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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
3
A. T. Shields claims for loss of a sheep. Lex. Light & Power Co. offers day-light service. Weinberge closing out sale now going on.
An old chair and various furniture pieces are offered for refinishing with small cans of L. and M. Home Finish Varnish Paint and Floor Paint. Items include chairs, benches, porch furniture, a carriage, and roof paint. Sold by Mo Drug Companys in Lexington and Buena Vista by H. L. Gilk eson. May 19.
Next Sunday begins the commencement season in Lexington with the baccalaureate sermon in the morning and the Y M C A address at night. Other churches will close for the occasion. The following Sunday the sermon is at the venue and exercises conclude Wednesday.
L. E. Morris of Dexter Ky reports his father suffered kidney and bladder trouble treated as enlarged prostate. After doctors advised no operation age posed risk. One bottle brought relief and a second ended the problem. B H Gerrell.
A porch railing gave way sending a father and child to the ground. The baby suffered fatal injuries and died Sunday morning. The burial took place Monday at Green Hill cemetery.
W J Atkins, a Banner Springs Tennessee night watchman, suffered severe lung illness from damp weather and exposure. After many remedies failed, he used Dr King s New Discovery and quickly recovered enough to resume work. Coughs fevers and hemorrhages find relief with this medicine. Trial bottle free guaranteed by B H Gorrell Druggist.
Frequent rain and electric storms caused damage in the region. Last Saturday lightning struck the old Lyle farm near Fancy, and yesterday afternoon the heaviest downpour in twelve years occurred on Buffalo Creek, affecting local properties.
Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York extols Electric Bitters as a gift from God for women, claiming it elevates spirits, vigor, and health. The tonic allegedly cures Nervousness Sleeplessness Headache Backache Fainting and Dizziness and strengthens the weak and sick. Available 50 cents at B H Gorrell's drug store.
A Friday afternoon storm brought heavy downpours with hail flaring in Lexington. Localities reported bail and earle hailstones in western parts as the weather moved through the area.
A home recipe describes dissolving JELL O in boiling water then folding in whipped cream and crushed macaroni before chilling. Separately Fredericksburg reports a fatal lightning strike at the city poorhouse during a midnight storm killing an elderly inmate Mary Fox. The Army plans lease near Preptyal for animal station with Capt Caspar H Conrad Jr in charge of Virginia horse purchases.
An advertising note touts Boek en’s Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples skin eruptions and sores and claims it softens skin and improves appearance. It markets 25 cents at B H Gorrell’s drug store and mentions other cosmetic claims and remedies.
Mr L L Wilson left Lexington yesterday on a business trip to Texas. Dr Graham Dold Mrs Dold and children are in Harriconburg visiting relatives. Miss Mattie M Murphy of Baltimore is the guest of her cousin Miss Buelab Hutton. Mrs R H Foster of Baltimore visits her daughter Mrs Robert E Hutton on Main street. Annie Beeton left for Prairie Grove Ark to visit sister Mrs M L Hildebrand. Gen Scott Shipp Capt J A McNeel and Uncle Jeff Shields left to attend the Confederate reunion in Memphis Tenn. Bookie Campbell returned from Randolph-Macon Woman's College. H Kussmaul of Frederick Md guest of Joseph Pennington, then to Mountain Lake Va to operate summer resort. Mr and Mrs Howard G Lacy visited relatives Ettinger then returned home. Mrs W E Granger left for Charles City county by B&O due to mother's illness. E G C McCormick of Prairie Grove Ark visited aunt Mrs T J Hildebrand amid church assembly in Savannah Ga. Voters in municipal election included C R K Warner near Richmond, Howard G Lacy Farmville, G M Burton Augusta County, C Graham Dold Harriconburg. A B Beckwith left for Roanoke to join A J Kennard plumbing and heating. Beckwith formerly ran Lexington business. family remains.
The municipal election drew a large crowd with 807 votes cast and several defective ballots. May or Samuel B Walker lead with 152 votes against William R Kennedy 147. Four Kennedy councilmen won while two Walker councilmen were elected. Judges and clerks oversaw the lengthy tally amid scratching and adjustments. News noted a display ad spree in Lexington drawing county crowds and a $300 piano promoted at a steep discount.
Closing exercises at Lexington High School in the courthouse featured eight graduates receiving diplomas. Dr. Alfred T. Graham gave the opening prayer, J Frank Key delivered the salutatory, and Dr. Charles Marly offered the annual address. Edward Lyons gave the valedictory, with diplomas and the declaimer’s medal awards announced by Dr. Harry Campbell. Scholarships were announced for Lyons, Key, Coe, Jr., Edwin Adair, and Rachel McNeel, followed by department-by-department graduations and perfect attendance and zero-demerit recognitions.
Lexington introduces daylight electric service after a Thursday inauguration by Manager Hutton of the Lexington Light and Power Company. The project, begun as an experimental trial, will continue only with sufficient public patronage and liberal support for lights and power. The move responds to resident demand for daily motor, machinery, and fan power.
The May meeting of Lexington Town Council approved funding for three cut off nozzles for the fire department at half the cost, and granted a Spencer rink addition petition. It re-elected R. E. Hutton to the School Board and allocated funds for police uniforms. Various pavement and sewer items were approved or referred, including granolithic paving for White Street and Jackson Avenue, with cost sharing by residents. The finance report showed town balances totaling 2,583.82 across multiple banks and cash on hand, with May revenues and costs detailed.
A bronze tablet unveiled in the V. M. I. library remembers Cadet George Cooke Ferebee of Norfolk Virginia who died October 1908 after a football injury on Alma Mater field. The ceremony, attended by cadets, featured Dr. Charles Manly praising Ferebee as a scholar athlete and Christian gentleman. He fell during a run against Roanoke College and died minutes later. his funeral was held at McKendree Methodist Church in Norfolk.
Amid heavy rain, Lexington commemorated Confederate Memorial Day with a Lee Jackson Camp ceremony at Washington and Lee University. Key figures included Capt. J. Preston Moore, Senator Aubrey E. Strode, and Archibald W. Houston receiving a cross of heroes from the Daughters of the Confederacy. a high school declamatory contest followed at the courthouse.
Mr. Jacob H. Shaner died at his home three miles south of Staunton on June 8 1909 from stomach trouble after months of illness. He was born December 10 1836 in Augusta county and lived in East Lexington and near Staunton. Survived by wife Mira Annie Coiner and six children. Funeral attended by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Tolley and others. Dr. Burton to hold consultations in Lexington June 15 and 16.
In Huena Vista the corporation court convened with Mrs Will Campbell on trial for the April killing of William A Amos. A jury was chosen, examined witnesses including Campbell, and the panel found voluntary manslaughter with a two year term. Other cases include illegal whiskey sale.
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