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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
3
Che Gazette lists A. W. Harman Jr as a reliable man wanted. University of Virginia announces an opening. Warner Pole and Company offer seasonable furniture now in order. Irwin and Company announce they are on the move returning to their remodeled store room.
Under Albert H. Gillock direction The Stage Struck Darkies made their initial bow to Lexington audiences last Wednesday at the Opera House with a repeat performance Friday night. The ebon-hued troupe delivered numerous jokes though overall attendance was not large along with other attractions in town.
Patent remedy advertisements describe Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children used to relieve teething disorders and worms with claims of curing feverishness headaches and stomach troubles. Allen's Foot Ease powder is promoted to cure tired aching and sweating feet with samples offered free.
At the bride’s sister home in Lexington on Wednesday evening April 30 1908 at 7 oclock Pastor William S Harmond of Trinity Methodist church united Thomas McClung Mouler of Rockbridge Baths with Miss Gertrude Lee Telly daughter of the late L T Tolly.
Omega store owner Mr E dumphrey and Adams Courts Telephone Co president tout Dr King s New Discovery. He says it saved his life and reached the cough spot when other remedies failed. Medicine heals throat lungs chest under guarantee at B H Gorrell s drug store with trial bottle free.
A cool week produced ice and flurries of snow with fruit and early vegetables frost-bitten. Fires dominated daily life as residents shivered adapting from winter to lighter summer clothing.
The passage claims fevers and malaria vary with altitude, causing lassitude jaundice biliousness and debility. It promotes Electric Bitters as the universal remedy and blood purifier to cure bodily weakness nervousness and insomnia, sold under guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store for 50 cents.
The Washington and Lee Minstrel Club gave a polished performance at the Opera House last Thursday before a crowded audience. They performed their parts like professionals and plan another show in Lynchburg soon.
Advertisement claims Foley's Orto Laxative cures chronic constipation by aiding digestion and stimulating liver and bowels. It promises restoration of natural action and faster relief. Foley's Urino Laxative is described as non nauseating and pleasant to take with no substitutes offered.
Mr. J. Boyd Shannon has sold his house and seven acres at the end of Taylor Street on the town’s southern suburbs for 5300 dollars. Mr. Crist plans to move his family to Lexington next fall.
Advertisement shows L. & M. PURE PAINT at 1.65 per gallon and linseed oil at 60 cents per gallon. Buy 4 gallons paint mix with oil to produce 7 gallons of paint at a cost of 1.20 per gallon. Sold by MeCrom Drug Vp Lexington H L Gilkerson Buena Vista L.& M Pawt Agents.
An advertisement notes that Individually Molded desserts are the proper thing and that Jell-O supplies patterns in its circular. Jell-O is sold by grocers at 10¢ per package with guidance on different patterns and no substitutes accepted.
Charles F Badahy of Tracy credits Bucklen's Antiseptic Salve with curing years of itchy piles after trying many remedies. He purchased the salve in a box at 8 H Gorrell's drug store under guarantee, calling it the luckiest day of his life.
Merchant K G Stewart of View Mississippi claims customers receive gold worth in weight when buying a bushel of Dr Kig's New Life Pills for constipation malaria or biliousness. The drug is sold under guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store. 250.
The ad urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. Delays are said to allow illness to gain ground and a local druggist B. H. Gorrell endorses the remedy.
An advertisement urges readers to treat early signs of kidney or bladder trouble with Foley’s Kidney Remedy to prevent Bright’s disease and strengthen the organs, warning that neglect may worsen health.
Mre E J White of Hurt Virginia visits Mre Jesse M Arthur on Randolph Street. Miss India Jolnson of Staunton visits Miss Margaret Garing on Jackson Avenue. Mrs Joseph Pennington goes to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for treatment. Mr Charles A Lacy of Roanoke visits his son Howard G Lacy in Lexington. Former Governor J Hoge Tyler of Radford guests of Prof A P Staples in Lexington last week. Dr George H Denny of Washington and Lee attends Carnegie Foundation trustees meeting in New York. Bishop A W Randolph of Southern Virginia to preach and conduct confirmations at R E Lee Memorial next Sunday. At State Normal and Industrial School board meeting in Harrisonburg Frank Moore of Lexington named to Finance and Course of Instruction committees. Moore pressed into service as judge at Harrisonburg High School debate.
