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Newspaper

Lexington Gazette

Location

Lexington, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1912

Page

5

The Coming and Going of People You Know

Mrs J M Arthur visits friends in Richmond Virginia. Eugene Bate spends days visiting friends at Raphine. Miss M Kate Varner leaves for brother Wal lace Varner in Ivor Virginia. Richard Bruce returns from Augusta Military Academy. Governor Mann and Mrs Mann guests of Shields on Jefferson street. Rev W H Wood presiding elder held quarterly conference at Trinity Methodist and preached Sunday. J D Glover of Augusta county visits his brother B B Glover with father in law J J Plunket of Charleston. Henry M Newman of Harrisonburg guests of Mrs Emma G Dold for Washington and Lee commencement. They have two sons at College. Mrs D H Austin and Miss Maggie Humphries spend week in Lexington visiting sister Nettie Thompson. Augustio spends Sunday in Lexington. Mrs W R Wilbourn returns to Lexington from Mineral with daughter Mrs C K Newman, guest of daughter Mrs George Bare. Mrs RK B Moses and daughters Rowena and Natalie Moses attend Blacksburg V P I finals and will see son O Neal Moses graduate in electrical engineering. Rev W Cusby Hell of Niacopal Seminary preaches commencement at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg. Bell and Mrs Hell visit Lexington and stay with Col N B Tucker on Washington street.

J. D. Glover Augusta County B. B. Glover J. J. Plunket Charleston W. Va Henry M. Newman Harrisonburg Emma G. Dold Washington and Lee D. H. Austin Maggie Humphries Near Vesuvius Lexingwu Nettie Thompson Augustio Lexington W. R. Wilbourn C. K. Newman Mineral Newman George Bare RK. B. Moses Misaes Rowena Natalie Moses Blacksburg V. P O'Neal Moses W. Cusby Hell Niacopal Seminary Alexandria R E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bell Mrs. Hel N. B. Tucker Washington Street

Washington and Lee University confers 128 degrees at commencement

Washington and Lee University held Commencement in Lee Memorial Chapel at 11 AM with acting president Dean H D Campbell presiding. Degrees awarded include 6 M A 45 B A 15 B S 4 School of Commerce 56 L L B and several honorary LL D Litt D and D D honors to prominent figures. The Robbins Prize Medal honored J Woods Price amid parade, flowers, and a Federate flag.

Washington and Lee University Lee Memorial Chapel H. D. Campbell Board of Trustees Newcomb Hall Campbell Mann John L. Campbell J. Woods Price Board of Thomas A. Archer Baltimore Archer A. Phlegar Bristol Gaillard Hunt Washington, D. C Gamaliel Bradford Wellesley Hills Mass Harry W. Myers Kobe Japan Cincinnati Thomas McPheeters Glasgow Lexington

Firebaugh and Mohler Wed at Rockbridge Baths

An especial social event on Tuesday morning June 11 1912 witnessed the marriage of Robert McElwee Firebaugh and Henrietta Mohler in Bethesda church with Rev B McCorkle D D officiating. Emma Gold Hutcheson played the wedding march. The groom, son of R D Firebaugh, recently graduated from Union Seminary, and the bride, a Bethesda daughter and former teacher, left for Heonington Oklahoma where Mr Firebaugh has accepted a church call.

Rockbridge Baths Robert McElwee Firebaugh Henrietta Mohler Hethesda Church B. McCorkle Emma Gold Hutcheson R. D. Firebaugh Union Seminary Hethesda C. M. Shewey Onge Heonington Oklahoma Pirebaugh

Lambs a Profitable Industry in Rockbridge Area

Mr William Jennings shipped 700 lambs to Baltimore last Saturday at about 6.50 each from Raphine. The prior Saturday he sent 600 lambs from Lexington and plans more from there next Saturday. Estimated annual lambs from Rockbridge total 8000 with returns near 40000, plus wool and sheep at least 10000 more, suggesting a $50000 outcome for sheep and lambs.

William Jennings Raphine Baltimore Jennings Lexington Rockbridge

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