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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1910
Page
1
The June 22 issue lists ads from Irwin & Co ten cent sale Weinbergs ladies hats and wash skirts sale and the People's National Bank on conservative management. It promotes Flys Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with relief on first use and notes available at druggists or by Bly Bros 56 Warren St New York.
The gymnasium exhibition Saturday night showcased bars tumbling boxing and more with Cadet winning the Williamson Graham Cup as best all round athlete. Monograms went to Baseball team members Moseley Owen Reed Moore Bryan Chapman Bentley Throck Morton Brand Robertson plus Mahone and Johnson presented by Mr. G D Letcher.
Delayed home upkeep raises costs as painting proves cheaper than repairs. L M Paint mixes with Linseed Oil to yield seven gallons of ready paint for about 1.30 a gallon, self mixable. Atlantic City Pittsburgh Fence Tests by the Master Painters Association endorse the method. sold by McCrum Drag Co Lexington H L Gilkeson Buena Vista. Town Council authorized street work supervision by an engineer under a bond issue. Preston Place to Myers Street opened. A remedy called Mother Gray Australian Loaf is marketed for women's health with claims of urinary and kidney relief. Available at druggists or by mail from Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
Rev W D Bye and family visit relatives in Pendleton county Pocahontas county sees Mr J S Lynne and children visiting relatives Communion services held at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning conducted by pastor Rev B C Akers
Advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve ends winter trouble from frostbite and chilblains to burns cuts and sprains. It promises relief for burns veils piles sores and sores with a trial convinced claim. Sold for 25e at B. H. Gorrell's store.
Military drills at the V M S commencement attracted many visitors. Futt's manual the sham battle reviews before the Board of Visitors and alumni and other drills were conducted.
The antiseptic powder Allen's Foot-Ease promises to cure hot tired aching swollen and sweating feet and relieve corns and bunions. Over 30 000 testimonials claim its efficacy. Sold everywhere for 25 cents and endorsed as the real article. June 8 4t.
Last week’s heavy rains caused extensive damage as watercourses rose markedly. The North River overflowed, reaching record heights Friday, flooding East Lexington nearly across the island.
A. Schingeck of 47 Mim St New York praises Dr Kings New Life Pills saying they cured chronic constipation when others failed. The ad touts benefits for biliousness jaundice indigestion headache chills malaria and debility and notes 250 available at B H Gorrells.
Miss Dorothy Parr of Harrisonburg visits Miss Bessie Adair while Miss Helen Miller of Mt. Jackson guests Miss Mary Rodes near town. Families from Norfolk Staunton Clifton Forge Dublin and Dallas host and visit relatives. Dr J W Bosworth attends V M T commencement. engagement announced between Bessie Quisenberry and Gilbert Pence. President George H Denny attends Marion Institute meeting in Washington.
The final military German at the Virginia Military Institute occurred Monday night in the large gymnasium. Decor was elegant as cadets dressed in white with purple sashes partnered by young women in white with roses. Edwin Hodge Jr led the opening figure with Carolyn Banks as his partner. Lexington’s Misses Champe, Cross, and Robinson also appeared in the opening sequence.
Rev Dr J T Plunkett delivered the commencement sermon to the VMI cadets in Jackson Memorial Hall. The service featured Rev Alfred T Graham and Rev W Cosby Bell, with the VMI band leading music and a large audience including General Nichols, faculty, and alumni. The talk urged obedience discipline and devotion to Christ, likening military life to a spiritual warfare, ending with I have fought a good fight I have kept the faith.
A reception was held at 1 o clock in the VMI Library by General and Mrs Edward West Nichols in honor of Governor William Hodges Mann and other guests during the Institute commencement. An alumni smoker followed in the mess hall at 10, with a well attended lunch and a series of toasts led by Colonel William T. Shields.
The first two Ann Smith Academy scholarships were awarded at Lexington High School. Recipients are Rachel McNeel and Primrose Coe, granddaughters of Jacob Warwick, Revolutionary Soldier buried near Warm Springs Va. Both are namesakes, descendants tied to Major Warwick’s daughter Rachel Primrose Warwick and Charles Cameron, Bath County’s first clerk.
Mrs Susie Williams wife of Mr R E Williams died at her home on Richmond Saturday afternoon after an illness of some weeks. Funeral services were held Sunday with interment in Riverview cemetery. She is remembered in Lexington where she lived for several years. Her husband and several children survive.
The Virginia Military Institute held commencement in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hall at 11 o'clock. Thirty eight graduates received diplomas with nine earning bachelor of science and two awarded Jackson Hope medals presented by Sir Moses Ezekiel. Governor Mann addressed the class as cadet promotions for next year were announced and the session closed with Auld Lang Syne.
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