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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
2
Obituary notices and tributes are described with rates for display in the Che Gazette. Editor William R Kennedy outlines pricing for long distance notices and business notices with charges per line and per insertion.
Reports from Valparaiso describe a catastrophic quake that may exceed San Francisco’s 1906 damage. Thousands dead, $260 million in losses, fires extinguished, shelters scarce, famine fears loom as relief efforts struggle to reach the stricken port and surrounding towns.
The Virginia agricultural fair revival gathers pace with the State Fair at Richmond and Roanoke expanding offerings. Lexington papers urge reviving the old Rockbridge Fair, noting county resources, potential visitor interest, and the social and economic benefits of exhibitions. Bedford County already funds resource displays at the Jamestown Exposition, urging Rockbridge boards to consider similar gains.
Dr James P Smith editor of the Central Presbyterian Richmond spends weeks in Lexington writing of the town as a summer retreat. He praises quiet halls, open homes, prominent locals, memorials to Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and scenic Blue Ridge views, noting Presbyterian social life and local anniversaries amidst regional history. He also mentions the Timber Ridge anniversary and the Tenth Congressional District Republican convention in Staunton with 100 delegates and 100 alternates on September 8.
The Richmond News Leader notes Washington and Lee University added two new schools in June, including a School of Commerce linked to Economics and Politics. It aims to prepare youths for business and law, with courses in modern industrial history, banking, finance, statistics, and commercial legislation, shaping leaders for Southern growth.
News and Personal Notes from Collierstown Gazelle Correspondence Aug 20 recounts the death of Henry Stoner at 73 near the community and his burial at Mt Carmel. It also lists survivors from his first marriage and several local visitors, guests, and residents in Collierstown and Sherwood, with brief hometown movements and social visits across Virginia and beyond.
Deeds filed in Rockbridge county show bargains and sales across multiple parcels including two acres at The Parsonage Forge Road near Natural Bridge and a house on Washington Street Lexington. Transfers list buyers, sellers, and prices, with notes on parcels in South River and Irish Creek regions and interests in Graham tract and Grabaw tract.
The Staunton Leader reports D. A. Bell of near Fishersville maintaining a splendid apple crop for a fourth straight year with no failures. Last year he sold a two acre orchard’s yield for 1000 dollars unpicked as farmers focus increasingly on apples.
A Virginia attorney general reply clarifies local option law: wine cannot be sold in local option districts though it may be made or shipped out. pure apple cider may be sold there under specific limits. The letter, dated Richmond August 9 1906, addresses Stafford lawyer C A Bryan.
Jons H Harrmay appears in the new advertisements section dated today. The notice lists details on listings and services offered by the figure in a local commerce context.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of good government land in Missouri and Arkansas are open for homestead entry. Own 1 acre for $14 with healthy climate and rich soil. The notice promotes homesteads in Oklahoma and other interlacing West matters, with pricing and contact at Smith Leader Block Springfield Missouri dated August 22-5.
A new first class restaurant and dining room opens on Nelson Avenue near Mir, Heck's carriage house opposite Baptist church. The proprietor pledges seasonable food, satisfactory service, and reasonable rates with meals available throughout July.
In Rockbridge County the clerk records an estray heifer taken up by J. F. Tolley on August 4 1908. The red heifer with one horn, horns about three inches long, likely half Jersey, valued at thirteen dollars. Appraised by W. M. Snider H. E. Conner and Wm. M. Tolay. August 15.3t.
Virginia Military Institute in Lexington offers general and applied chemistry, electrical and civil engineering, and technical courses with bachelor and graduate degrees. The four year cost averages $465 per year, clothing and incidental expenses included. for details contact Superintendent Scott Shipp.
Rockbridge Circuit Court directs an accounting for the estate of Albert G. Clark. The heirs and their shares, lands owned, title status, debts and taxes, attorney fees, and any further matters are to be considered. The undersigned gives notice to all interested parties that he has applied.
A testimonial promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and related symptoms. Harry Deaver of Lexington cites relief for his wife after using the product bought at B A Gorrell's drug store. Bonafide claims include a 50 cent price and Foster Minton Co as U S agents.
A vendor promotes a casual sale at his place with light humor about slow business. He claims to sell goods while others are asleep and jokes about fishing when sales fail. He references the town’s pace and his hobby Barcams.
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