Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
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!. "orio the more IL gets away from
Il most people.
John d. Rockefeller is expected
to give a pension fund OF millions
to Chicago University this year.
70 Boston has revived the "blue
: laws" to such an extent that cas-
e ket for the dead cannot be moved
:. on Sunday.
: American Forestry Association
t urges the appropriation of S., 600, =
' 900 :, ear for the development Of
3 forest reserves.
3 The War Department wants the
+ States to be required to furnish
National Guard organization fully
: equipped for active service.
: Examination will be held
throughout the country on Febru.
airy B. for positions as inspectors
under the new pure food and drugs
act.
1t is reported trat Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand, former British
ambassador to Washington, will
be appointed governor Of New
South Wales.
The Kings Daughters hospita
board are considering the idea of
inviting Senator B. R. Tillman OF
South Carolina to deliver an ad.
dress in stanton.
Governor Jelks Of Alabama, in
message to the Legislature, adj
vocates the adjustment OF capital
punishn ent except IN cases of Of
lenses against women.
Because of the decision OF the
Norfolk authorities to put tramps
at work on the jamestown Boule.
ward che aforesaid tramps are Civ
ing the city wide berth.
The family of Charles Steven.
son, OF Kittanning, Pa, has been
increased five members in the last
Ii months. In the latter part of
1905 triplets arrived and last week
twins were born.
John L. Lee Of Lynchburg, has
been retained to defend James A.
and Philip STROLLER of Culpeper,
charged with the murder of Will
liam Bywaters. The prosecution
has retained Micajah Woods of
Charlottesville.
The Empress Of Russia ard
Queen Maud of Norway wear the
two most expensive sable coats In
the world. That worn by the EN-
press Is worth anywhere from
$3.50, 900 to 100000, and that of
Queen Maud is worth half as
much.
Fearing that any moment may
bring him face to face with an as
'assin, Gar Nicholas is said to be
state of complete collapse.
rhe unchecked assassination of
'tiicials and the ease which the
errorists have been able to reach
heir victims has been too much
or his nerves.
Philadelphia Record: If lace
urtairs made in Wilkes Barre can
q sold in France we presume ttat.
n spite of higher wages in this
cuntry, the cost of producing
he curtains must be lower in
ennFylvania than in France, for
rese goods must pay the cost of
transportation and they must pass
ne French custom house.
The Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buchtel.
hancellor of Denver University,
as inaugurated as Governor OF
dorado last Wednesday, and for
lie first tire in the history of the
ate the Inauguration took place
a church. In Difference to the
overnor'e wish the cath of office
as administered to him, and he
livered his inaugural address to
e Legislature in Trinity Metho-
st Episcopal church, which he
ied largely in bulldog while he
ls pastor of that congregation.
Responsibility for the recent
eek on the Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Gotta, in hich IS persons
: their lives and scores were in.
ed, has BE- en- placed by the cor
er's jury Of inquest upon eighs
sens. Both tie block system
1 the men, including the con-
ctors AID engineers of the two
ms, the operator at Silver
ring and three of the men
igher UP" are specifically blamed
the wreck and the peculiar
lbir alton of circumstances
ich caused the accident.
of Public In.
ictiOn Eggleston las received
er from a school exau liner say
that the teachers in certain
ions are being swindled by
claiming to DO examiners who
selling subscription books at
orbitant prices and forcing the
hers to pay for the books. The
ostor, it seems, goes to teach
represents himself as an in
tor, telling the teacher that he
cling the book with the en-
ement Of the department and
all teachers are required to
ide themselves with copies.
N teacher says he or she has
the money with which to pay
book the impostor assumes
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