Advertisements and notices from the Gazette pages
A mix of notices includes second-hand store ads and sales by Campbell dividend items, Bank of Rockbridge references, and Vaughan stockholders meeting notice for First National Bank. The readable items suggest local commerce and financial governance activities with named entities Campbell Vaughan Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinbergs
Doll Gazette
Campbell
Bank of Rodkbridge
B. E. Vaughan
Firet National Bank
Local paints praised for durability and savings
A reader touts L. M. Paint mixed with three gallons of linseed oil as an economical house coating. The note claims Frankenburg block looks varnished and urges buying oil direct from barrels at low prices to cut paint costs to about 1.20 per gallon. Sales points include McCraw Co and Wy Gilkeson in Bre n k.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. & M.palnt
Longman & Martinez L. M
Barr
Charleston
W. Va
Frankenburg
McCrau D Co
Foxington
Wy L
Gilkeson
Bnenk
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by County Clerk
County Clerk A. T. Shields issued several marriage licenses yesterday and in one day. Couples listed include Andrew Blofield Chittum and Lucy Willie Cressy, Barry Montgomery Tardy and Lula Wheeler, Robt. Gilmore Strickler and Lula Jane Liptrap, Kenney Brown Amole and Annie Virginia McCormick, Samuel Joseph Newcower and Annie Lee Gaylor, Jobo Brown Moore and Deasie Viola Smith, and Charles Franklin Zolian with Pearl Elvira Zoliman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Shields
Teven
Andrew Blofield Chittum
Lucy Willie Cressy
E. B., Walker
Barry Montgomery Tardy
Lula Wheeler
J. W. Bare
Lexington
Robt. Gilmore Strickler
Lula Jane Liptrap
James H. Liptrap
Ken
Torture of a Preacher Becomes Notable Cure Report
Rev Q D Moore pastor of a Baptist church in New York recounts severe coughing and sleepless nights due to a throat and lung condition. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and guarding against consumption. Available at B H Gorrell's drug store for 60 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle.
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Q. D. Moore
Baptist Church
N. Y
B. H.gorrell
Property Sale Near Lexington by Rockbridge Cattle Dealer
Mr William Jennings a well known cattle dealer of Rockbridge purchased the old Imboden property just south of Lexington from Mr John P We The sale includes a brick dwelling and 22 acres with out buildings formerly used as a slaughter house for 4150 dollars cash Jennings takes possession April 1 and will move his family there next spring The land is well set in grass and will be used for grazing purposes.
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William Jennings
Rockbridge
John P. We
Lexington
Jennings
Cure for stomach and liver troubles with Electric Bitters
Harper resident Geo W Hoffman credits Electric Bitters with ending seven years of chronic stomach and liver distress. He urges others to try the medicine under the dealer H Gorrell of 500 a bottle guarantee, noting it cured his severe case.
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Geo. W. Hoffman
Harper, Wash
H. Gorrell
One Gift Spreads Joy All Year with Tur Gagers
A Christmas idea for a distant family member extends through the year with a Tur Gagers subscription. At 1.00 a year, it sends 52 visits and 62 presents in one package, a weekly reminder of home as if letters arriving from afar.
Health fads drift as pills promise quick liver relief
Millions chase extreme cures while Dr King’s New Lil e Pills offer prompt aid for liver and stomach issues. At H Gorrell’s drug store the remedy is sold for 25c with guarantee.
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Dr. King
H. Gorrell
Fire destroys tenant house on Shields Hill
A Monday around 9 o clock a fire engulfed and completely destroyed the John Sheridan tenant house on Shields Hill. The fire company faced a hose break delaying water application. The origin is unknown and the house was occupied by Lee Morris and family, colored.
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John Sheridan
Shields’ Hill
Lee Morris
Paris Medicine Co. Promises Refund for Cure Delays
An old advertisement notes that if a treatment fails to cure within six to fourteen days a refund is offered. It claims the first application provides relief and rest, and invites mail orders for 50 cents with a return of 500 stamps for forwarding postpaid by Paris Medicine Co. of St. Louis Missouri.
