Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-08
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of IDtereet for the
busy X Sader

~ savages, the stealthy night.riders.
:. Superintendent McCort, of the
~ Chicago water department, de.
- clsres that the city has lost so, 800,
10 900 through graft
T. 1t is announced from Berlin
that Emperor William has with.
?. drawn all expressions Of dlsappro.
. val and will be pleased to receive
~ DR., Hill as ambassador.
N Governor swanson has served
DR. notice On night riders that IL they
g come into this State they will be
is prosecuted as common criminals.
This is as it should be. Virginia 10
IL no place for such individuals.
IT 1t is reported the owner of a
{ piPpin orchard on Bent mountain
In Roanoke county 20 miles from
q railroad station has refused
81, 900 an acre for 80 acres of his
. orchard.
, Judge Grimsley has refused liz.
uor licenses in Gordonsville and
the several saloons will be closed
on May lst. At the election last
summer the town voted dry and
Orange, in the same district. voted
for license.
Captain Garter Braxton. OF
stanton, adjutant of the Seventh.
eth regiment, has rendered his res.
lgnatlon to Governor Swanson and
II has been accepted. Captain
braxton has retired from the mill.
tia of the State 70 devote his time
TO other work.
A notice was posted last week
In the Norfolk and Western shops
IN Roanoke to the effect that in the
future che shops will work every
day in the week. but the time will
be only eight hours a day the first
d'e days and half a day on Satur.
day.
Within few years japan must
raise 81, 900, OO0,O 600 to pay off, or
convert her loans, and to continue
the Improvements already begun
and on which the prosperity OF
the country depends, until the
great war debt is paid, that clone
VIII compel the tax collectors to
wiring from every subject Of the
Emperor about s93 a year.
Only persons duly authorized by
law, and duly registered. can pur.
chase and own pistols or other
deadly firearms in Chicago in the
future. The city council has pass.
ed an ordinance regulating the
sale, use and eonfscation of dead
ly weapons. This law was made
necessary by the recent outbreaks
OF lawlessness, and will be rigidly
enforced.
On the farm of Sam Slayton
near Danvills a hen laid an egg
that will not have to be colored
and painted for the little children.
1t is normal in every respect ex.
'ePt that on the shell appears
with almost artistic design a pic
lure OF tree and upon close exam.
nation the features of a woman
ian be outlined.
Mexican manufacturers are beg
ylng their government to protect
hem from the competition of
American manufacturers, though
wages are lower in Mexico, than
n the United States. They repre-
ems that our protective tariff en-.
oles American manufacturers to
ell very chesply in Mexico and
hat they sci! there for less than
hey do at home.
The State Democratic Conven.
lon tguting on n basis of one del.
gate Tor every 100 votes cast in
he last presidential election. will
composed of 500 delegates-6iG
'om the various counties aud 1850
'om the cities. Richard EVELYN
yrd, OF Winchester, speaker of
le House, will, 1T is said, be made
ornament chairman CT the conven-
on, which meets m Roanoke on
lne IL.
The State Supreme Court OF
Orth Carolina has decided ia the
lse OF Editor King, of Greenyille.
no sold his editorial columns 10
10 Norfolk and Southern Railway
I'd sued IL for the contract price.
at the transaction is void be.
use contrary to public policy and
'sed on improper consideration
I'd that there is a distinct differ.
ce between advertising and edl-
rial.
Shortly before his illness the late
natOr Bryan, OF Florida. asked
President that one Of the new
ttleships be named IN honor Of
otdCe' he PRESIDENT did not
We a conclusive answer, but it
- announced Monday that, in
'w Of ME. Bryan's untimely
ath, the President has decided
hame one of the new ships the
orida. thus honoring the late
nator's request.
Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd
eaker OF the House of Delegates,
3 announced that he would open
offices in the Mutual Building
Richmond about May lst, and
aid divide his time thereafter in
'cticiag his profession there and
the various courts of his home
ton. MIR. Byrd will maintain