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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Tooth Anniversary Celebrated

The Washington Literary Society
of Washington and Lee University
held an interesting celebration last
Thursday night in the Lee Memorial
chapel in honor of the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the founding
of the society. A large and appre
ciative audience was present.
Mr.. A. H. Hopkins. who presided
spoke briefly OF the history of the
society.
The orators wers: Messrs. H. S
Coffee, subject. Alexander II
Stephens; w. L. Hopkins, "Endow
ment Versus Heredity.
The subject for debate was, Re
solved, That labor unions OF toda,
are detrimental to the best interes
of the country" Affirmative speak
ers were Messrs. w. II. Ambrovii
and G. G. Gray; negative. J. A
Bowman and Claude Smith.
The committee OF judges, compo:
ed or Col. II. G. Ford. DR.. 7. ]. Far
rar and Mr.. Paul M. Penick, aware
ed the orators medal to Mr.. Hol
kins, and the debater's to the affirm
alive.
Music was furnished by the u
iversity orchestra
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Buena Vista Prisoners

Two prisoners were brought to
Lexington Monday from Bueua Wis
ia and put in Jail awaiting faction of
the grand jury OF that city. They
we're ]. w. Pstze, charged with
forging an uttering check for 800
drawn on the 1st National Bank of
Roanoke; and Arthur Goodman
(colored). charged with shooting
Dabney Sale (coloredl, at the Buena
Vista Furnace on February 10th.
Both men were tried before Mayor
Lake of Buena Vista and sent on tc
the grand Jury.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
McGumn-Green

Mr.. James Oliver McGuffin and
Miss Ethel Virginia Green, a popu-
lar young couple Of Timber Ridge
neighborhood, were married yester-
day afternoon at the home Of Chief
OF Police Parent and Mrs. Parent
on Randolph street, Rev. f. c. Root
officiating. The bride is a daugh.
ter of Mr.. c. P. Green. The newly.
welded couple will leave the latter
part of the week on a visit to Hi
nOiS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
DR.. Smith Accepts Presidency

DIR. Henry Louis Smith, president
OF Davidson College Of North Caro-
lima, who was recently unanimously
elected president of Washington
and Lee as the successor OF DR..
George H. Denny. Monday signi-
fed his acceptance. He wired his
acceptance to DIR. G. B. Stricken OF
Richmond, the rector Of the Univer-
sity Board OF Trustees. He will
assume his new duties at the head
of Washington and Lee July lst.
Great pressure was brought to
bear upon DR.. Smith by friends OF
the North Carolina school to have
him remain at Davidson, but be re-
CARDS Washington and Lee as
wider field of usefulness, and friends
OF the University are gratited thai
DIR. Smith has decided TO devote his
splendid talents to this school.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Advantages of the Kindergarten in
School Work

Miss Evelina Harrington, mem
ber OF the faculty OF the Harrison
burg Normal, gave az interesting
and instructive talk last Friday
afternoon at the Lexington High
School before a number of teachers.
patrons and scholars OF the Lexing-
ton schools.
Miss Harrington has charge OF
the kindergarten department OF the
Harrisonburg Normal, and she
spoke freely of her experience as
teacher. The great secret OF teach
ing children, said she, was to find
out their needs and their interest.
Use sense in dealing with them
alphabetically and success is
assured.
The child's attention can be sec
ured by appealing to the play in
siuct, which is dominant up to the
age OF six or seven years. Young
children are very imaginative and
, by cultivating this quality the
child's mental being is developed.
, The child is apt to play out what he
, needs in life and by a careful study
of the things that interest him toe
: teacher is enabled to get hold OF the
attention OF the child. The larg-
J.. est aim Of the teacher should be to
o culative in the child selfcontrol and
= to form habits OF right thinking,
d correct actions and discrimination
s with reference to right and wrong,
e truth and falsehood, literature, art,
s etc.
u The affections OF the child may be
% won by conversation, by stories and
+ by gifts. Gain the child's conf
" dence and all else is easy. The
b proper ages for admission into the
% kindergarten are from 3 to 6.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Presentation of Portraits

The presentation of four portraits
Al the Board of Supervisors brock
bridge Of her distinguished sons
will take place in the Courthouse
Monday, March 4th. at IL o'clock.
The portrait of DIR. Archibald
ALEXANDER will be made by Mr.. NJ,
w. Paxton; that of Mr.. John KUN
bv MIR. Frank T. Glasgow; those Of
Gen. Sam Houston, Messrs. Robert
Mccormick and I.eander j.. McCor-
mick by Mr.. w. G. Mcdowell.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
The Coming and Going of People
You Know

