Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-09
CONEENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest tor the
KmsY Reader


tain that Mr.. r. f.. Byrd will Re
the Spe' ker of the mex; House Ct
Delegates.
In New York city a birth occurs
every minute, a desth every two
minutes, a murder every hour and
a marriage every elk hours.
President Finley OF the South
ern Railway, has denied absolute.
| ly that the stoppage OF construction
work was done in retaliation OF adj
verse State legislation.
Gov. Warfield of Maryland, has
decided to enter the Democratic
primaries al a candidate for the
long term United Stat, senatorship
from that State.
Even after the offer of 5000, 1000
excess, the Navy Department lie
unab'e to secur" American vessels
to transport coal t. the bsttleship
feet on it voyage to the Pacific.
When the fnarce committee
of the Newport News City Coun-
Gil met the other day tc open the
bids for the that ci:y's issue of
100000 permanent street i'm
proyement bonds IL Yves found that
there were no bidders.
Governor Frantz 1.-THE defeated
Rough Rider Republican cahdl.
date for governor of Oklahoma)
holds the record for strenuous cam
paigning. He went TO bed in
three different towns in one night,
says the Kansas City Journal.
Manuel Henry, negro who has
lived on the border Of Scott coun-
ty fer long years, was taken TO the
roor house recently. 1t lie we'll
authenticated that be Is los years
old. He is too feeble to walk with
out being supported, and is almost
blind. He ca3 hear quite well.
Cholera has spread to twelve
Russian PROVINCES. Thousands Of
persons have died and the scourge
In certain sections lie said to be be-
yond control. One death from
plague has been reported on an
Italian steamer which reached
Merseilles from ports in Asia
Minor.
With the recent death Of Louis
Sells, at Columbus, O., Easses the
last of the Sells brothers who
made themselves rich and we'll
known through the circus.
Born of poor parents, they started
life as Feddlers, and 1t was as ped.
oilers that they first began to fol-
low the circuses they let through
out the country.
An animal cage on train of
Robbins Circus Eroke loose in
Blue Bidge Tunnel last Wednesday
morning. crashed into steam
pie no under which five Stanton
youths were stealing ride and
killed one, Ollie Grove, II years
Did; injuring two others, Fishburn
Porter and Fitz Curry. Several
animals were hurt, and at Basic
City Rocky Mountain goat
made his escape from the broken
age.
Europe has begun to take inter.
ct in the sending of the Ameri-
an battleship deet to the Pacific.
rke general public in London, us
lsew here, look to Kaiser Wilhelm
nd President Roosevelt as the
vorlo's chief entertainers in this
eature of the game. They see
Oth:ng in the proposed American
avail demonstration but provo
ative Tovo against Japan, ara
hey await Its outcome with lively
A heavenly tody that had the
ppearance of huge sky rocket,
nd rose to great height in the
'estern sky over the Ramapo
fountains, before il broke into
ulf dozen pieces, was seen last
thursday night by many persons
/ the vicinity of Suffern, n. Y.
'hen j: was first seen il seemed
} be e huge bullet chapel ball of
re, leaving trial of white light
it's vale. When il had resched
great height and broke the
ieces assumed purple hue,
bile the read of tie comet if
lch it was, rem aimed white.
A murder mystery that may
,ver be unraveled came TO light
the viciaity Of the jamestown
xposltion while negro workmen,
gagged under the Virginia Rail-
iy's track grading contractor,
ere grubbing in the bushes in
e vicinity of Boush Greek. The
groes found hidden in high
shes box in which was packed
dismembered and headless hu-
an body. The nan who made
e discover, told others, who,
rough fear or ignorance, instead
investigating further, and to
t rid Of the box and it's contents,
lich were in their way, set fire
the bushes and burned the
lole.
One of the prettiest religious
stoms in all the world prevails
Mexico. No metter what may
the station or wealth of the To-
7idual members of parish, all