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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
3
A. Brady notices teachers. Irwin & Co advertise new goods and prices. Mrs M S Humphris public sale of personalty. R K R Brown announces Shenandoah Valley Business College. Miss Sterbenk showcases latest trimmed and untrimmed hats.
Mrs. R. Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa extols Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy healing long standing threat and lung trouble beyond temporary relief. The cough and cold formula is sold at B H Gorrell’s drug store for 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
List shows unclaimed letters for the Lexington post office for the week ending September 1808. Names include Fred Clodfelter E H Cox Mrs Thos Camden Margaret Harrison R Johnnaster R McQuiloch Mrs Chas McQuiloch Miss Grace Matthews Vincent Seerber E M Truslow Richard E Truslow P M Tygrette Mrs Catharine and Parton P M McQuillan. Callers are asked to reference the advertisement when requesting letters.
C. M. Harden of Silver City North Carolina declares Electric Bitters do all that's claimed. He says it handles stomach liver and kidney troubles and strengthens weakness and lame backs. Endorses as best medicine for chills malaria and run down conditions sold under guarantee at B. H. Gorrell's drug stores.
The grand jury brought in indictments against Laura Newell and Mary Irvine for housebreaking and larceny. W. L. Jackson faces charges of obstructing justice by threats and force. J. R. Lawhorn is indicted for rape with trials set for September 24 and September 23 respectively.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with curing his kidney and bladder problems after failing with other treatments. He reports improvement after the second bottle and full cure after five, noting he passed a life insurance exam since. Druggist B H Gorrell endorses the remedy.
Elmer Walters performs A Thoroughbred Tramp at Henry St Opera House on September 18. The show features a fast moving train in a rain storm and is praised for realism and humor. Tickets are available at Quisenberry's.
The product is proven in thousands of homes across the country and valued as a reliable household remedy for treating cold in the head. It provides immediate relief, with a day or two of use often stopping a cold before it becomes chronic or settles as catarrh.
The Dixie Minstrels presented last Friday night in Lexington to a good crowd. The performers were real negroes and delivered dancing tricks and songs in fine style. The Street band proved a winning card and earned hearty applause.
The ad touts L. and M. Pare Paint as a means to keep a home harmonious and beautiful, claiming durability and decay prevention. It highlights a ready-to-use price of $1.20 per gallon, with wear lasting ten years or longer and thirty-three years of continuous use, sold by McCrum Drug Co in Lexington and H. L. Gilkerson in Buena Vista.
Deputy Sheriff John Barger arrested John Newell and wife Laura Newell and Maile Irvine for breaking into J. P. Leckey's store at Fancy Hill and stealing goods. They were brought to Lexington and judged in Julius.
An aged pill advertisement urges that Oleys Kidney Kenobs cure kidney and bladder disease and strengthen organs to restore function. It claims protection from Brights disease or diabetes when Foley's Kidney Remedy is taken in time, attributed to H H Gorrell, Druggist.
About 150 visitors from Big Island arrived by early morning train in Lexington and left by the late afternoon train. They picnicked on the Washington and Lee University grounds and at the Virginia Military Institute. The excursionists said they had a pleasant day.
If any person suspects kidney problems they should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once to avoid Bright's disease or diabetes. Delay gives the disease a stronger foothold. K. H. Gorrell, Druggist.
Mr. Charles B. Miller of Shepherdstown West Virginia travels to Lexington to install a tombstone at the late R. W. Wilbourn’s grave. The Font tombstone was shipped directly from Italy for the Lexington cemetery.
A roundup of visits and moves: Mr A F Jahnke Jr of Richmond and Mr E A Quakies of Louisville in Lexington, Mr C S Miller of Shepherdstown visiting Mrs G W Bare, Jacob Lyons on a Lynchburg business trip, the Hoovers from Roanoke visiting the Simpsons, Pennington returned from Mountain Lake, Mrs William A Anderson back in Richmond for winter, Rev J R Andrew preaching in Lexington, Frank Moore in Harrisonburg for school trustees, Mrs Samuel M Wilbourn of Buena Vista visiting Lexington, millinery purchases by Susie Wash and Fannie Tankergley, Prof Elbert Boogher visiting his father in Richmond, J E Spurrier announces J S Rogers as East Lexington agent, Albert S J Tucker passes Fort Leavenworth exam for US Army, Foxhall Daingerfield to New York dramatic company.
