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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement from W. W. Poston of Kearneysville West Virginia promotes full home painting and wallpapering services. The contractor claims to reach high buildings with a swinging ladder and at low cost. Paints at $1 per gallon and wallpaper at 8 cents per roll are advertised with a call card request.
At Greenway near Double Toll gate on Saturday August 7 a benefit for the United Brethren Church at Greenway is announced with refreshments and public invitation.
The New York Sun reports Maurice Delafosse, a leading French colonial official, challenges older travel tales of Africa’s forests. He finds forests less dark and impenetrable than earlier described, noting luxuriant vegetation, useful footpaths, and continual animal and insect sounds that offset any gloom.
A writer notes ill health can foster a morbid sympathy habit. Some women repeatedly discuss aches and pains, seeking doctor’s attention and sympathy, until they exhaust listeners and fixate on their own woes.
Mrs Blossom scolds her son William for a sprained ankle after a bicycle incident. William replies that his injury results from not knowing how to ride, signaling a teachable moment in their domestic scene.
A humorous exchange shows a boy who treats reading material as waste paper and asks a quirky question about gold quartz and a bushel. The dialogue mirrors a lightweight editorial dynamic and playful newsroom banter.
Annual session notes balance on deposit $499.96 at Union Bank and a proposed budget with resources of $9 683.34 and expenses of $9 091 projecting a $592.04 balance. Committees named for finance building discipline visiting. Also contains decree extract on John W Hook and Master Commissioner A J Tavenner notice to creditors with August 23 hearing.
Macedoni a Va Aug 4 Messrs Frank and Walter Bailey spent Sunday in Washington with their brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs Charles Pflug Mr and Mrs G O Crisman and son spent Sunday with Mrs J R Bailey Mr Alva Richards called at Frederick Hall on Sunday afternoon Mrs Sadie Carper of Winchestr is visiting Mrs Hiram Craig Miss Carrie May Bailey has returned to her home after spending the past week with friends near Winchester Misses Mary and Alice Shryock called at Frederick Hall on Monday afternoon Mrs Charles Clanahan and daughter Ruth have returned to their home near New Market after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Lind Mr William Baylis of Chambersville spent Saturday and Sunday with the Messrs Craig Mr Lewis and Miss Annie Smith of Oakland spent Saturday in Master Walter Barr and Miss Margarette Barr of Stephens City are visiting at the home of their uncle Mr J F Smith Master Kennéth Petrie visited his grandmother last week Miss Bessie Cruckshenk and Miss Elizabeth Petrie of Bartonsville were pleasant callers at Home Beauty yesterday Master Kenneth Petrie visited
Special commissioners offer the Home Place near Wadesville for sale at public auction in Winchester on August 14 1909. The 355 acre tract lies on both sides of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, with options to buy as a whole or in two parcels east and west of the tracks. Terms require one third cash and two equal yearly installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
Rev H A Brideman urges resilience and honesty in facing hardship. He counsels not to fear trouble, not to lie down, and to recognize a possible blessing within every problem for personal and communal good.
In Winchester Virginia during June 1909 the court ordered the matter referred to a Chancery Commissioner to identify creditors of John A Huntsberry and report their distributive shares. The commissioner must settle Herbert S Larrick Trustee accounts from January 21 1909 showing net balance after creditor distributions and report any pertinent matters. A public notice of the proceedings shall be published weekly for four weeks. The date August 24 1909 was set for proceedings at Ward and Warrick offices.
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