Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-08-11
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bama General Assembly.
A gigantic steel plant will lie es-
tablshed by American and French
capital in Mexico City.
Rear Admiral Schley, under treat
ment in New York for bronchitis, is
convalescent.
A large black bear carried off an
l8-months' old baby near Cheboy-
gan, Mich, and no trace has been
found Of the child.
Former President Roosevelt few
days ago laid the cornerstone for a
new mission church and school for
white children at Kijabe, British
East Africa.
Out OF 81 men who took the exam
ination in Washington for lieuten-
ancies in the marine corps only 80
passed. Among those who took the
examination are several Virginia
young men.
Four-ffths Of the division super
intendents CT schools Of the State
were at Farmville last week in con-
ference at the Female Normal
School, in regard to educational
work in Virginia.
Those who wear no shirts, no
underwear, no gloves, no hats-in
short, those who apparel them.
selves as their forefathers OF the
German forests did, viii be perfect
ly satisfied with the tariff.
David X. Wall, the man who dug
the first irrigation ditch and plant
ed the first garden in Colorado
died recently in Denver at the age
OF SO years. He made fortune out
OF the ground.
Capt. W. P. Kent OF Wytheville,
the Republican nominee for Cover
nor OF Virginia, has resigned his
position as consul general to Guate-
mala, in order to make the race for
gubernatorial honors this fall.
George White, convicted in Staun-
ton Corporation Court a few days
ago OF embelzlement, was sentenced
to one year on the roads for appro-
priating money belonging to his
sister by selling property in which
she had an interest.
Judge Mason, of Spottsylvapia
County Court, at the request Of the
Board Of County Supervisors, has
ordered an election in that county
for bonding Chancellor district for
, $40, 900 and CORTLAND district for
. $50, 900 for road Improvement.
Lieutenant A. G. Billingsley, OF
the Fredericksburg Washington
Guards, was one of the successful
men at Camp Harrington, near
Williamsburg, in the preliminary
, shoot TO select team from the State
militia to the national match at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
The buot and shoe manufacturers
may be interested in learning that
the shoe machinery trust, which
r maintains q monopoly by leasing
and refusing to sell machines, has
, attracted a good deal OF unfavorable
attention in Washingtn during the
tariff discussion, and some attack
upon it is probable next winter.
John Early, held as leper for more
than year by the District of Col
umbia health authorities, and who
was recently sent to the Skin and
/ Cancer Hospital OF New York city.
5 has been released from that institu.
ton as a well man. He has rejoincd
his wife and children 10 BrOOkiyn.
. His pension will be cut from S72 10
$12 per month.
, The Rev. William f. Watt, OF
= Gloucester. several weeks ago In
A augurated q movement looking to
I the erection of monument TO the
memory OF the Rev. DR.. ]. William
Jones, the fighting parson" and
historian OF the Confederacy, and
Lieutenant-Governor Ellysou was
I appointed treasurer OF the fund to
2 be collected.
The demand for the new Lincoln
cent has been so heavy that the sup
ply at the Subtreasury is exhaust
ed. So many calls for the coins
7 were MADE by souvenir seekers and
g others that many of the banks post
ed signs 10 the effect that there
: are no more coins to be obtained at
- this time, 1t was said that another
supply Of the coins will be issued in
a few days. The coin bears an ex-
:, cellent facsimile of Lincoln in me-
!, dallion form, and was designed by
Victor D. Bremen, the sculptor.
|, The population of Virginia has in
creased during the past five years
o more than per cent, which is
more than any other Southern State.
More than 2 900 farms were bought