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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Buffalo Forge
Gazette CoyyesbondeNee.

CdzeH< Correspondence.
March 31.-Rev. Mr.. Thompson of
Buena Vista, exchanged pulpits with
DR.. A. G. Buckner, Sunday last,
preaching at Falling Spring and
Glasgow, and DR.. Buckner at Buena
Vista.
Communion services will be held
at Falling Spring church, Easter
Sunday, April 18th, preparatory
services to begin Friday night pre-
vious. Dr. Buckner will be assisted
in these services by Rev. Mr.. Now
bray of Oxford church.
Miss NJ. Lucy Effinger will return
home today from a visit Of some
weeks to friends in Richmond
Mrs. j. 0. Wallace, and children
have returned to their home at Glad
stone, after visit to her father Mr..
J. A. Walker.
Mr.. Eichelberger of Staunton, is in
the neighborhood buying up lumber.
Mr.. H. Whitesell has bought Of
Mr.. J. w. Beatty his steam saw mil,
which has been the past year at the
farm of Mr.. ID. w. Beard. B.V.F.
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Goshen
JIM SwINGER.

Gazette Correspondence.
March 30.-Miss JAMIE Cameron is
visiting Mrs. w. S. White in Lexing.
ton.
Mr.. A. G. Gochenour left few
days ago to take position in Yves
Virginia.
Mrs Rosa Ring, who has a position
in the Art Department of Miller e.
Rhoads, Richmond, Va, was here
last week visiting her sister, Mrs
Walden.
Mr.. Frank Sydner has purch ased
the Michael property where he
expects to make his home.
Mr.. Jas. Quinn has lately reinodeled
his store and it now has u very
attractive appearance.
The cciored school of Goshen
closed with very interesting com
mencement last Monday night.
Mr.. John Letcher has been here
for the past few days surveying.
Mr.. John Mahoney left last week
for Ironton, Ohio.
Mr.. Joe Wood has been in Rich
nond for the past week.
Mrs. Will McCutchan Ct Front
Royal, is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Graham. ~"
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Virginians in Chattanooga.

There is a colony of Virginians
living in Chattanooga, which
by the census of 1900 numbers $50
Sundays Richmond Times has
short sketches of a number of them
OF Lexington's contribution it
says
A. w. Gaines is one of the most
prominent of our lawyers. While
a native of Kentucky he studied at
Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va. where he graduated
with the degree of Bachelor of Arts
in 1879, and with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws in 1880. Mr..
Gaines is "A golf champion. He mar
ried Miss Bessie Nelson of Licking
ton, Va. Mrs. Gaines is a noted
and accomplished society woman,
and a'singer of rare talent.
Frank A. Nelson, a brother of
Mrs. A. w. Gaines, and a native
of Virginia. is the cashier of the
Bank of Chattanooga. He is a
highly esteemed young man.
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Raplline
r Iz>fie Correspondence.

Slz>fie Co'yeSboHdenee
March 30.-March is going out quite
lion-like. Sunday morning we found
quite change in the temperature
from the previous days, with strong
biting wind coming from the North
east, and the sky covered with
clouds. BY night the clouds had
thickened with dark grayish,
glazed appearances, clearly betoken-
ing coming storm. After night-fall
the wind increased in velocity, and
by nine o'clock it began to sleet, snow
and rain. This morning we found
the earth covered with snow and
sleet, and the trees, fences, etc, u
mass of ice. This has been by far
the toughest day we have had this
winter. The heavy weight of ice,
with the strong wind, is playing
havoc with the timber, judging from
the sound of breaking limbs and
trees. 1t has been especially hard on
apple and ether fruit trees. The
day continues too bad to go out and
see the extent of the damage, but |
can see five trees from my door, that
are desire yed. 1t is not worth while
to speculate as to what will become
Of the fruit crop.
Mr.. G. w. b. Harris, who is with an
engineering corps OF the n. e. w.
road, locating Il road along the Big
Sandy river, spent few days at
home last week He looks as il his
rough life agreed with him.
Misses Fannie White and Carrie
Hartman of Lexington. are visiting
Mrs. G. j. Bell. They have many
warm and sincere friends in this
community who are always glad to
see them. Miss Lottie Smith of
near Greenville is also guest of
Mrs. Bell. X. X. X.
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Gilmore's Mills