A Lexington movement seeks to build a modern high school. Ann Smith Academy trustees propose conveying the property to the town for school use and call for a council election on bonds by a set cost and completion date. Meeting notices and participating trustees are listed for the upcoming council session.
Invitations announce a May 13 reception at 9 to 11 pm at Pembroke Avenue home for Miss Louisa Leonard Taylor before her May 14 wedding to John D. Letcher. Bishop A. M. Randolph and Archdeacon John Lloyd to officiate. Groom is son of Governor John Letcher. couple to sail May 30 from New York for a Southern trip and Pan American Congress.
Dr. Charles Manly plans a four month southern visit departing tomorrow. He will preach at Judson College Marion Alabama for the Young Woman's Missionary Society commencement, then give the baccalaureate at Alabama Central Female College Tuscaloosa and the jubilee address there. Mrs. Manly accompanies him as they tour Alabama and Georgia visiting relatives, with his Lexington Baptist church pulpit filled daily.
Radford Virginia addressed the Bryan Club of Washington and Lee University in the Court House last Saturday. Governor Tyler lauded Bryan as the greatest man in civil or military life and urged delegates to back Bryan, noting Washington and Lee and Radford residents in attendance.
At Washington and Lee University a mock Democratic National Convention gathered in the gymnasium to nominate a presidential candidate. Delegates, mostly students, follow strict parliamentary rules with William Jennings Bryan the favored name and Raymond Kenny delivering the keynote address before adjournment until Wednesday for formal nomination and platform discussion.
The Ben Greet Players presented As You Like It in the afternoon and Everyman at night in Washington and Lee gym. The woodland Forest of Arden set and Rosalind in disguise as Ganymede highlighted a lively Shakespearean performance and a fifteenth century morality tale that explores death as a central theme.
The ladies will serve lunch Friday starting at noon in the room adjoining Quisenberry's on Main Street, formerly Moving Pictures. Supper and desserts begin at 6:30 p.m. with chicken salad cream cake strawberries and sandwiches. The public is invited to attend.
The Friday night race at the Skating Rink matched Louie Oppleman, champion of Virginia and North Carolina, against Weller Parfitt, Kentucky champ. Oppleman won the contest and becomes champion of Virginia North Carolina and Kentucky. The crowd was small but appreciative.
Will of William McKeever admitted to record with Annie Lee McKeever named administratrix bond set at 9000 pounds. Appraisers named Kerr Tardy Leerh Crist Moore. John W. Runkel’s will also admitted to record. Smiths win petition to adopt Sallie M Woodson changing name to Sallie M Smith, fourteen, daughter of Ann Woodson.
The Washington and Lee baseball squad travels north after a modest start, gaining momentum with recent wins. The trip opens with a 2 to 0 victory over St. John's College in Annapolis, eliciting student enthusiasm.
John H. Sparks shows perform on Sheridan's lot Shields' hill with two performances, 2 to 4 PM and an evening start. inclement weather kept crowds small though many county residents attended to hear the sirens. Mrs Merritt T. Cooke of Norfolk announces the marriage of daughter Mary Louisa to Lieut Harry Newton Cootes 12th A S Cavalry in Christchurch Norfolk at 1 30 PM Tuesday May 26.
On Saturday May 2 the closing exercises of Lexington colored graded school were held at the Odd Fellows hall. A program included music from the students and two national anthems America and Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. Graduates Lydia Jane Hawkine and Janie Gooeche received certificates. Principal LeRoy Gilmore and teachers were listed. Enrolment reached about 190 with multiple grade promotions announced.
The Virginia Intercollegiate Oratorical Association held its annual contest at Washington and Lee University on May 1 before a large audience. Eight colleges were represented. medals went to William L. Dolly Jr. of Randolph Macon College for his address The Era of Conscience.
Fragmentary OCR text references Lexington Produce Market and items like wheat and ham but lacks coherent details, dates, or clear events. The readable lines mention produce terms and random strings, offering no usable incident or outcome to summarize.
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