Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

Commander Pesry says his field
work is yer, and he does not in
tend to lead an expedition to the
South Pole.
Campbell county has placed itself
in the van OF Virginia counties by
the action Of the mass meeting held
last week which resulted in the en-
dorsing OF the proposal to is
sue 5000, 900 of road Improvement
bonds.
The Virginia State Anti-Tuburcu-
losis Society met in Richmond last
week and organized for the work OF
enlisting ell the counties and cities
Of the State, all the churches, fra
ternal societies and every class OF
persons in the campaign to be
waged against the disease. W. W.
Baker Of Hallsboro, was elected
president.
The statue OF Stonewall Jackson,
which through the activities Of the
Daughters OF the Confederacy, is TO
be placed on the State house grounds.
Charleston, W. Va, is completed
and arrangements are being made
for the unwilling, the date Of which
has not been set. The statue is the
work Of Moses Ezekiel OF Italy, a
Virginian by birth.
II was announced in Washington
recently by Representative Slemp
Of Virginia, chairman OF the Repub-
lican State committee, that head
quarters would be opened at Roa-
noke, with George L. Hart in charge,
and that they will remain open per-
manently. Candidates, he says.
will be run by that party in each OF
the 10 districts in the State for Con-
gress next summer.
The News.Leader OF Columbia, S.
c.. is authority for the following:
"Dr. H. W. Harper, near Columbia,
South Carolina, in 1857, gathered
200 bushels and twelve quarts OF
shelled corn from an acre. This
was the world record unit, 1889,
when Capt. 2. ]. Drake Of Marlboro
county. S. c., gathered from an acre
OF his land 255 bushels OF shelled
corn. His profits being 1882"
Publishers are sometimes both
cred TO know when a departure
from advertising card rates is justi-
fed. A case in point is cited by a
Mount Gileld (O) paper, which
says: "A woman went into news
paper Office and wished 10 advertise
for her husband, who had disap-
peared. When told that they
charged 81 an inch she went out,
saying it would break her up at
that rate, as her husband was over
six feet long"
The Corporation Commission has
issued a charter to the Richmond
Virginia Publishing Company OF
Richmond, the objects OF which are
to publish a daily newspaper and
and to do job printing
work. The ipcorporators are Rev
James Cannon, Jr., president; Rev
S. Sidney Peters, secretary-treas-
urer; R. 7. Barbour, South Boston,
vice. president; and S. B. Woodfn
Of Richmond. The capital stock is
placed at one hundred thousand
dollars.
The co aggregation OF the First Pres
byterian church OF Stanton has
adopted strong resolutions asking
the Lexington Presbytery to de-
cline to accept the resignation OF
the church's pastor, Rev. DR.. A.
NJ. Frazier. DR.. Frazier has been
called 10 the presidency OF Colum-
bia Theological Seminary at Column
bia, S. c.. and his congregation
wishes to hold him. If possible. DR..
Frazier says be is willing to go or
stay. as may seem best TO the
church authorities.
At the gymnasium OF Christian
college of Columbia. No., more than
100 girls attended a ball without
rats" in their bair. The gymna-
si1m was transformed into a fall
scene with shocks of corn and aut-
lmn leaves and cider was served
rom q well with the old oaken
bucket" The invitations read:
Come to the gym and have good
lime in gingham aprons-'rattles'-
N country style. To the best couu-
Try maid a black cat will CO." Miss
Leone Darneal, for her costume,
vas awarded q large black cat with
IN enormous red bow about its
neck.
Medical experts are interested in
The case of 19-year old Audrey Will
son of Nottowsy county, who Is tot
lily blind in she day but can ste
ike a cat in the dark. The young
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