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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
3
Numerous local residents spend Christmas with family and friends, listing visitors from Pittaburg Lynchburg Richmond and Baltimore. The piece notes illness, church events, and a Trinity Methodist Sunday school Christmas program with 205 members and a year’s fundraising of 450.
Caution against using mercury containing treatments for catarrh and endorsing Hall's Catarrh Care from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The preparation is claimed to be mercury free and taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Ensure genuine product. Testimonials available. Sold by druggists.
W T Harris a prominent Upper Kerrs Creek farmer was found Thursday evening with a bullet wound in the head. It is unclear if suicide or accident. he had gone out to kill rats with a revolver. He recently bought a farm for 7500 dollars, paying 1500 dollars, and leaves a second wife and ten children.
A Thursday morning wedding at 60 Buffalo witnessed the marriage of Annie Boyd Zollman to John Alexander McHenry. Reverend A. P. Boude officiated as Sidney Zollman played the Wedding March and guests enjoyed a grand reception before the couple left for a B&O train tour of the Northern cities.
Hon. Wm. A. Anderson will enter as attorney general and has chosen Colonel Robert Catlett as his aide without the official title. The private arrangement reflects workload and political duties but no clerk appointment has been announced, with several applicants claimed for the post.
Remains of Mrs Courtlandt Smith Preston arrive from near Baltimore where she died on Wednesday. Funeral was December 27 at the Presbyterian church with interment in Lexington Cemetery. She was widow of Dr John A Preston, a Presbyterian minister who died five years ago. She was daughter of Rev Dr Benjamin M Smith and aged about 45. Survived by two sons, mother, three sisters, and one brother.
Mrs Julia Riley Orchard died at her father D M Riley’s residence on Thursday night after long illness with consumption. Born here she married George H Orchard a Lynchburg druggist two and a half years ago. She was a devout Episcopalian affiliated with Grace Memorial. Survived by husband and infant daughter one and a half. Remains were laid to rest in the local cemetery Saturday.
Miss Mary Davidson died at her aunt Mrs Jacob Arnold home in Natural Bridge Virginia. She was 26, trained nurse, granddaughter of Lloyd Logan of Winchester, eldest daughter of Colonel Lewis C. Davidson. She and her sister cared for yellow fever patients at Hampton during and after the Spanish American War.
Professor and Mrs Henry Alexander White of Washington and Lee University spend the holidays with Mrs White’s parents Judge and Mrs BR Wellford Jr. Prof White wrote Life of Lee and is praised as one of the best works published. He called at the Department of Public Instruction and spoke with Secretary Brent.
The Ely Brothers announce Ely's Liquid Dream Balm priced at 75 cents with spray tube, sold in stores or by mail. The liquid carries the medicinal properties of their solid preparation, absorbing through the membrane and altering secretions to a healthier character.
Rev H A White of Washington University preached two sermons at the Presbyterian church despite severe weather. He sought a one year leave for Dr MaCorkle to lead Twentieth Century Fund efforts with a congregational meeting planned next Sunday to decide the matter.
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train derailed near Reusens after a rock slide, killing four men and trapping others. Conductor Whitaker and Engineer Fisher survived, aiding passengers and directing rescue as the wreckage and flood halted service toward Lexington and Clifton Forge.
A landslide crushed the baggage car as a train halted near the river. Engineer Fisher was pinned and died after thirty minutes of pain, Express Messenger Shannon urged for death as water rose. Co-worker Peter Rootes attempted rescue while flood and rockfall prevented aid.
Mr. E. M. Pendleton hosted many friends at Blandume on Monday night. Mayor W. F. Pierson offered an enjoyable gathering at his residence on Thursday night honoring the town council and officers. Hon. H. St. George Tucker entertained guests at Wool Alto on December 24 for his father’s birthday.
During a harsh winter the ad urges using Allen's Long Bilam to ease throat tickle and early cold symptoms. It claims the remedy fights the old enemy of seasons, warns not to wait for the cold to pass, and notes the product contains no opium.
Sunday December 27 brought Christmas entertainments to Lexington Sunday schools. At Bayniat Church Rev. T A Hall led simple exercises with treats for children. Presbyterian school under Rev Dr Thornton Whaling staged an entertainment plus treats. Methodist church program led by Rev J A Light ended with a pleasant program and a final treat.
The passage asserts Perry Davis' Painkiller as a trusted remedy after sixty years of popularity. It argues advertising claims are less credible than the product’s demonstrated effects and emphasizes its long-standing reputation and efficacy.
A woman named Derd Misa Katie Brown died suddenly on Saturday near Lexington while performing hose hold duties with her brother Mr Marrice Brown. The incident happened during routine work and is under local inquiry.
The Deaf Arichlady provided ten thousand dollars to the Nicholson Institute at 780 Eight Avenue New York so deaf people unable to obtain Ear Dramas may obtain them free.
Mr Samuel T Hall and Miss Mattie J Crist, both of Kerrs Creek neighborhood, were wed on December 27 at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Robert E Huston officiating.
The ad urges shoppers not to miss January bargains to move surplus winter stock. Jackets, capes, and raglans must go with cash discounts and a 1 percent carpet discount in January. Read also about reduced prices on ready-made suits, skirts, and end remnants, plus a floor coverings deal at manufacturer’s price.
Dear Sir Fermi ino through the lines of your paper to thank my friend of Rapbin and vie rnity for them Christmas gift, this much appreciated by the recipient.
The new bank building to be the home of First National Bank will rise on the Ketili house site beside the court house yard in Appomattox. It has been let to W Aancock & Son, contractors, West Appomattox, Va.
The Rev Dr A Penick officiated Wednesday at the home of the bride in East Lexington for Miss Cokie Bots winger who wed Mr Frank Goolduby of Rockbridge County in a small ceremony.
The January issue of Worlds Work emphasizes political and commercial expansion, detailing vivid incidents of American bread abroad and urging rapid growth of trade across global markets. It frames the era as ending and urges renewed expansion under a global economic movement.
A fragmented health piece warns that overwork harms kidneys and blood purity. It describes kidneys as vital purifiers filtering waste from blood, noting pain and rheumatism from excess acid when kidneys fail to function.
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