Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
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isn't always the uan who gets it.
Some people try to demonstrate
their intelligence by finding fault.
1t is reported that ~, 900, 900 eggs
have recently been put in cold
store in Chicago.
James Cannon, Sr., father of Rev.
James Cannon, Jr., of the Anti
Saloon League died at Blackstone
Saturday, aged 80 years.
BY a majority of 200 in total vote
of 736. the citizens of Manchester
voted in favor of making that city
part of Richmond, to be know as
Washington Ward.
Because of the inability of An
drew Carnegie and Senator Root of
New York, to attend the founders
day exercises at the University of
Virginia on April ID, Jefferson's
birthday, the ceremonies have been
annulled.
Major Phil Thrown, of Blue Ridge
Springs, Botetourt county, has been
appointed Inspector General with
rank of Major) on the staff of Briga-
der General S. Griffin, Virginia
Division of the United Confederate
Veterans.
''Virginia's fruit crop will run
far into the millions this year if
Jack Frost does not come said
Commissioner of Agriculture Koin-
er Satur lay. Mr.. Koiner has just
returned to Richmond from trip
through the Valley and Piedmont
section.
Hon. Henry.C. Stuart, Democratic
candidate for congress in the Ninth
district, is spoken OF as suitable
candidate for the vice-presidency
of the United States. The Clinch
Valley News says that Mr.. Stuart
is presidential timber, and that it
would be q lavish waste of material
to make him vice-president."
Constitutional amendments will
be voted for in the November (l910)
election. Members of Congress are
also to be voted for. Let every
voter see to it that their capitation
tax has been paid for three years
preceding the November election.
This is very important to every
citizen. The tax should be paid on
or before May L, 1910, if they desire
to vote on these amendments.
The baseball teams of the Virginia
Christian College in Lynchburg has
cancelled all of the remainder of its
games because the authorities of the
institution caught three of the team
smoking cigarettes, which is strict
ly against the rules. Seven more
games were to have been played
with Fork Union, Cluster Springs,
Randolph Macon and Botetourt
Academies.
Virginia pensions amounting to
$40, 900 will be paid out by Pension
Clerk Ssott May 1. Half of this or
more, will go to the old pensioners
or widows under the act of 1888. The
remainder is to be disbursed under
the terms of the emergency pension
act passed by the Legislature il
keeping with the campaign pro
misses. The Legislature appropriate
ed total of $65, 600 for the payment
of back pensions.
j. Nj. SPOTS, of Staunton, presi.
dent and practically owner of the
Blue Ridge Light aud Power Com.
pany and the Staunton Lighting
Company, the former capitalized al
1925, 600 and the latter at $50, 900, has
effected an arrangement with Baker,
Aging & Co., bankers of Boston, to
finance bonds on lighting plant
sufficient to provide funds to extend
both the street railway and lighting
system there.
Fincastle Herald: Rev. Thomas
Nov bray rendered his resignation
as pastor of the Fincastle Presby
terrain Church, on Sunday morning
March 9th. to take effect in the neal
future. Several weeks ago Mr.
Nr1-l.o~x onoonoooI he ,I,,r~oco "a