Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-12-11
Fifty Years Ago in Lex
ington.

% 1852 has fall9n lIto Our nahuS'
was then tire only Democratic pape
published in the senatorial district
composed of Rockbridge, Highlan
and Bath. 1, was large paper for
tn It period, equally as large as me
GAZETTE. Its columns were wider
and longer, but only seven column"
paper.
In those days it required consid-
cradle business sagac ty to nake 4"
newspaper paying investment, for the
paper upon which it was prin ed had
TO be hauled with wagons great
distance. Wood and straw as fact !
in raper.making were not known, and
the. entire paper was made out OF white
cotton rags. Every printing establish
ment was depot for the purchase
linen and cotton rags, and subscription
were not iDfrequently settled TO
several years III advance by a thrifty
housewife
The .Star" in 1852 nam I'd Samuel
Gillock and W P. McCorkle as 1T
editors, and John Z. S. Perry as print
er. 1t was published on thursday
5000 year in advance, or S2'5o
paid within the year.
Among the seven columns OF adver
Using are the professional cards o
DR.. q. G. Dawson dentist, DR.. ID. r.
Christian, M. D. and rs lawy ers, JalAe
B. Dorman, Paxton & Paxton, G. W
s. Cummings, S. II. Letcher, Jane
W. Massie, K. L. Doyle and Sterrett q
Mclaughlin.
BOYD, Edmunds & Davenport ad-
vertise that their packet line on the
James River and Kanawha canal i
now in successful operation to the
mouth Of North River, and will carry
passengers to Richmond for $500.
from Lynchburg to Lexington 50 90,
transportation from Lexington TO
mouth OF Nortr River being carried o.
by line of stag under the manage
ment of W. z. Parish.
Edward Echol at the mouth o
North River wanted Is 900 bdshe
of wheat and james Compton o.
Lexington wanted 10000 pounds O.
wool.
John F. Caring informs the people
tnat he is carrying On merchant tailor
no. James Pagan that he uas opened
d, ,"arD.e y4,d, deo 20 w. Adams a
IDLE a d barnrss manutdctory,
No wan s Tanner Dao uerFeotype
nler>. hIram ii. HENDERSON a
WAGON. MAXIM establishment, j. @.
Il Ion an assortment OIL ready-made
clothing, Bran d tevenNon CARR lg'
and bu gy manufao Or., }. VI. Petit
. ew infectious, Mrs Susan Flynn
MAJ taa ma, er al d m liner, Conneve
Nrs ii orug all dry goods, Barclay
d " son geur al mcrc 'ndlse, oamuel
Kahn cad, made CT thing, L.. 5. Pal
mer a. ,.attuew ). Kahlc cabl4et max.
NO. In tue maria g column is that
of MIR. JACKSON G: Champ Of Fincastle
10 NJ IS Mary B. Wallace OF Lexington.
The tourtn Thursday in the month
flowing 9th OF May was to be the
g ecuon OF County officers, the first
inner new constitution. Among he
candidates for sheriff were Jacob NJ.
Ruff, Joun F Shields, John A. Cum
MINIS. VILLAIN LusK and James Johns
N. For clerk of the county court
Robert q. steele. Charles Chapin,
James NJ. Bard and Thomas Paxton.
Eyl tue circuit court Roland d. Butord,
S,muel NED, Reid, Paxton Gilmore
aud John Wilson. For commonwealth
attorney David E Moore and David Z
Curry. For county surveyor, A. j.
hamilton, William Taylor and Andrew
M. Lusk. For commissioner the reve.
new. John A. Shaw, Henry F. Tardy,
Henry Ri K, 10 Ii X. McNutt, Samuel
Gold, Iheauore A. McCorkle, John A.
Walkup aud Lawrence Conoevey. La
Lexington John ". Fuller and Hugh
Laugnhn were candidates for con-
stable
In this issue is statement OF tue
chairman OF the finance committee OF
the House Of delegates on the public
debt of the state, which was on Jan.
Isl of that year $22,548,757.O6.
There is not line local news, but
long-winded editorials abusing Gen.
Winfield Scott, who was then q candl-
date for the presidency, on the Wing
ticket and declared that that party was
kept together by the "coheve poSer Of
public plumber" ana IT was not as SAT-
to trust then a. The Democratic party
for the intel ests Of the South. There
is long communica, asking Jame
W. Massie TO announce himself as
caud date for the Office of common
weal.hs attorney, and DIR. A. Graham
for the board of public-works.
On April 15ih there was a NEE I'M
of the Democratic party 10 appoin
dele ates to a convention OF the pat
10 be held in Harrisonburg on the 3r
Of VIA! to select dele ates 10 tn
Ma lonal pemocra ic Convention. A
this NEE ing DIR. W. P. Rogers wa
ca, t. me cha and William Nc
Laughnn as secre. .ry. Tie foilo"
in gent emeu were app 1in'ed as dele
uue-. Col VIM. Paxton, = ,pl. Reu ne