Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-20
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will occupy the pulpit of the Pres
byteriah church Sunday morning
DR.. w. M. Forrest of the Uni
versity of Virginia, occupied tn
pulpit of the Baptist church Sun
day evening.
Mrs. j. A. Gleason of Clifton
Forge, and Mrs. S. j. Babcock o
Burkeville, were guests of Mrs
L. S. Winfield last week.
Mr.. T. E. Jarrett left Friday TO
Ash Grove, Va. He will spen(
his leave of absence at Cincinnati
Washington and other points o.
interest.
The athletic executive committed
of Washington and Lee University
have elected R. w. Withers manager
of the baseball team for the ensu
ing season.
Messrs. DE. Strain and William
Patton are in the Northern markets
purchasing spring and summer
goods for their clothing store. Mr.
J. Trice Patton of Fairfield is look
ing after the business in theil
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Parker OF
Raphine, have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter
Miss Leonora Christian, to Mr.. G
| D. Shultz of Greenville, now OF
Staunton. The marriage will take
place Wednesday morning, January
9th, at 10 O'Clock.
Hon. Holmes Conrad, counsel fol-
the Government in the prosecution
of the postoffice frauds, has beer
compelled to abandon temporarily
the conduct of these cases on &C
count of illnt SIS, and is now at hi'
home, in Winchester, threatened
it is said, with typhoid fever.
Winchester Star of Monday
Rev. A. H. Hamilton of Steele'E
Tavern. Va, preached two excel
lent sermons in the Presbyterian
church OH yesterday. Mr.. Hamil
ton is here in the interests Of
Elkins and Davis College at Elkins
w. Va.
Postmaster McClung Patton
chairman Republican County Exec
utive committee of Rockbridge
Messrs. w. Hank Shaw and +. j
McCullOch, went to Richmond
today to be present at the meet
sng of the Republican State Contra
Committee to make arrangement
for the meeting of the State Con
vention.
Mr.. R. G.. Mitchell, delegate
from Rockbridge in the Genera
Assembly, has been assigned to thu
committees on schools and colleges
roads and internal navigation, ant
executive expenditures; Mr.. S. W
Sterrett, delegate from Highland
Rockbridge, to the committees OF
finance, and manufactures ant
mechanics arts,
Mr.. Hugh A. White of Bueni
Vista has purchased from Mrs
Mary w. Webb her frame resi-
dence on Washington street, ad
joining the Paxton property. The
price pad was 50, 500. Mr.. Whit
expects to move his family here
and will open a law office in Lea
ington for the practice of his pro
fession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Lac,
celebrated the thirtieth anniver
sary of their marriage last Thurs
day at their hospitable home OF
Main street. Those present from
out of town were Mrs. Lacy
mother, Mrs, Thomas Oney of Roam
oke, Mr., and Mrs, f. l.. Emhree
Miss Lois Embree and Mrs. c. NJ
Pearsall of Buena Vista, and Mrs
Julia A. Burdick Of Oskaloosa
Iowa.
Rev. j. +. Booker, superinten
dent of evangelistic and HON
mission work of the Virgini
Synod, spent several days in Mort
Carolina last week in consultation
with the superintendent Of tn
North Carolina work, Last Sun
day he filled the pulpit Of Rev. Dr.
W. r. Laird of Danville, and o
Monday evening met with tn
evangelistic committee in Lynch
burg.
Spirit of the Valley: Mr.. /
N. Washington, keeper of tn
County Aims House, Informs u
that Mrs. Greenlee d. Letcher o
Lexington, Va, made the littl
children at the Rockingham Aim
House happy by sending to ther
Christmas toys and such othe
good things as delight the heart
of children. He says that she ant
her mother and sisters are yer.
thoughtful and kind to the un
fortunate poor, Mrs. Letcher wa
before marriage Miss Catharin
Paul, one of the daughters Of tn
late Judge John Paul.
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