Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Rendering "Hon to Whom
Honor is Dueo
RAPHrNE, July goth. 1907.

RAPHNE, July goth, 1907.
= Mr.. EDITOR Perhaps there i.
9 nc place in our county more fav
q ored than the part comprising the
8 farms surrounding the pleasant
village of Raphine. Look around
and behold the fields of wheat
thickly shocked and waving fields
of timothy and clover and -four.
ishing corn fields, and you will
say that enterprise and industry
are being manifested by the far
mers of this section as well as other
sections of our good old county.
There are those living here who
can remember when the section
here named was badly farmed, in
fact many acres of land now pro-
ducing fine crops of wheat and
grass, consisting of gullies with
brlars and stunted pines here and
there. The gullies have long since
been filled, the stunted pines have
since disappeared, and in many
instances their places have beer
taken by the peach, pear and apple
tree. Certainly the. farmers have
5much to be proud of and to be
thankful for. They as a class are
and ought to be honored. The
enterprise, energy and industry
of the Raphine farmers and bust
ness men, deserve high need of
praise. "HonOr to whom honor is
due" belongs to these stalwart
yeomen as much az it is due tn
others in more prominent positions.
Many years ago the subject of
shipping yard fer stock was
mooted. The idea WAS laughed at
some asked where would you find
car load of stock? You might
find car load but that would
clean up about all the stock. d.
E. East, man full of energy and
perseverance,, went 10 work and |
nov we have splendid stock yard |
and still growing, expanding,
plenty of stock offered for sale;
about one hundred lhousad dollars |
worth being shipped during last
year. Is there hot some honor due
hereS
Then the great genius, the late
j. K. A. Gibbs, conceived the idea
that a grain elevator was needed
and he erected one, placing within
it modern and improved maohin-
cry, and here it is a monument to
the founder of this enterprise.
Ought not the people of this section
at least. render some honor to the
name of one who did so much not
only for Raphine but who did by
his genius, lift heavy load off the
tired wife and mother and off the
class doomed to the needle for a
livelihood
Then We have the Mccormick
d Sons warehouse doing an i'm.
mense business in fertilizers, sell
ing last year about 400 tons OF
fertilizers besides thousands of
dollars worth of machinery, etc.,
during last year.
Then, too, the Bank of Raphine. ,
Some said this would be a failure, ,
that there was not enough money .
here or in this section TO keep it
moving. But it is moving all the
same and has plenty of money and
is here to stay. A beautiful and
building has been
built for the accommodation and
of it's daily increasing
customers. The building is soon .
TO be Enclosed with a modern iron i
fence which is now On the ground d
ready to be put up. /
Correspondents ale sometimes :,
careless about giving oct all the .
facts of the neighbornood. They
often tell the papers about certain
people visiting the place or leaving /
The place, provided such persons v
happen to strike their fancy. So v
with any enterprise if IL happens u
% be along a certain line, they are
ipt to give it prominence in the
article. Newspaper readers are n
lot 30 much interested in the n
,omings and goings of the people
10 they are in the general news of ,
progress affecting US asa county.
One item of news | wish to
1--WE which but few If any of your
correspondents have touched upon, l.
nd that is the Improvement of the
a. f. Church, South, here. For
ears this congregation has wOr.
hiped in building entirely un- =,
uited for such purposes. The -
tructure is undergoing extensive ~
hanges and improvements; In fact -
,hcn completed 1t will be almost 'e
ntirely new. 1t will be gothic in y"
tYle, with tower, new furnishings
nd will be an ornament to our -. "
illage. A. b. ~. w.
Ouncil Orders That Awnings
He Rannuah SV