Mrs. Wister Archer has gone to
Washington to spend several weeks
with her daughter.
Mrs. Julia Jenkins, wife Of DR.. L.
A. Jenkins, has received her CON-
mission as postmaster at Natural
Bridge and took charge of the OIL
ice Monday.
Capt. NJ. B. Corse returned home
Monday from Richmond, where last
week he was present at meeting OF
the v. NJ. 1. Board Of Visitors.
Mrs. Samuel o. Campbell left
Monday to visit her daughter, hrs.
r, e. Brown at Arcadia, Fla She
was accompanied by her daughter.
Mss Bookie Campbell.
Miss Rosa Adams is in Washing
ton, D, c.. visiting her brother,
Mr.. Herman Adams. From that
city she will go to Baltimore Il
visit friends.
Mrs. ]. G. Cress, accompanied by
a niece, will sail from New 1orl
Saturday. March End, on the steam
ship Carmania for Naples on an ex
tended tour.
Mr.. ]. w. Weeks OF Malta, Illinois
who spent several months in Rock
bridge visiting his father, Mr.. w
p. Weeks on Timber Ridge, has re
turned to his western home. Mr.
Weeks left Rockbridge about eigh
teen years ago and has since mad'
his home in the west.
Rev. Murray d. Mitchell, paste
of Trinity Methodist church, is i
Harrison burg assisting Rev. II. L
Sherman in a protracted meeting
He will be absent over Sunday, an
his pulpit will be filed in the morn
ing by DR.. W. S. Currell OF Wasl
- ington and Lee, and night the FL
worth League will have charge
services, with Student j. G. Pee
as leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Serious Accidental Shooting

Thursday morning of last week
Graham Hayslett accidentally shot
Charles MEG ffin in the legs. Tho
accident occurred at the home OF
Mr.. McGuffin near Fairfield. Mr..
Hayslett had called there that morn
ing. and while fOoling with gun
supposed to be empty it was dis
discharged. the load entering both
legs of the victim. DIR. Jeffress was
summoned, WHO rendered medical
attention. Mr.. McGuffin was SEM
at once to the University Hospita
at Charlottesville for treatment,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Death of Mr.. w. J. Wilkerson

News was received here last week
OF the death OF Mr.. William ]. Wilk-
erson OF Clifton Forge, which oc-
Cured Monday, February II, 1872.
He was a son of the late William V.
Wilkerson OF Lexington and is sur
vived by a wife, several children
and = number of brothers and Sis
tiers, among them Mr.. ]. Graham
Wilkerson Of Lexington.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Citizens Improvement League

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Citizens Improvement League
of Moore's School will be held at
the schoolhouse. Wednesday even
ing, March 9th. All members are
requested to be present. Friends
are cordially invited to attend.
Subject for discussion: Resolved
that marriage in middle life brings
more happiness than early in life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Rose--Crutchfcld

James Rose and Mrs. Mary Crutch-
field were married Wednesday
night, February 81, 1912. at the
Methodist parsonage on Randolph
street, the pastor, Rev. z. ]. Rud'
dock, officiating. The groom is 6
well-known and popular colored mar
of Lexington, and janitor at the Lex
ipgton postoffice.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Steam Roller Used by Republicans
In Primaries Thursday