The Lexington public schools opened yesterday with 197 pupils in Grammar Schools and 89 in High School. The first year of High School extends the course, replacing the old 8th grade, as Principal Waddell assigns students. Teachers present except for one, with staffing in High and Grammar Schools listed, and space constraints due to plans for a new High School on the Ann Smith Academy lot.
At noon yesterday the bids for the Lexington High School erection were opened by a committee including Mayor Kennedy and Councilmen Irwin and Pole along with Dr. Campbell. C H Turner & Co of Evington Va submitted the lowest general contract bid at 18193, but total bids for heating plumbing and electric wiring exceeded the 20000 appropriation, postponing the award.
At noon today 826 cadets enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute, eight more than last year. Of this number 152 are new men, with expectations the total will reach at least 350. Daily duties are performed with interest and enthusiasm as the new students show early signs of military discipline.
Washington and Lee University will open tomorrow with formal services in the university chapel at 9 o clock in the morning. The public is invited. An unusually large number of students have arrived in Lexington, and prospects are bright for higher attendance that year.
The Rockbridge Circuit Court term ends with liquor case appeals and other trials. Morri s and Rowe are cleared or undecided. a No vember 2, 1908 date is set for a perjury appeal. Local officials change voting place in Montgomery precinct. The will of Ollie M. Leech is admitted to record with executor Coray Leech bond of 4500 dollars. New appraisers named for Leech estate. Various local appointments, school changes, and social events noted including a Christian Endeavor convention reception. City franchise granted to Rockbridge Power Co. and sidewalks expanded. Public schools reopen with added rooms. Various local residents noted as guests or visitors and nuture of typhoid fever.
Virginia Military Institute opens training with Coach Roller directing a fifty strong squad. Pat Krebs aids linemen with emphasis on guards and tackles, Poague to lead after last season injury, and veterans like Porter McLane Alexander and McMillan back to contend for spots. The goal is to replace eight graduating players including Hancock Doyle Massie and Dunbar.
Lexington de pot reports for the Chesapeake and Ohio line show total business for 1908 at 52 498 68 up from 44 284 24 in 1907 driven by higher ticket sales and freight receipts. East Lexington shows a slight decline with total for 1908 at 27 727 61 versus 25 821 96 in 1907.
Rockbridge teachers William A Anderson Jr and Jen Darrell Wheat lead Woodstock High. Principal Anderson, a Rockbridge native and VPI graduate, begins his second year after moving from Fairfield. Wheat, from Fairfield, brings broad Virginia Georgia Minnesota teaching experience.
A strong laughter evening is promised at Henry Street Opera House Friday night as Elmer Walters presents A Thoroughbred Tramp. Thomson plays a jealous husband amid a lively cast including a scheming gambler and a popular Dutch character with ample scenery to enhance the production. Tickets are at Quicenberry's.
A reader attacks a County News political discussion by Frazier and Craig, using dense satire and questions about wording. The letter questions the authors’ intent, cites phrases about castor oil, Roosevelt, Taft, and other figures, and ends with urging editorial clarification to avoid conflict over the Lexington Post Office.
The VMI held two Friday and Saturday hops organized by cadets A M Ownley H J Porter T M Scott and D R McMillan with music by the VMI Orchestra. Generals Nichols Gilmore Gillock Laird and numerous officers and ladies served as chaperones. dances paired many cadets and officers in a formal social event at the Virginia Military Institute.
Sept 15 notices from Natural Bridge and Springfield describe Miss Scotia Stark bidding farewell with a social at Glendower, decorated with roses and flowers. Attendees include Mrs. W.E. Arnold, Misses Pearl and Mabel Wilson, Sallie Long, Susie Watts, Myrtle and Lottie Parsons and others. A Mt Olivet revival is noted and local visits and travels are listed.
An old ad tone extols a sea girl ideal with a dandy clear complexion and Rocky Mountain Tea as the enhancer, attributing perfection to the product through promotional rhyme and initials B, H, Gorcels.
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