Lexington News Briefs and Notices in The Che Gazette
Community items include serials on public notices such as Bennett N Bell trustee sale of lots Irwin Co dry goods dealer ads Rh E R Nelson bankruptcy notice Robert Catlett Chancery cases and Christian Endeavor officers elected as Epworth League at Trinity Methodist church Also local society notes births deaths weather lightning damage at a Lackey barn and various visits from residents and officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett N. Bell
Irwin &Co
Charlottesville Hardware Company
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Society
Trinity Methodist Church
H. W. Amole
E. W. G. Bougher
Mattie R. Warner
R. E. Hutton
J. H. Light
Grace Fuller
Epworth League of Christian Endeavor
Wly
Information on a new medicine and a fire loss in Lexington
Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City praises Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption claiming it cured her son after a wasting illness. The note promotes the remedy for coughs and lung diseases and offers trials. J W Grinstead, attorney for Charles J Reid, reports a draft received for 878.04 related to a barn fire loss insured by Virginia State Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Harman
Lexington
John N. Duncan
F. D. Richards
Boonville
W. Va
Richards
Mamie Wills
Roanoke Hospital
C. R. K. Warner
Gorrell
Dinggist
J. W. Grinstead
Charles J. Reid
Tauesday
Mr. Reid
Virginia State Insurance Company
R. R. Witt & Company
Congress
Tam
House of Representatives
Virginia
Lesington
Park Agnew
B. L. Conner
Wasuixarox
D. C
Rockbridge
James T. Patton
Fairfield
W.S. Vanover
Virginia Military Institate
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Manchest
Eng
Electric Bitters Promised Relief for Worn Nerves and Grippe
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a tonic and blood purifier to restore health after grip. It claims to strengthen nerves, rebuild the system, and restore spirits, priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by B H Gorrell. The text also notes Lexington grocer Norvell Woodard’s assignment for creditors with about 80 creditors and J W Grinstead named trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Gorrell
Norvell Woodard
Washington Street
Lexington
J. W. Grinstead
World’s Best Remedy Ad And Richmond Seminary Update
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as cures for constipation headache and ills with claims of pay if not cured and prices at Gorrell’s drug store. In Richmond at Union Theological Seminary commencement Thornton Whaling elected vice president of the board of trustees. Stuart Pattessey of Roanoke injured in a yard engine accident with facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehes Anl
B. H. Gorrell
Union Theological Seminary of
Richmond
Thornton ©. Whaling
Board of Triatees
Anaque
Chas, F. Myers
Lexington
J. A. Mc. Clare
Spottswood
Augusta County
Stuart Pattessey
Roanoke
Harvey Patterson
The Golden Dog Label Promises Long-Lasting Paint
House owners praise the Longman and Martinez Pavi cans nicknamed the Golden Dog for a paint that lasts longer and costs less than thin white tea paints. Me Crum Drug Company in Lexington Virginia lists them as sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Longman & Martinez
Nuptials at Trinity Methodist Bride Weds Hildebrand
Miss Laura Etta Beeton daughter of John H Beeton married M Imbher Hildebrand at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev J H Light and Rev K E Hutton officiating. The ceremony featured Mrs Joseph Pennington playing the wedding march and a pink and green decor scheme.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Laura Etta Beeton
John H. Beeton
M. Imbher Hildebrand
J. H. Light
K. E. Hutton
Joseph Pennington
W. H. Agner
Florence Hildebrand
Katherine Charlton
Anna K. Krause
Bessie Ailer
Clifton Forge
Bo, Gorrell
Arthur Wilbourn
L. C. Houser
A. C. Burkholder
May Beeton
Louise Wilbourn
Mar
W. BR. Beeton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Letcher Bryant
Charles Bryant
Josie Bryant
Ollie Lucas
Pairfield
Blanche Hess
Spottswood
William Wilbourn
Buena Vista
Death and obituary notes in Rockbridge and Lexington
Death of prominent Brownspurg official Robert H. Buchanan after pneumonia. Funeral and pallbearers listed. Also report on Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials visiting Lexington, inspecting Washington and Lee University and VMI, with cadets parading. Southern Collegian sale and tribute to former editor KE Barclay noted. Washington and Lee baseball team return after five games, greeted by celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Buchanan
New Providence
Welock
G. A. Wilson
New Providence Church
Mr. Buchanan
Messrs
R. G. Mitchell
J. Weir Ervine
J. W. McFadden
F. W. McClung
A. P. Wade
Roger Martin
R. L. Patterson
D. B. McCluing
J. W. Culton
J. R. Brown
J. A. Shaw
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lexington
Baltimore
Harper's Ferry
Richmond
Loree
King
Fitzgerald
Graham
Hale
Prince
Doyle
Union Station
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Miliary Institute
W. F. Pierson
W. T. Shields
P. M. Penick
C. G. Cold
A. 0. Estill
J. D. Letcher
W.S. Hopkins
E. M Pendleton
GD. Letcher
J. McD. Adair
G. H. Neary
E. W. Nichols
R. A. Marr
Stormwall Jackson
Washington
Lea
General Lee
Virginia Military Institute
H. C. Ford
Penny
29Th Infantry
Columbus Barracks
Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Army
Manilla
Stone
Pennsylvania
Charleston
8. C
Tue Gazette
J. Scott Moore
Wm.r Kennedy
Rockbridge
KE. H. Barclay
Gazette
Washington and Lee
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H.T. Lackey
Blair Wallace
L. G. Jahnke & Co
Bessie Poague
Petersburg
Mary Crigler
J. H. Moore
General Scott Shipp
Congressman Otey
Lynchburg
Jas
Lewis Howe
Walworth
Miss Howe
Newburyport
Mass
Richmond College
Alfred Sidney Black
Collierstown
H. St. Geo. Tucker
Ogden
New York
R. Lee Miller
Paris
Ill
R. L. Northern
Miller
Donald J. Whitmore
J. H. Whhimore
Beechenbrook Chapel
Bessie Cash
Glenwood
East Lexington
Herbert Welsh
Philadelphia
Walter Edward Harris
J. H. Harris
Near Natural Bridge
Richmond Dispatch
Amherst
New Era
John W. Small
Buffalo Forge
Rockbridge County
E. C. Glass
University of Virginia
W.S. Currell
Walter H. Atkins
Florida
Law School
Emory and Henry College
Bristol
Nellie Hogan
William Trogan
Rockbridge Normal School
A. Light
Anderson
Bucklen
H. St. G. Tucker
Lexinatox
10Th Congressional District
H. Sr
Warner
Rockbridge Baths
J.D Deneer
J. A. Parker
Raphine
F. T. Snider
BE. Ke, Beard
J.N. Hotinger
Hog Back Mountain
Main Street
Bruce House
Henry Myers & Son
The
Richmond News
R. ©. Gilmore
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Staunton
Manchester Presbyterian Church
the Gazette
Brownspine, Va
Buchanan
Walker's Creek
Lizzie Hutcheson
Jean
William
Anna McFenny
William M
Brownsburg
B. B. Buchanan
Bedford County
Lyons, Mundy & Co
Ing
Old Stand
Corner Main
Henry Streets
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