Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-01-06
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items Of Jnterest Tor the
Rnsy Reader

der League OF Chicago have Joined
in cru'sde against the gan bling
Of society women Vt card parties.
! Roosevelt, his Cabinet and the
Governors of all Southern States
have been invited to the Taft din.
fner at Atlanta, January 10.
Report comes from Washington
that wood pulp placed on the free
list and the reduction Of the duty
en- steel 30 per cent constitute The
priscipal points in the new tariff
law to be enacted az ihs special
session Of Congress to be called
soon after the Inauguration Of Mr..
Taft as president.
Veterans OF the Civil War will
become extinct In 1850, 'ccorci x
to Past Commander G. F. Batsett.
"Thefe will be BAT veterans alive il
$780," he said, land ten years la
ter the number will be reduced to
20. The last survivor will die in
1850. This is the conclusion Of
men who are competent to esti.
mate the length Of human life."
Mayor Joel II. Cutchin of Roa.
noke, who favored the "wets" in
the local option campaign, which
reculted ia victory for prOhibi-
ton by majority of eighty six
votes, hee issued proclamation
10 The people, IN which he ssys the
verdict Of the voters s.ouId be &C.
cepted by all parties, and that 10
cal option should he given a feir
test. He says he is ready 10 Gerry
out the will of the people rs oy.
Pressed At the polls, and that be
will ask councils for n special ce-
preparation fer secret service 10
aid him In enforcing the law.
TIE estate Of the late Dr.. Johp
5. Lupton, hs pioneer IrCitgrowsr
of the SEenant oah Valley, has
Geek solo &C auction. His Iargc.t
farm, containing 267 acrGs near
Winchester, on which is tho III
commercial apple orchard ey,I
planted In the VrIley Of Virginia.
was bought by bis son, 'olmer
State Senator 5. Lr.itE ILpton,
for $4,000 line orchard ,Us
planted il NEWTON n Pippins Ia
1871, and 10 regarded ts one II
the finest in Virginia. The apples
are always shipped to England.
Several lote ana hOufes brought
nearly $4,000.
Two cent postage 10 Germany
became effective Jan. lst. Under
the terms Of the recent agreement
negotiated by Postmaster General
Meyer, letters going direct IRON
the United States to Germany,
without passing through asy other
country, may be seat At the or,i
Lary domestic rate. Mail nay be
dispatched to Germany via Egg
land or France. as formerly, tut
the old rate of five cents will be
charged to defray the expenses Of
handling the mail 10 the third
country. Mail via the two cent
route, will be no longer in transit
than via England or France,
where letters transferred 10 rail.
ways.
The records of the Virginia
State Corporation Commission
show that TAO Hew charters were
granted during the year Just clos
ing representing an aggregate
authorized capitalization Of $685..
III, 900. While the actual number
Of new corporations created is not
as great as in the previous year,
The amount Of capital invested il
largely in excess. For Issuing
these charters the State Of Virgin
ia received in fees the sum of
$17,O4 Forty.two foreign cor
Iorations were allowed to do bust
zess in the State by the commits
zion, and they paid for the prlyi-
Iege into the Golfers Of the treasur-
err $3.50.
TIE newspapers Of Naples are
reproducing the prophecy Of Ma
tide Serao, which wss printed
TWO weeks ego, and in " hich pre-
dieting the destruction Of Naples,
she said: To-day the city is
beautiful, because God wishes il.
We believe Ler immortal, but she
10 destined for death. See you
this mountain at wboss feet
stretch beautiful villages bathed
in the seap She will destroy our
city; she will be eur exscutiJner.
One day roars will come; c"n'ul-
sions will shake the mountain;
fnghtful tempest will agitate the
sea; flashes OF lightning will cover
the heavens, and all nature will
com biLe to our destruction"
A dispatch from Richmond says:
An interesting case, which, II de-
eided adversely, will nullify the
Byrd law, ana IT the same time
make Statewide prohibition an
empty phrase, has recently come to
light. A negro, employed by
several parties to procure whisky
for them, the PARTIES living in
"dry" territory, performed his
tasks, being paid for SO doiRg.
He procured several quarts OF
whisky for his employers ana was
c.;ro. e,,o hv ALI. oarty 70, T., 80 hon,