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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
3
The Sun in Baltimore features notices from Irwin & Co and Myers Hardware Co promoting Christmas gifts. R. 8. Anderson emphasizes the phrase seeing is believing while J. Gassman offers knives razors shears and scissors for holiday needs.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Austra Han-Leef as a safe cure for back pain sores and kidney trouble and Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for foot rubbers and tight shoes. It urges purchases from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York and indicates prices and mail order options.
Reports of marriages near Glasgow Lexington and Rockbridge Baths in December 1908. Rev. Job A. Couch officiates marriages for John Tyler Rice and Martha Esta Campbell. Hubert Graham Miller and Jennie Florence Sensabaugh. James Allie Crist and Mary Elizabeth Gaylor. Samuel Beauregard Waite and Annie Barks Mitchell, all residents of Rockbridge or nearby.
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recounts a near death from pneumonia in spring 1900. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with quick relief and full recovery after two bottles. Sold under guarantee at B H Gorrell s drug store Be and 1 00 trial bottle free.
List of unclaimed letters at Lexington post office for the week ending December 14 1908 includes Cyrus Bourne Miss Lita Boulware Chas Corgan Chas Dunken Mrs Will Davis C L Fall Guy Harris Miss Lizzie Holloway James Jusco Harry N Madison Cora Worthington Miss Margaret Wilson Leroy C Persons are asked to state they are advertised Parron P M McCluye Postmaster
Advertises L. & M. Pure Paint at 1.75 per gallon and linseed oil at 0.60 per gallon. Claim: mixing 4 gallons paint with 3 gallons oil yields 7 gallons of paint at 1.20 per gallon. Provided by McCrow Drug Co and H. L. Gilkerson, Buenavista, as L. & M. Pant Agents.
Card of Thanks from Lexington Council No 17 Junior Order United American Mechanics extends gratitude to Rev. William Hammond pastor of Trinity Methodist for a Thanksgiving sermon on Sunday afternoon November 29 1908. They also thank Methodist choir for music and Captain W F Pierson for courtesies. Committee signatures C L Wright A B Sor C E Straub December 16 1908.
Mrs McRaney of Prentis Mississippi writes she was bedridden three months with kidney and bladder trouble. After two doctors failed to help, Foley's Kidney Remedy restored her health, and she urges other women to try it. Read by B H Gorreil.
Staunton Argus reports two bears long attracting visitors in Gypey Hill Park were sold by council order to a Philadelphia firm for 84 dollars and 75 cents. They weighed 565 pounds at one cent per pound. H L Lang, alderman president, shot the bears with a rifle. Young bears occupy their den and cage.
Ely Bros. of New York claim Ely's Cream Balm safely overcomes nasal catarrh and hay fever. They cite years of use and thousands of testimonials to support its effectiveness, describing it as harmless unlike cocaine-based products.
A new county bridge over Kerrs Creek near Miley's shop is completed and open to the public. Supervising engineer W W Weee, with committee members Supervisor Holinger and H Snider, led the project, promising improved public convenience in the area.
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg reports Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble and restored strength. He says the tonic is worth more than five hundred dollars and continues to use it as an ongoing health aid.
Mr W P Gay of Staunton visits Mr T 8S Borwell and Dr and Mrs Reid White host visiting friends. Rev J E Booker from Farmville is in Lexington. Mrs W H Chiles returns from Lynchburg hospital. Wedding news includes Mary Lee Lackey and H Reed Henry at their home with December 10 ceremony. County bond records update and health officer election discussed as Rockbridge Board meets with full attendance.
Mr J Vineley of Staurtor rents the Henry Street opera house in Lexington from Capt W F Pierson and will manage it with planned improvements to boost patron comfort. Mr Tinsley will take charge immediately and add an up to date moving picture show alongside regular opera business. Captain Pierson has run the venue since its remodeling years ago and provided attractive shows. The George Washington University basketball team defeated VMI 35 to 10 at the skating rink in a pretty game. Holeproof Hosiery in holiday boxes. Granam & Co Xmas Soft Cases and Valises. Grapam és Co.
Hon. Harry St. George Tucker delivers the principal address at a memorial service in Danville honoring the Elks. The Danville Bee notes his four Elkdom cardinal principles Brotherly Love Justice Character Fidelity and his masterful and warmly received remarks praising the order’s deeds for humanity.
Mrs Lawrence Embree resigns as president of the Lexington Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Joseph F Myers elected her successor as president and Mrs J Ed Deaver named superintendent of the flower mission. The Lexington W T U organized June 1901 with Embree as its long serving president guiding the temperance movement.
Teachers and pupils plan an evening program next Wednesday at 7 o clock with two plays songs and recitations. Patrons and friends are invited free admission. Examinations at Washington and Lee proceed as some students have finished and are home for Christmas. Also advertising cuffs collars cuff buttons and gents furnishings by J Ep Daaver.
President George H. Denny of Washington and Lee lauds the South’s press as an educational force and aligns college and newspaper missions. He urges service, public sentiment, and ethical standards, praising The Times Dispatch and urging readers to support the paper. The piece closes with a plug for Luzianne coffee from a Southern factory.
Guanan & Co features Christmas slippers moccasin casuals and Christmas umbrellas in seasonal display. Shooters and patterns unspecified in readable text. Local shop promotes gift items with unclear pricing or assortment details.
Dec 15 report notes the Episcopal church has lacked a rector and Rev. E. B. Snead of Norfolk accepted the call. Snead will hold his first service on Sunday Jan 8. The item sits among other local notices including a student play, sidewalk ordinances, and Christmas season activity at the railroad station.
Mr F C Davie purchased a residence lot on Washington street opposite the University Dormitory and plans a handsome spring residence. Mr Samuel M Dunlap bought a new home on Emeraldgon avenue for 3750 and will occupy it. Mr McDowell Falls sold his Ben Salem farm on the Buena Vista road to L McElroy for 2000 with possession next year.
Christmas holidays extend from December 28 to January 5 at Washington and Lee University and Lexington public schools with resumes after New Year. The Mary Custis Lee Chapter receives $26 from Keyser Virginia for Jackson Memorial Hospital. Local merchants market Christmas accessories and footwear.
The Modern Woodmen of America lodge in Coallieratown hosted an oyster supper, raising $31 for lodge benevolence. The lodge has 59 members and plans a Christmas tree at the Colllierstown Presbyterian church for Sunday school children.
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