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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
3
Local gazette page lists holiday adverts for jewelry and groceries from Hess-Christmas, Irwin & Co, Lexington Steam Laundry, and Kniseley & Co, plus a Blood Balm cancer cure ad and unclaimed letters notice. Also items for Mother Gray remedies, Allen Foot Ease, Baptist church dinner and benefit parsonage fund notes with prices and dates.
Beall Mississippi resident T W Beall praises Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption after wife s failure with other remedies She reports rapid improvement after four bottles and notes trial bottles are free The piece also notes a Norfolk and Western railroad schedule change Buena Vista trains shift times for northbound service and a slight adjustment in southbound departure times
A patent medicine advertises Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervousness sleeplessness stomach upsets and general system revivers. It claims to tone the stomach regulate the kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood with guaranteed satisfaction by HB. HH. Gorrell, druggist.
Governor Montague named Tuesday December 29 as the date to fill the vacancy in the State Senate from the 22nd district which includes Bedford and Rockbridge counties and the city of Buena Vista.
A local page notes Christmas sales by the Presbyterian ladies and the R.E. Lee Memorial church, selling fancy articles with refreshments. Also cites Bucklen’s Salve and Dr King’s New Life Pills as household remedies, plus a wedding notice for Givens Granville Kirkpatrick and Mary Elizabeth Nisely and a Washington and Lee Engineering Hall progress update with Kentucky stone delivery and bricklayers arriving.
A roundup of social and church happenings includes Judge SoH Leteher presiding in Staunton Circuit Court, sermons in Clifton Forge and Lexington by Rev. Dr. Armstrong and Dr. Howe, visits by Misses Tucker and Logan in Lexington, and Thanksgiving gatherings with families Pendleton Howe Sterrett and others. Also noted are legal reporting on train wrecking trial defendant J W Bailey and U S Marshal Colin J Rogers summoning jurors for Harrisonburg court.
The Cotilson Club hosted a Thanksgiving German in the University gymnasium last Wednesday night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., with supper at midnight. Chaperones included Mrs. I. M. Pendleton and others. numerous attendees danced with partners named, including Miss Tucker with Mr. Withers and Miss Williams with Mr. Hartman.
John Sheridan was summoned by Mayor Walker on Monday to show cause why he should not be fined for failing to close Back Spring during an injunction pending from October 20 to November 27. The Board of Health, represented by BE M Pendleton, clashed with W S Hopkins for Sheridan. The Mayor has not yet ruled. the spring is now closed but unsatisfactory to health officials.
The remains of Mr. M. F. Hillis died at his home in Newport News on Tuesday afternoon November 23 were brought to Lexington Friday and interred in the Lexington Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Charles Manly officiated at the grave. Mr. Hillis in his 52nd year died from chronic diarrhea. The body was accompanied by his sons C. E. Hillis Warren Hillis and Thomas L. Hillis and son-in-law T. E. Gaskins.
The Board of Trustees named Abram P. Staples of Roanoke to the vacant professorship of law at Wash ington and Lee University, effective January 1. Staples, a Roanoke lawyer with Scott & Staples, is a nephew of the late Judge Waller R. Staples and highly endorsed by Virginia judges and regional bars. The meeting also approved the dormitory plans, site selection, and a 30,000 gift from Mrs. Susan L Lees for the building, while recognizing Professor A L Nelson for 50 years of service and appointing Prof D J Humphreys as dean of the engineering faculty.
Thanksgiving was generally observed in Lexington with stores banks post office and schools closed. The Union services were held in the Baptist church where Rev Charles Manly spoke assisted by Rev Rod Meiryde Episcopal Rev A H Light Methodist and Rev Thorston Whaling Presbyterian. An offering for the poor totaled 52.52 shared among four churches. Some sportsmen pursued hunting while others stayed home.
A Lexington report from the Baptist church details the Ladies of Lexington continuing work at House Mountain. The treasurer notes last year’s drop but confirms a year opening surplus ensures running expenses. some funds aid the poor with emphasis on self help. The day school has declined due to illness and winter, but girls sew well and a boys basket class started. overall outlook remains encouraging and worthy of support. Additionally counties report election expenses with several candidates noting modest or zero outlays. Weather has been unusually cold for November with frost and a note on the local flower’s fate. The article closes with obituaries and public notices including Governor Montague’s tax collection bill approval.
The season's first snow fell Saturday afternoon, leaving about three inches on the ground by Sunday morning. A raw Thanksgiving Day preceded a deep freeze with temperatures around 10 to 12 degrees. Skating thrived on ponds while the cold spell impacted cities. charitable relief aided the needy as North River ice reached three inches.
A comedy farce Box of Monkeys will be presented in Newcomb Hall on Friday December 7 starting at showtime. Proceeds fund debt on the new boat Annivoce bought that season. Tickets 60 cents reserved 85 cents general admission.
Note expresses sorrow over J Scott Moore leaving the newspaper business due to failing health and praises his kindness and long service. It praises successor Wm Kennedy and notes the recent November weather and travel plans, with scattered social notices and brief health updates from Kerrs Creek, Buena Vista, and nearby communities.
Dec 1 reports Cedar Hill school house nearly complete except plastering. Local gossip notes Eva Lindsay from Buena Vista stayed with parents at Alone with Stella Kerns from Danville. Visitors include Sandy Paxton returning to Bedford City and James Reynolds from Charlottesville visiting relatives.
At Col lierstown Presbyterian meeting November 2 1908 the session adopts resolutions on the death of Elder James Cum Witte who died November 20 1908 in the 57th year of age and 2nd year of church membership. He was active as a deacon for 11 years and a ruling elder for 17 years until six years ago by illness. The session expresses mourning and sympathy for his family and asks divine consolation. Copies are to be sent to the county newspaper and to the congregation.
Fragmentary OCR from Lexington Produce Market contains scattered words and garbled phrases. The readable items mention CORRECT, oats, Hee hi Mhautimenes, and various unreadable tokens with city and country references and stray numbers. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
The Grocery Department announces wide stock of pantry items and modern prices. It highlights purity and economy, offering preserved fruits, syrups, molasses, nuts, and confections, with a nod to teas, coffee, and refined sugars. It invites housewives to inspect the selection and shop for favorable goods.
R. S. Bruce at Corner Main and Washington Streets proclaims Irwin and Co. as a meat emporium serving top quality beef and roasts. The ad emphasizes a healthy appetite and high standard across all meats offered.
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