Gazette Co,yes6ondence.
March 3O.-Another snow and rair
up here the first of the week.
Miss Lillian Rucker of Alpine il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Burks.
Mr.. H. Nj. Swartz of Buchanan,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ID. II. Swartz.
Mr.. C. A. Seal was in II on Gate first
of the week
Mrs. w. II. Chiles returned Satur-
day from n trip TO Lynchburg. OF
several days.
At $3.50 O'Clock Thursday, Miss
Bertha, the popular and attractive
young daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mitchell Of Glenwood, Va, was
united in marriage to Mr.. w. F..
Headrick, of Missouri, Rev. r. j.
Dogan Officiating. The attendant
on this occasion were Miss Oracle
Cash with Mr.. T.. G. Whitmore, of
Lexington, Miss Ella Overton with
Mr.. w. l.. Hatcher, Of Gilmore's
Mill, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rapp,
Of Massachusetts,. Miss Bessie Cash,
cousin of the bride, presided at the
organ. Miss Mitchell is one of Rock
BRIDGES popular young school
teachers and Mr.. Headrick has a
lucrative position with the Virginia
Paper Co. The happy couple Will
reside in CovingtOn.
JIM SWINGER.
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Found After Many Days
Spectator.

.SaWi0n Spectator.
An interesting feature has just
come to light in the case of Henry
Platter, colored, who was charged
with killing his son, Henry Platter,
Jr., in 1900. In July, 1901, the
bones of q boy were found in some
woods about five miles from Staun-
ton. The lad had mysteriously
disappeared the summer before.
In February, 1901, Platter, the
senior, left Virginia, owing to a
fuss with q woman. After the
bones were found, it was supected
that Platter killed his son. The
peculiar formation of the skull
convinced the jury that the bones
were those of young Platter. The
accused was indicted in August,
1901, and eXtradited from Penn
sylvania last September. He has
been in Jail here ever since.
The trial had been set for We'd
nesday and Plater's attorneys
Messrs. j. w. H. Pilsou and John
B. COchran-have done clever and
work, for they have found
the supposed murdered boy alive
and well. He has been living with
in twelve miles of Staunton all the
time under the name Of Jim Clayton
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ockbridge Baths

Gazette Co,yesbondence.
March 3O.-Rev Henry Miller is
absent at Montgomery, w. Va, where
he IS assisting Rev. Mr.. Hitner with
meeting.
Mrs. Mary Lackey of Lexington, is
visiting her sisters, Misses Fannie
and SUE kirkpatrick.
Mrs. NJ. M. Hutchinson, who has
been teaching on Buffalo, has returned
to her home here.
Miss Margaret McCorkle of Whistle
Creek, who has been the guest OF Miss
Frances McNutt. has returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dixon of
Monmouth, are the first arrivals of
the season, on the green at Wilson's.
Mrs. f. j. Adams very delightfully."-
entertained the young folks Of this
neighhorhood at her home Saturday
night, March 2Sth. Those present
were Misses Frances McNutt, Mar
garet McCorkle, Evelyn Davis. Emma
and Henrietta Mohler, Besse Adams
and Mrs. John Gibson; Messrs. John
Gibson, Eldridge McCorkle, Robert
S. Hutcheson, Hugh Adams, Ellis
Miller and FraI Stuart
Miss Flora NJ. Gibson is at home
from Arkansas, where she spent the
winter.
Mr.. A. f. Anderson, one OF our
merchants, is is in Baltimore, buying
his spring and summer stock.
Mrs. Stuart Thompson of Bells
Valley, was the guest last week of her
brother, Mr. Reid Sterrett, who has
been quite sick.
Winter has eturned to our sheltered
little valley, and much uneasiness is
felt for the fruit, as the peach, pear
and plum trees are in full bloom.
Today we are having a cold rain and
sleet, which is mildly suggestive of
winter fires and wraps.
COUNTRY MAIDEN.
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A REPUBLICAN PAPER

A morning paper will be started
in Roanoke, Va, in the near
future by the leading members Of
the Republican party in the Sixth
and Tenth Congressional districts
H. Peyton Gray, of Pula ski, will
probably be the editor. An inter
ested person says that the name
would probably be the "Virginian
Press"
The directors are r. H. Angel
and w. j. Camper, of Roanoke;
Col. c. b. Slemp, Big Stone Gap (;
Park Agncw, Alexandria H. p.
Gray. Pulaski; p. W.StrOther and
Stith Boiling, Petersburg; j. w.
McG.vock, Wythe county; A. p.
Gillespie, Tazewell; B. A. Davis,
Rocky Mount; S. Brown Allen,
Stanton; Morgan Treat, West
Point, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
AS TO W Risky IN AMHERST

