Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-06-13

Mr.. Wallace Warner, en- route from
Radford, N. c., to his home in Lexing-
ton, Va, came over yesterday from
Norfolk, where he is stopping, to visit
relatives and friends.
Mr.. John NJ. Quisenberry has sold
his interest in the coal and wood yard,
at the join depot of the Chesapeake q
Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio railroad
to Mr.. William Davidson, of Goshen,
for the sum of $4,000,
Lynchburg News; Rev. j. Layton
Mauze, of Timber Ridge church, Rock
bridge county, Lexington Presbytery'
is assisting Rev. S. &. Hutton, pastor
of Bethesda church, in series Of re-
Ggious services of ten days duration.
Governor Tyler has decided that no
more military companies are to be
ORGANIZED in The cities of the State
The purpose of the executive is to
encourage raising companies In rural
districts where they are sometimes
greatly needed.
The diplomas for the graduating
class at the Virginia Military Institute
have been forwarded to Governor Tyler.
After being signed by himself and the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, they
will be returned for presentation to
the class on July 4.
Bath Enterprise VIM. VanDeyer,
of RockAridge county, has purchased
the Henry iserproperty near Panther
Gap, and we understand intends to
establish distillery on that place. He
was here Monday looking after the
title.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Lulu
P. Smith, and claiming Lexington as
her former home, attempted to commit
suicide by inhaling gas at Hotel Evans
in Winchester last Friday, after futile
search for man she called Stebbins
. She is now in hospital at Martins
burg, i'll from her suicidal experience
3 An amateur club will present the
E drama, "Ten Nights in a Bar-room,
d, in the Alone canne1y, on Friday night
] Jure 18th. Refreshments will be
served by the ladies of Bethany con-
gregation. The proceeds will be used
in improving the parsonage. Admis
S sion, adults, zoe. children, 15c.
From the returns of the new lane
assessment for the Lexington district {
decrease in valuation is shown o
l. 800, 862.93, of which 500, 1880 is il
B. Lexington. The land books for thu
It district outside of Lexington for 1895
show $500, 029.76; in Lexington, 1854,
i 1872 SO. The assessment does not Torn
= the bas' Of taxation until next year.
rs The Lexington High School close'
n Thursday morning after very success
full session. The Washington and LIE
d scholarship was awarded to John Ed
IL Quisenberry. Mss Frances Sprou
ID White was awarded the only flu
ID graduate diploma. having complete
the entire course taught in the schoo
Miss Mary L. Northern was awarde
- the High School scholarship for Ii
~ next session.
or Professor James A. Quarles, of Wasl
ington and Lee University, on last SUI
Ear day night delivered the annual idre
be before the Y M. G. A. of Roanoke Go
p lege. The Salem Times-Register,
~ brief review of the speakers at II
III" finals, says: professor Quarles
we'll known throughout Virginia as
e earnest advocate of the work OF Il
-. Young Mems Christian Association,
- well as an able and interesting speaker
the -1
~; There is more Catarrh in this section
the country than all other diseases put
gether. and until the last few years W
supposed to be incurable. For great ma
rial years doctors pronounced it local disea
,os and prescribed local remedies, and by CT
'o'- stanty failing to cure with local treatme