Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-18
Lexington News Seventy Eight
Years AGO

caption of an interesting article II
Sundays Times-Dispatch Of Rich
mOnd, from the fact that the pap.
er referred to, "The Intelligencer,
was the predecessor of The GA
zETTE. The issue mentioned is OF
date September 25, 1928. The ar
ticle is from the pen of Isabelly
Leyburn Ritner of Ashland, Ore.
gon. BY way Of introduction and
as reason for the article, the
writer Gays:
Following the trend of thought
Of the EDITORS Easy Chair" in
the Harper" FOR March, we were
stimulated to hunt out from among
some old relics Of the PASTA coun-
try newspaper, published a lutte
more than three-quarters of e cen
tury ago. The comparison of the
Crews of yesterday with the news
Of to-day" has proved to be go in
teresting that We are tempted to
give q synopsis Of it, that others
may share this pleasure.
Continuing, the writer quotes
many articles at length, including
the business announcement of the
paper, as follows:
The Intelligencsr is published
weekly, by Valentine M. Mason,
at 50 per annum, if paid in ao-
vance; $3.50 if payment is defer
red to the end of six months.
Advertisements not exceeding a
square inch will be inserted first
three times for one dollar, aid
twenty five cents for each con-
tinuance.
Communications or letters re-
lative to the paper must be post
paid.
The list of agents for The In
telligencer embraces residents in
twelve counties, including Rock
bridge county, so it was, perhaps,
the only newspaper within those
limits.
The size of The Intelligencer 10
l2x18 inches, or about half the
size Of the common four-page
weekly of to-day. Out of the II
columns we find only two and one
half are advertisements, while en-
up.to date modern weekly in hand
gives US fifteen columns of adver-
Using out of twenty-eight; little
more than half.
And the class of advertisers diff
fer. Doctors of three-Quarters Of
a century ago seem to have yield
ed precedence to patent medicines
of today.
DR.. A. Graham offers his pro-
fessional services in "square" of
advertisement, and promises TO
"promptly obey every call with
which he may be favored" and
states where his "shop" may be
found.
Doctors Jordan and Mcclure
each follow with long space.
DR.. Mcclure apologies for a
"much-needed rest OF six weeks,
and states that during his absence
medicines will be vsnded from
his chop as usual" He them mod
estly requests ''all creditors to call
and pay up"
Mrs. Windel returns her CRATE
ly acknowledgements to the ladies
of Lexington and vicinity" for the
encouragement she has received,
and informs them that she still
carries on "willinery and mantua-
making" She offers to take all
kinds of Understandable produce in
exchange for her leghorns, and
straw bOnnets, which she alters in
n superior style to any done in the
place."
A negro has been committed to
Jail and the owner is requested to
apply for him. Slgned-Cornelius
DOrmsn, Tailor.
a public sale, by the executors
of james Bratton, deceased, oc-
cupies two "squares.
Tie next quarter Of column
"ad,' is certainly true of to-day.
1t reads:
ga person, calling himself
Wilcox, saddler by
trade, has managed to swindle the
merchants of this town out of a
very considerable amount of money,
not ltss than $3.50"
Wilcox is then described as GIVE
feet nine inches, having snrb |
nose and dark hair. He appears
10 be sober and sedate; walks re-
markedly erect which gives him a
tiff and important look"
After other warnings, advice and
suggestions the request is made
that editors of other newspapers
nay render an important service
BY copying this" Signed-Geo.
A. Baker, VIM. Stevens, Semi
Pettlgrew, VIM. Mccoy"
Another "ad" Is; "Notice Of
Administrators Sale" $50 acres of
and, five negroes, etc. Signed
Nm. H. Letcher, Trustee. (Father
# Governor John Letcher of Vir-
,inia.
Also Gland for Sale,' foreclos-
ng mortgage. James Taylcr,
Trustee.
Cummings d Barclay, dry goods
nerchants,p politely request all who
ire indebted to call and "pAy up"
10 that they can "start to Phil
'delphA to buy their fall and