Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-19
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entered her ninetieth y-ar. She
ives in London.
Three thousand gallons of wat
er from the River Jordan were emp
lied into the gutter in New York
recently. Those who brought ii
there on speculation were unable
to sell it.
Mrs. E. N. Moore Of Radford, is
the first woman to make applica-
tion for the position CT superin-
tendent OF schools in that city.
The application In duo form was
received at the State department.
in Richmond last week.
1t is a little strange to learn
that White Sulphur Springs, .
noted health and summer resort,
will not be open for business this
coming season because the court
refused to license the liquor ga
loon in the hotel at that place.
Stanton Leader: AT last the
worm has turned. Judge Mann,
with becoming forbearance, gave
cut a week ago that he would en-
gege In no mud singing abuse OF
his opponent, Mr.. Tucker, in the
race tor the Democratic nomina-
ZION for governor, but he has at
asst unleashed his bottled urgsr,
and launched his fret philippe.
This will put some ginger into the
campaign, and we may expect the
fur to fly in good old fashion from
now on.
An effort is being made by the
people of the Bedford Spring SEQ.
t,tn of Campbell county to secure
The location of the proposed $685.
900 Agricultural High School for
The Sixth Congregational distrlt. 1t
is proposed &c make the State
rcard an offer Of free site ard
IS, 900 in cash. Lynchbrrg will
IL axe every effort to assist in se-
curing the school, which would be
ten miles from the city. Roanoke
county, with the cooperation CT
Roanoke. lie also after the school.
Former Mayor Carlton McCar-
, thy of Richmond, few days ago
was aetounded when he wac in
formed that a nun Der Of the lead
ing business men of tie city had
determined to start a movement
, looking to his appointment as
postmaster of Richmond, to sue
5 coed Royal E. Cubell, recently sp-
: rointed to be internal revenue CON-
missioner. The most prominent
r Republican candidate for the po-
sition is Edgar Allen, Jr., assist
ant postmaster, 1t is generally
{ believed In Republican circles that
s Allan will be appointed
The memory of Captain Henry
s Wirz the Confederate commander
a of Andersonville pri.on during the
e Civil War. who was executed un'
e der a verdict of the military COM
a mission for the alleged ATROCITIES
a that characterized the conduct OF
: the prison, wac bonored at Ander'
G son, Ca, May 18th, when the
q Urlted Daughters of the Confed-
Y eracy unveiled a monument to the
Martyr Tailor of the South" An
extensive programme Of speeches
and songs was carried out and the
= granite column YVES unveiled by a
g daughter of the prison commander.
g With elaborate exercises, in
is which the North and South joined
is hsads, two monuments to the
it New Jersey volunteers who fell
It upon the bloody battlefields N
q, Spottsylvania County We're I'm,
re yelled at fredericksburg, May 18th
e One monument stands on the
S. Bloody Angle and the other al
d Salem church. Two Southern
% girls, Miss Lens Rowe and Miss
e Grace Jones of that city, aud two
10 New Jersey girls. Miss Jennie
d Cawley and Miss Miriam Gordon
st Jointly pulled the cords that threw
o. the aags that covered tho memor
als open to the breeze.
le The Virginia Grand Lodge Of
ID Odd Fellows at it's annual session
III In Bristol last Wednesday elected
the following officers: Crane
master, DR.. L. P. Turner OF Fer
Cusson's Wharf; deputy master
lie Robert d. Ysncey of Lynchbrrg
IN secretary, L. Wiley Davis OF Rich
is mond; treasurer, Nell b. Fergu
er ION of Richmond; chaplain, Rev
ry j. j. Sherrer of Marion; warden
I'd James Mitchell of Phoebus. Crane
be Treasurer Nell b. Ferguson sue
II. eeds his father, who died las
in February and who had held tn
al lositlon for So years. L. Vile.
ly Davis was elected secretary LOT u
n ,hirty-6fth consecutive time.
nd Philadelphia Record; Report
ng Of the doings Of the great Amer
can naturalist make one think, II
spite of ones self, of the wonder
full exploits Of Baron Munchause
i'd or the almost equally famou
sh1 Colonel Bowlong. The unfalIinI
&C. success in finding just the specie
,s- desired for the faunal naturalist
he collection is as remarkable as Al
on addin's luck ;and his unerring an
he DEATH dealing rifle, which bring
he down everything, even the pach'
id, dermous and bullet-proof rhinoce
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