising as should.
But reports of the seriousness of m7 con-
ditioa are greatly exaggerated. As a
matter Of fact | am feeling very well, and
am rapidly recovering from my attack Of
indigestion of last June" Mr.. Cleveland
seemed much perturbed that false reports
of the state of his health have been circu-
lafad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16

MEMBERS of the House and Senate,
wiz are visiting Washington, are urging
that President Roosevelt be given a third
term, and it appears that when the
President gets back to the White House
there will be great revival of the third,
term talk. This move will emanate from
members of the House in districts where
the thjrd-term sentiment is strong and
from Senators representing States that
have powerful Roosevelt following.
Others of Congress than these may hnc
ii polite to talk in favor of third term,
whether they desire it or not. If the
President is disposed to give encourage
ment to the third>term talk, as he is
charged with so freely, it will probably
develop this fall; if he is set against it,
as his friends insist, and is bent on
nominating Taft, this fact will probably
be made manifest. A good many be-
lieye that the third term movement will
be presented to The President before he
has been in Washington any length OF
time in so serious light that he will be
impelled to deal with it in a further
statemept.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
SALT IN THE SUGAR BOWL

The fige-yesr-old son of DIR. G. r.
0oodfellow, druggist, of Vineland, N.
j., filed the family sugar bowl with salt
and went out to play. The first mouth
fuI of apple dumping his father took
Immediately ensued trouble in the house
hold. To get rid of the taste the drug.
gist swallowed some cold tea, but found
tina. the beverage had been "sweetened"
out of the same bowl. The boy grinned
aud said; "Pa, did get it on you like
ma did on April fool day?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Buried Alive In Oulcksand.

st. Louis, No., Sept 16.-Within
sight Of friends and relatives, whose ef-
forts TO save them were in vain, Harry
w. Brenner and Henry O'Brien, ir,
we're victims of quick sand in Smiths
Bay in st. Louis, and an attempt to re-
cover the bodies is being made today.
The two men had been swimming and
in leaving the water they attempted to
reach shore by walking on the sand.
Suddenly they began to sink. They
screamed for help and several men
tried to save them, but Bremen and
O'Brien sank and disappeared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. 10, 1907

SOME months ago DR.. LAURA, pres;-
ident of the "1deal Bed Company OF
Chicago" made application to the City
Council through the Chamber Of Com
merce for certain valuable property be-
longing to the city situated along the
river front at the northern extremity
and extending some blocks westwardly.
DIR. Laura was in hurry for the city to
give him an option on the property with
the privilege of purchase at a nominal
sum, be going to commence the opera
tiou Of making hospital beds within two
months, promising to erect several build
ings and guaranteeing to employ many
hands. Council with some misgivlugs
on the part of several of the members
who could not understand why so much
land vas required for the DOCTORS plant,
finally passed the ordinance which had
been agreed upon and settled itself down
TO await developments. And council
aud the people are still waiting The
aime for beginning work has passed and
40 far ss we can learn not one step has
been taken toward building a plant or
making a bed. 1t is safe to say that II
an Alexandrian had made the same
proposition to council as that made by
DR.. Lauria, n stranger, he would have
beaa turned down, for it has ever been
the custom of the city to grant greater
concessions to outsiders than it does to
its own people. The city has been fooled
often enough by strangers who secured
valuable concessions for mere promises
and the last slip.up should be lesson
long to be remembered. Asa rule people
who want to engage in legitimate busi-
mess when they come into community
are willing to pay for wbs; they get.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

A terrific defamation blew out prac-
tically every window light in Sheboy-
gan, Wis, and covered the people, who
we're attending services in the COngre-
gatiOnsl Church, with plas'ei from the
ceiling when fourteen packages of dyna-
mite in a warehouse there exploded yes
terday, killing Lewis Ehreh. eighteen
years; Bert Simmons, eighteen yoars
Old, and Clifford Simmons, seventeen
years old. The three young men had
been hunting several days together, and
yesterday morning they left town and
walked along the railroad track, shoot
ing whatever game they saw. They
reached a piece of woods about mile
from the town, and, noticing a small
house, decided to shoot at it. The first
bullet fred exploded the dynamite.
Trees and bushes were uprOoted for a
distance OF five rods in every direction,
and 8 hole twenty feet across was torn
in the ground where the house had
stood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
Peace Predicted In Morocco.

Paris, Sept. 16.-An early return Of
peace 10 Morocco is predicted by Premier
Clemeceau as a sequel to the dispatch
Of delegates from two ofthe hostile native
trite to General Drude, commander IOi
the French forces in the field.
News of the natives movement for
cessation Of hostlities rests on official
messages from the general and it is be-
lieved the conference is now in progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16

To check a cold quickly, get from your
druggist some little candy Cold Tablets call
ed preyentics. Druggists everywhere are nov
dispensing Prcventics, for thes are not only
sole, but decidedly certain and prompt. Pre-
yentics contain no Quinine, no laxative,
nothing harsh or sickening. Taken At the
lsneeze stage" Preventics will prevent PREM
moEia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, etc. Hence the
name, Preventics. Good for feverish Child
rem. As Preventics 25c, Trial boxes Sc.
sold by E. s. Leadbeater q Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-16
New York Stock Market.

New York, Sept. 16.-Important
street operators took and open aggres-
sive position on the market this morning
and brokers representing them were
active buyers all around the room. a
drive was made at steel preferred and
large blocks at the same time were thrown
on the market by local operators. Rail
road and other bonds were irregular.
After tie first hour the market shaded
of moderately on q cessation Of the
aggressive buying. 80