In Primaries thursday
Rockbridge Republicans assem-
bled Thursday last at their various
district meeting places. upon the
call Of County Chairman Thomas
Shewey. and proceeded to elect del
egates to the County Convention
which was held in Lexington Satur-
day.
Strenuous efforts had been made
by the insurgents to carry the day
over the organization, ard right
we'll did they succeed. One lone
district stood by the organization.
and that was the district in which
resided the county chairman.
The hardest fight. however, was
made in Lexington. for here the
I struggle was made with an OBJ
ject. the object being the Lexington
postoffice, which has been the lure
of the faithful for years and years.
The insurgents packed the pri-
mary with their followers, IT'S
responding TO the call, of whom 40
were colored. The organization, or
official family" was conspicuous
by reason OF absence. The insur-
gents massed their forces On one
side OF the Courtroom, while the
other side was occupied by stretches
o. vancancy, the representatives o
the official family" not responding
When the hour for opening arrived
= there was distinct unrest in th'
forces OF the insurgents, because
they were surprised that the organ
ization had not put up a fight, anC
: they were suspicious OF some trick
, r. G. Tankersley called the meet
ing to order, and Wade Masters wa
r made chairman with w. E. Quisen
n berry secretary. Resolutions wer
[. then unanimously adopted, declar
:. ing for President Taft, State Chair
d man Slemp, National Committeema
l. Martin, and favoring r. A. Fulwile
l. for delegate to the National Repub
= lican Convention. The resolution
Of declared for party peace and hal
k mony. Thereby hangs a story
The resolutions had been previou:
ly agreed upon by representative
of the two factions who, on this o.
IT casion, at least, illustrated "Tw
o. souls with but a single thought, tw
w hearts that beat as one." All wei
m for Taft, Martin, Fulwiler and Cor
r. pany.
i. The resolutions were the produ
is OF the brains OF District Chairmt
of William jennings and Assista
r Postmaster f. L. Conner. Th'
i'll were offered by former Postmast
ad ]. p. Ackerly, heartily seconded
Postmaster McClung Patton, OF
to enthusiastically adopted by t
of meeting.
We Delegates we're elected to t
"a county convention and tie meet
a adjourned, after being in sessi
DIS Just six minutes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Death of Mrs. M. L. Besenfelder

Mrs. Cora Belle Besenfelder died
at her home in Lexington Sunday
morning at 9 O'Clock, after an illness
of a year from complications. She
was in her 9th year. The funeral
was held Monday morning at III
o'clock from the Presbyterian
church, conducted by DIR. Alfred I.
Graham.
Mrs. Besenfelder was a Miss
Ritsch. before her marriage to Mr..
M. L. Besenfelder. who died about
"a years ago. Her father was Mr.
]. III. Ritsch OF Lexington. She is
survived by two sons. Messrs
Charles J. Besenfelder Of Birming
ham, Ala, and Marcus l.. Besen
fielder of Lexington. One brother
survives, Mr.. Henry Ritsch OF Gov
ington, Va. who was present at TIT
funeral.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

Proprietor John w. Lindsay OF
the Central Hotel. has recently pro-
vided himself with a handsome new
bus for the accommodation of his
patrons.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03
ECHOES FROM CLAYTON
Clayton Happenings Always In
tereSt Our Readers

After reading of so many people
in our town who have been cured
by Doan's Kidney Pills. the question
naturally arises: els this medicine
equally successful in our neighbor-
ing towns?' The generous state
ment of tbs Clayton resident laeves
TO room for doubt on this point.
Mrs. Charles Griffith, Clayton, Del.
says: "Not only have personally
used Doan's Kidney Pills. but other
members of my family have also
taken them and / know they have
done good work. l used them when
having a bad attack with my back.
My kidneys had become run down
and sharp pains across my back were
frequent. Doan's Kidney Pills,
brought me lasting relief and have
not had to take them in long
while
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., New
York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan' s
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03

The Creed.
Hymn 1876.
Presentation of the Delaware Bay.
by the Hon. Simeon S. Penne-
will, Governor of Delaware.
Acceptance of the Delaware Bay.
by the Hon. John Tener, Governor
of Pennsylvania.
The Sentence of the Declaration
will be read by the Rt. Rev.
Philip Mercer Rhinelander, D.
D., D. G.. L., LII. D.. Bishop of
Pennsylvania
Prayer.
Hymn 1877.
Historical address by the Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner, president
of the Historical Society of Della
ware.
Hymn 1877.
Concluding prayers.
Recessional hymn AGO.
The committee on dedication COM
prises George A. Elliot, Thomas F.
Bayard, George w. Sparks, Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner, Lewis B.
Morrow. The officers of the s. A.
R. are: President, George Arm.
strong Elliot; -presidents-Ne
Castle county, Thomas Francis Bay
ard: Kent county, James H. Hughes
Sussex county, Edwin C. Marshall :
secretary and treasurer, Lewis Bush
Morrow; historian George William
Marshall; chaplain Rev. Joseph
Brown Turner; board of managers
John Bancroft D. Brainerd Ferris
Jr. Col. John Wainwright, Col.
George w. Sparks DR.. Willard
, Springer.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03

