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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
3
Baltimore Sun announces Montgomery and Black millinery store to be opened in Lexivaton Virginia with shopping hours Friday Saturday and Monday evenings as advertised.
Ex Mayor 0. U. Andrews of bury Connecticut endorses L and M Paint mixed with Linseed Oil to create a full gallon at lower cost. The letter to Bethany Lutheran Church Lexington M E outlines buying oil from the barrel and adding it to semi mixed L and M Paint, with a claimed cost around $1.20 per gallon. Sold by McCram Drug Co Lexington Virginia H L Gilkerson Buena Vista.
List of unclaimed letters in the Lexington street office for the week ending December 17. Names include Emmet Christian, Ada Jines, Margaret Lexington, Pink Palent, Richard Shafer, Julia E. Bhuey, W F E Willis, Ben Welch, and others. Report asks addressees to say letters are advertised.
Willis T. Morgan a retired U S A commissary surgeon from Concord New Hampshire praises Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds bronchial troubles and lung diseases. He claims long service in Cuba and the Philippines exposed him to cold and the medicine kept him healthy. Drugstore B H Gorrell guarantees it with prices 50c and 1 00 trial bottle free.
Report notes large hogs slaughtered near Buf falo Mills including a 1 530 pound trio and a 600 pound pig. It also mentions a 1 824 pound hog and a 1824 pound pig. An ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia liver disorders and other ailments with testimonial from A Brown of Bennettaville Ohio. Sold by 4 H Gorrell.
Members of the Haworth League Society of Trinity Methodist church plan a box of Christmas supplies for county almshouse inmates. Fruits sweets and other delicacies will be sent from Mr J Ed Eaver’s store Friday. Contributions welcome from Epworth League members and others.
A testimonial from Chas. Oswald of Renaselaersville New York claims Buckien's Arnica Salve cured Seth Burch of a severe neck sore. The product is advertised to cure cuts wounds burns and sores at B H Gorrell's drug store.
On Friday December 14 1906 Samuel O Carter aged eight son of Samuel Goxter living three miles south of Lexington died of acute rheumatism. Interment was Sunday in Lexington cemetery.
Frequently results from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver until constipation becomes chronic. This condition is unknown to those who use Dr. King's New Life Pills, the best and gentlest regulators of Stomach and Bowels. Guaranteed by 3. H. Gorrell, drugonist, Price 2.
Mr RB A Irvin sold his 94 1/2 acre farm south of Lexington to Mr T B Martin. W T Shields drew the legal papers. Martin receives partial possession at once with full possession by next August.
An assortment of old time drugstore ads touts PAZO ointment for piles and itching, Dr Dean regulation tonics for digestion, Thomas Electric for sore throats, and L and M paint checks. Mentions Mountain City Lodge plans and Danbury mayor O B Andrews promoting local products.
Lexington readers receive Christmas personal notices on travel and visits, plus upcoming church and school entertainments. The page also reports the death of Colonel John Mercer Brooke, emeritus VMI physics professor, his long career, family, and funeral details with military honors.
Joint committees representing Veterans of Sona of Veterans and Washington and Lee University met to arrange a January 19 centennial observance of General Lee's birth. They outlined plans and main features and expect broad participation from state veteran camps and alumni students from Lee's presidency.
Alumni of Washington and Lee University formed a movement in Richmond to attend Washington and Lee centennial services and hold a reunion on January 19. Correspondence with former students from 1865 to 1870 grows, with hundreds thought still living. James E. Heck bought the Larrick house on Main Street for 2600 dollars.
Mr Henry C Currin died at his Newport News home on Tuesday December 11 at age 66 after four lingering illnesses from a complication of diseases. He is survived by his wife and one daughter Misa Viola Currin. A former Lexington resident, he came from Glasgow during the boom days, later moving to Newport News.
Educational gatherings at Goshen and Rockbridge Baths led by Effinger and J. B. Thomas promoted grammar school consolidation and the creation of high schools. Goshen requested formal establishment with state aid. Rockbridge Baths formed a local improvement association with Mrs. Hutcheson as president, signaling strong community support.
General Shipp issues a formal notice to the Virginia Military Institute cadets and professors detailing the death of Col. John Mercer Brooke. The superintendent announces the passing at his home near the barracks yesterday evening and orders suspension of classes and a cadet funeral escort. Flags to be flown at half mast and the usual military mourning badge to be worn for thirty days.
Verna May Hodges and Harry Smith Rucker were married December 12 1906 at 6 o clock in the Hodges home Buena Vista. Rev W S Royall officiated there were no attendants. The bride wore white with chiffon and carried white carnations. The couple left for a bridal trip and will live in Buena Vista where the groom serves as Commonwealth's attorney.
Miss Lee daughter of General Lee presents a celebrated portrait of General Lee to the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Painted in Italy from a miniature based on a photograph, the work captures a lifelike likeness and bearing of the Confederate leader.
Lexington merchants report brisk trade as Christmas shoppers start early this year. The season began ahead of schedule and merchandise displays feature useful goods, with the busiest days before Christmas not expected to be congested.
Governor Claude A. Swaneen proclaims January 19 1907 a state holiday to mark General Robert E Lee's centennial birth year. The proclamation calls for closure of state offices and commemorative exercises by Confederate and educational groups across Virginia.
David Broughman admitted theft in the office of Captain W. Al. Chiles at Gilmore's Mill. His trial was scheduled for today but was brought before the court last Saturday where he confessed his guilt and sought mercy. Judge Letcher reserved judgment.
The Lexington public schools will close Friday December 21 for the Christmas holidays and reopen Wednesday January 2. Examination tests are in progress and reports will be ready at reopening after Christmas.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab as a cure all failing to cure and offers refunds. A marriage license was issued for Sallie Grace Holmes of Natural Bridge to Bunter Lee Rhodes of Lexington on Monday from the clerk's office.
Dec 18 notes Thomas Chaplin running Grady Mill in Rockbridge Baths. Highland election enrollment grows with Miss Mayoulle Hanger as principal and Miss Davis as assistant, about fifty pupils. Samuel Wilhelm buys Black's Creek farm, will move soon. A W McKenny renovates home with new roof and extra rooms. M D Motherspaw moves to farm purchased from Robert Wiseman. R B E Hamilton returns from West Virginia camps. Wade Masters & Co. showcases Holiday Goods.
Mrs E K Frankhouser, wife of EB Ry Funkhouser, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of backache indigestion and stomach trouble after using them from BH Gorrell's drug store. She reports strengthened back and disappearance of pain, feeling like a new woman. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Price 50 cents.
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