Local Notices and Holiday Advertisements in Che Gazette
In Laxmeron Virginia on December 18 1907 the Che Gazette lists holiday ads from Che Gazette and Baltimore Sun including Santa Claus headquarters and a Rockbridge feature. J Gassman & Son Hardware offers a range of Christmas gifts while Judge W B Simmons endorses L and M Paint for long lasting color and warranty repainting.
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Che
Laxmeron
Anteaters
Baltimore Sun
Rockbridge
Anderson
China
J. Gassman & Son Hardware Co
Unclaimed Letters in Lexington Office for Week
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Lexington post office for week ending December 16, 1907 include Agnes Wingfield Warren Jackson Mrs Harric n Ed McFall Stewart Rowsey two Stewart persons. callers must say they are advertised. McGuire Patroxy
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Lexington Cost Ofice
Truth stranger than fiction from Fedora Tennessee
In Fedora Tennessee CO WY Pepper reports severe lung and throat hemorrhages. After failing with doctors, he used Dr King's New Discovery and saw instant relief as coughing ceased and bleeding diminished. He returned to work in three weeks. Trial bottles available at B H Gorrell's drug store with a 600 and $1.00 price.
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Fedora
Tenn
WY. Pepper
B. H. Gorrell
Hess thanks Lexington Lodge for fire aid and sympathy
Hur M. J. Hess expresses gratitude to Lexington Lodge I O F and many friends for generous sympathy and substantial help given to him and his family after a recent fire incident.
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Hur
M. J. Hess
Lexington
Pythias
Ely's Cream Balm Fights Catarrh at First Sign
Treat early cold symptoms with Ely's Cream Balm to prevent catarrh and inflamed air passages. Sold by druggists for 50 cents. Ely Bros based at 30 Warren Street New York advertise the product.
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Ely
I Druggists
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Deacon Camp to Hold Supper at Collierstow n Store Room
The Deacon Camp Modern Woodmen of America will hold a supper in the store room of 8 M Elliott at Collierstown on Friday and Saturday December 97 and 28 starting at 7 p m and ending at 10 p m each day Meats oysters and ice cream will be served.
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Deacon Camp
Modern
Woodmen of America
Elliott
Collierstown
The Magic No 3 Electric Bitters Promoted By Cedar Grove Doctor
A letter from Cedar Grove Maine praises Electric Bitters for liver and kidney troubles. The writer says after suffering greatly and failing to find relief, one bottle helped and three completed the cure. Sold by B H Gorrell druggist at 50 cents with a guarantee.
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Geo. H. Parris
Cedar Grove
B. H. Gorrell
Christmas Sale and Oyster Supper Planned
The ladies of Elliott's Hill host a Christmas sale and oyster supper on Saturday December 21 from 2 PM to 10 PM at Buffalo Bond schoolhouse. Proceeds benefit the church. The public is invited.
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Elliott's Hill
Buffalo Bond Schoolhouse
He Fired the Stick and Found a Cure in Balm
North Mills North Carolina resident John retold a long battle with a sore that resisted many remedies. He tried Bucklen's Azdea Balm and reports healing the sore and his happiness after years of discomfort. Sold by B. H. Gorell, druggist, for 2 cents.
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John Ret
North Mills
N.C
Burns
Ste
B. H. Gorell
Mutispaugh and Moores Wed Near Lexington in 1907
On Monday December 1907 near Lexington Reverend D A Penick joined Telford Roscoe Mutis and Dora Virginia Moores in marriage. The brief item notes the two individuals as the couple and the officiating clergyman in a local ceremony.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Malaria Bilious Relief
Mr E W Goodloe of 107 St Louis St Dallas Texas endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming effective relief for malaria and biliousness. Pills are sold at 25 cents without grinding or gripping at B H Gorrell’s drug store.
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E. W. Goodloe
St. Louis St
Dallas
Tex
Dr. King
B. H. Gorrell
Teeey's Harrisonburg Tunes at Assembly Theatre
The season feature "My Wife's Family" at Assembly Theatre drew audiences as scenes amused from start to finish. The show was clean throughout and highly enjoyed by those present.
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Teeey
Harrisonburg
Assembly Theatre
Cough Remedy Ad Endorsed By Local Druggist
Public speakers are frequently interrupted by coughing. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a cure for coughs colds and pneumonia and consumption. The genuine product is sold in a yellow package. B. H. Gorfell, druggist.
