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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
5
Local notes report Rev. Frank T. Ridgeway of Winchester preaching at Payne's Chapel. Residents listed ill or visiting relatives include Mrs. George A. Whitmore and the Kibler, Cunningham, Hicks, Ambrose, Speck, and Collis families. Sunday school 10 am. Epworth League 8 pm at Paynes Chapel on August 15.
Virginia horse shows listed with dates in July and August across Orange Charlottesville Front Royal Berryville Mancseas Warrenton Petersburg. For details contact Arthur Warthen Secretary State Association Front Royal Virginia.
Mr. Robert Otis Glaize of the Winchester post office force is serving in a reforming double duty during the absence of another attache and is now taking a much needed rest.
ARMEL Virginia April 11. Mraj Samuel Haymaker has been ill since Sunday. C C Glaize of Bliss visited here. William Jones family children returned to Pitcairn Pennsylvania after a stay with Mr and Mrs Charles Price and Mrs John Armel Jr. and Mrs James Armel spent a day with Mrs W H Hoover at Jubil. H White and family visited Opequon relatives. G W Haymaker spent Saturday in Winchester. William Arnold attended the Confederate reunion at Fisher’s Hill. Alla Mae Armel returned to Gainesville after a month with relatives here. E Haymaker spent Saturday near Briggs Clarke county. Elva Armel visiting sister at Jubilee this week. Lester Price of Boyce visited brothers here several days. Carpenters finished a day room and improvements to G W Haymaker residence. Bessie Armel left Saturday to visit her brother in Gainesville. B E White spent Saturday in Winchester.
Greenway Va August notes report visits and returns among residents. W R Richard and Mrs. Richard return from Pleasant visit to Hillsboro Mrs Virginia Carr. Mary Shipe returns from Bethel. Multiple absences and gatherings listed with Winchester Berryville Hagerstown and Martinsburg as nearby connections. A Greenway Church yard party is noted as a success with a large gym facility.
Classified items include sale appeals for a cottage in Middletown by Rev F L Robinson of Manassas Va and for white English rabbits. Other notices offer rewards for eye glasses skull and cross bone pendant and a lap spread. A riding farm near Fawcett Gap is listed as stolen or missing with owner to identify.
News from Burnt Factory Virginia reports a successful lawn party last week with net proceeds of about $54 after expenses. The community thanks friends and the public for liberal patronage. The item also notes visits and family updates including Miss Cary Bromiley and Miss Lena McDonald guests, and local drilling record for a well near Mr. J. M. Cain.
In Summit Point West Virginia on August 11 Mr Shanks and his invalid friend Mr Chrismore traveled through the area. Mons William Rodefer visited his aunt Mrs L D Glascock. A large yard party at Stones Chapel drew a crowd last Thursday evening amid a rain shower and hail the first since July 25. Mrs Ducley Brown and children of Berryville spent Sunday with Mrs Glascock. Will Marshall and family from Baltimore are visiting his father James W Marshall. Jessie Beulah Engel and Daisey Riley visit relatives including Martinsburg and Kent Lockal.
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