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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
A CONFEDERATE NEGRO
OF THIS COMMUNITY
Uncle Jeff Shields Receives Noted
Public Attention

An article appe9 red in a recent
issue of the Baltimore Sun from the
pen OF Rev. Murray d. Mitchell.
pastor OF Trinity Methodist church.
In which the writer sketches the
life of Uncle Jeff'' Shields, the we'll
known Confederate negro OF the
town, who rendered service as cook
during the Civil War. The article
contains picture of Uncle Jeff and
also Of his house.
BY way of introduction, Mr..
Mitchell says:
The town OF Lexington, Virginia,
Nesting among hills as beautiful as
can be found in America aud whose
general landscape is as enhancing
as picture, prides herself in the
fact that toward her every true
lover of the old South instinctively
turns in moments of historical refiec-
ton.
This is so because the lives of the
South s greatest chieftians were in
sepal ably connected with the town.
and here repOse the ashes of Lee and
Jackson. Here stand the great schools
with which their names are associat-
ed, and from here go hundreds of
young men each year TO all parts OF
the country with the names and
ideals OF these chieftaius indeliblv
impressed upon them.
Nearly every living link between
our generation and theirs has per-
ished. There remains here. how
ever, one old man who has fingered
among US as type of the days Of
heroism and glory. So long as this
man continues to pass along our
streets we cannot forget the civiliza-
tion in which our greatest teachers.
Christian exemplars and warriors.
lived and for which they at last gave
up their lives.
This living link is Uncle JEFF"
Shields, the ex-slave and Confeder-
ate negro, who was servant and
temporarily cook for three Of the
South's greatest generals-Stone-
wall Jackson, J. f. B. Stuart and A.
P. Hill.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
Methodist Church Dedication

Friday morning at 80 O'clock
the cornerstone of the Harrison burg
new Methodist church, on South
Main street, was laid under Masonic
auspices, with William B. McChes-
ney OF Staunton, Grand Master of
Masons Of Virginia, as master Of
ceremonies. a procession of Ma
sons, members and officials OF the
Methodist Church, marched from
the old church to the site of the new
one. After the laying of the stone.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Dr.
Bond of Staunton, followed by Scrip
ture reading by Rev. w. H. D. Har-
per of Roanoke, and an address by
D.. Nj. d. Mitchell of Lexington.
The new church, when completed,
will cost about 500, 1000, and will be
one of the handsomest in the Valley.
1t is modelled largely after Epworth
Church in Norfolk. The pastor is
Rev. II. II. Sherman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
Some Remarkable Discoveries

Interesting discoveries are re-
ported OF portraits thought to have
been executed from one hundred to
two hundred and fifty years before
Christ, under the Roman empire
Some are on Car vas, some on cedar
panels, and while some are in water
color, perhaps, it is said with the
white Of an egg as a body, the
greater number are painted with
colored wax laid on in melted
state with brush. The portrsits
are of men and women, and the date
which they are painted is judged
from the style of dressing the hair.
The discoveries we're made at
Memphis, Girzha, Havana and MAJ
ghunel, and brought to England by
Prof. Flinders Petrie.
1t is remarkable that discoveries
of this kind continue to be made OF
articles we would ordinarily con-
slider perishable, but still in a good
state OF preservation. Such a thing
is possible only in an exceedingly
dry climate.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Never forget you are part OF the
town, and that your own deport-
ment helps to make up the strangers
estimate of the place, and at the
same time patrOnize and help your
home PAPER as you would any other
enterprise, because it helps you.
and not as an act of charity, for a
paper is in no sense a child Of
charity. 1t earns twice over everv
dollar it receives, and it is second
to no enterprise in contributing to
tie upbuilding OF community. Its
patrons reap far more benefit from
its pages than its publishers, and
in calling for the support of the
community in which it is published,
it asks for no more than in all fair
ness belongs to it.
The postofice department Septem-
Der LIST, began an experiment which
is regarded as one of the most i'm
portant steps yet taken by Post
master General Hitchcock in his
plans to reduce the expense of the
service and thereby pave the way.
so it is believed, for the ultimate
adoption of penny postage. The
plan inaugurated provides that the
greater part of the second class mail
matter consisting of magazines and
periodicals, heretofore transported
in railway mail cars. will be carried
by fast freight.
When business man in search
of home or business location goes
to town and finds every body full
of hope and enthusiasm over the
prospects of the place. ne, too, soon
becomes imbued with the same
spirit. drives down his stakes and
goes to work with equal interest.
A German scientist believes he
has found cure for the smoke
nuisance in cutting a number Of
vino ws in a chimney which admit
air to mix with the smoke and dilute
it until it issues fro Il the top Of the
chimney very light in color.
You know your wife's butter is
the best. Manifest your pride in
her accomplishments by inducing
her to exhibit samples at the Great
Roapoke Fair Sept. 26-29.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Cock fights. dog fights and bull
fights, dear to the Latin American
hearts, will soon disappear from the
Panama Canal Zone. President
Taft has issued an executive order,
effective September 4. placing all
contests between birds. or animals
OF any kind. in the Zone ia the same
prohibited class as prize fights be.
tween men. under pain of fine or i'm
prisonmen'.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
By WILLIAM S. WARE, Recorder
Philadelphia

