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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
4
Statements show advertisements from Twin & Co offering jelly tablets with Lipton Bank of Rockbridge account activity. H D Wampbell, clerk, notes opening of graded and high school Sep 15. Wm Kennedy chairs bids invited for the high school building project.
An old advertisement touts Ely Cream Halo for nasal catarrh with direct application and a Squid Cream Balm atomizer alternative. It promises relief from catarrh or hay fever without cocaine or mercury and notes pricing and mailing from Ely Bros. in New York.
List shows letters awaiting pickup for week ending August 7 1908 including Miss Eliza Branch Rufus Hugh Darlington Mrs Willie Hugh Johnson Mrs Mary Nelton J W Speyer & Sons alker Miss Wade Mr John Persons. Addressees are advised to say the letters are advertised and call at the post office.
Naples resident Lester M. Nelson lauds Dr Kings New Discovery in a letter, claiming it saved his life and calling it a superior throat and lung remedy. The ad touts nearly forty years of leadership in pneumonia prevention and lung healing, sold by B A Gortell's drug store for 1.00 with trial bottle offered.
Miss Bernie McCorkle and Miss Gertrude Paxton residents near Midway were hit by a Norfolk and Western engine while en route to Sunday school at Mount Joy. Their buggy horse bolted across the track. the buggy was crushed and the girls were thrown against a cattle guard. They were found unconscious with no broken bones.
J Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street New York praises Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver troubles. He asserts the tonic regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor to the weak. Sold with guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store for 5 cents.
The Lexington Fire Department racing team left the engine house at noon in rainy weather to attend the State Convention in Harrisonburg. They were accompanied by delegates and plan to return home on Saturday.
A. 8, Nusband of Batesville Indiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing a three month summer cold when other medicines failed. His wife reports the same success with the product. B. Gorrell, druggist notes the remedy's positive reception amid reports of inter racial marriages in Manhattan spurring aldermanic action.
A dessert recipe advises peeling bananas and sugaring, folding in whipped cream and JELL O dissolved in hot water, setting in a mold and garnishing with candied cherries. It notes JELL O is sold by grocers for 10c per pack. It ends with a stray line about cider and a misattributed quote to Charlottesville Progress.
The notice promotes L and M Parner white lead and elastic Paryr paint with a 15 year exterior life and a ready to use price around $1.20 per gallon. It lists PeMeCrum Drug Co Lexington H. K. Gilkerson Buena Vista and L and M Paint Agents.
Foley's Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for asthma and throat and lung troubles with no harmful drugs. Foley's Kidney Remedy promises to cure kidney or bladder issues within medical reach. Dr. Thomas' Elastonic Oil touted as the strongest cealingiment, a 25 year household remedy.
Miss Nellie Gillock and Mrs. Burke visit relatives in Roanoke and Norfolk while others travel for conventions and family visits. A tragic accident near East Lexington claims John Conner after an excursion train strikes him. An inquest returns a verdict of death from injuries sustained August 21 1908. Interment planned at New Monmouth cemetery.
A Monday skating rink event featured a leading figure by Mr. Mercer McCrum and Mrs. M. B. Corse with V. M. I. orchestra. Couples included Miss Kinnear, Miss Brooke, Miss Catlett, and many others guided by Mesars Barclay, McCrum, and Gilmory. Chaperones listed.
The article lists numerous attendees stopping at Castle Hill including Mr and Mrs F G Huhr Miss Louise Schmidt Mrs EB Bentley Miss Ann Bentley Mrs I St John Mr R H Guilliam Mrs T M Burford Mrs R Detrich Miss Geline J McDonald Mrs George W Jones Misses E P Jones A Jones Rev E L Grace of Richmond Mrs W W Starke and daughter Mrs W C Curd Mise Rogers of Norfolk Mr and Mrs E W Butcher and Mise Eveline Butcher of Petersburg Mrs R T Mason and children Mrs J R Fitchett Miss Fitchett and Mise Laura Fitchett of Hampton Miss Bh Kendall and E Kendall of Eastgalle Mrs Frances Johnson Mise A M Johnson Mrs A P Perrie and children of Little Rock Ark Mrs William Stevens of New York Mr and Mrs Allen Evare of Hareford Rev Howard Lee Jones of Charleston and Rev Ashby Jones of Columbia Georgia.
Mr. William Erskine Arnold and Miss Mary Lucille Paris were quietly married June 3 1908 in Buena Vista after obtaining a license. The couple kept the ceremony secret until this week. the bride, born in Arkansas, grew up in Staunton with her aunt Lizzie Paris, and the groom is a known young man in Natural Bridge Virginia.
The Rockbridge Mutual Insurance Company met in its thirtieth annual session at the Courthouse on Saturday August 22. President G. W. Effinger and Secretary-Treasurer K. C. Walker were re elected with directors H. H Moore J. A Wilson. The meeting reported 1 035 policies in force 83 767 shares at 50 dollars each and 1 658 350 dollars in stock value. Eleven fires caused 3 483 05 in premiums and an assessment proposal was approved to show share counts on assessment cards. A committee was formed to verify proxy and in person share representations which exceeded 1 700 shares.
Regular meeting approves inviting bids to erect a new High School on the Ann Smith Academy lot. The joint Council School Board committee reports plans adopted and handed to the Academy Board. Hopkins named to prepare transfer papers. Building committee named with Mayor Kennedy and others to invite bids by September 15.
The Rockbridge Board of Supervisors adjourned from the county farm with members Kinnear Whitmore McNutt Ayres Holinger Patterson and officials Moore Shields Moore Henderson Wilson Reid Donner Culton Sale. They appointed a committee to inspect inmates and buildings and prepare a report. The county farm physician McClung resigned, successor chosen later. Kerrs Creek road and bridge petitions considered. North River bridge cost about 4000 total 409.96 for extra masonry. Poor overseers settled accounts for year ends. Lexington Natural Bridge Buffalo Kerrs Creek South River show various credits and overdraws. Superintendent McGuffin reported 16 inmates at county farm six teen total 8 white 8 colored. balance due 488.72.
Mrs Mary F Bare widow of Newton M Bare died at her home near Decatur Sunday night August 16 aged 76. Funeral was Tuesday from Decatur chapel by Rev J A Trostle and burial at Bethesda cemetery near Rockbridge Bath. She was a Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church member and formerly Miss Cunningham of Nelson county. Survived by husband and eight children including James W Bare near Lexington and George W Bare of Lexington.
The Trinity Methodist Sunday School picnic planned for Friday in Glasgow has been postponed due to rain. It will be held next week with the time to be announced later.
Buena Vista prepares for convention week September 6 to 12 with Baptist and State Christian Endeavor sessions. The town decorates in blue and white, entertains visitors, and hosts a full slate of events including Wild West Minstrela and a Passion Play. Local industry and social notices fill the week with arrivals, travels, and small-town happenings.
Rev Dr Orr of Charlotte conducted a two week series that yielded 105 conversions and revived church attendance across the area. The favorable weather and orderly crowds accompanied powerful sermons, lifting dormant believers to active service and renewing pledges of loyalty to God. Lynchburg Advance city editor Herbert F Miley visited Lexington en route from Woodatook.
Lexington district faces a tax roll adjustment as assessors remove former taxable properties and correct omissions. Notable changes include the Jackson Home hospital property removal, Main Street building sale to a fraternal lodge, and land-book omissions now corrected. Overall, real increases from improvements total 16 850 dollars, offset by 14 442 dollars of reduced taxable value from removals.
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