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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
5
Train arrivals to Winchester from Nameda stations listed at 9 2 am, 11 45 am, and 7 22 pm daily. Service notes show daily operation with Sunday exceptions and plus odd symbols indicating timetable variants.
Train schedule notes detail No. 13 9:18 a m to Bristol Roanoke and intermediate stations with Pullman sleepers and dining cars. No. 1 2 27 a m to Roanoke Bristol Blue Welch Norton and intermediates with Pullman sleepers Gary Winston Salem cafe Shenandoah and Gary. connects at Roanoke with Memphis special. No. 27 6 38 p m to Shenandoah and intermediates. No 278 9 32 a m to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with Shenandoah Junction to Washington. No. 14 7 04 p m to Shenandoah with sleeper to New York. No 2 12 54 a m sleeper to New York Pullman to Hagerstown Philadelphia.
Mr W J Lupton of Opequon presented Crawford's Early peaches to The Star office. The fruit were large and luscious and were eagerly eaten. Mrs Ernest Kirby of Baltimore visits her parents at the Fairfax Hotel on South Market Street.
M. Ferrari, once of this city and years in Martinsburg, who recently went to Italy to answer King Victor Emmanuel's call, reports from Lucca that he will soon proceed to the front.
Local notes list Rev A B Bauman of Greenville Pa and many visitors at Hotel Evans and Hotel Jack. Guests include Rev Dr and Mrs William H Woods of Baltimore, Miss Peters from New York, Mrs E M Page and others from Charlestown and Washington. Several businessmen travel to Washington and Baltimore. trips to Strasburg and Martinsburg noted.
The Winchester Commercial Pony Contest runs from June 29 to October 2, 1915. A Black and White Pony named Midget is donated by C. M. Solenberger and will be awarded to a boy or girl 16 or younger, chosen by votes from participating merchants. Votes are earned for cash purchases and account payments at listed firms including S. H. Hable Clothier, Airdome, Price's Shoe Store, Barr's Studio, Miller & Anderson Plumbing, and others.
W. Va. August 24. Dr. W E Minghini a well known dentist and former Martinsburg mayor faced a stabbing charge after allegedly slashing United States Commissioner Harry A Downs in the Martinsburg suburbs. Minghini posted 1000 bond for circuit court appearance with counsel including Charles J Faulkner and A J C Nadenbousch. Downs confronted Minghini after the incident and sustained a severe shoulder wound.
Roy Reel was arrested at the Hampshire and Southern Railroad station in Moorefield West Virginia for a Yost prohibition act violation. He faced 18 quarts of whiskey in a suitcase though the outside label showed 12 quarts. He was fined 100 dollars and given 60 days in jail. The liquor was destroyed by pouring into a pond watched by about thirty onlookers.
Mr. L. B. Henderson of Richmond visits town on business connected with a monthly magazine Modern Progress devoted to the upbuilding of the south and Virginia. The Richmond publication already has a large southern circulation after less than a year and Henderson, lodging at Hotel Evans, has won encouragement from Winchester and Frederick County business and professional leaders.
Frederick county farmers and fruit growers from Ada Winchester travel by automobile to Bluemont in Loudoun county to inspect crop conditions. The group includes L. Lupton, Carl Massey, William Hiett, Stewart Bell, Fred Hiett, Chamberlain, and John L. Wissler of Mount Jackson. They plan to return to Frederick City tonight.
Fredericksburg Virginia August 24 The Virginia State Farmers Institute will meet here on September 7 and 8 A special meeting for women is planned Miss Ela G Agnew head of the State Canning Club will lead the program Ex Governor W H Mann will address on Cooperation Among the Farmers A H a large landowner of Stafford and Hanover counties will also speak
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