Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-01-20
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items Of IDteres; for the
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considering $40 tax OF dogs In
order to rid the city OF objection.
able cnrines.
The Supreme Court OF Masse-
chusttts has ruled that nearly a
million dollars Of unclaimed mon
ey in saving banks tbali be raid
over to the State treasurer.
1t is reported that during the
past year twenty million dollars
was spent under the direction Of
the President in every species Of
detective work.
To make the rate Of postage on
third and fourth class matter on
rural free delivery routes equal to
two cents g pound lie the object OF
bill introduced by Representa-
tive FosIer of Vermont.
After five hours of bellotiug by
the Democratic members OF the
Indiana / legislature, John W.
Kern, late candidate for vice
president, was defeated for the
omiuation for tie United States
Senate.
February 10, 1909, at o'clock,
hus been designated as the tine
for counting the electoral vote in
Ire House OF Representatives by
the ter ms Of concurrent reeolu-
ZION reported by Mr.. Burrows OF
the committee On privileges aud
Elections and recently paced by the
Senate.
TIE money order business in
NorfolF during ths year just
closed exceeded ;hat of the James
town exposition year, the year te-
fore, by 1l,0I3 orGers-n oney ord
er. 1t lie traceablc TO the many ord
ers for liqurrs seat to Norfolk deal
ers by the"dry"territory in Virgin
ia and North Carolina.
Rev. DR.. R. j. McBryde, rector
# St. Georges Episcopal church,
fredericksburg, hts been sdyised
by his physicians to take months
rest vi eccoGn. OF the condition Of
his threat. Mr.. Oscar Randolph,
of the Theological Seminary near
Alexandria, will Gil the pulpit dur
ing DR.. McBryde's absence.
President Elliot of Yale, anc
Bishop Lawrence Rave reached the
conclusion that total abstinence is
the safest course fer brain work
ers, viii h causes the Clinton,
Mass, Corunt to remark, "As il -
the safest practice for these WHO
are short of brains, it follows that
it is the wisest policy for /svery-
body"
On the day when the electors
were casting Their votes, the re-
suit CT which showed Mr. Taft OF
| OHIO, to be chosen President Of the
United States, Mr.. Taft cwn
State was inaugurstins d Demo-
cratic Governor. Dir. Harpon's
earnest plea fer the maintenance
of the prerogatiyes OF the S,etes as
against the Federal power ex-
pressed the greatest political need
If the hour.
Congre, smsn Flood in necems
Der introduced bill 10 the House
Of Representatives,, making an sp-
preparation for the building of
wide boulevard from the railroad
station at Appomsttox, through
the AppoRatOx battlefield and TO
all points of interest in connection
with the meeting of Generals Lee
land Grant on the 9th OF April,
1855, The peorl. of the county
are Tuch Interested ia this bill,
IND hope it will bec' DE- Il law.
A Clifton Forge disrptoh says:
Frank Gccch, ire tourteen~yeer.
old eon Of Mrs. NJ. }. Czech, q
widow of Stauntcn, started Sc
school and met James Brand. If
teen years old. the son Of Fr,nk
Brand of the Chesapeake and Ohio
.ispstching force. Instead of go
ing to school they jun ped freight
train and at Aleetson, twenty
miles east of Hinton, Gooch fell
from the car and was fatally hurt,
He was brought to the Hinton hos
pital and died three hours after
the accident.
Stanton Spectator of recent date
says: The county of Augusta has or
dered the purchase Of big lot OF
machinery and other equipment
} for road. building. including a
rock crusher, with a capacity OF
about 40 tons an hour; II mules
and harness, five dump wagons,
one combined road scraper and
: rock spreader, bve two.w wheeled
, scrapers, one largest size steam
: drill, and one 30-horse power en-
CINE. The county already owns
big power rollers and other
equipment. 1t adopted q program
of building ten miles Of nacadam
road year, being greatly pleas d
with the ten miles already con-
structed.
:, Virslnia's flag Is TO float in far
!. IF China. This was ordered few
: days ago when AdjutsEt-Generai
Charles j. Anderson cordially ep-
proved a letter sent to the Cover
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