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Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
Strickler Liptrap Wedding At Rockbridge
In Rockbridge County two weddings unfold with Rev J O Knott officiating. Robert Q Gilwore Strickler and Lula Jane Liptrap wed at the home of the bride. Virginia Alice Deen Renanter and James M Webb also unite in ceremony.
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Strickler—Liptrap
Lexington
J. O. Knott
Robert Qgilwore Strickler
Lula Jane Liptrap
Rockbridge
Witsos
Unclaimed Letters List at Lexington Post Office
Week ending December 25th shows letters for Coale Edith Ga, Syrus Wilay Jr, Reed Edward A. and others. Persons calling for these letters should report and pay postage. advertisement lists names and initials.
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Pollowing
Lexington
Coale
Mre
Edith Ga Syrus Wilay, Jr
Reed
Edward A
oCause Parton
P. i
Local Society Notes Share Christmas Visits Across Virginia
Many residents from Lexington and nearby towns are listed visiting relatives and friends for the holidays. Names include Nellie Wilbourn Ruth Butler Annie White Stella Deieher L. P. Thompson Bettie Claiborn M. Kate Varner Mauda Loyall Gracie Williams W. E. Zombro Edmund Senseney John Miley Earl Deaver and others across Lynchburg Richmond Berkley Roanoke and Covington with marriages announcements and church calls noted.
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Mies
Nellie Wilbourn
Ruth Butler
Lynchburg
Annie R. White
Philadelphia
Stella B. Deieher
Strom
Botetourt County
L. P. Thompson
John Thompson
Mies Bettie Claiborn
Union
W. Va
George Deaver
M. Kate Varner
Wallace C. Varner
Berkley
Mies Mauda Loyallie
Richmond
Mies Gracie Williams
W. E. Zombro
Clarkaburg
J. C. Loyall
Edmund
Senseney
Roasoke
James M. Senseney
John W. Miley
Hot
Lexington
Jennie McCown
Main Street
Newport News
R. Lee Miller
Paris
Lewis W. Northern
St. Louis Mo
Robert L. Northern
D.H. Kern
Woodstock
Frank P. Rhodes
Annie
Grace
Louise Fuller
Baltimore
Mis
B. Fuller
Cadets in Alley Shootout Wounds Two. Suspect Sought
An altercation near Main Street between Strain Patton cadets and Peoples National Bank crowd led to two cadets being shot. George Toler is named as the suspected shooter with no arrests yet. A separate Jefferson Street incident left Jim Scoté wounded as Harvey Kenney was arrested.
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Strain & Patton
Peoples National Bank
Main Street
George Toler
Jefferson Street
Henry Street
Harvey Kenney
Jim Scoté
Kenney
Died on Kerr's Creek Ernest A Thompson in 38th year
Ernest Ashby Thompson of Kerr's Creek died at his home after illness and an appendectomy. He was 38, survived by wife Nettie Humphries and three children Kenneth Helen Winnie, with brothers and a sister. Funeral at Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers named. Interment at Mt. Carmel cemetery.
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Ernest Ashby ‘Thompson
Kerr’s Creek
Lexington
Raphine
Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church
A. H. Hamilton
Mt. Carmel
Measre
John D. Crist
Tracey Thompson
W. C. Moore
John T. Austin
D. M. Fauber
W. P. Koogler
Thompson
James A. Thompson
Buffalo
Mise Hamilton
Rockbridge
Buffalo Forge
Buena Vista
Denmark
Kerra Creek
Mies Nettie Humphries
William
Humphries
Vesuvius
Kenneth
Helen
Winnie
Mesare
W. H. Thompson
Botetourt County
A. H. Thompson
John G.thompson
J. Frank Thompson
Fluvanne County
Harry M. Thompson
Buchanen
Laura B.huff
F.G. Huff
James A. Wilson
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Baptist Church
John H. Harris
Wilson
Mise Wright
W.E. L. Starke
J. W. Wilson
Thomas J. Wilson
Joseph T.wilson
Wise County
Jobn Starke
Mies Bell Wilson
Chicago
Mise Kobard
Robert Wilson
Near Natural Bridge
Adjournment of Circuit Court Today
The December term of the Rockbridge Circuit Court adjourned as juries failed to reach verdicts in several cases. The Commonwealth v Lawborn ended in a hung jury. retrial set for February 12 with Lawborn bailed at $2000. Other juries failed to agree in liquor cases. Bud Carter pled guilty to hours breaking, receiving three months jail and a $50 fine.
