Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-06
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Humane treatment OF animals is to
be taught in Chicago public schools.
A municipal bond election for the
issua zee OF 500, 900 worth OF bonds
for improvements toJK plsce at Dan.
vile recently, with the result the
bond election vas carried.
President Taft has written 10 Con.
gresham Slemp OF Virginia. expires.
sing the hope that the young men Of
the State are being led ia TO the Re.
publican party.
Germany Is reported to be very
slowly recovering its confidence in
the meat products Of Chicago. The
government is accepting the official
certifcations from this country but
the people are reported TO be good
deal afraid of American packing
house products.
The new Governor OF Virginia,
who will take Office February 1st,
will have many appointments and
honors to bestow. First OF all, be
has to name staff OF fifteen colonies
for State occasions and SHOW" In
addition TO these, during the first
year al his incumbency OF office he
will have to name members OF the
various boards and commissions.
Recorder T. A. Burrow OF the
Bristol, Tenn, police court has an
announced in view OF the fact that
saloons opened in Bristol, Va, on
October /, he will make the mini
mum fine for drunkenness $25, with
view TO further increase should
be deem it advisable. Mayor Rice
of Bristol, Va. announced that the
minimum fine for drunkness or his
side of the city will continue at $40.
Former Governor n. B. Sweeney
Of South Carolina, died Sept 30, in
Baltimore after an illness Of several
months. He was the proprietor OF
the Hampton County Guardian and
served as governor from 1899 to
1902. lie won a scholarship in
Washington and Lee University,
offered to the Charleston Typo
graphical Union, but because Of
lack of means to meet outside ex-
penses only attended one year, 1871
72.
One OF the most interesting events
in the history OF Southwest Virginia
took place in Radford. Sept 80,
when a monument to the memory Of
Mary D. Ingles. a pioneer heroine,
and the first English bride married
west of the Alleghenies, was un-
vieled at Westview Cemetery. which
is part OF the Ingles estate. The
monument is an imposing shaft,
twenty-three feet in height, and is
built Of concrete on which is imbed-
ded the stones taken from the cabin
in which the famous woman lived.
Convicted of using the mails TO
defraud, Abraham c. Ely, former
mayor of Burkesville, Va, and a
member OF the Virginia bar, has
been sentenced to eighteen months
in the government prison at Allan
ia, Ga. Eby sent number OF let
tiers to President McCrea of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in which he
threatened destruction to the Nor.
folk and Western Railroad and 9th
err roads in which the Pennsylvania
is interested if he was no. paid thu
sum Of $45, 900.
A number OF ladies prominent in
the Society OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution have request.
ed the Post Office Department t.
restore the head Of Martha Wash
ington to one Of the stamps OF the
present series. 1t is suggested
that the proposed issue ofthe twelve
cent stamp offers an opportunity to
do this. The suggestion Is sup
ported on the ground that lit would
be an appropriate recognition ofone
half OF the people OF the United
States not TO mention its merits
from on aesthetic point OF view"
First lacking a card upon his door
bearing the inscription, Dead,
Come iu." and signing his name
thereto, Charles E. Semi, a well
known printer OF RICHMOND, went
up stairs TO his lonely room lew
days ago, and, after carefully di'
vesting himself of his coat, collar
and shoes, lay across the bed. With
a heavy quilt beneath him. and COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the right temple. Senf
had recently experienced business
reverses that had preyed upon his
mind.
"A man whose wife is dying OF an
agouizing disease is justified in Kill
ling her to put an end to her suffer
Ia: .f rko ;,,,oIorac him IN do so "