The question of the illicit sale
of whisky in the local option town
of Amherst, was considerably
agitated there last week.
Justice Edgar Whitehead, few
days ago issued summonses for
thirty-seven witnesses to appear
before him on the 10Th of March
this power being vested in him by
virtue of Section 1921 of the
Code of Virginia, when persons are
suspected of retailing ardent
spirits without a license-and
answer such questions as might be
propounded.
Eighteen of the witnesses who
were summoned testified, and the
justice adjourned his court over to
March 9th, when he resumed his
investigation. Druggist S. A.Day,
against whom many of the chai ges
were aimed, was in court and
asked for compromise, stating to
the officer that if he would dismiss
tie investigation that he would
enter into bond for $1,000, and
agree to forfeit the same if any
whisky could be found on his
premises at any future time, and
he would be willing for him to
appoint vigilance committee who
might he vested with the authority
to search his premises at any time,
and should they be able to find any
whisky, he would pay the penalty.
Justice Whitehead, after hearing
this statement from Mr.. Day, con-
tinued his case to April 3rd, at
which time he Will render his |
decision.
The justice issued warrants
against three other parties in the
town, who were reported to be
engaged in the traffic, namely,
Mrs. Ella Tyree, who runs board
ing-house in the town opposite S.
A. Days drug store; also, warrant
against Davy Jackson, colored,
who is styled as capper, and
warrant against Charles w. Jones,
Jr. These warrants are all made
returnable the Bird day of April,
when they will have hearing.
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Electric Lights.
RHchanan Banner.


Some of the business men of
Buchanan have been discus sing
the rracticability of an electric
light plant. 1t is thought that
there are several available sites for
sufficient water power, which might
be developed without a great ex-
pense, and, with cheap rates, a
sufficient number will use the lights
to afford good income on the in
vestment.
Buchanan now has a water
works system that is equal to that
of any town in the State. 1t now
needs electric lights, and before
long it will have them.
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Aged CO1Ored Woman Dead

BRowNsBURG, March 30.
Gazette Co,resbOndence.
Aunt Nancy Moore, q highly
respected coloreed woman of this
place, died on Sunday the 22nd. aged
about IS years. She was the slave
of Rev. Mr.. Trimble who for many
years taught the High School here.
A few years ago she suffered with a
formation of cataract on the eyes.
And as an operation was necessary
to restore her sight, some of her
white friends wrote to her former
owners son, who is lawyer i'm
Kansas City. He promptly and
sent money to defray all
expenses of the operation, (abolt
500 The operation was successful,
thus rendering her last days peace
full and happy. He has also helped
her from time to time since.
X. Y. u.
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PROVIDING FOR ADJOURN
MENT.

The Virginia House of Delegates
on Friday adopted a resolution
providing for the adjournment OF
the Legislature from May 18th
until November 10th, and for the
appointment of a commission to
codify the new Constitution, and
reports from Richmond are to the
effect that many members of both
the House and the Senate now
cOncede that much time would
have been saved if this method
had been adopted in the beginning.
Last yearly far-seeing members it
was shown that the Legislature,
as body, would not, or could not,
codify the laws under the new
Constitution and that a committee
consisting of those who under
stood such matters would eventu-
ally have to do the work. After
all this delay and the expenditure
of thousands and thousands of
dollars of the States money the
House has about come to this idea
concerning the matter and it is
hoped that the Senate will ut once
concur with the House and that
the Legislature will take a long
recess. The recent Constitutional
Convention and the present Legis-
lature will long be remembered as
bodies of much talk and little
work.
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NIIirat

Gazette Co,1esbondenoe.
March 30.-Mrs. John X. Ayers
while crossing her room became
dizzy and fell against the stove,
spraining her hip. DR.. Coleman
reports her as improving slowly.
Mr.. J. r. Mackey and Mr.. VIM.
Bell have received their phones but
have not got their wire mp yet.
Lewis Hottinger, on Moore's Creek,
is going to have his now house COM
pleted by painting.
| think we have the champion
fisherman of this county. Mr.. J. p.
BowliD caught 81 fish on Thursday
in hours, 10 on Friday, and 10 on
Saturday, average about - iuches
in length or 500 inches of fish i'm
hours.
We are sorry to learn of the severe
illness of Mrs. John Shafer.
Mr.. Charley McGown is having an
addition built to his house on Golfers
creek.
This is very discouraging weather
on our farmers. wheat jointed, fruit
trees in full bloom thermometer below
freezing with sleet and snow.
We understand, Mr.. VIM. Nc
Master intends going to Wyoming
the first of April.
Rev Mr.. Mowbray will exchange
puipits with DR.. Whaling on the 9Th
of April. DR.. Whaling will hold service
at Bolivar Mill school on said date,
at $3.50 p. III. ST. ELMO.
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Some Reasons
Why Lexington People Should
Follow this Valuable Advice.


