Longdale forgery case and Lexington notices headline
The Lexington region reports a United States Commissioner hearing for Harry H. Mayse charged with forging a postmaster's money order at Longdale. Also noted are salary disputes for John Spillan, water works superintendent, and local notices of court, advertisements, and Confederate Memorial Day observances in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Mayse
Longdale Furnace
Alleghany County
United States
Bennet N. Bell
8. M. Albis
Longdale
R. E. Haney
Post Office
D. C. Owings
Bell
United States Grand Jury
Harrisonburg
Young Mayse
Longdale Postoffice
Express
United States Court
Messrs. G.D. Letcher
J. V. Grinstead
J. P. Ackerly
J. W. Weaver
Macon Warner
Lexington
W. M. Showalter
A. S. Montgomery
William Washington
Jefferson Shields
John Verry
Win. A. Bayne, Jr
Win. A. Bayne, Sr
John A. Runkle
Lola A. Lair
Judson O. McCutchan
James A. Shewey
John A. Shewey
Lexington High School closing exercises set for June 10
The Lexington High School will hold closing exercises next Tuesday June 10 at ten oclock in the public school building. Prof Harrington Waddell principal and Mr Frank T Glasgow a school board member will address the assembly. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington High School
Harrington Waddell
Frank T. Glasgow
Lexington School Board
Paint composition cures misled lead myths
The article argues against white lead in paint noting oil as its life and warning that lead chalks admit moisture to wood. It highlights Longman & Martinez Paint as an elastic non chalkable coating that preserves wood and mentions McCrum Drug Company as sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longman & Martinez
McCrum Drug Company
Sole Agents
Lexington
Inaugural and Alumni Events at University Proceedings
The notice covers university events including an inaugural address by William E. Peters and remarks by Ira Remsen, along with alumni luncheon, annual meeting, and ceremonies on June 18. It lists receptions, diplomas, oil portrait unveilings, and notable speakers such as Isidor Straus and John Goode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Lee
George H. Denny
William N. Wilson
John W. Brockenbrough
William E. Peters
University of Virginia
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
E. R. Preston
H. KR. Keeble
Tex
Wm. L. Wilson
Ll.d
Isidor Straus
New York
John Goode
J. R. Tucker
Court Day Floods County Farm Show With Sparse Prospects
Farmers gather for Court Day as crop outlook dims for wheat, corn, and hay due to dry spells and cold, with many expecting small or no yields. Hors buyers attend, purchasing about 35 horses at 40 to 120 each. Ads tout Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation and stomach issues at Gorrell’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
Gorrell's Drug Store
Lexington Presbytery Meets in Conference Room
A called meeting of Lexington Presbytery was held in the lecture room of the Presbyterian church on Tuesday. Dr. George W. Finley of Tinkling Spring was chosen moderator and Dr. A. F. Kerr of Bath as clerk. Mr. Armstrong of Beverly, a candidate for ministry, was received under presbytery care. A Rocky Spring church call for Rev. H. A. Young of Goshen half time was referred to a committee. Oxford church call for Rev. Thomas A. Mowbray was placed in his hands. Attending were Rev. H. A. Young, Rev Henry Miller, Elders J. S. Craig, J. L. Glendy, W. F. Johnston, and A. L. Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Lee
Reid White
Helen Booker
Sallie Preston
Bettie Glasgow
Janet Allan
A. L. Nelson
L. K. Walz
B. E. Vaughan
A. D. Estill
Thornton Whaling
Lexington Presbyterian Church
George W. Finley
D. D
Augusta County
J. P. Moore
Lee- Jackson
Finley
Lexington
Washington College
Co. K
Virginia Infantry
Pickett
Gettysburg
Dr. Finley
Rockbridge
Southland
Wctress
Comander Moore
Presbyterian Church
Tinkling Spring
A. F. Kerr
Bath