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Circuit Court of
Rockbridge
The
Commonwealth
J. Rudolph Lawborn
Lawborn
R. 5
McNabb
Buena Viata
John E. Vees
H. H. Teaford
Bud Carter
A. T. Shields
BR. Witt
D. Walker
R. L. Morrison
Anceeed
Thomas A. Sterrett
Daniel Telford
the Revenue
Kerr's Creek
Boyd Hickman
Resignation of Rockbridge Sheriff Thomas A Sterrett
Sheriff Thomas A Sterrett resigns to take a new post in Hot Springs Virginia. Judge S Hoveton Letcher accepts the resignation of Sterrett ending his long term since 1805 and Deputy Robert L Morris steps in as his successor starting December 31 to complete the remaining two years.
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Thomas A.sterrett
Rockbridge
S. Hoveton Letcher
Circuit Court of
Sterrett
Tate Sterrett
Hot Springs
Sterrett Hoe
Robert L. Morrisson
Buffalo
Letcher
Morrison
Sherif Sterrett
Around the World with Santa Claus at Presbyterian church
The Christmas entertainment for Sunday school members was held in the lecture room at 5 o clock with a ship and real Santa Claus aboard. Captain Charles Glasgow led the crew of Sunday school boys while M R Turnbull portrayed Santa. Girls in country costumes greeted them at each imaginary port as Frank T Glasgow presided and Rev Thompson B Southall gave the opening prayer. The event ended with candy and orange treats for attendees.
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Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
Charies Glasgow
M.r.turnbull
Frank T. Glasgow
Thompson B. Southall
Quiet wedding at Wesley Chapel home\ud83c\udf0a
Miss Anna Virginia McCormick became Mrs Kenney Brown Amole in a noon ceremony at the bride’s parents home near Wesley Chapel. Rev T J Thompson officiated. Only close friends attended. The couple will reside in Buena Vista where Mr Amole is in business.
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Joseph B. McCormick
Wesley Chapel
Anna Virginia
Kenney Brown Amole
T. F. Amole
Buena Vista
T. J. Thompson
Buena Vista Presbyterian Church
Amole
Week of prayer program set by Lexington pastors
A night meeting of Lexington pastors led by Dr. Charles Manly Rev. J O Knott and T B Southall outlined a week of prayer. Services run Monday to Saturday across Presbyterian Trinity Methodist and Baptist churches with listed conductors and times.
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Lexington
Charles Manly
J. O. Knott
T. B. Southall
Presbyterian Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Jas. Lewis Howe
Baptist Church
Jas. A. Quarles
W. 8. Currell
Pretty Robertson Childress Wedding in Roanoke
The Roanoke Evening World reports the 1 o'clock wedding at 411 Fourth Ave. between Miss Annie V. Robertson and Mr. Charles H. Childress of Richmond. Rev. L. A. Rudasill officiated in a decorated parlor with attendants Harry Robertson Susie Childress W A Childress Nellis Wohlford. The bride wore blue traveling costume with matching accessories and roses. The couple left noon train for Richmond.
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T. A. Robertson
Fourth Ave
Annie V. Robertson
L. A. Rudasill
Harry Robertson
Susie Childreve
W. A. Childress
Mies Nellis Wohlford
Richmond
Christmas gift from VMI YMCA to Dr. Chas Manly
A handsome Morris chair from the VMI YMCA to Dr. Chas Manly pastor of the Baptist church as thanks for months of help with Bible classes at the Institute. Watch-night services at Trinity Methodist Church next Sunday at 10 that extend to midnight marking the new year opening.
