Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-17
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way has iepuej orders 10 all its
trainmen, officers and employees,
to rigidIy enforce the rule aeainst
hoboes riding on freight trsi,s.
LEGAL option is not having q
depressing effect on Roanoke, for
it IL announced that during the
present year one million dollsrs
will be spent in new buildings
alone.
The Grand Ledge OF the Odd
Fellows of Virginia, the Grand
EncampTent, and TIE Grand
Lodge of tie Rebeccus will hold
their annual State convention in
Bristol May 1913.
A suit for divorce filed by
woman seventy-fiye years of age is
"a proceeding quite extraordinary
in local court annals, yet that is
just what Mrs. Elizabeth Martin
of Frederick county, has done. She
hai made her husband, james L.
Martin, the defendant in such a
suit, which was recently filed in
the Circuit Court Of Frederick
county.
TIE prediction is made by DR..
H. F. Riggar Of Cleveland, o.,
Jotn D. Rockefeller's physician,
ttat Mr.. Rockefeller will live 10
be 100 Year, old. The doctor gives
three reasons for this prospective
longevity, saying, frs, that MIR.
Rockefeller avoids all wcrry; Sec
oud, takes pie2ty Of exercise il the
open air, and, third, never ever.
loads his stomach.
Fire last "Wednesday night in
Roanoke did $25 600 damage to
the new six.etory building Of the
Norfolk ana Western Railway
Company. Tie ole building,
structure Of like hGg' t. wcs in
great danger tor a While Tie
fire started Oh tie top floor aid
spreaG rapidly. Horace Littrel. u
clerk, m,de II sprct crisr sop
from the turning Lci,Gng .v
climbing Own net. rein ga,
While thousand, Of spectators
cheered.
Mr.. j. 5. Thomas Of Lyrchbusg.
has teen appointed supervisor of
elementary schools, u ewiy ciea
led office by the Stete B0Hrd Of
Education. He will really act in
The capacity CT IN sesietapt 20 tie
Superintendent of Public Irstroc.
lion. His travelling and CHER tx-
penses will be betrayed by tie
trustees Of the Peabody fund.
John Davis of HerrIco county, viii
succeed Mr.. Thomas at school eX-
aminer and Inspector for tie Thru
district, with headquarters in
Lynch burg.
Philadelphia Record: President
RoOsevelt's propaganda 10 give
the farmer ar urlItt serves 70
while the time for that indt fstiga-
BILE agitator. But it involves
getting of the cart before the
horse. The uplift business is Orly
successful where it becomes mat
ter of individual initiative. 1.-THE
EN- battled farmers should band to-
gether once more and set about up
filing our politics great results
might be accomplished We are
governed too much. Uplifting,
ike charity, is business that
should begin at home.
". j. Bryan in a speech at Fen
-scola, Fla, recently, said: The
country need not hope for re
vision of the tariff at the haLds Of
The present Congress. There will
be 90 revision, for the reason that
he Republicans cannot afford to
over the turiff, for every man vi"
has schedule has contributed {"
to the campaign fund end must be
protected. Ii Is true that the con
tributions II tie national frat
we're published, but moneys re
ceiveo by the congressional 'unc
were so tainted that the RepIblI
cane dared not publish them even
lfter the election. " bile thCrs
nay be .alk OF a revision aud
lower tariff, there will be absolute
| y no change.
Monday Police Justice Glasgow
f Stanton rendered his decision
tine case of the Con Cnwealth
ys. Tyler, suctioneer, which was
~ in his court on the Saturday
before. A warrant had been sworn
ut against Mr.. Il. +. Tyler, the
,uctioneer, the object OF which
va. to stop his selling goods at
auction on the street. liz justice
neld, in effect, that tie streets nre
for use by the public and ceHGct
iawfu4y be distracted or oeCupi.t
ny any one sellirg gccGs, 81 other
wise except to trevei ever. Ia
view Of the feet thar Mr. fvIsr
IVES acting in good faitD, ara Was
following u custom of locg stand
70, the justice did not impose
fine.
Tie late Senator Carmack's tri6.
lite to the South: "Tte South is
land that has knC wn sGrrovs. Ia
+ il a land that hes broken the n:Een
rust and mcistened il with lts