Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-06-16
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claimed by the Government officers.
No student herafter will be ad.
mitted to the University Of Maine
unless he signs An explicit agree
ment to take no part in hazlng.
New Orleans was chosen as the
next meeting place Of the Mystic
Shrlners. April IL, 1910, ives
fixed as the date. Richmond
made fight for the gathering.
The soil Of Germany feeds nine
tenths of her people. Germany
evidently knows how TO cultivate
her soil. II the soil Of the United
States was cultivated as it should
be, it would feed the world.
Just after 1t was reported In
this country that agents Of the
Standard Oil Company had con-
pleted negotiations for tsnking
the Austrian oil fields, the news
came from Vienna that the Aus-
trian government had forbidden
the agreement.
The United States government
will erect monument of marble
or granite to cost about 800 in
the Confederate section Of Firms
Point National Cemetery,at Salem,
n. j.. to mark the resting place Of
Z, 400 officers and men of the Con-
federate army and navy who died
as prisoners of war at Fort Della
ware between 1862 and 1865.
In the Hsrrein manuscript, Nos.
IS and $50, in the library of the
British museum, mention 10 made
of the most extraordinary family
that has ever been known to the
history Of the world. The parties
were a Scotch weaver and his wife
| mot wives), who were the father
and mother of sixty-two ehIlcrsn.
1t is reported by the Unitsd
states consul at Bucharest, Rou-
mania, that Er. Bannyrysli or
Lot city, has discovered a comb
alton of strychnine and StOraine
which obviates physical feeling of
ain, but does not cause tie pa
tient to lose consciousness. DR..
Bannytyall has taken the new ana
esthetic to London for tests under
che supervision of the most emf
nent English surgeons.
In the local option election held
in Amsterdam district. BotctoUrt
county few days ago, the tenn
perance people won by vote q
1877 to A. According to the law
On the subject, the saloon at Blue
Ridge Springs, the only one affect
Il by the election, Will have 80
lays ID which to dispose Of lis
stock. The vote at Blue Ridge
Springs was IA agains. saloons and
ii for.
A story is going the rounds OF
he press telling of nan Ill with
appendicitis. The only doctor con-
venlent was the village postmas-
er, who played the double cole OF
physician and postmaster. de
aid the u an had appendicitis and
performed an operation, but to his
, surprise that was net the trouble,
whereupon be sewed up the incl.
= sion and stamped across il "opened
. through mistake.
A press report says that Harry
: Freeman, white man, ARRESTED
D recently and jailed at Christian
burg for horse stealing, is being
I lionized in that town. Freeman
o is fine musician, and is daily at
tending social functions, accompa
a MED by d Jail guard. On Sunday
$ he is taken by guard to n fash
lonabe church, where he play
!. The violin in the choir. FreemsI
i nails from Ashevllle, n. G. Hi
trial is set for next month.
The japanese plan of paying
doctor while you ere well. instea'
T of piling up bill while you ar
y sick, Was given tremendous up
l. lit at the session of the American
: Academy of Medicine at Atlanti
d city, last weeA. The contIac
y ystem of practice, giving To
3 mage-earner medical attendant
IS when needed under payment OF
n mall monthly fee, like industria
-e life insurance, was strongly advo
1t uted by a number OF eninen
z, Practitioners from all parts OF tn
d ountry.
u Georgia will inaugurate he
y .ew Governor on June 20, and III
J. ceremonies will be novel in thei
l. lack of gold lace and such fxingi
Mr.Brown has said that he doesn
20 " ant any. He says he intends
IA set off the street car, walk over
~ be Capitol, unless it is raining
- and wait for the legislative con
-. mittee to escort him into the ha
n lefore the joint session. The
~ after taking the oath and recei'
~ ny the great seal of State, he WI
- yeliver his inaugural address an
~ % to the executive office.
" Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hal
en- haplain of the United States Sci
.et te, died June 10th, at 3 O'Clock
os lis home in the Roxbury distrl,
o, of Boston. Edward Eveiett Ha
was born in Boston, April 3, 1872
He was one Of the group CT lite
att. preachers and teachers I
tha 4.