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Morris
Chas, Mably
Baptis Church
Bible Claeves
Manly
Trinity Methodist Church
New York Backs Jamestown Tercentennial Effort
The Democrat and Chronicle notes New York appoints T B Dunn as chief commissioner for a 1907 Jamestown expo to mark the 1607 settlement. It praises state organization as the first outside Virginia and foresees a national, American exhibit highlighting progress since Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Virginia
T. B. Dunn
New York
London Company
Christopher Newport
Plymouth Rock
America
James River
John Smith
New World
United States
Duna
Death of Mrs M M Harrison in West Lexington
Mrs Peachy Ann Wash, later Mrs Howard Milton Harrison, died at her home in West Lexington on Tuesday morning December 26 1905 after kidney complications. Born in 1840 she married Howard M Harrison in 1883 and is survived by him. Funeral services were conducted at her home by Rev D A Pénick with interment in Lexington Cemetery.
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Howard M. Harrison
West Lexington
Peachy Ann Wash
William L. Weed
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Rockbridge County
Deeds of bargain and sale entered in Rockbridge county for the week ending December 27. Transactions include Alice McNutt Alexander to Algares G Fisher one half undivided interest in homestead and Jet corner Lexington street. Various transfers involve Kerrs Creek district land interests held by Hart, Gaylor, Kerr, Miller, Dixon, Nickell, Burks, Rose, Hileman, Welsh, and Jennings with prices ranging from 60 to 400 dollars.
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Rockbridge County
Alice McNutt Alexander
Algares G
Fisher
Homsa
Jet
Nelson and
Randolph Streets
Lexington
David H. Hart
Thomas M
James E. Gaylor
Kerr's Creek
Thomas Kerr
George Miller
James T. Dixon
Gardner Kerr
Jacob A. Smith
Kerr's Creek Road
J. Houston Leech
J. E. Nickell
West End
Glasgow
Rachel Johnson
Lee Burks
Natural Bridge
John Smith
Joseph W. Rose
M. Hileman
Welsh
Willam Jennings
Trinity Methodists Bring Supplies To Parsonage
Members of Trinity Methodist visit Rev. J. O. Knott at the parsonage bearing supplies for the larder after a brief social gathering. Postoffice Inspector Charles E. Kelley conducted a thorough Lexington post office inspection, reporting all departments in good condition. The ad mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil for quick relief from burns cuts and sprains.
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Trinity Methodist Congregation
J. O. Knott
Postoffice
Charles E. Kelley
Lexington
Allts
Dr. Thomas
Cream Balm for nasal relief advertised by Ely Brothers
An 19th century advertisement describes Cream Balm as soothing and healing for nasal membranes to relieve catarrh and colds. It claims rapid relief with easy absorption, not drying, and offers a 50 cent dose or 10 cent trial size from Ely Brothers at 56 Warren Street New York.
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Mall
Arzo
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Lexington Produce Market Sells Varied Grains and Fats
A fragmented listing from Lexington Produce Market shows items like wheat, corn meal, bacon, lard, and country butter. The garbled text mentions quantities and vendors, indicating an old market inventory or advertisement with several unreadable segments.
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Etra
Hama
Oss
Eeecnanes
For Breakfast Rotal Baking Powder 04 New Torr
Fragmentary notice mentions ROTAL BAKING POWDER 04 with a reference to New Torr. Readable details are sparse. item likely a local product listing or ad snippet without clear events or dates.
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Piercon and Partlow
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University
Call of Medicine
Richmred
Aida
J. McD. Adair
B. Mercer Hartman
Georgia Middleton
Virginia College
Roanoke
John D. Letcher
Vaughan
N. C
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Frank P.berkley
Leesburg
North Fork
Rome
Harry St. George Tucker
John A.silling
Parnaesue
Augusta County
Mary Hesta
George Marshall Burton
Johns. Holden
Weat Branch
Iowe
Oak Dale
Holden
Mise Gracie Holden
Mr. E. Ashby Thompson
Santa
McCormick
Democrat and Chronicle of
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Mrs
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Ayers
Ayer
Saratoga
Ind
Lowell
Masa
Tranefers
Ecr
Lexington Produce Market
Patton
Lexington, VA
W. 8. Hopkins
W. C. Srvant
Cashier
Axpaew
P. Wane
Toller
the Bank of
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Heintz
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New Fall Millinery
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W.S. Katseley & Co
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