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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
3
G M Grim announces Grimbred calves for sale. RK L Morrison announces for sheriff. This Office offers a reward for combined pocket hood. Robert Catlett announces for State Senate. J M D Adair promotes gloves and chess specials. Moore and Moore seek Lexington dwelling.
A long list of visiting friends and relatives spans Lexington Roanoke and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Lucy visit Roanoke while Miss Ethel Sholas of Lynchburg guests Miss Ethel Young and many others travel to Lexington for family and social events. Military notices salute General Shipp and Colonel Nichols as interim headship at Virginia Military Institute amid a board reshuffle.
In Mound City Mrs. R. D. Clapp describes her son near death from lung and throat trouble. After starting Dr King s New Discovery he recovered fully. The medicine is guaranteed for coughs colds throat and lung issues with trial bottles available.
A fragmented 1907 notice lists recipients such as Miss Nannie P and Mrs. Lizzie Melich. It notes letters undelivered or advertised and references names including Dr. B. G. Parks and Mrs. Mary Moore with unclear context.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York describes a misdiagnosis by five doctors heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver trouble. His wife advised Electric Bitters which are claimed to restore health though one bottle did little. Guaranteed to cure blood poison and related ailments by B H Gorrell druggist.
Mayor Walker fined Cleve Sensabaugh 250 dollars and ordered six months in jail for selling liquor in a local option community after a jury found him guilty on an overdraft charge. James Frazier and William Johnson faced separate indictments. Frazier was discharged, while Johnson got one year in the penitentiary for malicious wounding of W. C. Kuick. Tobe Madison was indicted for rape but found not guilty and discharged.
An ad text promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills describing relief from fatally terminating liver and bowel stoppage. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer at B H Gorrell’s drug store in a brief promotional note.
The V M I gymnasium exhibition was held Monday night in Jackson Memorial hall. Demonstrations included horizontal ladder work parallel bars ayling rings german horse mat work and pyramid building. A boxing match and fencing display closed the program. Cadets F B Markbew of Texas captain Chariton Kain Barrett Cockrel Adams Britten Hurst Alexander Diggs Boren Richardson Madon and Harwood performed amid a large spectator crowd.
Le Rayyville merchant Woolever touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for every sore wound burn or abrasion. He claims it cured him twenty years ago and recommends it for various ailments. Sold by BR. H. Gorrell’s druggists for 25 cents.
The departure of Washington and Lee students has reduced the number of young men seen on the streets. A few remain, but their absence is noted as significant to daily life and activity in the town.
A. A. Herren of Fluch Ark asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs colds and lung trouble in early consumption. He claims many users are satisfied and notes it is sold by B. H. Gorrell, a local druggist.
The Wolkerstown Methodist church will host an afternoon and evening ice cream and wool cake sale on Tuesday June 25 to raise funds for a new church organ. Public patronage is invited.
A mixed relic of medical ads touts Foley kidney cure for kidney and bladder disease and Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup for constipation. It also mentions Burdock Bitters for liver digestion and a school exercise report error, with notes on tickets and local goods.
The annual Board of Visitors meeting at the V M I opened Monday with a cadet salute. Officers and appointees included Alexander Hamilton president and a slate of state cadets from multiple counties. Administrative posts were renewed for Col W T Poague treasurer and Capt J W Gilson storekeeper and others, with honors given to General Shipple and late Col J M Brooke.
Ex governor D C Heyward of South Carolina agreed to lead the national Lee Centennial Movement reacting to an urgent invitation from Washington and Lee University authorities. An advisory committee and state subcommittees will organize as the effort seeks a 1,000,000 subscription to broaden the university as a tribute to General Lee and his education work.
Captain J W Gillock of the Virginia Military Institute received a bronze medal inscribed 1861-65 Survivor of Immortal 600 Confederate prisoner of war 1864-65, 42 days under fire at Morris Island, 65 days on rotten corn meal and pickled rations Hilton Head and Ft Pulaski, on prison ship Crescent 18 days. Prisoners were held and rationed in retaliation for Federal officers and men imprisoned at Charleston.
A home wedding joined Miss Minnie Lee Spillan of Lexington and Mr. Hubert L. Nicely of Rockbridge county on Saturday afternoon June 8 1907 at 8 o'clock. Rev Dr Charles Manly officiated. The couple will reside near Neriah Baptist Church. Captain W F Piergou reports strong support in Buffalo for his House of Delegates campaign.
Virginia Military Institute marks graduation week with a cadet sermon by Rev. W. E. L. Smith and a comprehensive drill program. Spectators praise the corps as they witness marching, band, and a realistic Butte battle drill directed by Captain Ragland and cadet captains Nicholls Riley Tate and Beckner.
Commissioners W Tolley Quisen berry and Leech met in the County Clerk's office to canvass the municipal vote. They certified William R. Kennedy as mayor and elected councilmen Campbell Hutton Pale Trwin Deaver Percieton. Waker’s councilmen were re-elected while Kennedy’s lost all seats. Post Office clerks Denver Reveley and Alexander will gain $100 yearly salaries starting July 1 following a Postal Service ruling.
Edward A. Moore of Lexington presents The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson detailing the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia from 1861 to 1865. The volume includes illustrations, a frontispiece likeness of Stonewall Jackson, a full roll of units and men, and praise from Captain Robert E. Lee and Henry St. George Tucker. Also notes the Citizens Improvement League meeting in Lexington and an endorsement of Foley's Kidney Cure.
A large ballroom scene at the Virginia Military Institute featured a formal military dance. Twenty five couples opened with an intricate sequence led by Cadet Thee KH Kbre ll Jr of Norfolk and Miss Helen Tanner of Richmond, with each pair dressed in white and roses in attendance. The VMI orchestra provided twelve musicians and decorating was done by William M. Kramer. numerous cadets from various cities partnered with named ladies in a full evening of period etiquette.
Delicate feverish children may receive relief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children which claims stomach and liver benefits and worm cure Sold by druggists with sample powder and free sanitary pad offers Also promoted are Allen’s Foot-rasch powder and Dean’s Ointment with claims to cure burns piles eczema and rheumatic symptoms
Obscure market ledger shows item categories and prices such as potatoes and onions with totals. Entries include vendor notes and table headings, though text is fragmented and hard to parse.
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