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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1900
Page
4
Fourteen new guests arrived at Winchester Inn yesterday. Several locals and visitors, including Miss Jennie Pennington and Miss Edith Giles, are noted among the social arrivals. Families such as the Seabright and Fugitt households are hosting visitors and planning trips along the Shenandoah and Capon River areas.
Lieut. J. A. Stickel of Company D, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, staying at the Hart Hotel. He travels from Connellsville Pa to Wadesville Va where his family spends summer. He will return to Connellsville then proceed to San Francisco to report for duty September 15. He served in the Philippines as a private, became second lieutenant, recently promoted to first lieutenant, and may be sent to the Philippines or China. He has six years in the Pennsylvania National Guard and is known as a top rifleman and engaging talker of soldier life in the Orient.
The yard party at Bryarly's School House closed as the most successful in the area. Ladies who conducted the event express high gratitude for the positive reception and support from the community.
Forecast notes local rains tonight with Tue expecting a light to fresh northwest breeze.
A man who vanished after a July heat spell surrendered at the station to Chief Seabright. He pleaded guilty to the disorderly conduct charge, was fined four dollars, and placed on probation to keep the peace for one year.
The Rouss Hook and Ladder Company to meet at 8 oclock tonight to dispose of the Chambersburg invitation and plan a drill during the street fair and carnival September 18 to 20. Four delegates will be elected to the State Firemans Convention in Richmond from September 26 to 28. Unclaimed letters list names in Winchester post office for the week ending August 11 1900. One cent per letter postal fee required.
Stephens City Va August 13 notes that a yard party at Robert Lemley's yard hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of the ME Church drew a very large crowd and passed off quietly. Charles Shenck and Hunter Steele, with Paul Thrasher, visited Shepherdstown and will stay over Sunday.
Tonight at 8 o clock at Gen Turner Ashby Camp headquarters on Rouss avenue a meeting will organize a local sons of veterans camp. Those who signed up to join should attend. Daughters of the Confederacy and the Drum Corps are asked to be present.
Misses Dinges hosted a social at Rippee near Vaucluse with music and refreshments. Guests included Mrs Clarke of Washington, Miss Katie Wagner of Winchester, Rev A G Link of Strasburg, and several Dinges family members. The event ended at midnight with all attendees expressing delight.
The Alexandria Gazette notes that a large portion of the population does not care what money is made of and will favor any form that yields value. Even gold purists find nothing in Mr. Bryan's speech yesterday to justify complaint.
Winchester Gun Club members held Saturday afternoon drills at the range near town forming two teams. Notables J P Haddox Albert Worthington Geo W Haddox Dr Pete Miller J L Pentz S R Atwell Wm G Fulk and Edw E Stone participated. Also passing through was G B Owens superintendent of maintenance of way in Business Car 701. The Martinsburg Reform Church cornerstone was laid by Equality Lodge 24 A F and A M with Deputy Grand Master P R Harrison officiating and City Clerk R L Gray as grand treasurer. W H Munry the alleged forger was in town.
A local peach grower with county orchard experience calls for scientific thinning after heavy loads. He notes many orchards are overloaded and trees should have had peaches removed weeks ago to protect the crop.
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