AM impressed before with the problems that lie before
nation. 1t with fear of
- future Mighty forces and the
for the betterment of man
MILLIONS being spent by the nation great
fortunes being donated by their
nobes impulses unrng their ZEAL
to that the children handicapped start
raise those who down and keep houess ignorant
the proper path.
TRloTtsM FOR IT is NOT ONLY LOVE
CONSIDERATION FOR INDIVIDUAL TO
AS Christian nation should REJOICE the
flowing from thousands of
the WELFARE of We longer sit hepy by and lay the
results of sins of omission and study
and DETERMINE what is the cause, and having
apply remedy.
Physically, mentally morally spiritually, being carried
onward and upward, whether will DEMANDS
today higher standards things insists that they be
forced The sum follow sweatshop and dirt he
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
lust Think of 1t

When your church gives an en-
tertainment. who buys ticket Of
you?
Your home merchant.
When you raise a subscription for
sick and needy brother, who heads
the list?
Your home merchant.
When you are sick yourself or
some one of your family is, and your
payday envelope won't reach around
who gives you credit?
Your home merchant.
Did you ever ask The Mail Order
Man" to help your church, sub
scribe for your sick brothers help,
or give you credit until the next
payday?
or course you didn't.
Just think of that the next time
you ct mail order house circular,
and imagine you see bargain.
Thinking of it may do you good.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
for the betterment of man.

given to the world so may statesmen,
soldiers and patriots, and
Whereas, certain citizen of the
State of Texas and others, to-wit;
Mrs. H. H. King, Miss Cora Red
wood, Colonel Archer Anderson, S.
S. p. Patteson, Francis T. A. Jun
kin, Colone. William Winston For-
tame, Hon. J. w. Terry, John H.
Kirby, Major George w. Brecken-
ridge, Colonel Sam PARK, J. NJ
NJ. West, Thomas p. Bryan, E. Ran
dolph Williams, Judge S. H. Letch
err, Judge Daniel Grinnan, George
w. West. Colonel Ike T. Pryor, DR..
II. R. McIlwaine, Eugene c. Mas
sic, Judge Robert R. Prentis, r.. W.
Smith, B. Adoue, John Sealy, ]. c..
League, NJ. Lasker, Maco Stewart,
Daniel Ripley, Colonel w. L. Moody,
T. ]. Groce, Henry Coke, Royal Fer
ris, w. ]. Boaz, w. G. Newly, Paul
NAPLES, George w. Armstrong, w.
B. Lloyd. w. T. Waggoner and c..
M. Boncinni, having united in caus-
ing to be painted by John E. Jen-
kins of Austin, Texas, a portrait Of
General Houston, and now request
that the State of Texas do present
the same to the State of Virginia;
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Senate OF the Thirty second Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas, the House
of Representatives concurring, that
the people OF the State of Texas send
to the people of the State of Virginia
most cordial greetings, and request
their acceptance of this portrait Of
one of her bravest and greatest sons
in the hope that it may be given
a place Of high honor among those
of the statesmen and soldiers who
have sprung from her soil. there tC
remain as recognition by the peo-
pie OF Texas of the services render.
ed them by Virginia's distinguished
son, and as an evidence OF the abd
ing regard of the people of Texas
for those of Virginia.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
LAND C0NvEYANCES
AND BUILDING SALES
Real Estate and Property Transfers
Recorded


