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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
2
Obituary section details tribute charges for long notices and tributes. Banks and business notices list rates of ten cents per line for first insertion and additional lines after. Advertising rates and office contact information are provided for readers seeking notices.
The Jamestown Exposition is praised for commemorating Virginia’s first settlement and showcasing Anglo-Saxon civilization. The event features government and state exhibits, Hampton Roads battleships, and historic Williamsburg sites, with notable leadership changes and a disputed political shift affecting H St. George Tucker.
An ap examination for the Internal Revenue Service will be held at the port office in Lynchburg on September 4, 1907. For application blanks and full information on the exam, qualifications, duties, and enrollment fee, address the Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Post Office, Lynchburg, Va.
Norfolk dispatch describes Virginia Day at the Jamestown Exposition with large crowds from across the United States, a naval parade featuring cadets from VMI and Virginia Tech, and a Governor led reception at the Virginia building. Property transfers in Lexington and Richmond are listed, including 279 acre Douglass farm sold to O B Whitmore and several Lexington real estate deals totaling thousands of dollars.
Timber Ridge A R P Church gathers over 200 in Rockbridge county for a Friday night supper at the parsonage despite rain. Leon T. Pressly notes no disorder, praises the crowd and reports $75 raised by the ladies for church funds.
Confederate Memorial Services held at the Opera House under Blue Ridge Camp of Confederate Veterans with a large crowd including veterans and schoolchildren. The program featured music, prayers, an address by Rev Dr Averett and an oration by Hon Frank T Glaegow, followed by a cemetery procession and flowers on 23 graves with Confederate flags. ladies received praise for organizing the event in Senex.
State Entomologist J. L. Phillips warns fruit growers that peach yellows causes premature ripening and tree decline. Inspect Reach variety trees before ripening, mark and destroy any that ripen prematurely. Remove affected trees to prevent spread and protect neighboring orchards.
J Withrow a Lexington clothing merchant testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney pains after two years of trouble. He bought them at H. H. Gorrell and found the pills, marketed by Foster Milburn Buffalo, effective. The ad urges Foley's Kidney Cure as another option and notes local availability at B. H. Gorrell.
The clerk’s records list deeds of bargain and sale for two weeks ending June 4 1907. Transactions include Mrs Busan Pendieton Lee to Mrs Frances E Penick for 20 acres on the western Lexington side, and multiple land parcels near Buena Vista Goshen Iron Co and Lexington with various sums. Community notices report local deaths and injuries, noting the Ogden child’s cholera infantum death and injuries to Edward B Watson and Hatcher. Local residents John A Barger and Mrs Besely Barger are mentioned amid general correspondence.
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