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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
3
The Rev Arthur E Slagle will preach at 11 a m on Gods Peculiar People and at 8 p m on A Man For Service at the Market Street Church. Sunday school meets at 2 15 p m with a prayer meeting Wednesday at 8. Attend regularly and join the welcome invitation to all.
A wedding ceremony was held Wednesday at 8 PM in Glengary West Virginia for Lavyna Harrison daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Harrison and Lyle G Fries son of Mr and Mrs L O Fries. Rev Chubb of United Brethren Church officiated. The couple will reside in West Virginia.
Empire Theater presents a feature titled The Guarding Angel along with a second film. Admission is five cents for all. The notice urges patrons to visit the Empire for an evening of pictures and comfort.
The twenty third annual convention of the Virginia State Firemen will be held at Hampton on August 25 26 under the auspices of the firemen and citizens of that city.
A blast on Market Street near North Market and Water Street sent rocks raining onto Major Holmes Conrad’s lawn and near his doorway. Foreman protested the heavy dynamite blasts used by sewer workers while reports say debris damaged the post office area and windows were smashed.
A reader notes a display by Muff that stirs fond memories of Fevre, inviting others to view. The notice emphasizes a supportive, nostalgic tone and highlights the advertisement's appeal to local readers.
Russell and Green promote an August sale with a special advertising push. The notice highlights seasonal discounts and limited-time offers aimed at attracting shoppers during the month.
Professor Hopper begins his fifty second year as mathematics instructor at Central High School in Philadelphia. He is stated as 923 years old and has taught for 4 years with seventeen thousand pupils under his supervision.
Washington abandons demolition and keeps Fort Assinniboine as a military facility. One battalion of the Second Infantry will be quartered there with two other battalions sent to Fort Thomas. the unit arrives in Frisco by April 15 and occupies Assinniboine around April 20. The fort sits within a 220000 acre reservation ideal for target practice and future artillery use.
Captain Urban G Graffam of Markey dies at age 80. He opposed the Plymouth and Migdieporo railroad during its planning, claiming property losses well below his expectations. He spent years traveling Plymouth and Mid Neloro, seeking recompense and reflecting on his life’s quest for revenge.
Paterson New Jersey reports a Civil War era daguerreotype of a young man and a girl found after 33 years. Edgar Whittenour and his wife’s family held the case, traced to Nellie Augusta Nettleton now Mrs T W Stowe of Milford Connecticut, who proved the identities and received the image.
George W. Hamilton and Janie Richardson wed in the afternoon as friends tributed chickens to the groom who left the telephone exchange job to start a poultry business. Gifts included many chicken breeds and varieties. The couple plans to live on a Spice Valley farm.
After 45 years Andrew Jackson’s monument will receive restored wording by the park commissioner. Civil War era inscription removed by a patriot will be repaired as Col Galloway notes the union must be preserved and pride in the nation renewed.
A 67 year old farmer from LaPorte died after a copper can swallowed 60 years earlier during the James Huckins era caused a delayed stomach abscess. Medical details describe the abscess forming and the coin’s long presence in the stomach, leading to fatal complications.
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association members met in the courthouse to plan the Virginia Horticultural Society annual meeting in the city this winter. A fine display of fruit with prizes is planned and a committee led by Stewart Bell and others will organize the exhibit with frequent meetings ahead of the convention.
An old advertisement extols Marmola Tablets as a safe fat reducer after meals, claiming 12 to 15 ounces of flesh loss per day. The copy cites testimonials from users and marks the product as harmless while urging readers to buy through Marinola Company of Detroit. It also notes an aside about ape strength.
A Friday night gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs W Warner in South Kent street honored Ruth Ford of Hagerstown Maryland who had stayed in Winchester. Guests included Ophee Weghtman Fannie Thels Maud Lanahapy Eva Tomkins and others with Walter MedCoy Braxtom Ritter Douglas MecCoy Harvey Grubbs Lee Lanahan James Russell Bennie Criemore and more.
A two week fishing trip along the Capon River near Breaknheck Spring Hampshire County West Virginia netted over 350 bass, with several weighing four to five pounds. Party members included C. W. Brown Carson Yeakley Alfred T. Cline Robert Dolingon and Ca. Peterson. Poor water conditions limited effort but the group found the fishing excellent and returned to Winchester last night.
Carickhoff of Harrisonburg Rockingham County was elected president of The Virginia Sheriffs and Ser geants Association for the ensuing year at the close of its annual convention in Norfolk yesterday.
Fragment discusses Pennsylvania’s first governor under the 1790 constitution, naming Thomas Mifflin as the initial holder of the office.
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