Recorded
The following deeds of bargain
and sale were entered OF record in
the Clerks Office of Rockbridge
county for two weeks ending Sept.
!. 1911:
j. Henry Leech, etc. to Surviving
trustees of Oxford Presbyterian
church, 76 poles on Buffalo Greek.
adj Oxford cemetery, $91.76.
+. p. DAVIS, ETC., TO Walter S.
Lide, etc., 30 acres and rs poles,
on Little Calf Pasture River, adj.
J. S. Davis.
Mrs. Mary X. Robinson. ETC., to
Miss Margaret G. Robinson, lot on
Edmondson avenue, Lexington,
$500.
J. E, Mccormick, ETC.. to trustees
Wesley Chapel Church, 51-1O0 acres
adj. church, $50.
f.. L. Jones, trustee, to Ellis G.
HUMPHREYS, t acre and improve
ments in Goshen, 1913. &c.
Frances Humbles to A. G. Beard,
3 acres in Walkers Greek district,
adj. grantee, $3.50.
John c. Humbles to A. G. Beard,
two tracts of land, l28-160 acres
and Ia poles, respectively. Walker S
Greek district, adj. grantee, $50.
K. NJ. Pendleton, commr,, to NJ. +.
Wallace, 143 acres on North River
and Keir's Greek, adj. d. Welsh.
Jacob NJ. Potter to J. Press Pot
ter, 60-160 acres on Collier
Creek, adj. grantor.
J. w. Wilson to Thos. J. Wilson,
2 acres in Natural Bridge district,
$40.
]. W. Wilson to H. H. Camden,
acres adj. grantor, Natural Bridge
district, 800.
Thos. ]. Wilson to ]. w. Wilson,
2O3 acres adjoining grantee, Natural
Bridge district, $500.
W. f. L. Stark 10 J. w. Wilson,
acres adj. grantor, Natural Bridge
district, $3.50.
Mrs. Maria l.. Marshall to Vir.
ginia Military Institute, house and
lot fronting on V. NJ. /. grounds and
North Main street. 81, 500.
Nj. f. Leech to John II. Waid, 1O7
acres near Bells Valley, 5000.
Matte E Carter to Rockbridge
Realty Corporation, house and lot
on North Main street, Lexington,
adj. John Fleming.
Mrs. IS. M. r. Campbell to A.
Kyle Roop, % "Tribrook," farm o.
late DR.. w. H. Ruffner of 12S acres
2 rods and 10 poles, (2) 59acres an6
81 poles on Brushy Hills, Lexington
district, $4,000.
e. G. Gooch to Jno. Kirkpatrick
lot at Bells Valley depot, $50.
John Kirkpatrick to Mary s.
DamerCn, lot at Bells Valley depot
$50.
H. G. Armstrong to Trustees Col
lierstown Presbyterian church, /,
acres on Golfers Creek, adj. GENE
tery.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

The committee charged by the
Independents with completing the
Legislative ticket for Augusta coun-
ty, met and made the following an
nOuneement: For the Senate, VIM.
"A. Rife of Waynesboro; for the
House of Delegates, II. NJ. Lewis OF
Stanton, and r. l.. Crawford OF
Augusta county. They will oppose
the Democratic ticket to be nomi
mated in primary September 7th.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Quoth Alfred B. Williams in Roa-
noke Times regarding Mr.. Jos.
Bryan, late editor and owner of the
Times Dispatch;
1T is fact that Mr.. Bryan was,
while a declared, active and adver-
tised candidate for the Constitution
al Convention, sure to have to dea
with corporate and railway affairs,
one OF the organizers and chief ben
eiciaries of the American LOcomtive
trust. He was a clean man, a high
man, a great and useful citizen.
The Times Dispatch must concede
| this.
How IT can condemn and denounce
and hold up to ccntumely, Claude A
Swanson speculations in Tobacco
stock is beyond comprehension. Be
it recollected that this business en-
! tsrprise OF Swanson's was between
the sessions of Congress. 1t was in
/ October, thirteen or fourteen years
ago. Senator Swanson was then a
minority member of the Committee
on Ways and Means. His POSSIBLE
/ ity of vote was two months away
and his power as a voter in the
committee was nothing. 1t is
rather difficult to express in parlia-
mentary and respectful language
the absolute contempt live and
thinking men must have for this tri-
vial protest against Swanson.
Sometimes it makes a difference
whose OK is gored."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Quoth Times Dispatch, August %:
I'VE call attention to a letter from
a correspondent published in an
other column. We confess our ina
bility to see what its contents have
to do with the question to be de-
cided by the people CT Virginia. or
with the editorial referred to.
This newspaper made no criu-
cism of Mr.. Swanson as a private
citizen, but expressed its opinio !
concerning the conduct of Repre-.
sentative Swanson, the public cffi-
cial. upon whose own confession. to-
wit, that, while a member of the
Ways and Means Committee of Con-
greSs, the committee whose princi-
pal duty is to frame the tax laws OF
the United States. and whose action
vitality affects the prices of stocks OF
corporations, he was speculat-
ing in the stock of the American
Tobacco Company, which conduct
he now defends as perfectly legiti-
mate and proper.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Don't Fail to visit the great white
way at the Great Roanoke Fair with
it's brilliant illumination and many
novel attractions. 1t will excel
anything OF the kind heretofore seen
in this section. Sept. 1923.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

