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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
2
The Che Gazette reports disclosures from Commissioner Neill on Chicago packing houses showing putrefying meat packed in filth. Roosevelt urges Congress to empower the Department of Agriculture to inspect meat products and set sanitary standards for interstate commerce.
Richmond meeting of the State Board of Education rewrites grade criteria for high schools noting enrollment thresholds for first to third grade status and stipulates county sharing of state aided schools. Also confirms seven month aid terms and waives BA degree requirement for teachers. Reed Smoot seat dispute moves to Senate committee vote with polygamy implications. Senator Gorman dies at 67. Richmond Evening Journal marks first anniversary. Wheat harvest set to begin in parts of Rockbridge pending full harvest next week.
President Roosevelt addressed Hampton Institute on National Memorial Day urging character and home life alongside education. He urged industrial work and farming for African Americans, and said schooling benefits the white man when it trains good citizens. He cited six thousand graduates with only two recorded as criminals to stress education's shared value. He also stressed self help, tempering the push for city work with rural opportunity.
Mrs Cynthia A Sanford widow of Dr James Sanford died suddenly from heart trouble last Thursday at her Collierstown home at age 67. Funeral held Friday from her home with Rev Dr Mebune and Rev Mr Staples officiating, burial in Collierstown Presbyterian churchyard. Survived by five children Alfred H Sanford Laura J Sanford Sarah H Sanford Guy Sanford and Nora D Sanford, plus a brother J A Wilkerson, a sister Mrs J Lucian Hamilton and a half sister Mrs R T Black of Lexington. relatives hosting Miss Letitia Lewis and Mrs Lewis of Savannah visiting.
Bethesda Presbyterian and Ebenezer M B churches held communion with eight new members admitted by letter and profession. Epworth League reorganized at Bathe with sixteen members. officers named. Local visits, notable homes, and new construction projects highlighted including a new well at Presbyterian manor and several updated residences. The Wilson’s Spring hotel is slated to open next week as rains and a freeze impact crops, with E L Miller preparing timber for lumber.
Reader notes advertise Dear's Regulats as a remedy to prevent constipation and Dr Fahrney's Teeth Syrup as a must read for mothers. The copy hints at mild bowel action and dental care, urging readers to ask a druggist about the products.
The author criticizes railroad trusts and proposed mileage bills in the state legislature. He cites Danville and Pittsylvania county as examples where Southern System control raised freight costs and taxes fell short. The piece foresees higher per mile rates if railroads consolidate under one management.
A fragmented advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tabs with a Grove signature on each box and various quick cures for earache toothache hoarseness and other pains. It also promotes Dean's Ointment for itching and bleeding piles and Dr Fahrney's Teething Syrup claimed to prevent cholera infantum.
State Entomologist Phillips of Virginia Polytechnic Institute warns that peach yellows has no known cure and spreads, threatening peach growth. He advises drastic control by destroying affected trees, digging up roots, burning or cutting to prevent spread, and cautions not to confuse the disease with yellow leaves or other decline.
Deeds of bargain and sale recorded for two weeks ending June show multiple land transfers in Rockbridge County. Transactions include J. P. Moore to D. L. Ward 16 to 26 acres on Mt Atlas, Henry McGuffin to 8. G. Donald parcels in South River district, and numerous other transfers in Kerr's Creek and Lexington areas with prices and acreages listed. Local notes mention preaching at Murat School House and community updates including a memorial gathering and school questions.
Bettie Burks travels to Washington DC to visit daughter Mrs. Grills, joined by son William and guests Mr. and Mrs. Ogglesby. Frances Stoner returns from Farmville Female Normal. Thomas Martin expects about 400 bushels of peaches. Rev. L L Lewance shifts Rockbridge circuit appointment to night. W B McNeir on vacation. Harry H Burks fills Greenlee post. Episcopal festival at Mrs. Braford's lawn draws neighbors. Norfolk & Western provides twenty carloads of cinder for county road work from culvert to Natural Ridge station.
The residence beside the Presbyterian Lecture Room is to be sold at public auction on Monday June 11 at 12 M. The sale is conducted by the local legal notice authority and lists the property adjoining the Presbyterian Lecture Room. The event invites interested buyers to attend at the specified time.
A claim seeks damages over a Guaranteed Ruby sewing machine priced at twenty dollars. The plaintiff alleges the seller failed to honor a warranty or service commitment, requesting remedy or refund. The action names the seller as defendant and seeks monetary redress.
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