Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-09-07
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cheated than be too suspicious.
Blood will tell''i See the regis
tered stoch at the Great Roanoke
Fairl Sept. 1923.
The statue of Gen. Stonewar Jack
son, the work OF Sir Moses Ezekiel,
has arrived az Charleston. and
Charleston Chapter, Daughters OF
the Confederscy, who raised the
funds for the statue. have begun
preparations for the unwilling,
which will take place in about three
weeks on the capital grounds.
The city of Richmond is threaten
ed with law suits as the result OF
experiments recently made, with
the idea Of laying the dust of the
streets. Oil was sprinkled over
several thoroughfares, and it is
claimed by many citizens that their
carpets. floors and furniture have
been damaged by the oil.
Workmen laying water pipes for
DR.. H. II. Miller, at Elkton, Rock
ingham county. unearthed the bones
of supposed Indian chief who must
have been buried centuries ago.
BY the side OF the dead chieftain
were found four tomahawks and so
arrow heads that had been placed
in the grave by his faithful follow
ers.
Arrangements are being made for
the observation, on October 19, OF
the one hundred and twentv-ninth
anniversary OF the surrender OF Lord
Corn wallis to Gen. George Wash
ington at Yorktown, in 1881, and in
the exercises the Yorktown His
toricsl Society aud the Society of
Descendants OF the Sgners of the
Declaration of Independence will
join.
IL is estimated that Augusta and
Frederick counties will sell 81 600
600 worth of apples each this year.
Among large fruit-producing coun.
ties in the Piedmont section of Vir-
GINA are Albemarle, Nelson, Bed
ford, Patrick, Roanoke, Amherst,
Clark and RappahannOck. Plenty
of individual crops this year will
be worth So, 900, while some will go
as high as $4,000.
Professor Thomas Slater Settle, a
former member of the faculty of the
Winchester Normal School and a
recent graduate OF the University
of Virginia Law School has re-
ceived the appointment of State
Super visor of Rural Schools in Vir-
GINA. succeeding Professor ]. S.
Thomas, who has accepted the vice
presidency of the Christian College
at Lynchburg.
Health rules and regulations have
been issued by the State Board OF
Health regarding contagious dis
eases, sanitation of schoolhouses,
churches, public halls, railroad sta
tions and coaches, etc. The rules
became effective September /. AL
the most dread diseases are fully
treated-how to prevent, treat and
cure many of them-and these will
be enforced as far as possible.
'Hobble skirts" claimed it's first
victim when Miss Marion Stone was
taken 70 a New York Hospital with
an ugly wound in her head. Miss
Stone is lady of the chorus AND
wore q very much hobbled hobble
skirt. She had a supper engage
ment after the performance. In 6
moment of forgetfulness she trieo
70 walk naturally down the stairs
from the dressing room, and fell
landing on her head. The physi
clans fear concussion of the brain.
Evidences that England is facing
she most serious uprising OF bel
colonial history has come to light IL
the discovery of headquarters, il
the city of Paris, of group OF In
dian plotters who seek tooverthrov
English rules in India. Under thu
mythical name of Madame Cana,
the organization is sending out com
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