Because the proof is in Lexington.
You can easily investigate it.
Not necessary to experiment with
some untried remedy.
Profit by the experience of citi-
zen.
George F. Reveley, well-known
clerk in the Post-ofIice, says: Some
five years ago while working on the
farm | strained my back lifting q box
from a wagon, and ever after that my
kidneys and back have troubled me.
At times the aching across my loins
was terrible. | could not stoop or
straighten after STOPPING without
suffering from sharp twinges in my
back. | tried nearly every kind of
medicine said to be good for the
kidneys and for backache but with
out any permanent results. Ever on
the outlook for something that might
give me relief, when Doan's Kidney
Pills came to my notice | went to b.
H. Gorrelrs drug store and got a
box After using about half of it |
felt the benefit from them and when
| finished it | bought another box.
The improvement was so marked
that | continued until / used three
boxes al d since then have had little
if any aching or pain and the secre
tions from the kidneys were cor
rected. | shall never lose an oppor-
tunity to speak well of Doan's Kidney
Pills after what they did for me-"
For sale Ivy all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo,
n. Y, sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-DOan's- and
take no substitute.
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Fairfield
Gazette Correspondence.

Gazette Correspondence.
March 30.-Dr. Hunter McClune
left this morning for Norfolk, Va,
where he is physician in the
Protestant Hospital.
Mr.. Harry Harland, from Char
lottesville, spent few days here last
week.
Mrs. Margaret Davis, nurse at the
Newport News Hospital, is at her
home here recuperating from spell
of fever.
Miss Bessie Patton is spending the
week In Lexington.
Mr.. Arthur Council has returned
to Fairfield for the summer.
Mr.. Oscar Lee was up from Dayton
School for few days last week
The private school taught by Miss
Anna Sale closed last Saturday.
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Il. T.. Vaupha n

Dear Sir: McCrum Drug Co., Lex
ington, II. l.. Gilkerson, Buena Vista,
will give you or any of your fellow
citizens our personal guarantee to re
paint your residence if our paint
don't prove eminently satisfactory
thereon. Known to wear 10 years.
Actual cost only about $1.30 per
gallon. The highest grade paint in
world.
LoSGMAN g. MARTINEZ.
New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Death of a Distinguished
Minister

the Rev. DR.. Charles S. NJ. See,
a well-known and much-loved
minister of Lexington Presbytery,
died at his home, in Philippi. w.
Va, on Thursday, March 10th,
seventy-six years of age. DR.. See
came of an honored ancestry,
being the grandson of Adam See,
member of the Virginia Constitu
tional Convention of 1929, and,
by his mother, the grandson of
DR.. George Baxter, President of
Washington College. He has had
a long and blessed ministry,
scholarly, Jealous, thorough and
loving.
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Springfield

Gazette Correspondence.
March 30.-Mrs. Graham Leech and
Miss Grace Starke went to Big Island
Saturday to spend week with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Martin OF
Buchanan, were the guests Of DR.. A.
Nash Johnston Sunday.
Mr.. Coray Leech paid a short visit
to his father on North Buffalo the
latter part of the week.
Rev. ii. ID. Ragland preached at
High Bridge Sunday morning and
Links hool house In the afternoon
CLOVER BLOSSOM,
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EVERY CHURCH or Institute

supported by voluntary contribution
will be given u liberal quantity Of the
Longman 81 Martinez Pure Paints
whenever they paint.
NOTE: Have done so for twenty
seven years. Sales: Tens of millions
of gallons; painted nearly two million
houses under guarantee to repaint if
not satisfactory: The paint wears
for periods up to eighteen years
Linseed oil must be added to the
paint, (done in two minutes). Actual
cost then about $1.25 gallon.
Samples free. Sold by our Agents,
McCrum Drug Co. Lexingtoni and
H. L. Gilkeson, Buena Vista.
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Land Buyers.

