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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
2
The Gazette published Wednesday evenings from Lexmeron Virginia on June 24 1908 dedicates space for obituaries and tributes with terms for longer notices. Editor and Proprietor William R Kennedy oversees the publication and office contact details are listed.
William Howard Taft of Ohio and James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York were named by the Republican National Convention in Chicago for President and Vice President. Taft, a long-time public servant and ally of Roosevelt, is expected to continue Roosevelts policies. Sherman, 53, Utica trust official and longtime congressman, is described as a capable safe choice for the second spot with New York backing him.
Confed Memorial Day services were held at the Opera House June 12 in Buena Vista led by Commander in Chief T F Amole with choir director J P McClure. Rev W S Royal and Dr W H D Harper gave sermons. Greenlee D Letcher of Lexington delivered the main address. The veterans later decorated graves at Green Hill Cemetery. Several local residents were mentioned with visits and travel notes.
The marriage of Hugh M. Swartz from Gilmore's Mills Rockbridge county to Mies Jane Ray Zimmerman of Buchanan occurred at the bride's home. Rev J W Willesell officiated with Mrs Harry S Shirey as matron of honor and Miss Nellie Hyde as flower girl. Music by Mabel Booze linked to the family. The couple emerge from a decor filled parlor with twenty candles symbolizing the bride's age. Swartz works in the tallow business in Buchanan. There is no further wedding detail beyond this.
Secretary Taft will resign from managing the War Department Panama Canal Zone and the American isles on June 30. Gen Luke E Wright of Tennessee will succeed as Secretary of War. Wright, a lifelong Democrat in a Republican era, is praised for character, experience, and knowledge of the Philippines. He formerly served as Vice Governor and Governor General there and is a Confederate Army veteran. His wife is the daughter of Admiral Raphael Semmes. The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch editorial comments on Judge Rhea’s appointment and Ninth District politics amid statewide governorship prospects and Stuart’s position.
A telegram from Lexington reports Grover Cleveland has died at his Princeton New York home last night. The former president passed away at his residence, ending a long public career.
Dr George Jenkine Preston professor of physiology and nervous diseases at the College of Physicians and Surgeons Baltimore died at his home after four weeks of liver trouble. Born in Lexington in 1858 he studied at Washington and Lee University University of Virginia University of Pennsylvania and Paris with Charcot. He married Emma Heinrichs in 1890 and leaves a wife a son and a daughter plus siblings. The item also mentions civic figures and local social visits in nearby communities.
Deeds of bargain and sale recorded in Rockbridge county clerk's office covering two weeks to June 14 1908. Listings include transfers in Kerr's Creek Natural Bridge and Lexington areas with multiple acreages and prices, plus local church and tract details. Also notes Gazette Correspondence Mural items and local notices.
A reader praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve for a foot sore cure sold at B H Gorrell s drug store. Ely s Cream Balm liquid form also advertised for catarrh with a spray tube included. Testimonials from S Bowen of Wayne WV and a note on Foley s Kidney Remedy claim cures and strong relief.
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