Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest Tor the
Husy Reader


( teenth Amendment. has xcluded
from white school little girl sus-
pected OF having trace OF negro
blood in her veins.
The contract for the new $50, 900
Federal building to be erected at
Fredericksburg by the United
States government has been award
ed to A. b. Stanard Company Of
New York, and it is expected that
work will begin shortly.
The report OF the Western State
Hospital for the Insane at Stanton,
made public shows 1909 patients
on September 80, the end of the ifs.
cal year, an increase of so over the
previous year. The admissions
were 3l4, or 46 moro than in any
previous year.
Blue laws will prevail hereafter
in Elkins on Sunday, the Mayor
having issued "ukase" prevent
ing the sale OF cigars. tobacco, mag
azines, fruit, candy, soda water or
anything else except meals and pre-
scriptions. The lid was closed be-
ginning last Sunday.
The great lightning wizard, Thos.
A. Edison, says that only about
three per cent. of the electricity
harnessed is utilized, and that 81
per cent. OF it is wasted. This goes
10 show what An immense power is
yet to be utilized in the manufac
turing world, and which many
scientists are now trying to apply.
The board of trustees OF the Odd
Fellows Home in Lynchburg, at it's
annual meeting, elected the follow
ing officers: President, Hill Monta-
que OF Richmond vice president,
w. T. Baldwin OF East Radford;
secretary, Philip Bradshaw OF Alex
indria; treasurer, c. r. Lumsden
Of Lynchburg; assistant secretary,
Charles Pohlig Of Richmond.
An agricultural experiment sta
tion in the Valley is projected by the
Department of Agriculture, and al
ITS meeting in Richmond last week
The State Board appointed a CON-
nittee, OF which Mr.. W. W. Sproul
f Middle5rook, Augusta county,
was chairman, to investigate and
report as to a subtle location for the
station.
Uncle Henry" Boswell, colored,
relic of OF nte-bellum days, died
asst Wednesday on the farm OF B.
F. Garrett, near Danville, in his
uinty-ninth year, He was born in
Mecklenburg county, and was a
slave of the late Colonel T. T. Bos-
we'll. His great-great-grandchild
lives on the plantation of Mr.. Gar
rett, and his descendants number
more than 80.
The negroes are in a revolt in
Virginia and may not support the
Republican ticket. ]. L. Hill, one
Of the most influential men OF his
race in this State, is out in a card
advising the negroes to vote for
Judge Mann for governor against
apt. Kent, the Republican candi-
ate. He hold; that the Republi-
tans have repudiated their promi-
,es.
The mails are loaded down with
'irculars and advertisements of liq-
or firms, who are sending their
seductive literature to every body
without discrimination. The preach
RS, the deacons, stewards and class
eaders and Sunday school people
are all the recipients OF this class Of
matter; and the young men are told
# the high quality Of the goods Of
fered and the benefit to be derived
from using them.
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson has
received letter from ]. A. Hayes,
be son in law OF President Jeffer-
son Davis, which stated that she re-
mains OF his wife, Margaret Davis
Hayes, who died at Colorado
Springs in June, will be brought to
Richmond for interment in Holly
wood Cemetery. on October 20. The
body of Mrs. Bayes was cremated
almost Immediately after her death,
and since last summer the ashes
have reposed in temporary rest
ing place. They will be buried in
the Davis section near the graves
Of the Confederate President and Pc
his wife.
At the meeting last week OF the
Society of Virginia in Roa-
noke DR.. Lumsden OF the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
n Washington, spoke. He claimed
hat typhoid fever is more prevalent
n the United States than in any
,ther civilized country; that this
a disgrace; that the
means of extension is known and