The free attractions at tie Great
Roanoke Fair this year will exceed
in number and quality any here 10.
tofore given Sept. 1923.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06
SENATOR SWANSON'S
STOCK INVESTMENTS
Opinions From Different Sources
Concerning Them
APPROVAL AND CONDEMNATION
inconsistencies of The Richmond
Times-Dispatch
A COLLoQUY

Quoth Richmond Times Dispatch,
August 20:
BY admitting that be invested a
fortune in the stock Of the American
Tobacco Company while he was
member of the Ways and Means
Committee OF the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress, Claude A. Swanson has
proved himself unfit to represent
Virginia in the Senate of the United
States. He has betrayed a public
trust. He has DESTROYED his useful
ness as representative OF the peo-
pie. He should not be elected"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

Quoth Cunningham Hall in open
letter in Times Dispatch:
'Sir,-I note your editorial ex-
pressing your opinion that Senator
Swanson is not fit to represent Vir-
GINA in the Senate because twelve
years ago be bought some stock in
the American Tobacco Company.
In reply. ask, did noe the dis
tinguished founder of The Times
Dispatch buy stocks, many OF them.
hundreds Of thousands of dollars of
them, both on margin and outright.
and did you not believe that he is
worthy at any and all times TO hold
any Office, however high and honor
able?
Don't you do the same thing
yourself? Have you not had expe-
riences in Atlantic Coast Line and
other stocks. and maybe some of
them have been sad ones? If it is
against the law OF the land. as you
and Mr.. Glass say, and Mr.. Swan
son is criminal, are not you and
yours also criminal?"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-06

At Fincastle Friday Lewis hodges
was sentenced to 10 years in the
penitentiary after the jury ..ad
brought IN verdict of guilty OF at
tempted criminal assault upon Miss
Pauline Johnson, near Buchanan.
on Saturday night, August % Miss
j hnson is the l5-year-old daughter
OF the president of the Bank of
Buchanan. The man charged with
the crime was indicted by the grand
jury two days after his arrest and
convicted five days later. He was
removed from Buchanan to Fincas-
tie for safe-keeping. Hodges, who
is 81 years old, had been drinking
heavily the night OF the crime, hich
is attributed to that fact.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Rumor has 1T that George Stovall
the former Cleveland manager. will
pilot the Toledo American Association
team next season.
Hugh Duffy. who will manage the
Milwaukee team next season, is a great
lover of football. After the close OF
the baseball season Hugh is there
strong with the roofing fer both the
Brown and Harvard elevens.
Carlisle has been using the famous
criss-cross play this season. that was
used by Yale in the season of 1889.
There will be 80 boxes for the Army
Navy game at Philadelphia, the price
being 1926 each.
Eastern football critics claim that
Miller, of Pennsylvania state, is the
best quarterback of the season.
Spectators in football tickets were
"stung' badly at the Carlisle Harvard
and Dartmouth Harvard games.
The Brown squad is working hard in
order to be in tip-top condition for
the Carlisle game which will be play
ed at Providence Thanksgiving day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
YALE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
THINKS WELL OF BOXING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

New Haven. Conn, Nov. 27.-Prop-
erly restricted and safcguarded, box
ing might prove an acceptable form of
intercollegiate sport. in the opinion of
Or. William G.. Anderson, director of
the Yale gymnasium.
In an article i'm the Yale News re-
Gently DIR. Anderson says:
There is no doubt I'm my mind as to
the value of sparrlng. 1t is a splendid
form of exercise To make boxing an
intercollegiate sport seems on the face
.of it to be desirable, but all sides of
the question must be considered before
such action is taken. We are apt to
carry sports to an extreme and If box
ing is made an intercollegiate sport the
fever TO win would reach it's highest
Temperature. If sparring finds a place
with either minor or major sports II
must be freed from the knockout or
any other element that has proven
hurtful to boxing"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
SHOULD RETAIN YoST.
Michigan Football Mentors Contract
Expires This Year.


