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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
3
The Che Gazette notes Bank of Rockbridge inviting small depositors while W. Harry Agnor opens a new stand and E. T. Robertson with Paul M. Penick list lots for sale.
Delicate feverish children find relief with Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for chil dren. Cleanses the stomach and aids vigor. Also promotes worms remedy. Sold by druggists 25c. Free sample. Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The list shows unclaimed letters for week ending June 22, 1008 including Camden, Howard uncan, Eat Shackleford, D. Sheech, George White, Gilbert G. Persons called for these letters should say they are advertized. McClune Parton, P. .
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine praises Mr Kings New Discovery as a reliable throat and lung remedy claiming it saved his life. The ad promotes the nearly forty year old remedy as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs sold under guarantee at BE Gorrells drug store with a trial bottle offered.
At a meeting of Lee- Jackson Camp V held June 15 approved pensions for members. The list includes Fannie Fry 25 dollars Willie Hamilton 25 Harlowe Harlow 25 Charlton 25 Imboden 86 Chittum 24 Nicely 86 Motherspaw 36 Platt 24 Earhart 24 Aguor 24 Shaltzer 36.
J Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street New York lauds Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver complications and general debility. The advert notes it regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor for both sexes sold with guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store 500
Richard Hogshead and Cora L Smiley were married at the bride’s home near Newport by Rev G A Wilson. Both are from Augusta and after the ceremony the couple left on a tour westward.
McCrum Drug Co Lexington and H L Wilkerson Buena Vista advertise L and M Paint Agents offering a kit mix with four tons of pigment and three gallons Linseed Oil at sixty cents per gallon to yield seven gallons of ready to use paint at a dollar twenty per gallon. Claims a two minute preparation time and broad consumer reach.
Mr John A Rice bought about 150 acres near Natural Bridge from Mr M Watts for 23650 dollars. The farm lies in a good neighborhood and is described as an excellent property with strong agricultural value.
The Newman place near Harrisonburg is selected as the site for a state female normal school. The 42 acres and residence cost $18,500. Senator King of Clifton Forge was elected vice president of the school, which is slated to open September 1. A president is to be elected at the meeting next Friday.
The Shenandoah county anti-saloon league convention denounces the dispensary and urges boycott of liquor ads in dry territory while praising Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble. The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar is safe, effective, and the best remedy for incipient consumption.
Advertisements tout Foley's Kidney Remedy as a universal cure for kidney and bladder trouble with testimonials from Claremont, Dyersburg, and other towns. Letters praise its effectiveness after years of suffering and urge others to try the product. Also endorsed are Foley's Ortho Laxative for chronic constipation and Bott Bott Ointment for piles along with price notes.
A wide round of visitors and gatherings fills Lexington as families host relatives from St. Louis Weyer's Cave and California to Florida and Lynchburg. Notables include E N Boogher Nina Tutwiler M Cora Buckman Estelle Myson Gertrude Ettinger and more. Col Edward West Nichols elected VMI superintendent amid celebrations and quotes on his long service and scholarly works.
Mrs. Sarah E. M. Wills of Charlottesville died suddenly at her Main Street home just before 11 AM after a brief illness. Born July 27, 1835, she was married to Capt. Jayhugh Wills in 1855 and survives one son, Hugh Goodeon Wills of Lexington. A member of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal church, she was regarded for her church work. Funeral from the home Saturday at 11.
Messrs M Miley Son photographers have moved to new rooms in the Fropkine building opposite the Presbyterian church upstairs. The gallery is well lit with modern appliances and ready to serve patrons and friends with improved facilities.
Last Thursday evening the Furr Brothers mill dam at the old Leyburn mill on North River near East Lexington lost about fifty or sixty feet of masonry. Cause is unknown. Reconstruction work will begin at Onos.
The V.M.I. smoker in the mess hall began at 10:30 p.m. with several ladies present. Capt. Joseph R. Anderson presided as toastmaster, introducing William T. Shields of Lexington. Shields praised Virginia and the Cadets, while Governor Swanson lauded the school's legacy, and General Nichols spoke of future service. James Town Exposition leader Harry St. George Tucker, Col Hunter Pendleton, Col Geo L. Browning, Gen Cha J. Anderson, George H. Denny, and Col William Wheatly delivered tributes to the faculty, Board of Visitors, Washington and Lee University, and the ladies.
Large crowds gathered for VMI commencement events including Butt’s manual drill on Monday morning and a sham battle on Tuesday. Realistic cannon blasts and vigorous charges drew spectators as troops advanced beyond the Institute grounds. The heat exhausted the young soldiers after the battle.
Rev. Arthur Lloyd of New York preached the commencement sermon to VMI cadets in Stonewall Jackson Hall. The theme, Service, urged consecrated personality and trained brains backed by courage with a voice that carried to all. The program included faculty, alumni, and WLU members, with bell and cadet choir, and the VMI orchestra providing music.
A long list of cadet appointments shows district assignments for the Third through 85th districts, with names such as RK E Steele Jr Rockbridge county and G G White Washington county, plus at large appointees including W B Robinson Newport News and R R Shotwell Culpeper county. A separate item notes Miss Arnold, traveling secretary of the Woman's Presbyterian Union, injured in a buggy incident near Rockbridge Botha to Timber Ridge Stallon but not seriously hurt. She is staying with Rev. Dr. Alfred T. Graham in Lexington.
The Lexington Board of Trade through its advertising committee issues an eight page booklet with four illustrated pages of Washington and Lee University Virginia Military Institute and local sites. The catalog extols Lexington climate water and low cost living inviting permanent or seasonal residents and visitors seeking recreation and culture. Also notes council moves to secure bids and plans for a new high school building with cooperation from the school board and local officials.
A county medical association has been organized by physicians from Lexington Buena Vista and Rockbridge. The body was perfected last week in Lexington at Dr. Robert Glasgow’s office with adoption of constitution and by laws and officers elected including A D Wstil Lexington president G D Merriwether Buena Vista vice president O H McClung Fairfield secretary and treasurer C C Coleman Buena Vista delegate J H Mapp Buena Vista and Reid White Lexington as censors.
The final Military German at Virginia Military Institute filled the gym with a brilliant display. Cadet A Edloe Donnan and Miss Frances CO Myers led the opening figure as attendants in white and blue streamers danced to an orchestra. Patrons included Mrs Claude Swanson and numerous Richmond and Lexington figures.
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