Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-09-30
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to have decreased over 1923, 600.
The forest fire !osses in Mime
sofa alone may aggregate $l0,OOO,-
900 according to a report wired to
the forest service.
Chairman n. T., Mack has de-
cided that the Democrats can cap
ture the Pacific States, and speak
ers will accordingly be sent there.
Beginning October l, the official
seal Of Richmond will be changed,
the design now in use being re-
placed by the one used from 1872
TO 1899.
The pank Of Crozet near Char
lottesville, was dynamited about
= 80 O'Clock last Wednesday morn.
ing, ana about one thousand dollars
| taken from the demolished safe.
Mr.. Roosevelt declares that it
will be "a calamity to the cOun'
try" if Mr.. Taft is not elected,
and up to the hour of going to
press Nj. Taft had not denied the
charge.
A live sea COW, or manatee,
weighing 1900 pounds, was hauled
ashore few days ago at Ocean
View in seine. The fishermen
succeeded in getting it alive in a
pen where it is being kept as a
curiosity.
The American Salvation Army
has been refused the right to held
street meetings in Lynchburg. 1t
| is claimed this is because the
body conflicts with the work of
the Salvation Army, under the di-
rection of Capt. Pringle.
General Eppa Huntou of War
renton, one of the oldest living
brigadier-generals of the civil war,
Sept. % celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday at the home Of his
son, Mr.. Eppa Hunton, Jr., in
Richmond.
There was some commotion at
Hancock, Monday night, when a
aIge deer came down from, the
mountains, passed through Hagers-
town. Md, crossed the bridge over
the Potomac river and disappeared
in the Virginia mountains.
The bitter political feud be-
tween the Swisher and Scherr fac
tions of the Republican party in
West Virginia has been ended by
the acceptance of W. +. Glass.
. COCK, of Morgantown, as the COM
promise candidate for governor.
W. A. McComb of Augusta
5 county, who exhibited 200 plates
] of fine apples at the Roanoke fair
5 for Kendig d McCOmb. won the
! first prize of $25 in gold. They
made five entries and took off four
prizes.
Mecury as specific in the
treatment of tuberculosis finds few
: advocates among the medical men
attending the International Con-
gress of tuberculosis, the eXpOsl-
ton of hich is now open st the
new National Museum building in
Washington.
= Canadian fishermen are said to
have teen engaged the past sum-
mer in sea poaching in Alaskan
waters, In direct violation Of the
provisions of The closed season"
agreement between the United
States and Great Britain. Killing
of cattle and frightening OF ma
tlves by japanese poachers are
among the slight depredatioas re-
ported.
Pupils of the high schools of the
State will not have 70 change
books for at least TWO years. There
has beer u good deal of discussion
over the matter. and the impress
sion seems TO have gotten abroad
hat the high school Lists would
have &c be changed next year,
This il incorrect, and Superintend'
II ent EggIeston has made it plain
that the present cont. act will not
,- expire until the spring of 1910
There is IA race on in Virginia AZ
TO what county has raised the
lnrs est sunhower. The Richmond
Times. Dispatch sets forth man
> moth sunhower head grown il
z Sussex County, which measures
eleven and half inches in diane
% ter. This sun6ower was placed OF
exhibition at the State fair. Th'
Manassas journal comes forward
q with big sunaOwer. That pspel
says g. Raymond Radcliffe 81
Prince William County, raised ont
that measures fourteen inches II
ulhmel6Is
7 Perhaps the most remarkable
i' family in the entire world is tina
'c of Mark Weaver, fifty-nine year
IL OLD, of this county, who boast
= of twenty-one children, sixteen O
whom are now living, says dis
81 patch from Washington, Rsppahan
4, mock County, Va. Weaver is
'o mail carrier, and has been marrie'
L twice, his last wife being nov bu
z thirty eight years old. Eight o
4 Ills children are by his last wife
D. and four of these have six finger
III on each hand, and six toes o
z each foot. Weaver is five fec
seven inches tall, and weighs 254
nounds His wife WEIGHS 26