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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
4
A reader item lists subscription options with per year in advance pricing and shorter terms. The note shows $2.50 per year in advance and $1.25 for three months in advance. The fragment ends with a stray number 60.
Mrs. Carrie Nation lectured in Winchester last night and appears again tonight. The write up hints at her insistence on prohibition methods and the difference between knowing and doing.
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch commends the Board of Education for a contract cutting school book prices by over thirty percent. The article praises the state board as intelligent and patriotic, highlighting Mr M. M. as an important and honored member.
Observers describe a section of New York society where some men trade or barter wives within the marriage market. Alimony and divorce decrees complicate matters, yet such exchanges appear similar in outcome to other social arrangements.
A call for strict enforcement of the law in Chester stressing public support and citizen duty. It argues an unenforced law breeds demoralization and urges law officers to act while inviting law‑abiding residents to aid enforcement.
The text records the erection of a monument by Nelson county women honoring Theodore Estes, claiming his killing was undeserved and unprovoked and that she was guiltless of many crimes. It notes the monument’s permanence beyond the trial of Estes’ slayer and the enduring belief in his innocence.
Public notice warns that several residents in Frederick County and Winchester have not paid poll taxes. If the taxes are not paid on or before May 34, they will be disqualified from voting in the upcoming Presidential election next November.
Mrs Juliet A McCaw has returned from Charles Town West Virginia where she spent Easter with her friend Mrs Aj C Hopkins.
Miss Margaret Loretta Phelan daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin W Phelan marries Bar Guy Dinges at noon Monday in Brunswick. Rev Esther O Connell performs ceremony at St Francis Church with Miss Ella Phelan as maid of honor and Mr Raymond DeMinnis as best man. Wedding party leaves after reception at the bride’s home for a wedding tour. The bride, frequently visiting Winchester, is from a family with a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineman father.
Rest Virginia Easter services drew a large crowd with a well prepared program of music and recitations. Sunday school contributed the first entertainment of the year as the school reorganized for spring with new teachers elected. The church emphasizes prosperous operation and plans for further community work. Some villagers attended Christ Church in Bunker Hill on Easter eve and confirmation is set for May 13. Mr William Payne hosted a birthday dinner for Mr Martin Payne and wife.
Mr. James F B Russell departs next month for Washington to attend the national resources conference at the White House, invited by President Roosevelt. He was named a conference delegate by Governor Swanson.
The passage extols Grape Nuts as more than a breakfast food. It emphasizes the nourishing elements of wheat and barley, easily absorbed by the system and nerve cells, and storing energy to think and act. It also mentions a pleasant appetite-boosting flavor and the slogan There’s a Reason.
Eben Richards offers his real and personal property at Carter Hall Millwood Clarke County Va at public auction on Thursday May 14 1908 starting 10 oclock. Items include 18 horses and Colts 65 head cattle 60 head sheep 65 hogs farm wagons binders mowers plows harrows and other implements plus about 40 tons mixed hay and 40 barrels corn. Terms cash under 10 and 12 months for larger sums with notes. Auctioneers Neville and Heflebower West.
Danced and skated at the Market Street rink last night with a nine oclock opening. Music by Prof Reardons orchestra faltered after the break. Tonight the main attraction promises a leap and more lively entertainment.
Hon. Richard H. Byrd of this city has accepted an invitation to deliver an address before the Malary Island Bar Association to be read for Annapolis on June 15. Mr Byrd has not yet selected the subject of his talk.
Williams is out with tonsillitis causing illness and absence from Clayton MTs. Team officials report the condition is not serious and he is expected to recover, keeping him from recent practices and upcoming games.
A social event list describes attendees and participants including Miss Cecelia MNN and Miss Margaret Reardon of Winchester, Mrs. William Dearmont, Miriam Meade, and William Reardon. The document names many locals from Stephens City and Winchester figures, noting wives and guests at the holiday gathering.
The ladies of the Methodist Church in Williamsport gave Rev Guy Luttrell a surprise dinner and cash gift valued over 400 dollars plus a 10 cash donation. Albert Leaf spoke, Luttrell thanked the congregation, and attendees over 100 joined the event at the pastor and his wife’s home. The gathering was the largest of its kind by the church and highly enjoyed.
An advertisement urges readers to trust Mi o-Na Stomach Tablets as a cure for weak digestion and indigestion. It cites a testimonial from W.A. Ennis of Syracuse and notes a 50 cent box sold by Hank Baker & Son with a refund guarantee. Other brief notices mention visits and travel.
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