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Foley
B. H. Gorfell
Danger in asking advice for coughs and colds
A local druggist H. Gorrell warns against taking unknown preparations for coughs or colds. He promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs colds and pneumonia prevention and warns customers to refuse substitutes and seek the genuine product in a labeled package.
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Foley
H. Gorrell
Fol ey's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Declared Not Affected
Notice to customers states Fol ey's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful ingredients.
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Foley
The Country Held in Icy Grasp Last Saturday
A severe blizzard swept Lexington and surrounding areas Friday night into Saturday. Sleet and snow formed icy coverings on trees and structures, causing damaged wires and poles while telegraph and electric crews repaired the system. the storm also affected coastal shipping and local travel.
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Lexington
Washington
Atlantic
Christmas Shopping In Lexington Urges Early Buying
Merchants in Lexington report strong Christ mas trade as shoppers begin buying early. Stores display festive dec orations inviting customers and reducing last minute rush and worry by shopping ahead.
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Lexington
Gazette Prepares Early Christmas Edition Printing
Christmas falls on Wednesday causing the Gazette to print Tuesday evening so staff may observe the holiday. Readers and advertisers are asked to submit material earlier than usual.
Resignation of VMI Board Member White Accepted
Capt James L. White of Abington resigns from the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors and the governor accepts it. The governor names George L. Browning of Madison to succeed White.
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James L. White
Abington
Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors
The
Govenor
George L. Browning
Madison
White
Christmas exams at Washinton and Lee University continue
Examinations are underway at Washinton and Lee University and will end next Saturday the 21st. Academic duties will be suspended from that date until New Year's Day for the holidays. Public schools close Friday for Christmas and reopen Thursday January 2, 1908 after an extra day session this week.
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Washinton and Lee University
Christmas Gift Idea From Tax Gazerrr Offer
A one year subscription to Tax Gazerrr is suggested as a holiday gift for an absent family member. The ad promotes the gift at $1.00 per year and directs readers to J. Ed. Deaver's for Christmas gifts including bath robes smoking jackets ties gloves and more.
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J. Ed. Deaver's
Washington and Lee elects Alderson captain for 1908 squad
Washington and Lee University selects Mr. BR L Alderson from Baltimore as captain of the 1908 football team. A three year varsity player at full back, he follows captaincy of 1907 by Mr W Streit and aims to lead a strong squad after a season featuring ties and losses against Carolina, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Bucknell, and solid play. J T Sykes named manager for next year, succeeding R B Stephenson.
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BR. L. Alderson
Washington and Lee
Alderson
W. Streit
Baltimore
Carolina
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Lexington Lads
Virginia
Bucknell
Athletic Committee
J.T. Sykes
Tampa
Fla
R. B. Stephenson
Delays on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Staunton
The Baltimore and Ohio line delayed the Lexington bound evening train after a Mint Spring wreck. The 4:08 p m Lexington to Harrisonburg schedule ran late, and no passenger transfer was arranged for those stranded at Staunton or Harrisonburg. Local officials criticized the railroad for mishandling passenger needs and delaying the train for hours.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lexington
Staunton
Mint Spring
Stainton
KR & O
Harrisonburg
My Wife's Family Musical Farce at Dec Qlet
Lexington audiences are promised a lively three act musical farce My Wife's Family by Pierson at Dec Qlet. The show features bright vaudeville specialties and original musical numbers with a brisk, humorous plot and sharp repartee. Tickets available at Quwenberry & Co's.
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Lexington
Pierson
Stephens
Quwenberry & Co's
Masonvic Officers Elected for Mountain City Lodge No 67
Mountain City Lodge No 67 A F and A M elected officers for the coming year last Monday evening. Worshipful Master M Dunlap senior warden Horace Lackey junior warden MN Key treasurer T E Jarrett secretary A T Shields senior deacon H M Wallace junior deacon Firebaugh and others named.
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Mountain City
Lodge
A. F
A. M
Mesers
M. Dunlap
W. Horace Lackey
W. MN. Key
T.E. Jarrett
A. T. Shields
H. M. Wallace
W. ©. Firebaugh
Lexington Sunday schools plan Christmas holiday events
The Sunday schools of Lexington prepare holiday celebrations with appropriate exercises and school treats. The Episcopal school will hold theirs on Christmas Eve and the Methodists on Friday night the 27th.
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Lexington
Episcopal School
Methodists
Marriage Licenses Issued to Two Local Couples
Yesterday the clerk issued marriage licenses to Walter Ruff Donald and Miew Nettie Evelin Smith, daughter of H M Smith, and to William Edward Straub and May Almond Lewie, daughter of Alexander Lewis.
