Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-02-07
Personals and Briefs.

Day.
Mr.. g. D. Lstchsr was in Richmond
last week on business.
Mr.. @. II. P. Bosssrman has beer
appointed postmaster al Flumsn.
Miss Louise peterborough enter
tanned the Card Club last night at th'
Lexington.
Policeman John Spillan while skat-
ing on North River Friday, fell and
broke bis right collar-bone.
Mr.. John L. Campbell went 10 West
Virgin a Monday to attend tie funeral
O! his friend, MIR. William T. Leavlll.
Lent begins this year February %,
that being Ash Wednesday, Easter
Sunday falls on April 15.
Miss jamie Ettingsr, OF Funkstown,
Md, is visiting her f4,her, MIR. joseph
Ettin ,er.
Bargr post flee, in this county, will
be discontinued after the 18th of this
month.
lev. J. e. 30 ker occupied the pull
pit Of tie Pres yteran clurch Sunday
right.
Me-. AID Mrs. T. I. Fitch, aud Miss
Irene Fitch, If n rwood, W Va, are
the guests of Mr.. and Ms. G Il.
Deaver.
General Scott Ship. of tn Virginia
Military Institute, has issued cards for
an cat Home Friday night in honor
OF Major and Mrs. Harry @. Ford.
Rev. DR.. James A. Quarlss preached
Sunday morning at the Timber Ridge
Associate Reformed Presby terrain
church.
Mr.. J. W. Scale has purchased the
grocery stor , Of +. G. Lindsay and
will conduct the business at tie cid
stand of the latter.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Alexander
White gave reception last night in
homer of their guests, Eli Sue We |.
ford, Of Richmond, and Miss Scott, Of
Warrentop, n, @.
The annual meeting OF the Lexing-
ton Fire Der artment will be held next
Monday night, February 12tt. At
this meeting officers will be elected for
the ensuing year.
Among party If tourists and bust
ness men of Birmingham, Ala, w-ose
names appear in the Havana CUBA
Journal. OF January 9th, We notice that
Of Dir, Charles Fuller. formerly o. Lex
ington.
The number of Washin gton & Lee
University men in this city is increasing |
to such an extent that there is prospect
that within short time an alumni as
ISOLATION will be started here. Newport |
News Telegram.
Charles Gallery, son of Senator
Catery, of Louisiana, who is a student
at Washington and Les University,
while exercising in the gymnasium last
week fell from a ladder, breaking his
arm, 80
During tie year 1899 the shoe firm
OF Graham & Co., sold 6,OS2 pairs OF
shoes The largest sale of any c.
month was that of December, when |
772 pairs of shoes were sold, this is an |
average of 81 pairs of sh es per day.
No ground hog who ventursd out of |
bis hole with his eyes open Friday |
could have ia I'D to see lis shadow, for
the sua shons brightly nearly all day. |
According to The tradition, there will |
DO six more weeks OF winter.
Governor and Mrs. Tyler rendered
reception to the members Of the Gen
eral Assembly and their wives Friday |
evening at the Executive msnsi n.
Among those p esent were Mrs. E. II. |
Barclay, of Lexington, and Mrs. w. B.
T, LEIGH, Of the county.
The following, received Saturday
from an old friend in Collierstown, is
appreciated: "Your issue this " eek is
fresh and neat, and greatly improved. |
1t if pleasant to see your psrst renew
in4 its strength and youth, a'tsr ninety
ak years Of service"
Hon. Robert T. Mcleod, Of the
Auditors Office, whose illness has been |
noted, rsjo;eed his friends yesterday |