Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-24
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items Of Infcre-t for the
Busy RGsder

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10 stronger than 100 horses.
There was a decrease Of more
than "a, 900, 900 in internal reve-
nue. receipts the past month.
When Virginia instructed her
twenty four delegates, Bryan need
ed just nineteen to put him over
the feEce.
Six American warships and
about 1900 marines are to be sent
to Panama to prvent riots az the
coming elections.
The General Education Board
finds that, within the last twelve
months in this country, $23, 1877,
1852 has been donated to the cause
of higher education.
The LouisIana House of Repre-
sentatives has voted to postpone
indefinitely consideration of a bill
providing for a referendum on
statewide prohibition.
Alexandria Gazette: A parcels
post agreement between the United
States and France was signed yes.
terday by POstmaster-Gen Mey-
er and Am bassador JUsserand of
France. A parcels post delivery
in this country has been killed by
the express companies, which have
their agents in Congress.
Virginia will, within the next
ten days, pay to holders Of her Sc
curitles the sum Of $420.000. This
is the semi-annual interest charges
due on the public debt, and the
money Is In hand to pay the
amounts in full. The checks are
to be mailed to the benefciaries ON
the afternoon of June 30.
Col. George Wayne Anderson of
Richmond, in vigorous address
before the General Alumni Ascot
alton of the University of Virginia,
criticised the recently expressed
views of James Byrce, British am-
bassador, with regard to the fit
ness of the masses of the people to
possess political power.
No matter how clean a town
may be there's always room for
improvement. No one will claim
that we've reached the limit of
cleanliness Cleanliness never
breeds disease; diet does. Breed.
ing places for flies and mosquitoes
are always possible sources Of dis
eases. While mosquitoes and flies
do not of themselves breed disease,
they are the carriers of disease
Prof. Otto C. Burkhart, at pres
ent associate professor of mining
engineering at Lehigh University
hes been elected 10 the chair OF
ming engineering at Virginia Poly
technic Institute, and Prof. w. K.
Brainard, professor of dairy hus-
bandry at the University of West
Virginia, was elected to a similar
position at Blacksburg, to have
charge CT the work Of the expert
mental station and teaching in the
college.
With the avowed purpose of
working for the nomination OF w.
G. Conrad Of Virginia and Mon.
tana, for the vice-presidency,
headquarters have been opened in
Richmond by C.B.CoOke. This move
ment to nominate a Southern man
was begun some time ago by prom
inent Virginians resident in New
York. Mr.. Conrad, native of
the Old Dominion, is farmer,
merchant, miner and cattle grower,
is worth maLy millions and is a
Democrat of the Valley of Virgin.
la type,
The largest judgment ever
awarded IN Richmond court went
on record in the Law and Equity
Court several days ago when Thos.
Stokes won his suit against the
Chesapeake and Western Company,
a lumb and real estate corpora
tion chartered in Virginia, with
principal offices In New York city.
Stokes was awarded judgment
for 1859, 1913. He SIZED for
$500, 900. Stokes, heavy stock
holder in the olporation and one
of its directors, held the notes of
the corporation. aggregatipg the
amount Of his judgment.
The plant and offices Of the
Richr ond Stove Company were
practically destroyed by fire which
originated on the third floor of the
building few nights ago. The
building covered an entire block
in the heart of Richmond's bust
ness center and adjoined the 3d.
900, 900 plant of the American To-
bacco Company, whose private APP
paratus was kept constantly en-
gagged extinguishing sparks which
fell on the property. The loss is
estimated at 5000, 900 with only
100000 insurance. Two hum
dred employees of the company are
temporarily out of work.
To prevent complication that
might arise when the bill for the
government purchase of the James
ton Exposition site for naval train
ing and coaling station purposes
comes before the next session of
Congress the jamestown receivers
are arranging to buy up, with in
terest bearing bonds. all the state
and city buildings on the grounds