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Walter Ruff Donald
Miew Nettie Evelin Smith
H. M. Smith
William Edward Straub
May Almond Lewie
Alexander Lewis
Slemp elected to Congress for Ninth Virginia district
Mr C Bascom Slemp won the Ninth Virginia district seat to succeed his late father Col Campbell Slemp, defeating Independent Republican David F Bailey by at least a 6000 vote majority.
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C. Bascom Slemp
Congress
Virginia
Col
Campbell Slemp
Slemp
David F. Bailey
Commission to value damages for Cedar Creek power project
A commission of six named figures meets today to assess damages to property from the Natural Bridge Company project near the Natural Bridge on Cedar Creek. The report will go to the court. Acquittals in cases against Luther Jackson and Herman Haye are noted. Guardians and officials are appointed or requalified in several districts. An erroneous land assessment for J R Guthrie’s land is to be corrected.
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D. C. Humphreys
Mesera
W. KE. L. Stark
W. W. Whitmore
G. M. Leech
J. J. Moore
Cedar Creek
Natural Bridge Company
Luther Jackson
Herman Haye
H. BR. Coleman
Insac Woodson
Erastus
Eliza Woodson
Queenie Hileman
Mabel Ruth Falls
Joseph Falla
J. A. Parker
W. F. Templeton
South River District
Virginia public funds increase for schools in Rockbridge
The State Department of Public Instruction announces a greater apportionment of school funds for Rockbridge County under two allocations. First apportionment totals 4144.08 distributed at 62 cents per capita, followed by a second of 11871.49 at 17018 per capita, with districts including Lexington Natural Bridge Buffalo Kerrs Creek Walker's Creek and South River receiving specified shares. The article also notes severe ice damage causing travel disruption and local agricultural losses, including a large corn husking operation led by E M Dixon and rumors of local livestock losses and illness.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Luat
Commonwealth
Auditor of Public Accounts
Effinger
W Warren
Rockbridge
Moore
Lexington
Feisseon
Buffalo
Kerr’a
Walker’ Creek
South River
Yoo
Kerr
Walkers Creek
Buffalo District Teachers Meet At Palmer High
The Gazette Mural notes the Buffalo District Teachers Association held its regular meeting at Palmer High School on Saturday afternoon December 7 at 2 o clock. Miss Shackleford reported on the Roanoke State Conference and Dr Latine of WLU gave an address with teaching tips. Short talks followed by Prof Wirman Supt Kfinger and Hey J P Batth. Next meeting set for Collierstown January 1 at 2 p.m. with hopes of higher attendance.
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Buffalo District Teachers’ Association
Palmer High School
Brady elected as Natural Bridge School Trustee
The Rockbridge School Trustee Electoral Board met in Lexington on Monday and elected Mr. C A Brady to succeed Mr. W M McNutt as school trustee for Natural Bridge district. McNutt resigned after being elected supervisor for the district. The unanimous choice was announced at the home of President David E Moore with Superintendent G W Ettinger and Mr. J Scott Moore present.
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Rockbridge
Lexington
C.a.brady
Natural Brr
W. M.mcnutt
McNutt
Natural Bridge Board
Bradge
David E. Moore
G. W. Ettinger
J. Scott Moore
Death of Dr Elijah Barrett Prettyoan in Rockville Md
Obituary notes the death of Dr Elijah Barrett Prettyoan at his Rockville home from heart failure after acute indigestion aged about 84. He served 24 years as clerk of the county Circuit Court and as clerk of the House of Delegates, was deputy naval officer at Baltimore, and led as principal of the State Normal School. Survived by a son and four daughters with two sons-in-law acting as receivers for the James Town Exposition Company. Monday the receivers began duties with Hon H St Geo Tucker legal counsel.
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Elijah Barrett Prettyoan
Forest J. Frettyman
Trinity Methodist Church
Lexington
Rockville
House of Delegates
Cleveland
Baltimore
State Normal School
Taxable Values Increase in Staunton County
A Staunton Argus report notes an extra hundred thousand dollars of taxable property added to Augusta County after a grand jury inquiry and a public voluntary disclosure by county residents. The increase is mainly money in banks and bonds, with expectations that further disclosures will raise taxable property next year.
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Staunton Argus
Grand Jury
Trial Catarrh Treatments Free From Dr Brove Racine
Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed free on request by Dr Brove Racine Wisconsin. The note indicates samples are sent to those seeking relief with no cost involved.