Armstrong
Beverly
Rocky Spring Church
H. A. Young
Goshen
Oxford Church
Rockbridge County
Thomas A. Mowbray
Bell's Valley
Henry Miller
Rockbridge Baths
J. 8. Craig
J.l.glendy
Deerfield
W. F. Johnston
Oak Dale
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the Gazette
Lexinercy
John Sheridan
B. Burrows
Lynchburg
Lyons, Mundy & Co
Weinberg
Cash Clothing Company
John Spillan
Hodue
Spillan
Pierson
Messrs
Welsh & Deaver
Maurice R. Brown
Mr. Brown
Daniel Welsh
Brown
F. T. Glasgow
Amherst
Barrington K. West
Bristol
Jennie O. Bacon
Louisa County
L. W. Irwin
Radford
D. ©. Irwin
Tate Sterrett
Hot Springs
Wmn. McLaughlin
M. W. Paxton
Nan
J. B. Shannon
Richmond
Lillian Foster
Philadelphia
Robert E. Hutton
A. T. Currell
Newark, N. J
W. &. Currell
Lewis McC. Gibbs
Mary Gibbs
Nellie White
Savannah
Annie Jordan
Norfolk
J. H. Hartman
William A. Anderson
James W. Bare
Staunton
W. J. Snyder
Lavenia Agner
Elizabeth Ettinger
Warren A. Wilson
Bluefield
W. Va
J. A. Siler
Marmion
E. L. Conner
John W. Shields
Walter Shields
Roanoke
J. M. Senseney
H. P. Hancock
Atlanta
D. 8. Layne
Bessie Boley
Johns Hopkin S Hospital
Baltimore
W. H. Boley
G. W. Finley
D. C. Humphreys
J. L. Deaver
Knoxville, Tenn
C. E. Deaver
Mamie G. Wills
George W. White
Moorfield
Thomas
Richmond College
W. 8. Currell
Stonewall Jackson Institute
Abingdon
J. Layton Mauze
St. Louis
A. W. Harman
Town
Percy H. Montgomery
Horner Military School
Oxford
N. C
J. G. Montgomery
Collierstown
Lexington Bank
Bank of Ruckbridge
Washington and Lee University
Girard Trust Company
Hanover National Bank of New York
Wilson Memorial Fund
William L. Wilson
John G. Carlisle
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Herbert Welsh
Jefferson Davis
J. D. H. Ross
J. A. Gibson
A.D. Hayalett
J. A. McNeel
W. B. FP. Leech
T.8. White
J. J. Moore
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington Fire Company
Lee Jackson Band
W. C. Charlton
General Lee
General Jackson
Mary Custis Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughhers
Rebekah
J. (. Boude
Grace Memorial Church
McBryde
Episcopal Church
Perry Davis
Vv. M. I
Tucker
A. Moreno
Central America
V. M. IT
U. S. Army
West Point
San Juan
Porto Rico
N. B. Tucker
Lexington, Va
St. Pierre
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Prechend
Fort de France
Sterling
Bormin
Derby
Shipp
Tan
A. Monkyo
Mildred Moore Cullen Hopkins
William 8. Hopkins
S. C. Cullen
Hopking
Coskins
Deanise Mebane
Iliam S Jr
Dorsey Cullen
Ale
Cullen
Otey Callen
Charlottesville
Mosby
Dorsey Callen
United States Army
Dochck
Presbyteria Church
John Rose
Bob Sandridge
Natural Life Insurance Company of Vermont
Bennett N. Bell
John W. Davidson
Hannah A. Davidson
John W. Kelley
Winn
Smith Street
Henry Clements
Girove
A. M. Zollman
Willian Jennings
Fancy Hill
Salew
Samuel Griffin
Bedford
Henry EB. Blair
Salem
Rockbridge Normal School
R. 2. Whitton
Sis
J. Kt. Chapman
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. G. Sale
Edgar Y. Mullins
Young Men's Christian Association
William Nelson Scott
A. L. Jones
L. M. Moffett
Verr
E. W. Kelly
Graham-Lee
EK. Sydenstricker
China
T. (. Wilson
Washington Astorney” Society
S. A. Witherspoon, Jr
Miss
B. B Shively
Ind
Board of
George Hutcheson Denny
Andrew F. West
Princeton University
Richard McIlwaine
Hampden-Sidney College
Francis P. Venable
University of North Carolina
Alumni Association
Ernest RB. Kruttschnitt, LL
County Court Proceedings
W. P. Houston
Thomas A. Sterrett
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
James JD. Eckeles
John Randolph Tucker
Charles J. Weaver
Maurice A. Breckinridge
Julian W. Glass
DeWitt Lemon
A. J. Beauregard
John P. Wall
Robert C. Crockett
John G. Sale
Robert G. Goolsby
George H. Peck
Julia Bell
Buffalo Mills
Natural Bridge Road Board
David Whitmore
The
Roanoke Times
H. St.q. Tucker
Academy of Music
Old Post Office
Main Street
Sailor CY
Low
Strain & Patton
Lexington Hotel
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