I will offer for sale the following
property:
1. A farm OF about 246 acres, miles
west Of Lexington, in Valley Seclusival,
fair dwelling, large new barn, new
granary, spring house, etc. Land lies
southwark and mostly set in grass. Young
orchard One Of the boldest springs in
the county, which can be easily arranged
to water every field. Good fences and
plenty Of timber. Convenient to churches,
school and mill. Prospect Of raising
800 bushels corn the coming season.
Party raised last year 425 bushels wheat
md 800 bushels corn Call soon, for II
not sold this spring, will be taken of the
market. On rural free delivery mail
route.
2. Farm which makes a good home, A
miles west Of Lexington. Dwelling house
contains 8 rooms, all plastered. Water
brought TO the kitchen by telegraph wire.
Barn 32x6S feet, granary 1924 feet,
smoke house and dry house, horse, COW
and sheep stables. Two bold springs,
furnishing water in every field. Seven
acres in good fruit. and some grazing
land Well adapted to wheat corn and
hay. Contains about 175 acres, 40 acres
in timber. Convenient to church, school
and mill. Good neighborhood. Possession
given in reasonable time Title Is
unquestioned.
JAMES G. DIXON,
Real Estate Agent,
Lexington, Va.
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It's the little colds that grow into
big colds; the big colds that end in
consumption and death. Watch the
little colds. DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup.
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MOOre's School House

Gazette Correspondence.
March 31.-The rural free delivery
mail route on the Boat Yard road to
Mr.. G. w. Ef1inger's as an objective
point, and returning by the Lynch
burg road, starts tomorrow.
Mr.. l.. M. Leibig lost fine two
year-old colt last week from what was
diagnosed as bots
Mr.. f. NJ. Dixon has planted this
spring an orchard of select fruit.
Ii. Ii.
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Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's a bottle Of
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the
medicine chest. Heals burns, cuts,
bruises, sprains, Instant relief,
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Notice.
March Z, 1908.

OTATE OF VIRGINIA:
~ At Rockbridge County Court, March
3rd, 1908.
A settlement Of accounts Of 5. F. Me
Clure. Executor of Mrs. NJ. Il. Moffett,
dec d, having been made by W. $. Hop
kins, Commissioner of accounts OF this
Court, and filed in the Clerks Office
thereof for exceptions on the Bird day Of
March, 1903, and it appearing that more
than one year has elapsed since the
qualification Of the said Executor; on the
motion OF FraLces B. Buchanan, Mary
Stuart Caldwell, Matt Evelyn Strain
and James McC. Moffett, legatees and
distributes Of the said Mrs. NJ. A.
Moffett. deceased, it is ordered that all
creditors OF the said Mrs. NJ. A. Moffett,
deceased, do appear before this Court
the Court House OF Rockbridge County,
Virginia. oil the fist day Of the next May
term thereof (being the 4th day Of May,
1909 and show cause il any they can
against the payment and delivery OF the
estate OF the said decedent to her legatees
and distributes, in accordance with the
distribution made in the aforesaid settle
ment; and in the event good cause Is not
so shown, this Court will on that day
order and direct the said Executor to pay
and deliver to the said legatees and dis
tributes the money now in his hands fol
distribution among them as shown by
said settlement, without refunding bonds
being executed by them, therefor.
And it is further ordered that the Clerk
OF this Court cause copy of this order to
be published for four successive weeks
in the Lexington Gazette, newspaper
published in the town Of Lexington, Viz
ginia. and post copy thereof at the front
door Of the Court House of said County,
on the first day Of two successive terms
Of this Court.
A Copy Teste:
A. r. SHIELDS, Clerk.
Moore 4 Moore, D. q. mch st.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01

What you must have in the house
food, water and good Linirnent.
None surpasses Victor Liniment for
any and all accident cases.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Wash Goods.

IN WHITE GOODS show MADRAS CHEWoTs and PQUEs in
plain and fancy patterns stripes dots and floral designs some
mercerzed plain ranging in price from l5 to SOC yard
IN COLORED WASH GOODS, Lawns Dmities Batistes etc.
the of price Sc to 25c Dresden effects particularly good
this Black and white designs much demand as
and dotted wsss sought after We
have to of the largest lines of these goods
States and have selected from what consider very CREAM
OF THE LOT.
Having secured another lot of those famous INCH
SOLID COLOR LAWNS, offer them again - cents he
lowest price which they have spite of the strong
advance cotton They without doubt the greatest value
The color includes Black Pink Light Blue Navy
Nile Lavender Yellow and Cardinal We have the line of
coors in narrower lawn 81 mch at 10 Lighter weight
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
of the skin of any sort, instantly
relieved, permanently cured. Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01

OTATE OF VIRGINIA:
~ AT Rockbridge County Court, March
3rd, 1903