Expires This Year.
Coach Yosts contract with the Uni
versity of Michigan expires this fall.
The Hurry Up" wizard must sign a
new contract this winter to remain
with the Wolverine institution.
Yo5t is worth more to a football
team than any two men in the coun-
try. lie is the greatest wizard, tutor
ard master of gridiron strategy the
game has produced. He can take bet
ter advantage of the came than any
man in the country. Glenn Warner of
carlisle and Dr. Williams of Mime
sofa are nearest TO the Yost standard
of gridiron instruction.
Michigan and Yost have been assoc
ciated so long that a Michigan foot
ball eleven without Yost wouldn't be
no eleven at all The master mind
of the Tennesseean has made Michi-
gan the greatest in the west and the
only western eleven that ever aroused
keen interest and respect i'm the east.
The maize and blue institution needs
Yost; wants Yost and must have Yost
to continue it's position of prestige
end recognition.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
LAURIUM
EIGHT TEAMS IN
HOCKEY LEAGUE
NUMBER INCREASED AT MEETING
OF JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
YESTERDAY. SEASON
OPENS DEC. 1ST.

At a meeting of those interested in
the Copper Country Junior hockey
league, held yesterday afternoon at the
Talestra, 1t was decided to increase the
league TO eight teams. The teams rep
resented at the meeting were Mohawk
Nos. l and =, Wanderers, Crescents
Red Jackets, Newtowns, Lake Linden
and First streets, Laurium.
1t was decided to open the season at
the Palestra and Glaciadom Kinks, Mo
hawk jointly, on December 81. The
Red Jacket and Mohawk No. I teams
will play the opening game at the Pal
ostra commencing at =. NJ. and fin
ishing at p. IN. From to 9 y. m. the
First Streets and Ncwtowns will play,
and the closing game for that even
ing from to 10, viii be between Lake
Linden and the Wanderers. on the
same evening Mohawk No. 2 and the
Crescents will meet at the Glaciadom
at Mohawk.
on December 2S, another of the Sc
ries of games will be played at the
Palestra between the Crescents and
NeWtoWns, Lake Lindens and Wander
crs, and the same hours as given above,
While the First streets and Mohawk
No. teams will play at the Glaciadom
At yesterdays meeting Louis Sewing
was named manager of the Newtown
team. Mr.. Sewing will devote consid-
cradle time to this team, and expects
to see it win the pennant. Consider
able interest is being manifested in the
league and it promises to be success
full.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
NO EMBLEM OF RING
ON MONUMENT FOR
STANLEY kETCHELL.



Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 27.-No
dangling boxing gloves or scroll bear
ing the list of his ring achievements
nothing i'm fact, that will be sug-
gestive of the sport which to him
meant fame and afterward death, will
adorn the grave of Stanley Ketchel, If
plans for the erection of a monument
for the fallen warrior are realized
Whether plans have been completed
for the design is not known here, but
regardless of what is done, none will
be erected until the design has been
approved by Rev. Fr. Casimir Skory
local pastor of st. Albert's church
FIR. Skory has written a letter to ]. w
Dickerson of Springfield Mo-, the man
who proposed to erect the monument
and also TO Wilson Miller Of New York
explaining that he must see a sketch
of the monument before it is built.
1--WE believe we arc justified in an
nouncing that we must see the sketch
before the monument is put up" said
pr. Skory today.
1--WE will permit i'm thetibt .vbglkqh
1--WE will permit nothing i'm the Gem
etery that is suggestive of fighting
The cemetery is the resting place and
consecrated ground. II should be
quiet and 1 do not believe n monu-
ment bearing something that causes
one TO think of fghting or brutality
is I'm harmony with the spirit which
should prevail over it,"