Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

Thursday, August 5th, is the date
for the Democratic primary.
The Sanatorium, located at the old
Red Sulphur Springs, in Roanoke
county, for the treatment Of tuber'
culosis. was opened on the 18th.
The experiment of oiling the
street to lay the dust is be tried in
Charles Town, W. Va, The CON-
mittee in charge believe it will be
success.
Page County Courier: Captain
Conrad, who was commissioned to
buy cavalry horses in the vicinity
Of Front Royal, has fifteen at the
government remount station, in
Chester's gap, and will continue to
buy horses in this section until
August.
While cutting hay on the planta.
ton OF Robert Gillian, in Botetourt
county, recently, Lewis Johnson, a
young farmer, killed snake which
is said to be freak of nature. John
son struck the reptile with a NOW
ing scythe, cutting of its head. He
was surprised to see the snake crawl
in another direction and ran tine
of his pitchfork through its body.
Upon holding it up he discovered
another head on the other end.
The suggestion OF a fitting cele-
bration OF the semi-centennial OF
West Virginia on June 20, 1913. has
been taken up throughout the State
and is now being generally discuss
ed in a manner which indicates that
some definite plan will be formed in
very short time. Some prominent
men suggest the holding OF a
worlds fair. Senators Scott and
Elkins and the States five Repre-
sentatives and cow. E. Glasscock
have endorsed the idea OF a cele-
bration.
The Anti-Saloon League has
moved upon another Virginia city,
and, acting upon their petition.
Judge T. N. Haas has called a local
option election for Harrisonburg,
and set the date for Tuesday, Aug
ust "a. Harrisonburg is now"wet."
1t has six saloons. The last local
option election was held there nine
teen years ago, when the town yot-
ed wet" after having been under
the local option regime two years.
1t is generally believed that the
"wets" will make fight TO GUST the
dry" regime in Berryville and
Winchester this coming fall. These
TWO places went dry" over
TWO years ago. Much talk is now
heard that the "wets" will force an.
other election in both towns and
seek again to establish saloons. The
farmers are strong local optionists,
and will doubtless again vote to
keep the towns dry" They hold
that they can get better work from
their farm hands when there are no
saloons for them to run to after SUM-
down. The merchants there also de-
clare that local option has helped
heir business.
Philadelphia Record: Whenever
the people OF the North get particu-
iarly indignant at the cruel attitude
of the Southern white people toward
the negroes something happens up
North which embarrasses them
very much. What has happened
now is the manifestation OF dislike
, in and around Burlington, Vermont,
to the idea OF quartering the Tenth
Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen. The
Tenth happens to be colored regi-
ment, and the prospect OF having
1900 negro soldiers within three
miles of the city is greatly exciting
many OF the people OF Burlington.
New England has never had colored
troops before, except at great dis
lance, and that is where it wants
Z them. Boston is proud OF the Shaw
monument, but it wants Shaw's
soldiers confined to the monument.
Carved in stone they are interest
ing, but in the flesh they should be
kept in Brownsville, or very far
, West, or in the Philippines.
Fortified behind her 17-foot sea
wall, and elevated to a point above
the danger line, Galveston passed
safely through a hurricane last week
that resembled the disastrous storm
of 1900. Part OF the island on which
he city is situated was again mum
dated, the overlooking sea water
. reaching height Of seven feet or
, more. That portion Of the island
, which has been protected suffered
, comparatively little harm. Nc lives
> were lost, and the property damage
3 is not large. Sweepipg westward, the
, tropical storm, which had been cen
, raj over the Gulf of Mexico for "a
, hours struck Galveston shortly az
ter II o'clock. The wind attained a