In these days of high cost of liv-
ing, medicine that gets a man up
out of bed and able to work in a
few days is valuable and welcome
remedy. John Heth. Michigan Bar,
CAL. had kidney and blader trouble,
was confined to his bed unable to
turn without help. 81 commenced
using Foley Kidey Pills and can
truly say l was relieved at once. -
His example is worth following.
For sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03
APPROPRIATE DEDICATION
OF "THE DELAWARE Bay
FIRST OF THE I3 COLONIES TO
BE IN VALLEY FORGE CLOlSTER
A Fine Delaware Memorial Made Pos.
sibe by George A. Elliott of Will
mington. for Sons of Revolution

The dedication of the Delaware
Bay of the Cloister of the Colonies
of the Washington Memorial Church,
Valley Forge, Pa, which took place
Tuesday, was one of the finest his
toric occasions in the history of this
State, for although the location is
Pennsylvania it is Delaware's mem
orial to the Army of the RevOlu-
tion, the gift of the Delaware Sons
of the Revolution, made possible by
a native Delawarean. George Arm
strong Elliott. There are already
FIVE or six bays in place-Marylan1,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia
and Massachusetts, Delaware COM
ing next to the Bay State. New
York's was erected by the Colonial
Danes, virginis's by George C.
Thomas and the others by the Sons
of the Revolution Gov. Pennewill
and staff attended this occasion and
the church's s sanction was evidenced
by the presence of Bishop Kinsman
of Delaware and Bishop Rhinelander
of Pennsylvania. Governor Penne-
will presented the bay aud Gov
ernor Tener of Pennsylvania,
made the speech of acceptance.
The incription on the bay follows ::
''To the glory of God and in honor
of the Men of Delaware, who by
patient endurance cheerful sacrifice
and fearless devotion to duty in
camp and by bravery on the field of
battle, helped to win for US a
country and for themselves a death
less fame. This bay is erected for
the Delaware Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, by George A.
Elliott, president of the society. >"
A service was arranged for this
occasion by Bishop Kinsman, and was
include in the programmes. The
church choir lead the singing.
The handsome insignia of the S.
A. R., fianked by the dates 177S*""
1912, which appeared on the invita-.
tions to the dedication, was on the
programmes, consisting of eight
pages, printed on heavy paper. The
dedication was on June 25th, and the
bay was completed June 18th, just
134 years after the evacuation of
Valley Forge By the American
Army.
The programme was as follows:
Professional.
Hymn 418.
The Office preliminary to the presen-
tation will be read by the Rt.
Rev. Frederick Joseph Kinsman,
D. D., LII. D., Bishop Of Della
ware. Except the Lord build the
house. their labor is but lost that
build it. Except the Lord keep
the city, the watchman waketh
but in vain.
Psalm c.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03

N. G. Gorham, Cashier Bank of
Woodville, Woodville, Ca, had a
very severe attack of kidney trouble
and the pains in his kidneys and
back were terrible. 81 got a bottle
Of Foley Kidney Pills from our
druggist and they entirely relieved
me. l have more benefit from them
than any other medicine - For
sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03
New Church Dedication

The new Methodist Episcopal
Chucrh at North East, Nd, will be
dedicated on Sunday, June 80, and
the exercises connected with the
affair will continue through the en-
tire week. The official board,
stewards, trustees, Sunday school
superintendents, president of the
Epworth League and president Of
the Ladies' Aid Society will hold q
meeting June 29th, in the class room
to consult with DR.. Kantz.
Smyrna times., 1912-07-03

Mrs. Anna Carter. of New Castle,
was seriously burned by the names
from a gasoline stock igniting a
sleeve of her dress.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
Spice Of Life.
Her ID
| couldn't

One way of ironing out domestic
difficulties was originated by the late
Vaughan Hester, author Of The Prod
igal Judge" He was living at Guns
ton, an old colonial estate on the Pc
tomac, not far from Mount Vernon,
with his wife, an aunt of Paul Will
stach, who made the dramatic version
of THAT'S when he drafted the con
stitution and bylaws of the Mutual
Help association, retails the New York
Sun. In mentioning the incident
"Everybody's business but my own"
was the motto Of the association. I'm
der the head, Declaration of Pur-
pose" appeared this paragraph:
THE members of this association,
recognizing that there are realms of
indecislon and lrresolution difficult for
the single mind to grasp, penetrate
and fully explore, have formed an as
ISOLATION for the specific purpose that
the individual members may have
the advantage Of every other mem
ber's opinion on all conceivable ques-
lions affecting his or her personal well
fare. believing that by so doing they
will add the variety which Is the
spice Of life."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
Helne and London.

