Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-09
CONDENSED BUDGET
OF CURRENT NEWS
Brief and Interesting Items for the
Busy Reader

The Governors bill providing for
consideration of the different
branches of agricultural work in
this State under q united board. was
favorably reported TO the Legislature.
The Cy material change made in
this bill was that the appropriations
carried by it should not be available
until 1911.
Mr.. Frank r. Kent OF Montvale,
Bedford county, has invented hill
ling machine for tobacco, tomatoes
and corn, and has demonstrated the
practical utility OF his machine.
His friends expect him to realize
great profit from the invention,
which by the way, is not the first,
he had previously invented a load
ing machine, which promises fair
measure of success
Senator Aldrich says that il the
U. S. government would run its af-
fairs as business man does his it
would save $500, 900, 600 a year to
the tax payers. The Saturday Even
ing Post proves that if the Post Of
flee Department was taken out OF
politics the postal business would
be paying investment.
AS result OF recent examinations
in the University Kansas, the num-
Der of men who failed more than
one-third of their work, outnum-
bered the women five to one in
class in which the number of each
class was about equal. The ques-
ton arises, Are women better
students than men, or is it that the
men are only laZier than the wom-
emp
After trial lasting three days at
Bedford City, Va, Tom Preston,
colored, was convicted Of murder in
the first degree Friday afternoon.
for the killing of Michael Custy. a
white saloon-keeper, whom he shot
to death in the latter's place of bus
mess at Bedford City in August,
1906. Preston will be executed by
hanging as the murder was com
mitted before the electrocution law
went into effect.
The citizens of Basic City are pc
tioning the Legislature to amend
the charter OF that city so that no
license to sell liquors can be had
for a period of 80 years. The town
of Waynesboro secured a similar
charter many years ago. Thus the
vexed question has been settled for
all time, and does away with the
oft recurring elections, which cause
SO much strife and ill feeling,
1t seems that there is a dispute
as TO who gets the basketball ball
championship of Virginia colleges
this season. The University of
Virginia team is claiming the cham
pionship, having won ten out of
fourteen game games, not losing a
single contest on their home
grounds. v. p. 1. also claims the
championship. For two or three
years Washington and Lee has
fairly won the title to the champ
ionship. :
The Rockingham Horse Show AS
sciatiOn met in Harrisonburg a few
days ago and decided to disband.
No more exhibitions will be held.
This was the only town in the Val
ley having horse shows and news
that they will be discontinued will
be heard with regret. The board {
of directors; will take immediate
steps to dispose of the show grounds
and race track owned by the COM {
pany. The association owes be-
tween S., 900 and $4,000. Its real [
estate, including two large grand
stands, stables, track and other i'm
provements, is said to be worth :
from SIS, ZOO to $17 900.
One of the most sensational arrests :
ever recorded in the towns history .
took place at South Boston last week a
information furnished by 4,
Robert Fl. Bryan, manager of the =
Virginia Printing Company of that q
place, that there existed in South