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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
3
New ads for December 9 1908 in Sextuerox Virginia feature Strain and Patton holiday gifts for men Beulah M Hutton Christmas millinery L L Weaver frames for Xmas pictures J McD Adair announcement of holiday goods W Harry Agner Xmas goods ready for inspection.
If back pain urinary bladder or kidney trouble persist try Mother Gray's Austra Man Leaf a safe pleasant herb cure for woman. Available at druggists or by mail 50 cents sample free The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York Sprinkle Allen's Foot Ease in one shoe not the other notice the difference Ideal for rubber overshoes and tight shoes 25 cents Don t accept substitutes
List of unclaimed letters includes Bobbitt Edw H Chamberlain Mrs Anna F B DeJarnett Miss Virginia Hill Mrs 8 A Nor Geo Price David. Persons calling for these letters please say they are advertised. McClung Parron P
Mrs M McRanney writes she was bedridden three months with kidney and bladder trouble. After two bottles of Foley’s Kidney Remedy she regained health and urges others to try it for relief.
Mr. Jacob R. Hildebrand died Sunday afternoon at his son Dr M C Hildebrand’s home near Fishersville Augusta county aged 60. He was a Mennonite preacher and reportedly the only man in the neighborhood with a Confederate soldier son. He was uncle to Mr Thomas J Hildebrand of Lexington.
Mre Ads L Croom of the Croom Hotel Vaughn Mississippi reports a severe cough and suspected consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery she experienced a complete cure with three bottles. Gorrell’s Drug Store offers a trial bottle free and sells at 50 cents and 1.00. PMID
The weather man predicted a cold snap and it arrived with a string of days of extreme cold. Thermometer readings ranged from 15 to 20 degrees, and a light snowfall added to the season’s discomfort.
Mistrustful language aside, Ely Brothers publishes claims that Ely's Cream Balm quickly relieves catarrh hay fever with a long standing reputation. They offer $500 in gifts or mail offers from 66 Warren Street New York.
Lexington streets buzz with holiday shoppers as merchants report brisk trade and varied, attractive displays making selection easy for buyers amid the lively Christmas rush.
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran says Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble after a costly doctoring. He reports feeling strong and well and notes the medicine is worth more than five hundred dollars to him. Available for 50 cents at B H Gorrells drug store.
The Collierstown charge holds its third quarterly conference at Elliotts Hill on December 12 and 13 with Hev J R Andrew presiding elder from Salem Virginia preaching both days at 11 a.m. Also mentions L M Paint and Linseed Oil pricing and local drug company and paint agents.
The horse market on Monday was exceedingly dull with few sales and lower prices. Analysts note a bad month for horse sales and slow demand across the market.
The notice touts Dr King's Life Pills as gentle colon cleanse with a 25 cent price at B H Gorrell's drug store. It also announces the Jamestown Fan Historical Association in Richmond and promotes Foley's Kidney and Bladder Remedy as a trusted health product by Foley's Remedy.
Local notices report visits by Mr T Herbert Boley and Mr BR Bruce in Lynchburg, Miss Georgie Bodell visiting family in Bluefield, and Mr J B Watson in Lexington as guest of L L Wilson. Also covered are church and presbytery meetings, calls for Rev Henry Miller, and a planned adjourned session in Staunton.
The Serene Court of Appeal of Virginia in Richmond refused Rudolph Lawhorn's request for a new trial after his September conviction in Rockbridge Circuit Court for criminal assault, upholding a ten year penitentiary sentence. The clerk's report notes the writ of error was denied as plainly right. Rev. W. C. Thompson led a quarterly conference in Lexington after preaching Sunday night. Xmas sweaters for boys advertised at $1.00. Granam & Co. advertisements note Luzianne coffee usage by others.
Miss Judith Ringgale Funkhouser and Mr. Robert Lester Hutton wed Monday at 11 am in Trinity Methodist Church parsonage with close family in attendance. Groom works for Lexington Light & Power. his father is manager. They left for Washington and Baltimore after the ceremony.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a Hampton wedding at Hampton Presbyterian Church at 4 pm. Reverend Abner C. Hopkins Jr. married Miss Ethel Booker with Rev. Abner C. Hopkins Sr. officiating. Attendants included Miss Ilma Booker and Rev. Ashland White. The couple will reside in Buena Vista after a northern wedding journey.
Ernest L. Rhodes, Lexington native and head of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association transportation committee, efforts to win three to five day stopover privileges in Atlanta for travelers on limited through tickets. The Atlanta Constitution highlights Rhodes and his interview urging Southeastern Passenger Association to grant the concession before their December New Orleans meeting.
George W. Bare and Janes W. Bare of Lexington traveled to Decatur after the death of their brother Mr. Robert Bare who was assistant depot agent there. His wife and one child survive him.
George Washington basketball team travels to Lexington to meet the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday night at the skating rink starting at 8 o clock. Admission is 60 cents. Dr Burton will be in Lexington December 15 16 and 17 at a special eye ear nose and throat clinic. Glasses fitted Holeproof Hosiery holiday boxes. Granam & Co Xmas novelty suit cases and valises.
The Rockbridge Lime and Stone Company works near Lexington were purchased by a group of Lexington businessmen led by Benjamin Huger and William Turner. The plant has three kilns with capacity over two hundred barrels daily, though only one currently operates. The new owners plan to operate at full capacity and keep the firm’s building, chemical and agricultural lime production.
The Detroit Free Press highlights C H Locher as a leading engineer in deepening the Detroit River at Stoney Island. It notes his 20 year contracting career, his work on railroads levees and water projects, and his role in projects from Boston reservoir to Chicago drainage. Locher is a Rockbridge native, raised at Balcony Falls, with brother George P Locher supervising the current work.
The second session of the Aix tieth Congress opened Monday amid expectations of limited business before the March 4th transfer. The Mary Curtin Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy plans a 4 pm Saturday meeting at Mrs. J. McD. Adair's Main Street home with full attendance urged.
Goshen High School publishes its November honor roll list with students from the High School Department through Fourth and First Grades. Teachers Miss Mahoon Miss Dixon and Miss Alphin oversee classes, naming students such as Virginia Allen Briscoe Brown Audrey Jones Estelle Withrow and several Withrow siblings.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming forty years of cures over other unknown remedies and urging trust in the familiar product. The text then notes Justice Holmes announced a US Supreme Court decision involving Virginia railroads and the State Corporation Commission about a 2 cent fare rate, with reference to judicial appeal paths through courts.
A Rural Route 2 Empire Georgia farmer W A Floya reports two deep sores healed by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He says it’s worth more than its weight in gold and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. The product sells for 250 at B H Gorrall’s drug store.
The New Monmouth church held an all day meeting at Ruling Elder R K Dunlap's home on Whistle Creek. A new fixed annual pledge system for benevolences was adopted and a general missionary committee was formed. Upcoming events include a Christmas program, a Highland Belle School box party for a library, and an oyster supper with Christmas sales by the Young Ladies Missionary Society. Members face illnesses in the community including Miss Scott and Miss Dunlap.
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