Heine did not Ike London. but the
London county council likes Heine,
for the passerby is now reminded by
the usual encaustic tile that the poet
once lived in Craven street. Strand.
As he looked out of his lodging Heine
exclaimed, Send philosopher to
London but no poet This downright
earnesiuess Of all things; this colos
sal uniformity this machine-like
movement. this moroseness even In
pleasure, this exaggerated London
smothers the Imagination and rends
the heart But II Helne did not love
London he found something within
easy reach 10 warm the Imagination
and Ere the heart-the chalk cliffs
OF Ramsgate IN midJune, with beau.
tifu Irish girl TO assist in the pro.
cess
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
Dead Slanu.

Is there anything so dead as dead
slang9 II must be quite fresh, or It
offends the nostril. And no one should
talk slang without the assurance that
1t is both infantile and immortal John
Galsworthy is modern. And In 1.-THE
Man OF Property" he produces the
slang expression of the eighties. "A
daverdy woman" II is term of con-
tempt for woman. But is there any
one born In the eighties who could
sxplaln that slang term, or remem-
bers tn You must get your slang
fresh-~there is little Of it that stands
the timed preservation.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
SPARE THE TIME TO LAUGH
Even In Depressing circumstances It
lie Mans Duty to Strive to Be
Cheerful

II Is the duty OF mankind. even In
depressing circumstances. to strive
TO be cheerful. It is the general be
lief that II man Is not naturally
llght-heartod. ho cannot make him
self so.
Yet this is far from being the case
and there 10 many a man who Is at
present a weary burden to his rela-
tives miserable through the carking
care OF some bodily allment perhaps,
or some worldly misfortune, who. If
he had grown up with the idea that to
be cheerful in all circumstances was
one OF the first duties OF life, might
sim see pleasant enough world
round him.
The worries Of a morose person will
shorten his days. and the general jus
tice OF natures arrangements pro-
vides that his early departure should
entail no long regrets.
On the other hand, the man who
can laugh keeps his health. To the
perfectly healthy laughter comes Of
ten Too commonly, though, as child
hood is left behind. the habit fails. and
half smile Is the most that visits the
thought-lined mouth OF a modern man
or woman. People become more and
more burdened with the accumulation
OF knowledge and with the weighty re.
probabilities OF life, but they should
still spare time 10 laugh.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
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Telegram That Saved India.

In connection with the Durbar,
museum of Mogul relics has been ar
ranged, which contains. among other
objects. the telegram which Illus
trates Montgomery great saying
"The electric telegraph saved India. u
This is the famous telegram dispatch.
ed by Brendish on May 18th, 1857,
which gave the news of the rebellion
to the north of India, and enabled
Lawrence and Edwardes and Nichol-
son to take steps for the disarma-
ment of regiments on the verge of re-
volt, and to mako those brilliant ar
rangements for the relief of Delhi by
which-and probably by which alone
the mutiny was crushed out, and
Delhi once more returned to her
British allegiance.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-12
LARK or BRITISH DUCHESS
Her Grace Of Sutherland Danced at
London Masked Bail in Male
Attire.

carefully concealed sensation OF
the brilliant Arabian Nights Ball."
given at Coyent Garden. came TO light
I In London when 1t was learned that
among the glittering throng OF orien-
tai dancers WAS her grace the duchess
of Sutherland 10 male attire-that OF
maharajah. The incident was
deemed so serious that a family con-
claye was called at Stafford house, tho
magnificent Sutherland residence, In
St. James street
But 1t was not the duke who caused
the trouble, but the earl OF Rosslyn,
the countess brother, who ordered his
sister to give an account OF herself"
The duchess took umbrage at this
style OF censor and citing his some
what iurfd career babe him defiance.
Il would ike to know" she is re-
ported to have said, who appointed
you as censor Of this familys NOR
ais; so don't talk rot"
A cross-examination elected from
the duchess the fact that while she
did wear a mans clothes at the ball
and also painted her face to a swarthy
hue to resemble the eastern poten-
tate, her trousers were very baggy
and cloak enveloped her figure.
So at the conclusion OF the inquisi-
ton the duchess figured that the earl
Of Rosslyn owed her an apology.
You see 1t was all perfectly inno-
cent" she said, "end done just for a
lark. You really should get down on
your knees to me for stirring up such
fuss"