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Brove
Comforting Words On Kidney Pills By Local Merchant
Lexington reader J Withrew reports Back pain and kidney ache eased after using Dow n's Kidney Pills bought at B H Gorrell's drug store. The Lexington merchant says the relief was quick and lasting, urging others to remember the product and its 50 cent price.
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J. Withrew
Cormer
Main
Washington Sts
Lexington
Dean
B. H. Gorrell
Piler 50 Cent
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Down
Poley Kidney Cure Promoted Amid Stated Prison Finances
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut credits Poley's Kidney Cure for curing his kidney and back ailments after trying multiple doctors and bottles. The Virginia penitentiary board reports a net surplus of $29,727.18 for the year ending September 30 1907, despite 206 convicts reassigned from wage labor to public works.
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Virginia Penitentiary
Swanson
Ee Ee
Rome
Local Fur Tanner Advertises Skins to Crosby Fur Company
Classified notes list skins such as horse hides calf dog and other skins sent to Crosby Frisian Fur Company Rochester New York to be converted into coats headdresses gloves mittens or furs. Also reports Old Dominion paper mill in Winchester closed by American Strawboard Company leaving workers unemployed. Public notices include medicines for coughs croup and whooping cough and a library project at Washington and Lee University.
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Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Rochester
N. Y
Old Dominion Paper Milla
Winchester
The
American Strawboard Company
Tlls
CEA
Wan FED, FARM HAND.
Fragmentary court notice from Lexington Virginia area mentions Wan Fed a farm hand and a married status with implied address at Alex Harman Lexington VA dated November 27 with unclear details.
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Wan Fed
Wood
Fard
Alex
Harman
Lexington
Bargain Leather and Linen Goods Across a Wide Range
A 4 4 bleached cotton at 124 cents and unbleached at 9 cents lead a clearance of fabrics. The ad touts linen damask, napkins, underwear from Basex and Morest Mills, undergarments, women’s vests, hosiery, wool blends, and a strong table linen and napkin line with low prices.
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Morest Mills
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Uees
W. B. Simmons
Fincastle
L. & M. Zine
L.& Hemate
Lexinton
Gitorsone Dias Vista
Woodmen’s Supper
Bessie Paul
Harriconburg
J. Gussman
J. E. Booker
Collierstown Presbyterian Church
Lilburn Myers
Ricmond
Reid White
Willie McGuire
William Allan
Baltimore City Hospital
Elizabeth P. Allan
Margaret Robinson
Lewisburg Seminary
William H. Ruffner
Asheville
N. C
Robert F. Campbell
Edward Cooper
Bramwell
W.va
Cooper
James 8. Smith
Messie
Rudolph Bumgardner
Stephen D. Timberlake
Staunton Bar
C.D. Shults
Lynchburg
Raphine
J. Paxton Barclay
Altapaes
W. P. Houston
Presbyterian Church of
Henderson
J. A. Mc
Buena Vista
Carl
Forsyth
Edward Bougher
West
E.N. Bougher
California
McClung Patton Har
H. K. Jones
Cuchurns
Colorado
J. W. Gillock
Virginia Military Institute
C. E. Doyle
Richmond
James Keith
Keith
Lauren Purcell
Sowers
Mige Alice Doyle
Josepha Allan
William Vance Jollines
Collinge
Hugo, Oklahua
W.L. U. Football Prospecta
Virginia Public Schools
Moore's Schoolhouse
Ionette Correshoudener
Ice
E. M. Dixon
Mesa, Dixon and
Mr. Dixon
J. P. Shaw
B. B. Morris
D.M. Siorth
B. B
Buffalo Teachers’ Meeting
For
the Gazette
Mr. Brady
Caton J. Ed
Deaver
Cochier
Hookkeeper
Loxlington Va
Ayer
T. C, Ayer Co
Lowell
Mase
Hunddreds
James Donahue
New Brittain
Conn
Poley
Gorret
Waorantead
Wanhngton and Lee University
Baby
Willie
Brylees
Maya
Grandma
Thomas
Fife
Henry Bolby
Stuart's
Lexington Produce Market
Lee Settee
Strain & Patton
Lexington Hotel
Iexington, VA
Bickford & Huffman
Syracusa
Clark's
Thamas
Studebaker, Brown and Thornhill
Timothy
Robinson & Hutton
Lexington, Virginia
Nelson Street
Treland
Main St
Anne 'T
Irwin and Company
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